India's gaming industry steps up profile with homemade 'AAA' products

Two such games launched in October alone as the industry tackles 28 per cent GST

Indian game developers have started creating their own big-budget titles, innovating at a time when the real-money gaming sector in the country is reeling from the government imposing a Goods and Service Tax (GST) of 28 per cent.

 

October saw the launch of two made in India AAA games, ‘Indus Battle Royale’ and ‘Rage Effect: Mobile’. Before that, there were no such high-profile and homemade products.

 

The ‘AAA’ classification signifies high-budget, high-profile games typically distributed and produced by large publishers. Popular AAA games include Minecraft, GTA 5, Call of Duty and Fortnite.

 

Game developer Goldon Studios launched Rage Effect: Mobile,