Video gaming firms seek distinction from RMG companies in letter to PMO

Stakeholders have requested the government to break the existing categorisation of online games into two separate categories - video games and real money games, "for fair and equitable policymaking"

In a letter to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), a consortium of over 70 Indian video game studios, including Outlier Games, SuperGaming, and Newgen Gaming, has asked for the creation of a comprehensive policy for the gaming industry that differentiates video games from real-money games.

Sent on July 8, the letter presents 10 key recommendations to the PMO and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) as part of the national Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) policy, aimed at accelerating growth in the nascent sector.

Industry stakeholders have asked the government to separate