Desi games on PlayStation bridge the digital divide

Gully Cricket, Teen Patti, Kancha or Meter Down, are no longer neighbourhood pastimes. From being yesteryear's outdoor games, they have turned into 'desktop' delights, redefining online gaming. Instead of sweating it out in the scorching sun, Gen Next is hitting the mouse and moving the cursor playing a game of marbles or cards. Others such as gilli danda, kabbadi and kite-flying are Playstation hotties.

Mumbai college student Rahul Mitra, 20, has been visiting a gaming website daily for over a year to play gully cricket, set in an Indian bylane with buses and local transport plying past. The user needs to smash sixes and fours with bonus points for hitting special hoardings in the game.

Asus brings 3D Gaming Notebook in India

Asus has finally brought the G51J 3D gaming notebook in India. Bundled with special 3D glasses, this laptop has 120Hz 15.6-inch display panel and is equipped with Nvidia 3D Vision technology for the ultimate 3D gaming experience. Asus has added quad-core Intel Core i7 processor for better processing and Blu-ray Combo optical drive for watching HD movies. The new Asus G51J 3D would be available in India at price starting at Rs. 99,000 (excluding taxes) with two years of global warranty.


Designed and intended for gamers, the new Asus G51J 3D gaming notebook comes with Nvidia 3D Vision Kit that works with 120Hz display and makes use of one specially designed 3D glasses and one special transmitter. New G51J's 15.6-inch HD LED backlight 120Hz display that supports 1366x768 pixel resolution and is capable of running Nvidia 3D Vision friendly games. Asus would be offering two models of G51J notebook - G51JX-1X110V and G51JX-1X206V, wherein the latter model is equipped with more memory, more HDD storage and a higher version of Nvidia graphics card.

Desi games on PlayStation bridge the digital divide

Gully Cricket, Teen Patti, Kancha or Meter Down, are no longer neighbourhood pastimes. From being yesteryear's outdoor games, they have turned into 'desktop' delights, redefining online gaming. Instead of sweating it out in the scorching sun, Gen Next is hitting the mouse and moving the cursor playing a game of marbles or cards. Others such as gilli danda, kabbadi and kite-flying are Playstation hotties.

Mumbai college student Rahul Mitra, 20, has been visiting a gaming website daily for over a year to play gully cricket, set in an Indian bylane with buses and local transport plying past. The user needs to smash sixes and fours with bonus points for hitting special hoardings in the game.