Tuesday's Rant

Gaming
Gaming in India picking up? Nah, you'd think. What's going to happen to the gaming scene in this place other than a few newbies getting in the game at some gaming cafe? Well, i haven't been on the scene at all lately, and have little to no knowledge on what's happening at Surfsup! or Gamers Anonymous - everybody's favorite hang outs in Pune.

But, I do happen to know that things are picking up on the corporate side of gaming in India. Gaming companies are looking for people desperately (I got 4 requests, [3 directly and 1 indirectly] to join a gaming company) and that got me curious. How come gaming companies are hiring? how did they know of my existence? and better still, how come all those emails mentioned "cutting edge console and PC games"?
Someone needs to get some PR activities done for these companies - if they don't have a clue about how to make their potential audience salivate in anticipation for their upcoming games, then they are already losing the battle to get into an indian gamer's mind. (which has a lot of knowledge about OTHER games coming out from a hundred companies abroad)

Nature
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My Life
Well nothing particularly new yet, other than a couple of recent relaxing trips :
1 to Laguna Anjuna (http://www.lagunaanjuna.com)
and 2: a cruise on the Solita. Both Synapse trips, of course.

I'll be back next tuesday, with my first short article on.. umm.. something... send me suggestions/ comments/ requests :)