House of Gaming (the parent entity of IGL – Indian Gaming League) is out with two new verticals, HeftyNFT and GameGods, that is all set to give a leg up to the esports ecosystem IGL founder and CEO Yash Pariani announced it on his official LinkedIn ID.
In line with its commitment to promote Esports in India, iQOO today has announced its exclusive partnership with Krafton for its first-ever Battlegrounds Mobile India Series. As a part of the partnership, iQOO will be the title sponsor for this tournament which is going to be the biggest Battle Royale Esports event in the country. The tournament is expected to witness close to 100k registrations competing for prize money of Rs 1 crore. Let’s have a closer look at the esports tournament and the new partnership.
The India Game Developer Conference (IGDC), India’s premier event for game developers, announced its 13th edition to be held this year between 16 November to 18 November. Like the previous edition, this edition will also be a virtual affair.
NODWIN Gaming, South Asia’s leading esports company, in partnership with title sponsor CoinDCX conducted the week-long online league which saw participation from elite men...
World Esports Cup (WEC’21), South East Asia’s tri-nation esports tournament will be played between gamers from India, Pakistan and Nepal. The primary goal of the World Esports Cup will be to give gamers a chance to represent one’s own country, something not everyone gets to do quite often in the esports community in the South Asia region in one of the most popular Battle Royale game. The tournament will see a massive prize pool of $100k (INR 75 lakhs approx). Smartphone maker Infinix Smartphones is the title sponsor for the inaugural edition as the registration of WEC’21 will begin on Saturday, 23rd October 2021 as the athletes from across the three regions can register themselves till November 23.
The MPL Foundation has been roped in as a title sponsor for national championships across all formats from the Under-7 age groups, thus becoming the first major corporate company to engage in a long-term sponsorship agreement with the AICF.
WhiteHat Jr will host CreatorSpace: ESPORTS LAB, a free virtual event focused on inspiring and educating kids about the evolution of esports as a career opportunity. The global event will feature top industry experts and ace gamers including Dr. Joey Gawrysiak and Christopher Scroggins, co-founders of EDGE Consulting (Esports Development and Growth Enterprise) and William Collis, the co-owner of Oxygen Esports, a diversified gaming consortium that includes the esports pro team OXG, the data analytics company Genji Analytics, and the LAN center chain Helix Esports.
India’s five-member Team CS:GO and Tekken 7 athlete Hitesh Khorwal put up impressive performances at the Regional Qualifiers and secured their places in the Finals of the 13th Esports World Championship.
Esports athlete Naman Mathur, popularly known as Mortal, was among the eminent panelists who emphasized, “We need to have more tournaments and more games to make esports a viable career option in India” when asked about how much a pro gamer can generate revenue and if it is a financially viable option.
The registrations, schedules and brackets will be available on Penta Esports’ recently launched platform
Each month the league will feature one or multiple game titles and a prize pool of ₹ 5,00,000
The company will issue 1,429,266 equity shares of face value of Rs. 4/- each at a price of Rs. 2,206/- per equity share (including a premium of Rs.2,202/- per equity share). These shares will be locked in for a period of 1 year from the date of issue.
Following spectacular performances in the national qualifiers, Team Alpha and Rohit Jain have sealed their places for the upcoming global finals of the World Esports League 2021 scheduled from December 16 to 19 at the Gwangju Esports Arena in Korea.
Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot, yesterday approved the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 that bans all forms of gaming for stakes in the state, including...
In a world that has largely gone virtual, it’s no surprise that sports aficionados have a newfound zest for Esports. Cornerstone Sport, an India-based sports marketing and talent management agencies, is foraying into the Esports industry through its new vertical - Cornerstone Esports.
When you think of sports, count the things that quickly come into your mind? It surely would be fierce competition, physical activity, fans, practice, and adrenaline rush, etc. Moreover, we think of an Esports player sitting at a desk and staring at a screen all the time. Though Esports may not involve the same level of physical activities as compared to sports like football, athletes do need enough physical stamina, motor skills, and reflex to control gaming devices and compete well with the gameplay.
In an effort to facilitate and aggregate social networking among the ever-expanding community of Indian and global gamers, gaming professionals, content creators and gaming organizations as well as for the brands which are looking to invest in gaming, Qlan’s public beta is all set to be launched in the fourth week of October.
