Gear Up For India’s First Movie Based Game
After movies on mobile phones, its the turn for gaming companies to tap the 54% active Internet users, who access entertainment related applications online.
In the first instance of an Indian movie being made into a full-length PC game, FXLab Studios has tied up with Yash Raj Films to develop D:2.5, an offline computer based game based on Dhoom 2. The game is set in a 3D world, featuring characters which resemble those in the movie.
To be launched by April 2008, D:2.5 is designed to give players the opportunity to assume the role of their favourite characters from the movie and make their way through numerous exciting missions and mini-games.
With an average of 1,000-plus flicks releasing every year, there is lot to be explored by gaming companies. And the domestic box office, which is pegged at Rs 530 crore and expected to reach Rs 1,020 crore by 2010, promises to offer a lucrative opportunity.
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