Indiagames, EA team up to offer EA games through its online GoD service
The gamers in India will now be able to get EA games via Games on Demand (GoD) subscription service of Indiagames! Well, Indiagames, the UTV enterprise in India has teamed up with Electronics Arts (EA) to dish out EA games through its (Indiagames') online GoD (games-on-demand) service.
Indiagames' online Games on Demand (GoD) subscription service will provide a number of popular EA games to Indian gamers. The popular PC games like EA Sports FIFA 07, Need For Speed Underground, Need for Speed Most Wanted, Battlefield 2, NBA Live 07, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, Cricket 07, The Sims 2, and many others will now be available through GoD service for Indian gamers.
Vishal Gondal, CEO Indiagames, said, "With over 85 per cent of games in India being sold illegally, we believe that our unparalleled content and price offering will significantly expand the segment of legitimate sales and bring the experience of high quality games to millions of gamers in India."
He added, "EA is the world leader in the gaming space and many of its titles are very popular with gamers in India. The GoD platform along with the top EA titles will help us expand the games business across India and fight piracy at the same time."
Gondhal elaborated, "EA games have almost a 60 per cent market share in India and they were one of the most important clients we could partner with. With approximately 95 per cent of piracy in the Indian game market, EA on GoD will help fight it. With this service, we are offering customers original games at much less rates as compared to even a pirated copy. It's already available and gamers can access it on BSNL, MTNL, Airtel and other broadband services."
Indiagames' online Games on Demand (GoD) subscription service offers EA titles for a monthly subscription of as little as Rs. 199. It also allows gamers to opt for cheaper version and the Rs 100 subscription model and make use of the 'casual games' service. The GoD service offers high speed downloads with zero data charge. The best thing about the service is that it offers multiplayer compatible games with updated patches and security.
Indiagames is also planning to roll out a full game download service, allowing gamers to buy and download full versions of the latest games. Gondhal said, "The planning of the full game download service is still in a nascent stage and we have not yet decided the subscription model for the same. We plan to launch it the next few months." On, whether the EA games would be available through the full download service, Gondhal said, "We are yet to decide on the content."