Darwinbox eyes OTPP purse; Middle East calling for Indian startupsHappy Thursday! Darwinbox is looking to tap Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for fresh capital. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispa...
Antfin to exit Eternal; OpenAI's mega buybackAlibaba Group's Antfin is set to divest its entire stake in Eternal, its second India exit in as many days. This and more in today's ETtech...
SuperGaming raises $15 million in funding round led by Skycatcher, Steadview Capital at $100 million valuationSuperGaming has raised $15 million in a funding round led by existing investors Skycatcher and Steadview Capital, valuing the company at $1...
Gaming cos’ talent rush; Eternal’s mixed Q1 reportHappy Tuesday! Indian gaming studios are increasingly seeking specialised talent. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Talent winning out at Indian gaming companies as focus shifts to high-end titlesAs Indian gaming studios double down on building ambitious, homegrown IPs—with bigger budgets, slicker visuals, and more intricate gameplay...
LightFury Games secures $8.5 million funding from Blume Ventures, othersLightFury Games, a gaming startup launched by Karan Shroff, plans to utilise the new capital to develop AAA games in India and will initial...
ETtech Explainer | Here’s how Google Genie AI will revolutionise gamingGoogle DeepMind has released Genie, an image-to-video AI model that can generate interactive games from images or sketches. It has the pote...
Game theory: How fortunes of India's gaming industry turned from being a sunrise sectorFrom being a sunrise sector to a stressed one, fortunes of India’s gaming industry have quickly turned. ET looks at what is driving the bul...
GST Council to meet over eGaming amendments; Meta’s Nick Clegg on AI’s role in tech & moreAfter a long, dark funk, the online gaming industry in India might have something to cheer for, albeit prematurely. The Goods and Services ...
Game makers call for clear distinction from real-money gamesThese developers have flagged that recent campaigns by the real money gaming industry “project a homogenous image” of the entire industry.
Online games with Indian themes, characters becoming all the rageThis trend, which follows the rising popularity of India-focused content — both contemporary as well as drawn from folklore and mythology —...
Esports companies seek regulatory distinction between video games and real money gamesOnline games that involve staking money such as Real Money Games (RMGs) and Fantasy Sports are governed by separate online gambling legisla...
SuperGaming and Google Cloud collaborate to make SuperPlatform accessible for game developersSuperPlatform is a SaaS (software as a service) and will be an ISV (independent software vendor) running on Google Cloud, which provides se...
Gaming firms hire more women to keep pace with changing user baseThe US company, which has about 600 employees in India, is focusing on a two-tiered approach: inspiring female students to consider the gam...
Indian mythological figures set to light up gaming screen as demand boomsIndian gamers are maturing in the way they play different gaming genres, RedSeer Consulting said in a report last month.
SuperGaming raises $5.5 million in Series A roundGame development studio will use proceeds to acquire talent, scale up development of projects and market existing titles
SuperGaming raises $1.3 million seed to build a party hub for casual gamersIndia’s online gaming industry is expected to be a $1 billion opportunity by 2021, according to a study by Google and KPMG. SuperGaming was...