Adda52 concluded its poker championship, the Adda52 Champions Leaderboard (ACL) 2.0 on 19th February 2023. The event witnessed Goa-based lawyer Ram Kakkar (39-year-old) emerge as the winner of the ACL 2.0 and take home an Adda52 contract worth INR 20 lakh. The year-long leaderboard program delivered an action-packed poker battle …
Read More »“Web3 Gaming Contributes To Viability Of Gaming Industry”: Says Revolution Games’ Abhijit Shukla
In a conversation with Abhijit Shukla, CEO and Director of Revolution Games, BW Businessworld asks questions about the rampantly changing gaming sector, the future of digital gaming and the impact of esports finally being recognised as a multi-sport event by the GOI. We also forayed into Web3 and Blockchain and …
Read More »“A Regulated Gaming Lexicon Will Open New Horizons,” Says AuthBridge’s Arjit Bhargava
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 …
Read More »“India Is Predicted To Overtake Other Major Markets Worldwide,” Says House of Gaming’s Yash Pariani
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 …
Read More »“India To Play A Big Part In Our Expansion”: Riot Games’ Alasdair Gray
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 …
Read More »“We Are Excited To Build A Stronger Esports Presence In The Country,” Says Ashish Gupta, Riot Games
Indian gamers simply loved 2022. There were plenty of ups, downs and twists to call 2022 an M. Night Shyamalan classic. The year saw top-notch games like the Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarök get released, it saw India winning a bronze medal in the Commonwealth Esports Championship, it …
Read More »“We Need Stricter Enforcement Laws”, Says Deepak Gullapalli, CEO, Head Digital Works
The fact that gaming is projected to reach a valuation of USD 8.6 billion by 2027 is evidence enough that the future holds great things for this sunrise industry. There has been a lot of chatter around the fact that the Indian gaming industry is going to be the hub …
Read More »Talking Artificial Intelligence With Chanukya Patnaik, CEO, AI Planet
In a rapidly transforming world, terms such as AI, ML and data science are not just jargon anymore. The role of artificial intelligence and machine learning is increasing at an exponential pace as these technologies are paving paths that did not exist previously. Given the nature of these technologies, it …
Read More »Indian Esports, Next-Gen Tech, The Future: In Conversation With Rishabh Bhansali, FanClash
It’s not news anymore that Indian esports is raging on at the moment. From being added to the Asian Games as a demonstration title to being accepted as a medal event in Asian Games 2022 (to be held in 2023) Indian esports has had a rollercoaster of a year. The …
Read More »India Different From Global Gaming Market: Stewart Neal, Sumo India Studios
The sunrise industry of Indian gaming is on the rise as it spreads its reach to the vast corners of the nation. Be it metropolitan cities or tier 1 and tier 2 suburbs, there are people who are joining the gaming community across the country. While the numbers indicate that …
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