How video gaming in India is now a ‘Bharat’ phenomenonThe Indian video gaming industry is being catalysed by the exponential growth of India’s IT infrastructure, widespread adoption of smartpho...
02 Jun, 2024, 04.07 PM IST
DMK born out of hatred for Sanatan, says PM Modi; questions Congress' compulsion to ally with Stalin-led partyPM Modi launched an attack on the Congress and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over their "anti-Sanatana stance" and questioned as to what wa...
16 Apr, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Online gaming firm WinZO surpasses 40 billion micro transactions in FY23, eyes 55 billion in FY24WinZO gamers use digital payment methods, predominantly UPI, to deposit funds in their WinZO wallet, which in turn is used for making the i...
13 Jun, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
More Indians willing to spend on online gaming: EY surveyThe number of online gamers in India grew to reach 421 million in 2022 and is expected to reach 442 million by 2023.
05 May, 2023, 10.37 AM IST
Social gaming platform WinZO reaches 100 million registered usersThe Indian gaming industry is home to around 433 million active online gamers, generating revenue of over $1.5Bn which is expected to reach...
11 Oct, 2022, 06.48 PM IST
Social media influencers’ incomes on the riseIt’s raining collaborations on Instagram for 24-year-old Vaishnavi Nalbalwar, who shifted six months ago to Pune from Raigarh. Though Nalba...
20 Apr, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
PlayVerse raises $1.5 million in funding from Japan’s AkatsukiWith an aim of increasing cross-border collaborations between India and Japan, PlayVerse will now look to maximise the monetisation potenti...
05 Apr, 2022, 04.34 PM IST
Social media ‘like’ for new, desi appsDespite the challenges of network effects, many industry watchers see potential or even hope in unbundled versions of the US-based company’...
06 Feb, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
Pandemic-hit media & entertainment sector to log growth in 2021: ReportWhile analysing the shortfall, the report said digital and online gaming were the only segments that grew in 2020 adding an aggregate of Rs...
26 Mar, 2021, 03.19 PM IST
Flipkart acquires gaming startup Mech MochaThe acquisition will also see the gaming team from Mech Mocha, which runs a vernacular social gaming platform Hello Play, joining the e-com...
04 Nov, 2020, 06.28 AM IST
Strength to strength: Mobile devices and technology to drive Indian gaming's phase of growthSeveral gaming platforms in India have reported three times more user engagement and 30% higher mobile traffic, while the engagement time o...
12 Oct, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
Pocket Aces’ Loco to stream NBA 2K League Games in IndiaThe NBA 2K League, a joint venture between the NBA and Take-Two Interactive, is a professional esports league featuring the best NBA 2K pla...
27 Aug, 2020, 08.40 PM IST
Game set for big bucks on YouTube arenaGaming is one of its most important verticals for YouTube in India, amid rising competition within the video category, with new entrants li...
19 Nov, 2019, 07.23 AM IST
India among top 5 markets for mobile gamingEven on very popular games like Candy Crush and Clash of Clans, less than 1% of daily active users do in-app purchases in India, which resu...
14 Aug, 2018, 10.29 AM IST
- Social gaming co Zynga to step up hiring in India
Zynga is the maker of several social games including its Facebook games FarmVille and CityVille. It has approximately over 60 million daily...
13 Oct, 2011, 04.59 AM IST
- School lessons to be learnt on the Xbox
This one's for concerned parents worried over the time their kids are increasingly spending on gaming.
04 Sep, 2007, 01.34 AM IST
- Microsoft Xbox 360 set for pre-festive season launch
The gaming market in India, although nascent, is set to witness action as Microsoft readies to launch its Xbox 360 video gaming and enterta...
01 Aug, 2006, 12.00 AM IST