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Gaming and sports media firm Nazara Technologies' board has approved five investments worth Rs 196 crore, including 100 per cent acquisition of stake in Sportskeeda owner firm Absolute Sports, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Of the total Rs 196 crore, Nazara will invest Rs 148 crore in existing subsidiaries, including Sportskeeda, Nodwin Gaming, and Datawrkz, to increase its ownership in them and support their growth. The company will invest Rs 69 crore to purchase shares arising from exercise of ESOPs from the Sportskeeda management to increase its stake to 100 per cent in the company, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Nazara Technologies board approved investment of Rs 64 crore in its subsidiary Nodwin Gaming. The investment will be done through subscription of optionally convertible preference shares. The funds will support Nodwin's expansion, enhance its intellectual properties (IPs), and strengthen its footprint in emerging markets, according to the ...

The shares of Nazara Technologies surged after the company announced that it has acquired a 15.86 per cent stake in STAN for Rs 18.4 crore (or $2.2 million) in an all-cash secondary transaction.

E-sports and gaming company NODWIN will enhance its stake to 100 per cent in its European peer Freaks 4U in a share swap deal valued at around Rs 271 crore, the company said on Friday. Singapore-based NODWIN is a material subsidiary of Nazara Technologies, a company headquartered in Mumbai. "NODWIN Gaming International Pte has signed definitive agreements to increase its existing 13.51 per cent stake in Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH to 100 per cent in tranches through a share swap valued at up to Rs 271 crore (Euro 30.3 million)," the company said in a statement. NODWIN will initially increase its existing stake in Freaks 4U to 57 per cent. "The remaining 43 per cent held by the founders Michael Haenisch, Matthias Remmert and Jens Enders will be swapped at a later time at its option. Existing investors of Freaks 4U Gaming will become shareholders of NODWIN Pte," the statement said. Freaks 4U generated Rs 223 crore (Euro 26.9 million) revenue in 2023. NODWIN acquired a minority stake in F

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India were seeded directly into the quarterfinals in League of Legends E-sports event, while they will begin their campaign from the round of 32 in two other sections in the Asian Games. India will compete in four of the seven events in the E-sports which will be making its full-fledged debut as an official medal sport at the Hangzhou showpiece. Having dominated the Central and South Asia seeding event and clinching the top-seed, Indian team have gained a direct entry into the quarter-finals in League of Legends event. The Indian League of Legends team is represented by captain Akshaj Shenoy (Kai), Samarth Arvind Trivedi (CrankO), Mihir Ranjan (Lotus), Sanindhya Malik (Deadcorp), Aakash Shandilya (Infi) and Aditya Selvaraj (Krow). In FC Online-4, Charanjot Singh (Charanjot12_) secured top seed, while his teammate Karman Singh (tikkatown) clinched fifth seed. Due to their seeding advantage, both athletes will kick off their campaigns from the last-32 stage with Charanjot squaring o

Esports company Garena will restart Free Fire online games in India from September 5 after the government revoked the ban on the app. Garena's Free Fire app was removed from Google Play Store and Apple's App Store after the government banned it in February 2022. The company on Thursday said that the app will be available for download from September 5. "India is home to very passionate communities of esports enthusiasts and we are excited to be able to support our fans from Bharat with the launch of Free Fire India. We look forward to providing an engaging and highly localised experience for Indian users," Garena Co-Founder Gang Ye said in a statement. Garena also unveiled Indian cricketer MS Dhoni as the new brand ambassador for Free Fire India. "He (Dhoni) will be celebrated as the first Indian sportsperson to be featured in-game as a playable character, 'Thala'. Dhoni will be joined by other leading sportspersons, such as football captain Sunil Chhetri, badminton champion Saina

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India's Charanjot Singh secured the top-seeding in South Asia at next month's Asian Games in Hangzhou after producing overwhelming performances against Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in seeding event for FIFA e-sport. One of India's best FIFAe player, Charanjot's gameplay was based on precision and strategy, as he proved too good for the three opponents. While he outclassed Sameer Gurung of Nepal and Dishan Sheruban Nithianathan of Sri Lanka 2-1 respectively, Charanjot defeated Oytijjho Al Aff Tajwar Majumder of Bangladesh 2-0 to stay unbeaten in the event and gain a favourable seeding. "Reflecting on the results, I feel proud to have got the opportunity to showcase my skills and gain a favourable seeding for India," said the Chandigarh-born Charanjot in a media release. "I had put in long hours of practice and strategising in order to prepare for my opponents, and I am glad that it all worked to perfection. "The level of competition at the Asian Games will be fierce, but I have

Since e-sports has now been officially recognized by the government and does not involve wagering or betting of any kind, the new GST would not be applicable to the industry, say e-sports experts