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Reliance Jio launches JioGamesCloud: What is it, how to sign-up, and more

JioGamesCloud is a cloud gaming service currently available in beta on the JioGames app for smartphones, web browsers, and the Jio Set Top Box

India now has second largest gamer base in world at over 369 million

India now has the second largest gamer base in the world with 396.4 million gamers, a new report has showed

1 in 2 Indian women now consider gaming as career option, says study

As gaming gets mainstream, 56 per cent of women gamers now consider gaming as a full-time or part-time career option, said a study on Thursday

Indian gamers keen in turning professional, see career growth: Report

Jobs seen as influencers, software developers, animators as industry grows in country

Sony intends to invest heavily to incubate games, developers in China

The company has so far helped 17 small-scale games and made successful deals like Genshin Impact

India becomes e-sports gaming hub with Valorant, BGMI tournaments

While still in its infancy compared to the US, China and Japan, investors are betting on huge growth in Indian esports -- powered by one of the world's youngest populations and cheap mobile data

Gaming industry to add 100k new jobs across domains in FY23: Report

The gaming industry is likely to add one lakh new jobs by 2022-23, across domains, including programming, testing, animation and design, according to a report. The sector is likely to grow by 20-30 per cent and add one lakh direct and indirect new jobs by FY23, TeamLease Digital said in a report - Gaming: Tomorrow's Blockbuster. Currently, the sector directly employs about 50,000 people of which 30 per cent of the workforce are programmers and developers. Over the next year, the sector will add new jobs across domains like programming (game developers, unity developers), testing (games test engineering, QA lead), animation (animators), design (motion graphic designers, virtual reality designers), artist (VFX and concept artists) and other miscellaneous roles (content writers, gaming journalists, web analyst). From a salary perspective, the highest-paying profiles in the gaming industry include game producers (Rs 10 lakh per annum), game designers (Rs 6.5 LPA), software engineers (R

Qualcomm bets big on future of gaming, sound on premium smartphones

As more and more people play games on high-end smartphones, including millions in India, chip major Qualcomm has doubled down on making 'Elite Gaming' more immersive and sound more alive

Indian gaming to add 100,000 jobs in FY23, grow five-fold in 7 years: Study

Industry expected to attract Rs 780 crore in foreign investment, says TeamLease Digital report

Ubisoft, Riot Games collaborate to reduce in-game toxic chats: Report

In the initial stage, both companies will try to develop a framework that will enable them to share, collect, and tag data while safeguarding user privacy

India Media & Entertainment valued between $27-29 bn in 2022: Report

The India Media & Entertainment industry is estimated to be valued between USD 2729 billion in 2022 and is poised to grow to USD 5565 billion by 2030, said a report. The industry, which had witnessed some setbacks during the pandemic, is back to its pre-Covid growth story, said a joint report by the industry body CII and BCG. "With the industry witnessing strong growth tailwinds, it is poised to grow to USD 5565 billion by 2030 with a potential to reach USD 6570 billion, driven by growth in OTT and gaming," said the report titled "Shaping the future Of Indian M&E". The report highlights the role of some media segments, particularly OTT platforms and said the sector has witnessed rapid changes fueled by "accelerated technological progress and evolving consumer behaviours". According to the report, the digital video & gaming segment is leading the "boom" with an over 40 per cent of total media consumption in 2022 backed by growth in internet and smartphone penetration. Now ..

Reliance Games partners with Atari to expand their Free-to-Play portfolio

The Atari partnership builds on Reliance's expansion to provide investment, consultancy and Live Ops support for development studios around the world

Qualcomm to transform into connected chip company for intelligent edge: CEO

The latest premium mobile platform called Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is another step towards realising his dream that aims to reinvent premium mobile gaming in the metaverse era

Fantasy sports offered by Dream11 are games of skill, not chance: SC

Two-judge bench dismisses review petition seeking to reopen and review an earlier SC order relating to a 2017 Punjab and Haryana HC decision ruling fantasy sports to be a game of skill

Explained: What is ray tracing, how it works, and future of mobile games

Ray tracing uses lighting techniques to bring more realism in video games. By using algorithms, this technology traces and imitates the path of light that it would take in real world

Nintendo partners with DeNA to strengthen digital games, services

Nintendo said that the partnership will "strengthen the digitalisation" of its business which has already been incredibly successful for the company

AMD introduces advanced gaming graphics cards based on RDNA 3: Details here

The new graphics cards are the world's first gaming graphics cards to feature an advanced AMD chiplet design

Indian gaming worth $2.6 bn in FY22, will grow four-fold by 2027: Report

Country has 507 million gamers and more than 900 companies in the sector

Sony planning to launch PlayStation VR2 for $550 next yr: Know more

For a more customised feel, the VR2 also includes an integrated vent for extra air flow and a lens adjustment dial

Define game of chance, game of skill to decide on taxation: GST law panel

The law panel has informed the group of Ministers (GoM) that a clear definition will clear confusion and reduce scope for multiple litigations