Universe of Technologies

The iPad Is Out!

The iPad is out and it has, as expected, begun capturing people all around the world. Apple announced that they sold over 300,000 iPads on the first day itself, including deliveries of pre-ordered iPads, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple retail stores. Apple also announced that users downloaded over one million applications and 250,000 ebooks on the first day itself. Clearly, by designing a great product and simplifying the user experience, Apple has given people something to...

Bandra-Worli Sealink Game Finally Launched

Game Devlopment Company , Spiel Studios has finally released the country's first 3D racing iPhone game called “The Sealink”, featuring the Bandra-Worli Sealink. The Sealink a is 3D Racing game where the player can drive his/her favorite car on the Mumbai Sea-link. The game has been conceptualized, developed and published by Spiel Studios with collaborative efforts of their Indian and International team members using the latest and advanced technologies available on...

Dante’s Inferno

If the woman you loved got dragged into the very depths of hell by Lucifer himself you would probably sit in some corner crying like a little bitch. Now Dante on the other hand is so badass he defeats Death AKA the Grim Reaper, takes his scythe and dives into the darkest recesses of hell to save his beloved Beatrice. Yeah, that’s how he rolls. A lot of dudes go through hell while in a relationship and Dante does too, quite literally. This is the basic premise of developer...

Kraze – The Ultimate Racer

On one hand I’m proud to say that we’ve finally got a bit of the gaming germ into the Indian community. On the other hand, I wish there were slightly better games we could actually develop. It seems like there’s a bit of a lack of imagination that’s sprouting its ugly head and although there’s tremendous potential I don’t think we’re just there yet. Kraze is a new racing game developed by 7Seas which happens to be India’s first ISO 9001:2000 certified games Development...

Serious Sam HD The First Encounter

Serious Sam: The First Encounter was originally released in 2001 by the now defunct publishers Gathering of Developers. The game was a runaway success due in part to its wicked sense of humor and partly due to developer’s fresh take on what had become a tired genre. This game was released in a time when a game’s engine seemed to matter more than the game itself. Serious Sam was intended to be a tech demo of Croteam’s Serious Engine technology and it was released at a relatively low...