We’re not even a month through 2024 and it’s looking to be a rough year for the games industry. Massive developer and publisher Riot Games, home to League of Legends and Valorant, announced today it has laid off 530 employees or roughly 11% of its workforce. Legends of Runetterra, Riot’s competitor to Hearthstone, is also …
American video game developer and publisher Riot Games is hosting its debut international esports tournament in India and doubling down its investments to strengthen the grassroots ecosystem for its first-person shooter (FPS) games in India. “The ‘Convergence’ IP was created specifically with the Indian audience in mind. We wanted the Indian VALORANT fan to experience …
During the ongoing Epic vs Google antitrust trial, Google confirmed in court that it had offered a $147 million deal to Epic for launching its battle royale game Fortnite on the Google Play store for Android. Purnima Kochikar, the VP of Play partnerships at Google, said that the deal was proposed and presented to Epic, …
Bengaluru: Buoyed by the official recognition by the government just a year ago, the booming Esports sector has begun to make a splash in India with lakhs of youngsters and gaming enthusiasts rallying around the phenomenon and becoming a part of those passionate playing communities. The Esports sector, projected to be worth more than Rs …