Page 18 - Online Gaming

Madras HC wants online sports regulated, seeks curbs on virtual gambling

Wonders why the law is so quick to come down on physical gambling while permitting virtual

Reliance Jio, Airtel preparing to cash in on online gaming boom in India

Online gaming, that was a $1.9 billion industry in India in 2019, can well be on track to grow at a 35 per cent compounded rate (CAGR) to hit $8.4 billion by 2024

Gaming portals to the rescue of pandemic-hit rummy and bridge players

The big rollers who put down serious money have reduced their action. Free online games - like Ludo - have gained more from the lockdown.

There's a boom in mobile gaming - addictive fun meets big business

The obvious reason for this growth is a burgeoning smartphone user base, coupled with the availability of dirt-cheap data.

The business of leisure

Call of Duty has a typically complex revenue structure for massive multiplayer video

ShareChat scouts for start-ups in AI, ML space to expand product portfolio

Acquires memes platform Memer for an undisclosed amount

Cheering for fantasy sport: Gaming platforms see growth amid lockdown

Fantasy sports, where fans create their own virtual teams made up of real sportspersons, have been growing in popularity in India

Lockdown impact: Online gaming sees over 100% spike in traffic, OTT at 198%

Also, OTT traffic surged 198.68 per cent, hosting traffic (storage space and access for websites) went up by 62.78 per cent, ISP traffic increased by 54.38 per cent

Google launches Stadia with 22 games, to add more titles in coming months

Over the next six weeks, Borderlands 3, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2, and Darksiders Genesis will be playable on Stadia

Hungry Indian online game creators arrive on YouTube's global map

More than 200 million gamers come to YouTube every single day globally to watch gaming videos and streams. In 2018, they watched over 50 billion hours of gaming content on the platform.

Inside WinZo, Kalaari Capital's second biggest bet in gaming after Dream11

Mobile gaming aggregator WinZo garnered 7 mn users in a year by taking the vernacular route

PUBG vs the nanny state

Game cosmetics have been sold for real cash

Gamers vs cops: PUBG craze falls foul of the law but is a ban the answer

It seems that PUBG has been inflicting damage for a while

Angry Birds developer seeks investors for its 'Netflix of Games' service

Rovio Entertainment Oyj is in talks with 'several' investors to take a stake in its subsidiary Hatch -- a 'Netflix for games' platform

Online gaming ready to hit the big league

Increasing smartphone penetration and convenient digital payment options will drive the online gamers' base in India

Are you an Indian gamer? Here are 5 online games you must play

See the top five games that have established its presence in the gaming industry this season

Is online poker in India legal? This gaming industry plays in grey arena

Gaming industry in India is estimated at around $60 billion per year, according to a KPMG report