Gaming

News and Trends

Centre Court Capital Launches INR 350 Cr Maiden Fund for Sports and Gaming

The Mumbai-based fund aims to support founders bringing innovative tech and pushing the boundaries of the sports and gaming ecosystem.

News and Trends

Cricket Commentator Harsha Bhogle Makes Strategic Investment in Gaming Startup Hitwicket

The game is played in 109 countries around the world with the top four markets being India, the UK, the USA, and Australia. It last raised capital in November 2022 of INR 3M from Prime Venture Partners

News and Trends

The Gamer Gal: Kaashvi Hiranandani

Are there any game-related skills she's learnt that have helped her in real life? She replies with two- the importance of one's approach to various situations and maintaining a positive mindset in the face of challenges

News and Trends

An Era of Immersive Interactive Media from India, For The World

Globally, gaming technologies often act as a vanguard of innovation and seed creative exploration into pushing the boundaries of technology to real-world use cases

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Web3 Gaming Company Param Labs' Marketing Campaign Garners Over One Million Users

Param Labs is a leading game and infrastructure development company leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies to advance the rapidly growing US$200 billion gaming industry.

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USD 100 million "Inevitable Games Fund" Set Up by Immutable, King River Capital, and Polygon Labs

According to the official statement, Immutable and Polygon Labs will be tasked to identify prospective investment opportunities. King River, on the other hand, will manage the process and deploy capital to gaming studios and Web3 infrastructure firms

Growth Strategies

"We Got Funded!" UAE-Based GameCentric Raises US$1.5 Million In Angel Investment As It Looks To Triple Its Regional User Base

Launched in December 2023, GameCentric was created as a platform that can be used by gamers across age groups and skill levels.

News and Trends

Why Everyone Is Looking Forward To This Game

2024 is expected to be a year of change in the development of the gaming industry, especially in light of the exciting new trend, GameFi.

Leadership

The King of Esports: Yash Bhanushali, Founder, Orangutan

It caters to the demography specific to the age group of 12 to 40 years, particularly Genz, millennials, and younger audiences

Franchise

This Entrepreneur Built and Sold a Franchise for Millions. Now He's Betting Big on a $1.38 Billion — and Growing — Industry.

David Graham built and sold Code Ninjas for millions. Now, he's all-in on an emerging franchise market.

News and Trends

Nazara-backed NODWIN Gaming Acquires Comic Con India For Global Entertainment Expansion

According to the official release, the managing team at Comic Con India will become shareholders in NODWIN Gaming by swapping 27.5 Crores of their Comicon India shares with that of NODWIN

Growth Strategies

Web3 Inherently Has Anti-Monopolistic Qualities Embedded in it: Animoca's Yat Siu

Having started Animoca Brands in 2014 as a mobile games developer, Yat Siu pivoted the startup towards blockchain gaming and NFTs in 2018. Gaming has been one of the fastest adopters of it since it is a digital-first and a digitally native experience

Business News

Until Now, Only AI Could Beat Nintendo's Tetris. Enter This 13-Year-Old Kid.

"I'm going to pass out," he said. "I can't feel my fingers."

News and Trends

Year Ender 2023: A Mixed Year for the Indian Gaming Industry

Presently, the market size was INR 16,428 crore in FY23 and is expected to reach INR 33,243 crore in FY28. Being a rapidly evolving landscape, several trends and events shaped the booming sector in 2023.

Technology

"We Got Funded!" Dubai-Based Gaming Studio Farcana Raises US$10 Million Seed Round

Farcana combines traditional competitive games with an inbuilt tournament system that guarantees Bitcoin rewards to the top 10% gamers.