India is often touted to be a “rich country with poor people”. There have been several myths connected to this subcontinent. Ironically people elsewhere very often feel that this country is yet ruled by the age-old Maharajas and has elephants as its key mode of transport. However, the truth is that India has undoubtedly progressed by leaps and bounds in various spheres, including IT, research and of course gaming.
Though still nascent, most of the video gaming companies have caught the attention of many. India may not have many game developers who make AAA games, but that does not mean that Indian game developers have never worked on any blockbuster games.
After the BPO, LPO and the KPO rage, a new wave of employment opportunity is gripping India. It is called as GDO (game development outsourcing). Most of the gaming companies are in one way or the other, involved in GDO. It has given Indian professionals a chance to pursue their dreams and literally leap into the future.
But what most people in India are not acquainted with is the interiors and the work atmosphere of their favorite gaming companies.
Today, we take you on a tour to all the hot gaming offices in India. Here are the details and the pictures:
1: FX Labs
The offices of FX Labs have a modern feel but yet when you look at them closely, there is a little bit of Indianness in them.
Employees: 150
Offices: 2
Profile: FX Labs is an end-to-end game company that just released Agni.
Future Titles: Dhoom 2.5 and Ghajini
2: Zapak
People who work in Zapak are a lucky bunch. Their office is situated right on top of a mall. What’s more they also share their office with an FM radio station. One thing we liked about Zapak’s office is the walls, which were adorned with gaming characters, right from the conference room to the cafeteria. Zapak also has this extremely interesting “chamber” which is meant to emit all the rage and anger that the employees may experience. You can abuse, swear and get away with anything whatsoever in this “chamber”.
Employees: 225
Offices: 3
Profile: Zapak offers online casual games. They are planning to come out with a massively multiplayer online game soon.
3: Level Up India
Their office is a simple one, but just like other gaming offices we saw, Level Up India had gaming and anime characters on a glass wall. Space saving to its best, the desks and the cabins at Level Up all very well placed.
Employees: NA
Offices: NA
Profile: Level Up! is India’s first online game publisher and offers games like Ragnarok Online, Gunz, Power Football and Oz World as well as educational and casual games.
4: Indiagames
When you think of an Indian gaming company, the first name that comes to your mind is Indiagames. As it is one of the most well known game companies in India, we expected it to be one of the best gaming offices. However, it turned out to be quite subtle compared to other gaming offices we saw in India. The Indiagames’ office was something reminiscent of an ITES workplace, but with touches of gaming almost everywhere.
- (Indiagames has now shifted to a new office. The pictures are of their old premises We hope to publish the pictures of Indiagames’ new office soon.)
Employees: 300+
Offices: 1
Profile: Indiagames makes mobile and online games. It is also a global mobile game publisher and has partnerships with mobile operators in over 75 countries.
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