Company:Gameshastra

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Gameshastra
TypePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FoundedNovember 2006
HeadquartersHyderabad, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mohan Bhupatiraju
ProductsKrish 3
Don 2 - The Chase Continues
Kochadaiiyaan: Kingdom Run
Kochadaiiyaan: Reign of Arrows
Websitehttp://www.gameshastra.com/

Gameshastra is a video game company headquartered in Hyderabad, India with offices in Japan and Europe.[1] The company tests, develops and publishes games for dedicated gaming consoles including the Sony PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Wii, as well as other platforms including iOS, Android, Mac OS X, and Windows PCs.

History

  • 14 Jan 2013: In partnership with Hungama, Gameshastra launched an android game based on an upcoming Bollywood movie Race 2[2]
  • 18 Dec 2011: Gameshastra launched android and iOS game based on the Bollywood movie Don 2[3]
  • 23 Feb 2010: Gameshastra expands relationship with Sony[4]
  • 23 Feb 2010: Gameshastra opens 1000-seat facility in Hyderabad[5]
  • 6 December 2007: Gameshastra wins Red Herring 100 Global Award 2007[6]
  • 21 February 2007: Gameshastra launches advanced game services facility in India[7]

Games released by Gameshastra

  • Cricket Challenge[8]
  • Desi Adda[9]
  • Route 66[10]
  • Circles, Circles, Cricles[11]
  • D-Cube Planet[12]
  • Crime Spree[13]
  • Tiger Trouble[14]
  • Pachisi[15]
  • Taj Mahal
  • Flick Fishing[16]
  • Great Pyramids Flick
  • Tumblebugs 2[17]
  • Numerology[18]
  • Rangy Lil
  • Deflector[19]
  • Secrets of Great Art
  • Can You See What I see
  • Paper Chase
  • Family Feud: Dram Home[20]
  • Etch a Sketch
  • Nocturnal

Games released for movies

  • Don 2: The Game (2011)
  • Krrish 3: The Game (2013)
  • Race 2 (2013)
  • Kochadaiiyaan: Kingdom Run (2014)
  • Kochadaiiyaan: Reign Of Arrows (2014)
  • Anjaan: Race Wars (2014)
  • Happy New Year: The Game (2014)
  • Sholay: Bullets Of Justice[21]

Joint venture with Hungama

Gameshastra has a joint venture with Hungama Digital known as Hungama Games and Hungama Gameshastra Pvt. Ltd. (Vroovy).[22] They have released various tie-in games for Indian films and TV shows:

  • Bhoothnath Returns: The Game (2014)[23]
  • Baby: The Game (2015)
  • Brothers: Clash of Fighters (2015)
  • A Flying Jatt (2016)
  • Airlift: The Rescue (2016)[24]
  • Akira: The Game (2016)[25]
  • M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Game (2016).[26]
  • Golondaaj Official Movie Game (2021)[27]
  • Epic Quiz : Adipurush (2023)[28]
  • KBC - The Game (TV series)[29]
  • CID - The Game (TV series)[30]
  • Khatron Ke Khiladi - The Game (TV series)[31]

Awards and honors

Red Herring 100 Global Award 2007[32]

References

  1. "Interview: Martin Ogden - Edge Magazine". http://www.next-gen.biz/features/interview-martin-ogden. 
  2. "Home". http://www.race2thegame.com/. 
  3. "Don 2 the Game". http://www.don2thegame.com/. 
  4. "IT News Online - Union Budget 2018: Reactions from the IT Industry". http://www.itnewsonline.com/news/Gameshastra-Expands-Relationship-with-SONY/16551/5/1. 
  5. "Gameshastra opens 1000-seat facility in Hyderabad". Business Standard India. 24 February 2010. http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/gameshastra-opens-1000-seat-facility-in-hyderabad/386583/. 
  6. "Latest News: India News | Latest Business News | BSE | IPO News". http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/gameshastra-named-finalist-for-red-herring-100-asia-awards_297681.html. 
  7. Computer software indiaprwire.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  8. "GoNintendo - GameShastra bringing Cricket Challenge to WiiWare". http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=143558. 
  9. "Desi Adda: Games of India (Review) | Dealspwn". http://www.dealspwn.com/desi-adda-games-india-review/. 
  10. Route 66 review pspminis.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  11. First impressions. Circles, Circles, Cricles pspminis.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  12. D-Cube Planet review pspminis.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  13. Crime Spree review pspminis.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  14. Tiger Trouble review pspminis.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  15. Pachisi review pspminis.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  16. Flick Fishing in.playstation.com [|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  17. "Nintendo - Official Site - Video Game Consoles, Games - Nintendo - Official Site". http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/mHp0juP6oEM48XSTuOOndEjfVbHTUcfF. Retrieved 9 January 2024. 
  18. "Numerology Pro 2.0 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numerology-pro-2-0/id351300708?mt=8&ls=1. 
  19. "PlayStation Network". http://asia.playstation.com/th/en/psn/gameDetail/108242. 
  20. "Family Feud: Dream Home - All Access Games game at iWin". http://www.iwin.com/games/family-feud-dream-home. 
  21. "Sholay - Bullets of Justice". http://vroovy.com/Vroovywebsite/v8/sholay-bullets-of-justice.html. 
  22. "Hungama, Gameshastra form JV for integrated gaming company". February 8, 2013. https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/hungama-gameshastra-form-jv-for-integrated-gaming-company-113020800817_1.html. 
  23. "Bhoothnath Returns: The Game". http://vroovy.com/Vroovywebsite/v8/bhoothnath-returns-the-game.html. 
  24. "Airlift: The Rescue (2016)" (in en). https://www.mobygames.com/game/105057/airlift-the-rescue/. 
  25. "Akira: The Game". https://apkpure.com/akira-the-game/com.vroovy.akira. 
  26. M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Game. Mobygames.
  27. "Golondaaj Official Movie Game". https://apkpure.com/golondaaj-official-movie-game/com.hungama.golondaaj/. 
  28. "Epic Quiz : Adipurush" (in en). https://www.ldplayer.net/games/epic-quiz-adipurush-on-pc.html. 
  29. "KBC - The Game". http://vroovy.com/Vroovywebsite/v8/kbc-the-game.html. 
  30. "CID - The Game". http://vroovy.com/Vroovywebsite/v8/cid-the-game.html. 
  31. Khatron Ke Khiladi The Game. Vroovy.
  32. "Red Herring list: 13 Indian IT cos among top 100". The Economic Times. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2323980.cms.