October 28, 2024

Podcast | Episode 34

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The PocketGamer.biz podcast team give you the state of play every week. Here's where to get it and and what's inside this week's episode 34...

October 25, 2024

Strategic Growth

Redwood acquires majority stake in Indian games streaming start-up Loco for $65m

The deal will see Loco expand to global markets

October 14, 2024

Funding News

Krafton leads investment round in India studio Deftouch to scale King and develop new games

Krafton India co-led the round alongside T-accelerate Capital and Lumikai Fund

September 19, 2024

Investment News

Nazara secures $108m to fuel further M&A

Nazara has also acquired an additional 19.35% share in Sportskeeda parent company Absolute Sports

September 11, 2024

India Insights

Why India's mobile gamers are more willing to spend in battle royale hits Battlegrounds Mobile and Free Fire

New report delves into player habits and market dynamics in the country

September 11, 2024

India Games Industry

Nazara invests $2.2 million in gaming community platform STAN

Nazara secured the deal through its subsidiary Nazara Dubai FZ

September 6, 2024

New Trailer

FAU-G Domination pre-registrations go live on Android

The Dot9 Games developed title aims to meet the demand of Indian gamers who desire locally relevant content

September 5, 2024

New Partnerships

Nazara partners with government of Telangana to launch AI center of excellence

The AI Center will focus on games and digital entertainment to position the company as a leader in the AI-driven space

August 30, 2024

Tech On Top In India

Indian Government launches ‘Create in India Challenge' initiative to support creators

The competition features 25 challenges in fields ranging from animation, filmmaking, video games and music

August 29, 2024

New Partnerships

Nodwin Gaming pens multi-year partnership with Insider.in for events in India

Insider.in will become Nodwin Gaming's official ticketing partner in India for all key IPs across games

August 21, 2024

World Entrepreneurs Day

India’s video games and esports sector powers growth with over 117,000 startups

This growth has made esports and gaming a viable career for both gamers and entrepreneurs

August 16, 2024

India Games Industry

Key Indian execs endorse PM Modi's Independence Day games business backing

Modi is also calling for the country to transition from being a games industry consumer to becoming a leading producer

August 7, 2024

Big Moves

Nazara’s $100m M&A war chest takes India’s largest games company global

CEO Nitish Mittersain on why Nazara could invest even more in deals and his ambitions of growing the company to a $10 billion valuation

August 6, 2024

Apple Vs Android

Mobile games revenue growth is at a snail’s pace on Apple as Android closes the gap

Android users spent $10 billion on mobile games in H1 2024, versus $13.8 billion on Apple

July 15, 2024

Antitrust Heat

India's antitrust investigation hits Apple for market abuse

Apple has denied wrongdoing stating it's a small player in India as Android devices are more dominant

July 9, 2024

Finding Funds

Felicity Games raises $700K in pre-seed to test 10 games within a year

Funds were raised from DeVC, Visceral Capital, and many angel investors

July 8, 2024

Android To Apple

Pre-registrations for SuperGaming’s eagerly awaited Indus on iOS are now open

The India-focused battle royale has already attracted 11 million pre-registrations on Android

July 2, 2024

Strategic Growth

Nazara eyes full acquisition of Kiddopia in $36m deal

The purchase could be finalised later this month

June 27, 2024

New Partnerships

Nazara and nCore partner to publish FAU-G Domination

Pre-registrations will be available on Google Play and the App Store later this year

April 19, 2024

Game Regulations

India's PM Modi says gaming industry doesn't need regulation

“There is no need for regulations. It [games industry] should remain free, it is only then that it will bloom.”

March 15, 2024

Five New Games

New release roundup: The best new mobile games from Web3 RPGs to comforting kittens

We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business

March 12, 2024

India-themed Gaming

Krafton opens pre-registration for India exclusive Garuda Saga

Eager to appease local regulators, equipped with a bow and arrow, Garuda must vanquish enemies and perfect his skills and powers to succeed

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