Esports

Olympics 2024: What to know, who to watch during shooting competition

Shooting begins on July 27, the day after the opening ceremony, and runs through Aug. 5

Fantasy sports gaming revenue to reach up to Rs 3,100 cr during IPL 2023

Transacting users during IPL season is expected to grow by 25-30 per cent in 2023, with nearly 60-65 per cent of users coming from tier-2 cities and beyond

Fantasy Sports revenue to rise 30-35% to Rs 2,900-3,100 cr this IPL season

Fantasy sports segment revenue is expected to grow in the range of 30-35 per cent to Rs 2,900-3,100 crore during the ongoing IPL 2023 cricket tournament season over the last year, market research firm Redseer Strategy Consultants said on Wednesday. The data estimates show 6.5-7 crore users are expected to transact on gaming platforms. Redseer Strategy Consultants, Partner, Ujjwal Chaudhry said there has been large awareness around fantasy sports platforms with higher marketing spend. "We are now seeing Bollywood stars in promotion. There is now better clarity around the regulatory framework, GST. Another positive push has been from Google where it has allowed some fantasy platforms on Playstore under its pilot programme. All of these are very positive developments for fantasy sports in India. With all this we expect 20-30 per cent growth in users transaction," he said. Google has allowed apps of select fantasy sports, mainly big players like Dream11, Games24X7's My11Circle, MPL Rum

Ashneer Grover, wife set to launch fantasy sports app CrickPe: Report

Ashneer and Madhuri Jain are currently fighting a court case where BharatPe has accused them of swindling Rs 88.6 crore while being at the helm at the company

Game streaming platform Loco joins Avalanche Multiverse incentive programme

Launches a subnet to offer a suite of Web3 products

India Gaming Show 2023 back offline after 4 years today: Details here

IGS 2023 will have several events like an exhibition, meet and greet, cosplay, product launches, product demonstrations and awards

Budget 2023: Gaming industry welcomes TDS change, awaits clarity on GST

Budget 2023: The Centre has also made a distinction between 'games of skill' and 'games of chance' in the Finance Bill, signalling that both might get a separate tax structure in future

E-sports in India a lucrative career path in 2023, gamers positive: Experts

E-sports, or competitive video gaming, in India has witnessed a steady rise in popularity over the years

Esports players seek clear definition of online games during consultations

The ministry earlier this month released draft rules for online gaming for public consultation

Esports tournament platform Gamerji raises $3 mn in pre-series A funding

Funds raised will be used for the company's foray into Southeast Asian markets, starting with Indonesia and Philippines

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

Game streaming co Rooter to host India's biggest cricket eWorld Cup event

Tournament to run from from Oct 16 to Nov 13, coincide with ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Electronic gaming can result in cardiac arrhythmias in children: Study

Computer gaming might create life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias in vulnerable youngsters whose tendency may have previously gone unreported, according to a new study.The researchers observed an uncommon yet distinct pattern in children who lose consciousness while playing video games.The findings of the study were published in the journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society."Video games may represent a serious risk to some children with arrhythmic conditions; they might be lethal in patients with predisposing, but often previously unrecognized arrhythmic conditions," explained lead investigator Claire M. Lawley, MBBS, PhD, The Heart Centre for Children, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, Australia. "Children who suddenly lose consciousness while electronic gaming should be assessed by a heart specialist as this could be the first sign of a serious heart problem."The investigators

44th Chess Olympiad: How Chennai prepared for world's biggest Chess event

A total of 343 teams from 187 countries are taking part in the event, with 25 players from India participating under the mentorship of legendary Indian Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand

Stiff regulations, high taxes: Govt controls electronic sports joystick

India is a fast-growing high-potential gaming market, but per capita spends still very low

IND vs SA 1st T20I Highlights: Miller, Rassie register historic win for SA

IND vs SA 1st T20I Highlights: David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen played brilliant innings, hitting 64* and 75* respectively to lead South Africa to their highest ever T20I chase

IND vs SA: A timeline of how untimely injuries hampered KL Rahul's career

Injury is nothing new to KL Rahul, and the latest one has forced him out of series against New Zealand.

King of clay: Why Nadal's 14 French Open title wins make him the GOAT

The importance of this French Open title win for the 36-year-old can be gauged from the fact that now Nadal's French Open titles are equal to Pete Sampras' total career slam titles put together

Esports fan engagement startup STAN raises $2.5 mn in seed funding

The round was led by venture capital firm General Catalyst, alongside other VCs including Better Capital and Eximius Ventures

KYC norms likely for online skill gamers to curb money laundering

If platforms facilitating online gaming with stakes are brought within the PMLA's purview, such companies would have to follow the know your customer (KYC) norms while onboarding users