Gaming

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Mar 15, 2024 21:03
Highlighting the growing popularity of gaming in India, a study by social media firm Meta said nearly half of casual gamers and 43 per cent of real-money gamers come from non-metro geographies. A study by Meta GWI showed that more than three of four casual and real-money gamers in the country discover new games to play and purchase on social media, and more than 90 per cent of these do so on Meta platforms.
Mar 15, 2024 21:03
Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings has announced that Dream11, a fantasy sports platform, has been onboarded as the title sponsor for the franchise for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League.
Mar 15, 2024 20:03
Online skill-gaming platform Games24x7 has onboarded cricket prodigies Rinku Singh and Yashasvi Jaiswal as new brand ambassadors for its fantasy sports platform My11Circle. 
Mar 14, 2024 19:03
GANDHINAGAR: Amidst media speculation over the future of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) in the country with reports swirling that the wildly popular mobile gaming app faces the possibility of being banned once more, comes this interesting development. 
Mar 14, 2024 19:03
Fantasy sports platform Dream11 has signed on as co-presenting sponsor for IPL 2024 on Disney Star, the television broadcast rights holder for world cricket's richest annual tournament. 
Mar 14, 2024 18:03
Nazara Technologies, a gaming and sports media company, unveiled its ambitious strategy to earmark $100 million (Rs 830 crore) towards mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next 24 months.
Mar 13, 2024 20:03
PUNE: Indian esports tournament organizer Skyesports is set to wrap up the Skyesports Grand Slam 2024, an international Counter-Strike 2 tournament, with the playoffs in Pune from March 14 to 16.  Four teams – one each from Russia, Indonesia, India, and Australia – are competing for the title and the $50,000 prize pool. 
Mar 13, 2024 20:03
Publicis Play, Publicis Groupe's dedicated gaming offering in India has teamed up with Hero MotoCorp to introduce an on-ground gaming live-stream event, featuring the recently launched Hero Xtreme 125R. The three-hour gaming event was live-streamed from Hero's Centre for Innovation & Technology in Jaipur, Rajasthan at the second edition of Hero World 2024.
Mar 12, 2024 19:03
India’s biggest Poker spectacle, National Poker Series India 2024 witnessed a record-breaking response from the burgeoning Indian poker community. Within the first 7 days of the commencement of the series, the edition has received close to 50,000 entries with 171 medals distributed, surpassing last edition’s number. 
Mar 07, 2024 20:03
The Indian gaming industry is again under the cosh with reports that the fate of the wildly popular Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), which was only reinstated in the country in May 2023 following a period of suspension, is hanging in the balance.