Recently, esports team owners have raised concerns about the poaching of esports athletes by other organizations offering higher salaries, which violates existing contracts between team owners and players.
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Nazara Technologies faces a potential tax bill of Rs 1,120 crore
The notices, issued on July 16, allege GST liabilities of ₹845.72 crore and ₹274.21 crore respectively, for the period 2017-18 to 2022-23.
Gaming firm Nazara acquires 100% stake in Kiddopia’s Paper Boat Apps with Rs 300 cr investment
Paper Boat Apps posted a consolidated revenue of Rs 219.4 crore and an EBITDA of Rs 56.1 crore in FY2024
India emerges as 2nd-largest market for Netflix
In terms of Indian shows and films, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar show amassed 15 million views globally, followed by Diljeet Dosanjh starrer Amar Singh Chamkila (8.3 million views)
Female Esports in India hits a dead end, India’s last female esports roster shut
Organizations like Global Esports, Orangutan, and Velocity Gaming managed to sustain their female rosters for a longer period. However, due to a lack of tournaments and brand interest, they were forced to shut down these rosters. While these organizations today continue with their male esports rosters.
Loco’s AVOD model fails, will it bounce back?
The platform has raised a total of $51 million in funding, including a $42 million Series A round in 2022 led by Hashed, with participation from Makers Fund, Catamaran Ventures, and Korea Investment Partners. Investors from the company’s seed round, such as Krafton, Lumikai, and Hiro Capital, also participated in this funding round.
GCPL looks at gaming and esports IPs for advertising opportunities: EXCLUSIVE
Ashwin Moorthy, Chief Marketing Officer of GCPL, spoke to Storyboard18 about the brand’s plan to invest in gaming and esports as a segment and GCPL’s marketing and advertising strategy for recently acquired RCCL products.
Saudi Arabia to host first ever Olympic Esports Games in 2025
Last year, Saudi Arabia launched an annual Esports World Cup, with the first edition currently taking place in Riyadh from July 3 to August 25.
Cricket will inevitably get involved in esports in some form: Nodwin Gaming’s Akshat Rathee
Akshat Rathee, Co-founder and Managing Director, NODWIN Gaming discusses the vision for NODWIN’s global expansion and the unique challenges and opportunities presented by different markets, mainstream adoption of gaming and its impact on the industry.
How gaming has expanded beyond modes of entertainment
This month marked National Video Game Day and so Siddharth Nayyar, co-founder and CRO, Max Level, reflected on how video games provide with a medium to express creativity and sometimes to build social connections.