Esports industry is soaring high both in terms of viewership and revenue. Many esports organisations have sprung up over the past year, contributing to its upward trajectory. One such esports organisation is Cornerstone Esports that is progressively building an ecosystem to give platform to all stakeholders involved in the industry.
The Indian esports segment is marking its significance with the growing demand for console, PC and mobile gaming players. With the cutting edge technology being accessible to everyone the industry is able to flourish presenting us with champions of the new generation in Indian esports. Below are the journeys of esports athletes who are setting up their mark in the ecosystem with their sheer hardwork and dedication in the esports industry:
The India Game Developers Conference (IGDC), formerly known as the NASSCOM Game Developers Conference (NGDC), is India’s premier game developers’ conference. To boost the enthusiasm of indie game developers, IGDC initiated the award ceremony. It plays a key role in developing the Indian gaming ecosystem – helping developers gain valuable insights, pick up new skills, as well as connect with publishers and investors that they otherwise may not have had access to.
Recently at IndiaJoy digital entertainment festival, Technicolor India Country Head and Chairman-CII National AVGC Sub Committee Biren Ghose revealed that Jayesh Ranjan who is the Principal Secretary of the Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments of the Telangana government is planning an esports policy.
In a world that has largely gone virtual, it’s no surprise that sports aficionados have a newfound zest for Esports. Cornerstone Sport, which is among India’s top sports marketing and talent management agencies, is foraying into the Esports industry through its new vertical - Cornerstone Esports. Leading Indian Esports team Godlike Esports and talent like Jonathan Amaral, Chetan ‘Kronten’ Chandgude, Abhijeet ‘Ghatak’ Andhare, Suraj ‘Neyoo’ Majumdar, Abhishek ‘ZGOD’ Choudhary, Vivek ‘ClutchGod’ Horo and Harpreet Singh Janjuha ‘RonaK’ have already been signed by Cornerstone Esports on their talent roster. Cornerstone Esports aims to inspire young talent to pursue this sport, make it mainline and make a career out of it. This will eventually attract non-endemic brands and mainstream media to be a part of this structured ecosystem.
Cybersecurity firm NortonLifeLock has released findings of survey of gamers, stating 75 per cent of gamers surveyed in India have experienced a cyberattack on their gaming account. 4 out of 5 Indian gamers have been impacted financially to hacking losing Rs 7,894 on an average to cyber criminals.
JBL Quantum Cup gaming tournament is back with another annual tournament. Hosted 17 December to 19 December, the JBL Quantum Cup invites gaming fans across the world to watch, play and win. JBL has once again partnered with ESL, the largest esports organisation in the world, to power the JBL Quantum Cup and provide even more opportunities for fans to play against the pros. Alongside the highly-anticipated return of Fortnite, JBL introduces two new titles to this year’s event: Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Apex Legends.
Aiming to make a great start and questing for national pride, with a chance to get hands-on a whopping prize pool of USD 50,000, Indian esports athletes are proudly representing the country at the ongoing 13th Esports World Championship Finals, which is scheduled from 14th to 20th November, in Israel.
Riot Games has announced the creation of a new position within its esports division - Head of Global Esports Operations. To fill the role which will report directly to Global Head of Esports John Needham, Riot has promoted current Senior Director of Global Esports and Global Head of Valorant Esports Whalen Rozelle. Rozelle will now oversee management and operations across Riot’s various esports entities including League of Legends, Wild Rift, Valorant, and Organized Play (the group which encompasses Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and other titles).
Gaming and esports company, Penta Esports, has announced its upcoming invitational tournament for Garena Free Fire. Titled “Penta Invitational - Free Fire”, the tournament will feature 12 top Indian teams and a prize pool of ₹5,00,000.
For its 13th year running, the International Esports Federation (IESF) is set to kick off its flagship competition; the 13th IESF Esports World Championship 2021. Scheduled to take place between 14th November 2021 to 20th November 2021, the competition this year will see a record number of Esports contingents from across the world compete for glory in the highest national Esports achievements available.
Gaming & Entertainment firm JetSynthesys recently announces three key hires to strengthen their core leadership team which comprises Rajan Navani and Kris Gopalakrishnan amongst others.
Krafton, the makers of Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Indian version of popular game PUBG, today announced that Indian players will be able to qualify...
Esports has now become a multi-billion-dollar industry that has advanced in a short span of time, thanks to its growing demand considering its strength to attract people. Moreover, the abundant exposure of digitalisation of almost every format is a way of living for the millennials and Gen Z.
