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?

May 19, 2023

Legislation

BattleGrounds Mobile India to be ‘unbanned’

Just as Krafton promised, the PUBG spin-off will once again be “available for download soon”

May 10, 2023

Holding Out For A Hero

Sony brings its Hero Project incubator program to India

The launch follows the program’s rollout in China

April 24, 2023

Alternative App Store

PhonePe set to challenge Google Play’s market dominance in India

The Walmart-backed fintech giant is preparing to launch a dedicated app store for Indian Android users

April 11, 2023

India

Indian battle royale game Indus passes 1.5 million registrations

With a fourth playtest announced in order to further polish esports features

April 7, 2023

Equity In Gaming

Zynga India’s Divya Nair on gender equity in the mobile games space

Zynga recently held a tech meet-up for women in the gaming industry

March 29, 2023

Data

Mobile Global Esports collaborates on AI-driven data analysis

Data from players will tie them to physical locations in order to target special offers

March 28, 2023

Sensor Tower Report

The USA, India, and emerging markets are leading the way in app installs

But predictions state that China is poised for a resurgence in the coming period

March 28, 2023

Equality In Games

Zynga India spearheads tech meetup for women in games

The meetup followed International Women’s Day

March 27, 2023

Pokemon Power

Indian Pokémon Unite tournament boast biggest prize pool ever

The esports event takes place between April and June with $75,000 up for grabs

March 27, 2023

Indian Market

Nazara CEO: Indian market playing catch up with game monetisation

Despite the growth of India’s mobile gaming sector, the country trails in effective monetisation