India
Alibaba-owned gaming firm AGTech puts $16m into Gamepind Entertainment
Mobile gaming venture will use the fund to release a separate app within the next six months
Field Trip
Indian learning platform Quizizz raises over $3 million in funding
Homework gamification app has amassed over 10 million active users
Scaled Up
Samsung’s new Indian mobile factory dubbed 'world’s largest'
South Korean manufacturer's new Noida plant should help pump out more stock for less money
Quizzed
Indian publisher Nazara acquires minority stake in quiz studio Crimzoncode
Partnership will see Nazara publish the studio’s flagship quiz title in emerging markets
Accelerate
Google opens applications for its Indie Games Accelerator in Asia
Four-month program open for Indian and Southeast Asian games developers
New Digs
GameAnalytics continues APAC expansion with new office in India
The move is the mobile analytics firms second expansion in the region following an office opening in China in 2016
New Subsidiary
India’s Nazara taps real-money games market in Kenya
New company NZWorld formed
Local Launch
How Mech Mocha culturalised Halfbrick’s hit mobile game Jetpack Joyride for India
CEO Arpita Kapoor tells us what's changed in the title to suit the local market
All Out
Indian publisher Nazara partners up with Royal Challengers Bangalore for second mobile game
RCB Epic Cricket features multiplayer mode and stars team's players
Jobs News
FarmVille co-creator Mark Skaggs departs Indian developer Moonfrog Labs
Designer to return to the US and spend more time with his family
Gold Rush
What opportunities does India hold for social casino developers in 2018?
India is proving to be a promising new mobile market with its abundance of new phone owners and cheap data with this year set to be an especially eventful one for mobile devs in the region
Match-india
Zynga targets burgeoning Indian mobile games market with Rangoli Rekha: Color Match release
Match-three title heads out of soft launch
Rewarding Competition
Indian publisher BigCode partners with RewardMob for competitive mobile game competitions
Players will get the chance to compete for real money, prizes and cryptocurrency
All In
Social casino dev KamaGames partners with Yoozoo to launch Poker Champions in India
Game is first since two companies announced deal last year
In It To Win It
Indian games publisher Nazara acquires majority stake in esports outfit Nodwin Gaming
Picks up 55 per cent stake in local company
Oggy & The Partnership
Indian publisher Nazara partners with Xilam Animation on Oggy & the Cockroaches mobile games
Aimed at a younger audience and fans of the 20-year-old show
Across The Line
Indian publisher Nazara acquires majority stake in sports games developer Nextwave Multimedia
Picks up rights to World Cricket Championship games
Key Milestone
Sachin Saga Cricket Champions scores two million downloads in less than a month
Developer JetSynthesys celebrates with esports tournament
Hit For Six
JetSynthesys' Sachin Saga Cricket Champions smashes one million downloads in under a week
Currently 90th on the overall top grossing charts on the Indian Google Play store
Food For All
Food Truck Chef developer Nukebox Studios partners with Tilting Point on $18 million UA campaign
Tilting Point to fund and operate UA for Food Truck Chef for the next three years
Nazara Minority Stake
India's 54th richest man acquires minority stake in Nazara for $27.9 million
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala invests in the major Indian developer
Hit For Six
JetSynthesys secures 700,000 pre-registrations for upcoming cricket game Sachin Saga Cricket Champions
Indian developer believes it will be the first ever to hit one million pre-registrations
Xiaomi India Investment
Xiaomi plans to invest $1 billion in 100 Indian developers over the next five years
CEO Lei Jun outlines the company's plans for the future
Freshly Crowned
How a small Indian studio got 55 million downloads and 10 million DAUs in under a year
The rise of Gametion and Ludo King
A New World
Why FarmVille creator Mark Skaggs left Zynga for an Indian startup
And why he believes the gamble is paying off
Trust The Process
How Nukebox Studios is building on Food Truck Chef to become the Indian Supercell
14 canned games later, Food Truck Chef hits the jackpot
Quiet Progress
How has the Indian mobile games market progressed in 2017?
Reflections from Nasscom Game Developer Conference 2017
Ready For Launch
Nukebox and King lead NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2017 full speaker line-up
Full scheduled revealed
India Deal
KamaGames partners with Yoozoo to bring social casino game to booming India market
Companies to work closely on development, localisation and distribution
Android At Home
How 18th Parallel is putting mobile Android games onto Indian set-top boxes
Your phone becomes a smart software gamepad
Zynga In India
Zynga plots major growth in India and expansion of its Bengaluru studio
350 staff not enough for its second-biggest studio
Nasscom Speakers 2017
Nukebox Studios CEO Amit Hardi to keynote NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2017
First wave of speakers announced for the conference
Square Enix Plans
Square Enix sets sights on $900 million in sales from its mobile games
Better games, targeting new markets, and the rise of HTML5 will aid its quest
Ready For Ipo?
What makes Indian mobile publisher Nazara Games worth $550 million?
Nazara could be gearing up for IPO, but why should you take notice?
Nazara Ipo
Report: Indian games publisher Nazara eyes IPO that could value it as high as $550 million
Would be the first gaming company to IPO in India
Live And Kicking
Three years on: Indian developer 99Games on the evolution of Star Chef
99Games VP of Games Shilpa Bhat on the game's life so far
Market Tips
How to launch your mobile game in India
Jitesh Bisht, Head of Tappx India, dishes out some sage advice
Money Truck
Indian developer Nukebox Studios generates $500k revenue in 45 days from new game Food Truck Chef
Title secures three million downloads in just 10 days
Rising India
Nazara Games on the future of the mobile market in India
Nikhil Birla talks about the 1.1 billion phones in the country and how they're used
Investment News
Indian publisher Nazara invests in mobile cricket games developer Moong Labs
Money to fund game engine development and new cricket-based titles
Zynga India
Zynga makes push for India with localised match-3 game Rangoli Rekha: Color Match
Presumably being developed by Bangalore studio
Gambling To Gaming
Alibaba-owned gambling firm AGTech partners with Indian e-commerce company Paytm to create mobile games
AGTech hasn't turned a profit in 13 years
Blasting Off
Hypernova Interactive raises seed funding from first-time games investor Kae Investments
Two-man developer has released two games so far
Expanding Footprint
Smartphone manufacturer Foxconn plots $5 billion investment in India
Move will help companies get around new taxes and import duty
Indian Mavens
Is Reliance Jio's affordable 4G benefiting Indian mobile game developers?
And does greater engagement lead to greater profits?
Jetting Off
Mech Mocha on creating a new benchmark for Indian localisation with Jetpack Joyride
CEO Arpita Kapoor sets out the studio's ambitions
From Australia To India
Mech Mocha partners with Halfbrick to release Indian version of Jetpack Joyride
Bangalore outfit will adapt the game for Indian audience
Hit For Six
How Nazara Games topped India's Google Play with Royal Challengers Bangalore partnership
CEO Manish Agarwal on how mobile games and the IPL can work together
Ice And Fire
Report: Amazon plots return to smartphone market with Google Android-powered Ice devices
Sets eyes on India
Indian Mavens
How to break into the Indian games industry
Career advice from local industry figures