written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message dhruva interactive type private industry video game industry founded 1997 headquarters bangalore india key people k.rajesh rao ceo raju patil director of operations ajit pillai cfo mukund rao studio head products conga bugs services outsourced game creation and development services revenue private number of employees 300 2014 website dhruva interactive dhruva interactive 1 founded in 1997 by k. rajesh is a game development company in india providing game development 2 and art production services to the global gaming industry . 3 which include various platforms and genres across consoles on social casual and mobile devices in serving marquee global clients big and small . 4 5 6 contents 1 games developed 2 services 2.1 art services 2.2 game development services 3 history 3.1 1995 3.2 1997 3.3 1998 3.4 2000 3.5 2001 3.6 2002 3.7 2003 3.8 2004 3.9 2005 3.10 2006 3.11 2007 3.12 2008 3.13 2009 3.14 2010 4 awards and recognition 5 references 6 external links games developed edit game title publisher mission impossible infogrames now atari toca race driver codemasters hopper menace kaun banega crorepati kbc star tv network i ll be back rich mission impossible operation surma infogrames terminator 3 rise of the machines infogrames microsoft train simulator ii kuju entertainment forza motorsport microsoft toca race driver 2 codemasters copter nokia ace tennis nokia carry on bunny nokia snowballin willy nokia pat cash tennis kuju wireless charlie chaplin dhruva asterix & obelix xxl 2 mission las vegum etranges libellules elb france project gotham racing 3 bizarre creations battlefield modern combat electronic arts and1 streetball ubisoft toca race driver 3 codemasters cricinfo genie cricinfo forza motorsport 2 microsoft game studios project gotham racing 4 bizarre creations cricinfo genie v2 cricinfo classroom cricket dhruva need for speed prostreet black box studio colin mcrae dirt codemasters xna rpg starter kit microsoft game studios playstation home sony pure disney s black rock studio asterix at the olympics etranges libellules nfs undercover ea racedriver grid codemasters conga bugs dhruva colin mcrae dirt 2 codemasters find your own way home game curious sense forza motorsport 3 microsoft game studios sbk x milestone srl f1 2010 video game codemasters dead rising 2 blue castle games ofp rr codemasters services edit art services edit the art studio offers a range of services including concept art animation asset creation in game integration and level building for console game art outsourcing casual social and mobile . 7 over the past 18 years dhruva has outsourced art to over 100 games on consoles social casual 8 and mobile 9 spanning a whole gamut of genres and art styles . dhruva interactive worked on over 70 blockbuster games with engagements ranging from sm teams helping out on pre production ramping up to large scale production of 5000 to 10000 man days of production on a single title . dhruva has completed content creation for 15 of the biggest f2p titles apart from premium mobile titles . dhruva is one of the leading art outsourcing companies that has 3d art 2d art and animations for games targeted for mobile handhelds and web . game development services edit dhruva interactive is the oldest game development company dates back to 1998 with the porting of hit n64 game mission impossible to pc . dhruva provides end to end game client and server development services for mobile phones tablets and pcs that run on ios android or windows . the games are built using industry standard middleware like unity3d & unreal to provide fully native implementations . the game studio is experienced in dealing with the specific issues that appear when optimizing performance memory usage and other aspects of html5 web implementation on desktop and mobile devices . dhruva also provides applied game services to companies and public institutions aiming to deploy game technology and design for more serious applications . the game studio also provides porting services that enable clients to access audiences on previously unavailable devices . porting includes platform specific adaptation of the interaction as well as cross technology ports where existing games are taken and modernize or convert them from one middleware technology or platform to another . history edit 1995 edit in an interview with thomas l. friedman k. rajesh said he started the game development company as a one person operation on 15 march 1995 with a 14.4 kbp modem . 3 1997 edit dhruva interactive was founded in 1997 by k rajesh rao to develop and publish games across various platforms . dhruva signed up for intel s technology access program to build a 3d video game engine cum demo optimized for the pentium ii agp platform which was the latest processor at that time becoming the first games company in india . this r & d development enabled dhruva showcase its capabilities to worldwide publishers resulting in 10 winning a development contract from infogrames to make the pc version of the hit game mission impossible based on the hollywood blockbuster . 11 thunderdome the first 15 months were spent creating a direct 3d based game engine aimed at the mass market graphics . 1998 edit mission impossible on 26 november 1998 contract with infogrames now atari to develop the pc version of the game based on the hollywood blockbuster . 12 dhruva was the first games developer from india to work on a major international game title . 2000 edit dhruva interactive created broadband educational content . eric mottet co founder and worldwide head of games development at infogrames takes an equity position in dhruva saloon a demo game set in the american wild west showcased a revamped version of the thunderdrome engine . 13 2001 edit dhruva signed on by publishers infogrames melbourne house and codemasters uk . partnered with infogrames australia in the development of one of the pc based games geoff crammond grand prix 4 toca race driver became the first indian company to have developed content for the ps2 console by contributing to the development of codemasters hit title which went on to becoming a racing franchise on the ps2 . dhruva launched its web based games business . web based games included hopper menace santa s night out shootappan and snowballin willy . kaun banega crorepati kbc built this web based game for the star tv network . 2002 edit i ll be back rich developed and published india s first web based 3d game based on wild tangent s browser based 3d game engine . mission impossible operation surma partnered with infogrames for the development of the content for ps2 xbox and pc platforms for the game based on the hollywood blockbuster . terminator 3 rise of the machines partnered with infogrames for the development of the content for ps2 xbox and pc platforms for the game based on the hollywood blockbuster . microsoft train simulator ii partnered with kuju entertainment for the development of content for microsoft s key title . 2003 edit forza motorsport microsoft enrolls dhruva to work on its 1 racing franchise for the xbox . dhruva is the first such game development partner from india . toca race driver 2 partnered with codemasters on content development for the sequel to toca race driver . dhruva interactive launched its mobile games division focusing on developing and publishing key mobile games . dhruva partnered with nokia to launch copter ace tennis carry on bunny snowballin willy in the apac region . ace tennis utilizing a robust tennis engine developed in house ace tennis was the launch title for the new nokia series 40 model in the apac region in 2003 . 2004 edit dhruva interactive expanded on its portfolio of mobile games published across major operators worldwide . pat cash tennis based on dhruva interactive s tennis engine and collaboration with kuju wireless as worldwide publisher and player one the pat cash licensee pat cash tennis was one of the world s first mobile multiplayer games . the title reached 1 on the charts in the uk carried by networks such as vodafone t mobile and o2 ; top 10 in australia . 14 gametantra multi player 3d gaming platform launched the gaming platform with title pool on the net ver 1.0 an online multiplayer billiards game developed to showcase the capabilities of this platform . 15 showcased at ficci frames 2004 . charlie chaplin dhruva secured the worldwide mobile rights to publish games based on charlie chaplin . asterix & obelix xxl 2 mission las vegum for ps2 and pc developed for etranges libellules elb france . dhruva created content for one entire level of this game which involved design of assets creation and testing . the successful accomplishment proved dhruva s ability to handle complex art styles . 2005 edit dhruva launched 3 games on a worldwide level . two of the titles hit 1 positions in key western markets operators such as vodafone t mobile and telefonica o2 . maria sharapova tennis using an updated version of the tennis engine used in pat cash maria sharapova was published through i play digital bridges worldwide . 16 maria sharapova tennis received reviews scores of 8 10 by midlet review 17 90 100 by mobile game faq review 18 and a 7.9 10 by gamespot . 19 phil taylor darts published through player one in the uk and debuted 1 on the vodafone uk charts . 20 slyder through a co development deal with sandlot games one of the top casual game publishers slyder was released worldwide ; published through mobiliss in usa and i play in other regions . the game was immensely success and continues to be popular even today . 21 22 project gotham racing 3 ; partnered with bizarre creations for content creation ; prg 3 was the launch title for the xbox 360 new console launch by microsoft . battlefield modern combat partnered with electronic arts for creating environments for this game . and 1 streetball partnered with ubisoft for creating content . toca race driver 3 partnered with codemasters for the third release after having contributed to the successful past two releases . 2006 edit cricinfo genie partnering with cricinfo the world s leading cricket website dhruva built and published an innovative product aimed at the cricket crazy indian . 23 the application allowed users to watch cricket matches live on their mobile phone using simulated animations to showcase the action . cricinfo genie involved the design and creation of a back end system which ensured real time information transfer of the on field actions and involved the setup of a dedicated country wide server infrastructure . the game simulation engine required 20 attributes per ball to be simulated . the cricinfo genie application had a record 500 000 subscribers over a period of 18 months . additional key features included detailed score cards the latest cricket news statistics on players & records schedules and results highlights of the ongoing games sharing features and broad mass market handset support low and high end . forza motorsport 2 partnering with microsoft game studios dhruva was one of the main content creation partner for making vehicle art assets for the game . project gotham racing 4 building off of the past success with bizarre creations on pgr3 dhruva was chosen to provide art assets for a number of city racing environments for the next game pgr4 . 2007 edit building on the success of the multiplayer connected games and the oncoming cricket world cup 07 dhruva once again partnered with cricinfo to develop 3 distinct cricket based multiplayer connected mobile games . cricinfo genie v2 the 2nd version of the game first released in 2006 contained significant enhancements to the user interface and back end gaming engine making