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TechinAsia: My friends and family know my humor is dry, says Mark Major, but they were still taken aback when he told them hes planning on turning his terrifying accident, when he fell down a nine-meter-deep hole, into the subject of a slapstick game. They gave me a weird look, Major says especially as the games avatar is made to look just like him, replete with ginger hair and beard. But then after playing the game, called Plummet, they actually enjoyed it even though its me, he adds. Plummet, which is due out on iOS this week, is Majors first game. The wry humor doesnt end with the games title hes called his startup Broken Back Games. Seven years after the incident that left him with limited lower-body movement and continual pain, hes reevaluating what happened to him at the same time as hes venturing into new fields. Ive always seen it as an accident and a bad thing, but then I was inspired to turn this into something, Major, 28, tells Tech in Asia fro...

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Seven Summits Studio, based in Hyderabad, is a fast-rising star in the Indian indie gaming scene. Their last game, Pigment-which we also reviewed- was an elegant and simplistic puzzle game that lay the foundation for their future projects. Now, theyre preparing to release the minimalist Petite, in anticipation of which we had a conversation with co-founder and designer at Seven Summits, Asar Dhandala (along with a special surprise at the end)

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Many crave the PS4 20th Anniversary edition, which is currently going for over $1000 on multiple auction sites, yet theres a man that prefers the idea of destroying it.

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If you've got a second player and a PlayStation 4, Paparazzi will arrive in two months ready to take your picture and let you share-button-that straight to Twitter or wherever no one will care that you're not famous and you're actually showing a gameplay screenshot.

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Sega hasnt said if they will bring Shining Resonance to the West, but they worked with Sony Computer Entertainment to localize it in another language Chinese. Shining Resonance with traditional Chinese text is out in Asia now and can be purchased with a PlayStation Network account registered in Taiwan.

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MMO Culture: "Also known as Dragon Poker in Japan, Dragon Ace is heading to Southeast Asia (SEA) as the first English version early next year! Developed by Japan studio Asobism and published by Magic Box, Dragon Ace is holding a pre-registration event right now, where players can earn fantastic rewards such as SS-grade cards even before the game launches!"

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MNN: "We all miss those kooky Iwata Asks segments which delve deeper into the development of Nintendo products. Thankfully, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says that they will be back once hes recharged his batteries. Iwata felt that consumers had grown bored with the series and that the company had put too many out, however he said its recharging right now, so to speak. Iwata also revealed that theyve published over 200 Iwata Asks interviews."

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Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia announced today that the #00001 of the limited edition 20th anniversary PS4 is going to be put on auction on Yahoo Japan.

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If youre of the school of thought that PC is the master race, then check out these indie games made in Asia just for the PC platform.