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GTA Online gets community-based Race and Combat Series: Check what's new

Rockstar expands GTA Online's Community Series with Race and Combat playlists, new creator rewards, tips for getting featured, and ongoing Creator updates

SuperGaming raises $15 mn Series B to take Indus Battle Royale global

Pune-based SuperGaming secures $15 mn in Series B funding at a $100 mn valuation to expand Indus Battle Royale to Latin America and scale game development capabilities

GameRamp raises $5.4 mn pre-seed round to scale AI and launch tools

San Francisco-based GameRamp raises $5.4 million to expand AI and engineering teams in India and the US, and launch AI monetisation and embedded financing tools

Over 84,000 Indian gaming accounts leaked in 2024, says Kaspersky

Over 84,000 online gaming account user details were leaked in India in 2024, the global cybersecurity and digital privacy company Kaspersky on Tuesday said. The maximum number of leaks of gaming account user details was witnessed in Thailand, the minimum such instances were in Singapore in the Asia-Pacific (APAC)Region, it said. The APAC region has emerged as the global epicentre of gaming, with more than half of the world's gamers based here. Markets such as China, India, Japan, South Korea, and the rapidly growing economies of Southeast Asia contribute significantly to this dominance. According to Kaspersky, Thailand recorded 1,62,892 leaked cases, followed by the Philippines with 99,273, Vietnam 87,969, India 84,262, Indonesia 69,909, Malaysia 37,718, South Korea 37,097, China 18,786, Sri Lanka 10,877, and Singapore 4,262 leaked cases, the company said. The company further said that 11 million gaming account credentials were leaked last year. The region's rapid digital adoptio

Tech Wrap July 30: Acer Nitro Lite 16, Moto G86 Power, Apple specialist

Acer Nitro Lite 16 launched. Motorola Moto G86 Power launched. Apple Store online introduces Shop with Specialist over Video. OpenAI's Study mode. NotebookLM Video Overviews. Adobe Photoshop

EA drops Battlefield 6 trailer with signature destruction mechanics: Watch

EA drops the first trailer for Battlefield 6 videogame featuring signature destruction, global conflict, and a return to large-scale warfare

Nazara's stake in Nodwin to drop below 50% after internal fundraise

Nazara Technologies will cease to hold a majority stake in Nodwin Gaming after opting out of the latter's internal fundraise, but remains its largest shareholder

Levy of 28% GST on online money gaming flawed, firms tell Supreme Court

Gaming platforms argue tax lacks legal basis and violates GST framework; SC schedules final hearing on July 25 in ₹2.5 lakh crore tax dispute

Tech Wrap July 10: Samsung foldables, Sony WF-C710N, Alienware 16 Aurora

Samsung opens pre-bookings for Galaxy Z 7 series. Sony WF-C710N earbuds launched. Amazfit Active 2 Square smartwatch. JBL Tour Pro 3 launched. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 series. Perplexity's 'Comet'

Dell launches Alienware 16 Aurora gaming laptop in India: Specs, offers

Powered by the Intel Core series 2 processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, the new Alienware 16 Aurora laptop is priced at Rs 1,29,990 onwards

Gaming firms craft new strategies to cash in on gameplay, scale reach

At the heart of the monetisation game, companies are betting on two pillars: In-app purchases and revenue from advertising

No betting on chance in Karnataka govt's real-money gaming playbook

According to the draft, the use of real money, tokens, virtual currency, or electronic funds for online betting or wagering is also prohibited

Pokemon GO releases 9th anniversary artwork with hints at upcoming features

From Paradox Pokemon and Gigantamax forms to remote trading and Party Share, Pokemon GO's 9th anniversary artwork hints at new features and game mechanics in the upcoming season

Gamezop expands to Bahrain, targets $6 million additional revenue

The Indian parent plans to invest $4 million to ramp up operations, hire local talent, and explore inorganic growth opportunities, including acquisitions

Real money gaming sector seeks unified regulatory playbook amid scrutiny

Currently, states such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra are at varying stages of enforcing their own rules for the industry

PlayboxTV to invest nearly ₹25 cr in content arm, eyes ₹100 cr ARR

OTT aggregator platform PlayboxTV has lined up an investment of around Rs 25 crore in the next 18 months to grow its newly-launched vertical-format content segment and expects annual recurring revenue of Rs 100 crore, a top company official said on Tuesday. The OTT application enhances a customer's experience by listing movies, TV shows and web series from over 30 OTT apps with more than 350 channels across 10 languages. The platform has made a strategic entry into the fast-growing micro-dramas segment with the launch of vertical content feature PlayShots. "We have lined up an investment of around Rs 25 crore in the next 18 months to grow the new vertical (PlayShots)," Aamir Mulani, Founder & CEO of PlayboxTV said. The OTT platform expects annual recurring revenue of Rs 100 crore from the vertical, he added. Available directly within the PlayboxTV app, PlayShots will offer viewers gripping, original Indian stories -- all in under 10 minutes, he said. Mulani said vertical-format ..

Zupee hits 150 million users, gameplay count doubles in eight months

Gaming platform Zupee has reached 150 million lifetime users and 12.5 billion gameplays, doubling usage since November 2024 through its skill-based formats

'Baseline central norms for gaming will enable uniformity in compliance'

Creating a uniform set of rules for gaming will help domestic players and weed out unscrupulous offshore operators, says Sumanta Dey, VP at Head Digital Works which runs A23 Rummy and A23 Poker

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