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Got a Crush on Candy Crush? You Can Soon Wear It Developer of world’s most popular game signs licensing deal with Dream Theatre

King Digital Entertainment Plc, owner of Candy Crush, has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Mumbai-based Dream Theatre, to license and sell Candy Crush branded products across South Asia.




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Rovio Entertainment,owner of the Angry Birds franchise, aims to become default app on India smartphones

Rovio’s India head also said that the company wants to have its own retail store where it can sell Angry Birds merchandise such as shirts and stuffed toys.




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GameStop Has A Brilliant Plan To Avoid Becoming The Next Blockbuster

Many people assume that the videogame seller will go the route of book, music, and video stores, reports Joshua Brustein at Bloomberg Businessweek.




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Indian gaming and mobile app startups leveraging cloud

The mobile app development companies as well as independent developers are leveraging this to pitch their apps into the market.




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Gaming firm Nazara Technologies signs up Credit Suisse to raise up to Rs 640 crore

Nazara Technologies has mandated investment bank Credit Suisse to raise Rs 480-640 crore, the largest capitalraise in India’s still nascent mobile gaming industry.




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Reliance Entertainment names Amit Khanduja as new CEO of Reliance Games

Reliance Entertainment, an arm of the Anil Ambani-headed Reliance Group, on Thursday named Amit Khanduja as the new CEO of Reliance Games, effective June 1.




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Toonz Animation ties up with Gummybear International

Toonz Animation, the flagship division of leading content company Toonz Entertainment, has signed a major deal with Gummybear International Inc.




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Star Chef - India's most successful mobile game developed in Udupi

With 35% users each in the US and Asia Pacific region and the remaining in Europe, 99Games is one of the first Indian gaming studios to hit this success.




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Gamaya eyes $15 million revenue with Ramayana-inspired game

The game, which has been launched in India and the US, is available for Rs 6,249 on its portal and Amazon.in.




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Gaming startup MadRat develops wear and play platform for kids

MadRat has developed an interactive suit designed to encourage children to venture out and play even within the restrictive confines of housing complexes.




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Now mobile games based on ACK and Tinkle characters

ACK has roped in game developer Nazara Games to develop mobile games based on ACK and Tinkle characters, and the games would be launched in the next six months, said Mohan.




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Samsung eyes bigger play in Indian gaming industry

Samsung will compete with the likes of Benq and Asus, who also have a strong line-up of gaming monitors.




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JBL ropes in Ranveer Singh as global brand ambassador

As part of the deal, Singh will also participate in a series of marketing initiatives to strengthen JBL's dominance in the country.




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Free download by Beth McKee

Beth McKee 's Next to Nowhere CD was our 2nd most played release in 2012. You can download one of our featured tracks "On the Verge" here.




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Free download from JJ Grey & Mofro




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Free download from the Lovell Sisters




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Free Download from Enter the Haggis

Free download of Can't Trust the News from Enter the Haggis ' new CD "The Modest Revolution", currently featured on The Sound.




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Free Download from Caitlin Canty

Currently featured on The Sound , download for free Every Day from Caitlin Canty 's new CD "Golden Hour."




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Free Download from Anders Osborne

The new CD by Anders Osborne "Peace" is currently featured on The Sound. From that CD, enjoy a free download of 47 .




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Free downloads from Rob Drabkin

Not one... but TWO... free downloads from Rob Drabkin's latest CD "Little Steps." Enjoy tracks currently featured on The Sound Down to Fate as well as the CD's title track.




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Free Download from Ken Yates

Free download of The One That Got Away from Ken Yates ' new CD "23", currently featured on The Sound. Visit Ken's website here .




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Free Download by Lydia Loveless

Free download of Really Wanna See You from Lydia Loveless ' new CD "Somewhere Else", currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Free Download from Lipbone Redding

Free download of The Love You Save (Mississippi) from Lipbone Redding 's CD "Unbroken", a past favorite on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Free Download from the Kentucky Headhunters with Johnnie Johnson

Free download of Superman Blues from the Kentucky Headhunters with Johnnie Johnson 's new CD "Meet Me in Bluesland", currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Free Download by Shemekia Copeland

Free download of Outskirts of Love from the CD of the same name by Shemekia Copeland , currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here.




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Free Download from Tommy Castro

Free download of Got a Lot from the CD Method to my Madness by Tommy Castro , currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Free Download by Shannon Labrie

Free download of It's Political from the CD War & Peace by Shannon Labrie , currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Free Download from Reagan Boggs

Free download of Most of that Left from the CD Empty Glasses by Reagan Boggs , currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Free Download from the Coffis Brothers & the Mountain Men

Free download of You Ain't Got the Heart from the CD Roll With It by the Coffis Brothers & the Mountain Men , currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here .




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Free Download from the Elders

Free download of This is True from the CD True by the Elders , currently featured on The Sound. Find out more about the artist here.




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Rotomac case: I-T dept files 6 charge sheets against Vikram Kothari

The Kanpur-based group is being probed by the CBI and the ED in connection with the alleged swindling of Rs 3,695 crore of loan funds.




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Will Rotomac companies face liquidation?

Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Allahabad Bank, Union Bank of India, and Bank of Maharashtra have jointly lent close to Rs 4,000 crore to the two Rotomac Group companies.




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CBI court rejects bail plea of Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari

The court considered the facts and found that he was not entitled for interim bail on the said grounds.




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German brand Lamy partners Dilip Doshi

Lamy products will be imported from Germany and will be sold at price-tag starting Rs 900 onwards.




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CBI has quizzed six officials of Bank of Baroda in connection bank fraud involving Rotomac case

The total outstanding amount, according to the agency, is approximately Rs 3695 crores. The agency had sealed the office and house of Vikram Kothari’s residence, in New Delhi.




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CBI files chargesheet in Rotomac case

The agency filed a chargesheet in the special court Lucknow dealing with Rs 456.63 crore loan of Bank of Baroda as the probe into remaining amount is continuing, officials said, adding that more chargesheets would be filed in the case




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Flair Writing Industries files IPO papers with Sebi

The offer comprises a fresh issue aggregating up to Rs 330 crore and an offer for sale of up to Rs 120 crore.




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An inside view of India's pencil business and the four families that control it

Complicated manufacturing and investment needs may have a role in keeping new players out of the business.




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Expect stationery business to get back to double digit growth from Dec: ITC

The company had also brought the Classmate Pulse Selfie notebooks, allowing personalisation of notebooks with a selfie on the cover.




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Rotomac scam: How Vikram Kothari used virtual offices, round-tripping to dupe banks

Rotomac violated FEMA rules and worked for interest rate differential in local and foreign currency in the guise of trade without having any genuine business transactions.




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Rotomac loan default swells to Rs 3,695 crore, CBI files case against Vikram Kothari

Earlier, the loan default was estimated at over Rs 800 crore but scrutiny of documents by CBI revealed that the amount is much larger.




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Vikram Kothari, Rotomac promoter raided by CBI: Live Updates

After Rs 11,360 crore PNB scam , another ace businessman - Vikram Kothari from Kanpur -has been accused of defaulting on repayment of more than Rs 800 crore loans from five government banks




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Reader connect, eclectic collections help bookstores flourish in online times

Though the business is a precarious one, bookstores are here to stay as long as there are readers driven by a compulsion to read, say leading booksellers in the capital.




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With no counter sales or deliveries, bookstores turn to social media to engage customers

Readers have placed online orders and bookstores are keeping a track of each order and are hoping to cater to every such customer once the situation gets better.




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Boutique Living to be a Rs 500 cr brand in 5 years: Asim Dalal, MD, Indo Count

The Rs.13000 crore domestic bed linen market is expected to be more than Rs 19,000 cr market by 2021 and there is a scope for us to explore the domestic market at this point in time.




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Looking to double the number of retailers to 4K in two years: Rahul Gautam, MD, Sheela Foam

"We have 2,200 exclusive dealers or retailers and therefore what has worked well for us is this exclusive chain right from manufacturing to the consumer."




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Kohler sees India among its top 3 global markets

Kohler would enhance its sales network in the domestic markets by having presence in 200 towns in next three years and become a 1,000 store company in next five years.




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Bombay Dyeing draws strategy to revive retail business

The reinvention started more than a decade ago, soon after the company decided to exit textile manufacturing.




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Bombay Dyeing to infuse new life into retail arm

PwC, Microsoft, KPMG & EY to help business turn profitable by next fiscal.




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Parryware to supply bathroom products for Patanjali projects

As part of this association, "Parryware sanitaryware and faucets will be used for all Patanjali's upcoming projects across India," the company said in a statement.