MUMBAI: IP-based independent game development company, 7Seas Entertainment, has launched ten mobile games of genres like action, racing, shooting, arcade and sports.
These include Alexia The Great, The Fight 3D in the action category, MobiXonix, The Jars-I and The Jars-II in the arcade category, Moto Riders and Rally Drive in the racing category, Air War 3D and Shoot Out in shooting category and Catches Win Matches 3D in the sports category.
The games are targeted at mobile phones like Nokia, Motorola, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Micromax, Blackberry, BenQ, Pantech, Sagem and Sanyo. They will be distributed through aggregators worldwide through online distribution and various apps stores that enable mobile users to download these games at one go.
7Seas Entertainment Limited MD L. Maruti Sanker said, "With the burgeoning sales penetration of mobile handsets, especially those high-end devices that support high-speed game plays, and the increasing levels of adoption for the same, we are launching 10 mobile games to our existing portfolio of 7 mobile games."
There are about 800 million mobile subscribers in India. Mobile gaming is the fastest-growing segment for games and with more smart phones flooding the markets, game apps stores are becoming increasingly popular. Mobile gaming is expected to reap up to Rs 17.1 billion in revenues by 2015 in India.
"Mobile gaming market, which is presently pegged at Rs 8 billion globally, is at Rs 2 billion in India. This is expected to grow at a rate of 50 per cent year-on-year," Sanker added.
