Bollywood is game for more

Bollywood is game for more

Seema Sindhu / New Delhi January 14, 2008

GAMING: FXLab Studios has tied up with Yash Raj Films to develop an offline game based on Dhoom 2.

After movies on mobile phones, comes India’s first movie-based video game for PCs. Indian game developers are looking to tap the popularity of Bollywood movies by building games around films and actors.

With 54 per cent of the Indian population below the age of 25, the country’s only getting younger. And entertainment wizards are fast cashing in on the aspect.

FXLab Studios, a leading developer of high-quality game products for PCs and video game consoles, has tied up with Yash Raj Films to develop a video game titled D:2.5, based on the hit Bollywood thriller Dhoom 2.

This is the first time an Indian movie is being made into a full-length PC game. The game is set in a 3D world, featuring characters which resemble those in the movie.

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