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Yellow Monkey Studios set to launch game based on football for the upcoming World Cup 2010 for the Apple platforms


Mumbai, May 21, 2010: Yellow Monkey Studios – an official Nintendo DS game developer – have developed “Finger Footie” for Apple handheld platforms. The game is scheduled for release on June 11 – the same day the Football World Cup 2010 commences in South Africa.
The game boasts of myriad features such as Zoom-In, Zoom-Out, tilting the phone while the ball is in air to give it more curve. Besides, its top-down view enables players to plan their strategies and implement them with greater ease.


“Finger Footie is different from other football-based games in the Appstore,” says Shailesh Prabhu, who is the director of Yellow Monkey Studios. “The player does not control gameplay using the D-Pad, but swipes his finger across to carry, pass and kick the ball.”


The game will be available for all Apple platforms i.e. the iPod Touch, iPhone, and the electronic major’s latest buzz – the iPad.


In addition to Finger Footie, Yellow Monkey Studios have also developed games in other genres such as fighting, sports and casual games for various clients in India and abroad.


For more information on the studio and its games, visit www.yellowmonkeystudios.com


To keep up with the latest news and happenings of the studio visit:
www.twitter.com/ymstudios

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Finger-Footie/106479939396210?ref=ts

www.youtube.com/yellowmonkeystudios/


About Yellow Monkey Studios:
Yellow Monkey Studios is a young Game Development Studio, creating customised, top-of-the-line interactive experiences across various platforms. They are official Nintendo DS and Apple iPhone developers. The studio is head by award winning entrepreneur and game designer Shailesh Prabhu. Yellow Monkey Studios has won British Council’s International Young Interactive Entrepreneur award, India in 2008. The studio has worked on a number of games for various clients around the world and are now focussing on their own I.P. starting with Finger Footie.

We were recently visited by Jamsheed Gandhi from www.egnite.net and here is what he had to say about us.

Another piece of press pie… right on my birthday too. :)

“Indian youngsters have always held the world in their thrall with their acumen for the sciences, but now theyre extending their intellectual influence to the arts and business as well. To the growing list of global performers, you can now add one more name: Shailesh Prabhu (aka Slash, after the Guns n Roses lead guitarist). Prabhu, is set to represent India at the International Young Interactive Entrepreneur event, to be held in the UK.”

Read the whole article – DNA – Mumbai.

AnimationXpress had my interview after the IYIE award.

“Shailesh Prabhu, Founder/Director of gaming company Yellow Monkey Studios is the Indian winner of the Young Interactive Entrepreneur Awards (YIEA) 2008 conducted by the British Council, on September 10, 2008. Prabhu will represent India for the international competition held in the United Kingdom.

Prabhu was selected as winner from among the seven finalists by a panel of judges which included Somethin’ Else Director of Strategy Paul Bennun; Games2Win Founder and CEO Alok Kejriwal and British Council’s Beatrice Pembroke.

AnimationXpress.com had a chat with the young and dynamic Shailesh, on his plans for the competition and the UK trip.”

Catch the interview at AnimationXpress

Thanks to the British Council’s IYIE award, we got some cool press coverage!

Here’s one article from Hindustan Times – Mumbai.

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