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  • Sony Pix to bring back arcade video game fun with ‘Pixels’

    Sony Pix to bring back arcade video game fun with ‘Pixels’

    MUMBAI: Sony Pix is all geared up to air the television premiere of Pixels. The comedy movie inspired by a arcade video game of the same name will air on 28 February at 1 pm with a repeat telecast at 9 pm.

    The disaster comedy full of twists features iconic video game characters like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Galaga, Frogger, Q*bert, and Space Invaders.

    Based on the original short film by Patrick Jean, the action-comedy is directed by Chris Columbus and is produced by Adam Sandler, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Allen Covert.

    As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner played by Adam Sandler, Will Cooper enacted by Kevin James, Ludlow Lamonsoff played by Josh Gad, and Eddie played by Peter Dinklag has saved the world thousands of times. They do it for real in Pixels. When intergalactic aliens discover video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth, using the video games as the models for their assaults and now U.S. President Cooper must call on his old-school arcade friends to save the world from being destroyed by the characters. Joining them is Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten played by Michelle Monaghan, a specialist supplying the arcaders with unique weapons to fight the aliens.

    This movie will also give the fans to see Peter Dinklage in a completely different avatar.

  • Sony Pix to bring back arcade video game fun with ‘Pixels’

    Sony Pix to bring back arcade video game fun with ‘Pixels’

    MUMBAI: Sony Pix is all geared up to air the television premiere of Pixels. The comedy movie inspired by a arcade video game of the same name will air on 28 February at 1 pm with a repeat telecast at 9 pm.

    The disaster comedy full of twists features iconic video game characters like Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Galaga, Frogger, Q*bert, and Space Invaders.

    Based on the original short film by Patrick Jean, the action-comedy is directed by Chris Columbus and is produced by Adam Sandler, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Allen Covert.

    As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner played by Adam Sandler, Will Cooper enacted by Kevin James, Ludlow Lamonsoff played by Josh Gad, and Eddie played by Peter Dinklag has saved the world thousands of times. They do it for real in Pixels. When intergalactic aliens discover video feeds of classic arcade games and misinterpret them as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth, using the video games as the models for their assaults and now U.S. President Cooper must call on his old-school arcade friends to save the world from being destroyed by the characters. Joining them is Lt. Col. Violet Van Patten played by Michelle Monaghan, a specialist supplying the arcaders with unique weapons to fight the aliens.

    This movie will also give the fans to see Peter Dinklage in a completely different avatar.

  • Games on demand TV network TVHead looks to gain momentum in the US

    Games on demand TV network TVHead looks to gain momentum in the US

    MUMBAI: Bringing high-quality casual games to broad television audiences, US firm TVHead has announced the details of its premier games-on-demand TV network.

    TVHead says that it opens up new revenue streams for American cable and IPTV operators by offering the nation’s first massively deployable games-on-demand network for cable and IPTV. This news is the culmination of 18 months of stealth development.

    The TVHead Games-On-Demand Network (TVHead) integrates into existing video on demand (Vod) infrastructure providing a uniform high-quality game experience to 100% of Vod-enabled households. The servicve will target nearly 60 million North American households that spent $11 billion last year to play games on consoles, PCs, the internet and wireless handsets.

    TVHead founder, CEO Sangita Verma says, “Casual gaming is a high-growth market that cable and IPTV operators do not adequately address today. TVHead was created to enable cable and IPTV operators to become a major force in the games industry. By offering a rich gaming experience to all of their subscribers today—not just the small percentage with high-end set-top boxes—TVHead allows operators to monetize gamers directly, and keep them in front of their televisions.”

    Operators that affiliate with TVHead have a chance to provide on-demand interactive casual games to their entire subscriber base, leveraging their distribution reach to become major participants in the gaming economy adds the firm.

    With new and updated games added daily, TVHead showcases a multitude of genres, including puzzle, arcade, card games, word, trivia, sports, and kids games that appeal to everyone in the family. The unrivalled programming lineup features blockbuster brands and classic favorites, including Space Invaders, Bejeweled, Diner Dash, Zuma, Texas Hold’Em, Solitaire, Backgammon, and many more.

    TVHead creates a casual gamer community, including high-score leader boards and system-wide multiplayer that allows players to compete with others throughout the country from the comfort of their living rooms. In addition, players may use internet and wireless devices to check their stats, taunt their opponents and compete for high-score bragging rights.

    TVHead’s two-tiered business model includes a free ad-supported offering that encourages subscriber loyalty while creating revenue streams from targeted advertising, and a premium games offering for subscribers who desire multiplayer options, advanced community features and special brand-name games. On-screen impulse subscription allows customers to purchase and play the service using their remote controls.