February 26, 2024 Installs For India Ludo King surpasses 1 billion Play Store downloads in meteoric moment for Indian games industry Ludo King is the first Indian mobile game to surpass the one billion install figure
February 21, 2024 Data Deluge Mobile game downloads fell for the first time ever in 2023 to 88 billion The Indian market downloaded over double the mobile games of any other region, but didn’t make the top 20 for spending
January 10, 2024 Regional Revenues China and US accounted for more than 50% of the $107 billion spent on mobile games in 2023 data.ai’s latest report reveals all about regional revenue and download differences
January 2, 2024 Esport Support Marcos Gaming completes pre-seed round to bolster Indian Esports Funding from India Accelerator, Finvolve and SucSEED Ventures will support content creation, community growth and more
December 21, 2023 Positive Momentum Trinity Gaming India, Lenovo, Intel, and YouTube join forces to bolster the Indian creator economy Partnered creators will collaborate to produce content and participate as a team in BGMI, Valorant, and CSGO battles.
December 21, 2023 New Partnerships Naraza Technologies snags deals with four developers as it ramps up new publishing arm Nazara intends to release around 20 games across mobile, web3, VR, and PC platforms over the next 12 to 18 months
December 18, 2023 Esports Glory China's Wolves wins $1 million Call of Duty: Mobile World Championship Runner-up GodLike becomes most successful Indian team in the competition after finishing second
December 15, 2023 Regional Realities India leads the charge while pricing concerns hinder Asian uptake in new monetisation report Niko Partners' report shows that in-game purchases accounted for 87.8% of player spending in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
December 11, 2023 Popularity Surge Battlegrounds Mobile India is the fourth most searched game of 2023 After garnering an impressive $58.9 million, BGMI now sits above acclaimed titles such as Baldur's Gate 3 and Diablo IV in Google's annual 'most searched' rankings
November 28, 2023 Indian Insight Are core games the road to success? 49% yearly revenue growth projected in India until 2028 Lumikai and Google’s new report projects a $7.5 billion valuation for Indian gaming by 2028
November 7, 2023 Funding In India Following 200M downloads, Blacklight Studio Works concludes its maiden funding round The round was led by investment firm Udyat Ventures among others such as Kratos Studios and Dexter Ventures
November 3, 2023 Investment In India Kratos Studios launches Kratos Games Network to invest in game studios The $6 million fund aims to target ten to fifteen studios by March 2024
November 2, 2023 Favourable Foresight Indian gaming market predictions fall by $1 billion, but steady growth continues The region’s previous $8.6 billion projection has fallen to $7.5 billion
November 1, 2023 Acquisition Achieved Modern Times Group takes 100% ownership of PlaySimple Modern Times Group has seen a successful 2023 and goes from strength to strength with this latest deal
October 31, 2023 Investments Developer Funstop secures $1.5 million funding from Indian investors InfoEdge continue their investment in home-grown talent as part of India's increasingly vibrant mobile tech scene
October 30, 2023 Game Publishing India's Nazara Technologies launches publishing division to support local and international developers The company aims to launch up to 20 games across a variety of platforms over the next 18 months
October 12, 2023 Industry Investigations India arrests Vivo smartphone executives in latest China retaliation Vivo has previously come under investigation in a money laundering probe
October 4, 2023 Investment Krafton launches India game incubator with $150k potential investment for local studios The company is going all-in on the Indian market previously despite BGMI's withdrawal and subsequent reinstatement
September 25, 2023 Alternative Distribution India gets another alternative app store with PhonePe’s Indus Appstore The Indian market boasts a number of alternative app stores
September 25, 2023 Indian Expansion Mobile is key to Capcom’s expansion goals in India Company COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto believes Capcom may sell more games in India than China within a decade
September 21, 2023 Indian Market Indian gaming market set to generate $868 million in revenue in 2023 96.8% of Indian gamers play on smartphone or tablets
September 18, 2023 Pokémon Go Pokémon GO sets sights on tenfold increase in monthly active users in India Niantic vice president of emerging markets Omar Tellez reveals big plans for the game’s expansion
September 18, 2023 Localisation Niantic strengthens Indian market commitment with Hindi version of Pokémon Go As part of the update The Pokémon Company has also localised the names of over 800 Pokémon
September 11, 2023 Indian Increase Nazara to expand after latest $49M investment The Indian platform reaches $660M valuation thanks to latest investment from SBI Mutual Fund
September 1, 2023 Garena Free Fire Garena Free Fire returns to Indian app stores on September 5 The title was banned in the country in 2022 due to national security concerns
August 15, 2023 Milestones SuperGaming’s Indus battle royale title passes five million pre-registrations A closed beta is set to follow its pre-registration success
August 11, 2023 Investment Krafton commits to massive $150m investment in Indian startups The deal indicates the company’s renewed commitment to what has been a turbulent market for them
August 11, 2023 Milestones Indian-made battle royale title Battle Stars passes five million players The title is being developed by SuperGaming, the company behind the hotly anticipated Indus
August 8, 2023 Investment Japanese mobile entertainment company Mixi to invest $50m in Indian market The money will be issues as part of their corporate venture capital
July 27, 2023 Gaming In India India’s gaming industry draws the line between 'online' and 'real money' gaming The move comes in the wake of India announcing a new 28% tax on games
July 25, 2023 Report Consumers spent 2.5 trillion hours on Android in H1 2023. What's does that mean for mobile? New reports show a 4% increase in time spent on Android - more than ever before
July 25, 2023 Download Report Garena Free Fire rides Spider-Man's success to top June 2023's most downloaded mobile games The results are in with familiar names rubbing shoulders with old classics
July 21, 2023 Taxes Indian government clarifies 28% tax does not apply to mobile games Industry professionals have claimed misinformation from real money gaming companies fuelled speculation
July 12, 2023 India To Implement India plans to hit online mobile games with 28% tax There is no distinction being made between games of skill and chance
June 22, 2023 Investment Fund Lumikai launches new $50m game fund backed by Supercell, Krafton and more The fund focused on investing into early-stage game makers
June 20, 2023 Report Indian mobile gaming market report predicts rise to $8.6bn in value The report was produced in collaboration with AppTweak and Appsflyer
June 19, 2023 Consultation Indian NGO Prahar calls for ban of Tencent's Undawn The organisation previously lobbied for the BGMI ban
June 16, 2023 Week That Was Week in Views - What caught our eyes in the last seven days The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news including MiHoYo's star performance, gaming in India and never-ending legislation woes…
June 15, 2023 Tencent X India Tencent eyes a comeback in India with Undawn The game’s titles were removed from India but Tencent is ready to return via Level Infinite
June 13, 2023 Legislation India to enact new laws prohibiting three types of mobile game The new regulations are both a clarification, and an incredibly broad set of factors to be interpreted
June 8, 2023 Interview Behind the scenes with “Indo-Futurism” battle royale game Indus SuperGaming CEO Roby John goes in-deep on their upcoming BGMI-beating shooter
June 7, 2023 Pubg Mobile Domination PUBG Mobile tops $10 billion in revenue The game was the second most profitable mobile title of the past two years, behind Honor of Kings
June 7, 2023 Interview CEO of SuperGaming: “Battle royales are a frictionless entry point for Indians to play games” The developers of homegrown battle royale game Indus hope to show off what domestic developers can do
June 6, 2023 Esports & Charity S8UL Indian mobile esports raises $18,000 for rail disaster victims The group commonly play a number of titles such as BGMI
June 2, 2023 Milestones Indian shooter Battle Stars passes two-million players within three weeks of launch Yet more evidence of the thriving Indian market for mobile games
May 30, 2023 Collaborations BGMI goes all-in on esports with new voice pack collaboration The collaboration features popular Indian esports personalities from the team S8UL
May 29, 2023 Back For Good? BattleGrounds Mobile India is back: So what happened? With the game set to return to storefronts, how exactly did Krafton get into so much trouble in India?