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BW Businessworld had an interesting conversation with Arjit Bhargava, Senior Vice President of AuthBridge Research Services about the real-money gaming sector and how the future seems to be for this booming sector. With real-money gaming having gone through multiple ups and downs in 2022, it has truly been a roller …

BW Businessworld sat down and conversed with Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of House of Gaming, Yash Pariani and asked him a few questions about how 2023 is going to be for the Indian Esports and gaming sector. The sunrise industry roared in 2022 with numerous feats in terms of …

The growth of the esports industry in India over the last 5-10 years, how the ban of games affects esports athletes, organisations and the Indian economy in the larger picture, also talking majorly about short-term and long-term impacts of esports getting recognition as a multi-sport event. There is no denying …

For several years, Epic Games’ 3D software development tool, Unreal Engine, has been powering well-known and iconic video games. Unveiled back in April 2022, Unreal Engine 5, opened the door for new opportunities in the games industry, with updates that would make it the foundation for the coming wave of …

On November 9th, 2022, gamers around the world waited with bated breath for the stroke of midnight. One of the most anticipated video games for 4 years was nearly playable! If its predecessor was any indication, God of War: Ragnarok was to be the culmination of nearly two decades of …

The Union Budget in 2023 comes at a challenging time for the government with the dominant narrative globally being that of slowing growth, reduced demand, elevated inflation, and tech companies reducing their workforce. Against that backdrop, the sector that stands out for its growth trajectory, innovations, technology IP, and job …

Indian game developers have been making significant contributions to the global gaming market in recent years. The gaming industry in India has been growing rapidly with market size worth USD 2.6 billion in the financial year 2022 which is expected to grow four-fold by 2027 according to ‘State of India …

Valorant was only launched in June 2020 and as of October 2022, it had 22.5 million gamers with somewhere between 700,000 and 2,000,000 active gamers at any given point in time. Although there’s a long way to go in order for Valorant to level with giants such as League of …

On 2nd January 2023, the government of India proposed a self-regulatory mechanism, including the mandatory verification of players and physical Indian addresses for online gaming companies, as per the draft online gaming rules. Now, online gaming companies will come under the new IT rules that were issued back in 2021 …

2022 has ended but what a year it has been, especially for the gaming industry. Be it gamers, game developers or gaming equipment manufacturers, the year was transformational, to say the least. Honouring the year that has been and the year that is yet to happen, we bring you the …