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  • Nazara Publishing announces FAU-G: Domination playtest at IGDC 2024

    Nazara Publishing announces FAU-G: Domination playtest at IGDC 2024

    Mumbai: Fearless and United Guards (FAU-G): Domination, the made-in-India mobile game developed by Dot9 Games and published by Nazara Publishing will be open for playtest at the upcoming India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) 2024 from 13 to 15 November in Hyderabad.

    IGDC is India’s oldest and biggest game developer conference and this year’s edition will feature over 150 sessions, more than 250 speakers, and 5,000 attendees.

    Attendees can check out the first-person shooter (FPS) team deathmatch game at the Nazara booth and provide feedback to help shape the latest entry in the FAU-G universe, whose past games have achieved over 40 million downloads.

    Building on community feedback from the last playtest in October 2024, FAU-G: Domination will feature the following exciting updates that IGDC attendees will get to experience firsthand:

    1.    Two new game modes: Kiss of Death and 1v1
    2.   Improved visuals
    3.    Revamped sound 
    4.    New death cam
    5.    Voice chat
    6.    Refined character and weapon models with improved textures and optimisation
    7.    New charms and skins
    8.    Tweaks to weapon balance for competitive gameplay
    9.    Improved kill and damage animations

    Players who try FAU-G: Domination will receive limited edition fan kits as a token of appreciation for their feedback. Dot9’s development team is committed to transparency and improving the game with community input.

    With over 500 million players in India’s shooter market, pre-launch playtests are crucial for made-in-India games like FAU-G: Domination to succeed in a competitive environment. Pre-registrations are now live on the Google Play Store for Android, with the App Store for iOS and iPadOS to follow soon. Pre-registering grants players the exclusive Beast Collection, inspired by the Tiger, India’s national animal.

    The Beast Collection includes six in-game accessories: frame, banner, avatar, sticker, spray, and charm, as well as six gun skins: sawed-off shotgun, USP, Scout rifle, M4, Uzi, and Kabar. This collection is only available to players who pre-register and won’t be offered after launch.

    Pre-register for FAU-G: Domination can be done here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotnine.faug&pli=1

  • FAU-G: Domination playtests uncover India’s FPS game demands

    FAU-G: Domination playtests uncover India’s FPS game demands

    Mumbai: Fearless and United Guards (FAU-G): Domination, the made-in-India first-person shooter (FPS) team deathmatch mobile game, recently held its latest playtests in Gurgaon and Mumbai. With enthusiastic participation, the playtest provided valuable insights into what Indian gamers seek in a homegrown FPS experience.

    The key takeaways from the playtest include:

    1.    Around 85 per cent of players felt the visuals were an upgrade over the last playtest held in July 2024

    2.    Nearly 90 per cent of players believed the Indian environments and themes in-game are a standout feature

    3.    55 per cent of players preferred the team deathmatch over other modes such as arms race, deathmatch, and search and destroy

    4.    Approximately 70 per cent felt the gunplay was in the range of ‘good’ to excellent’

    5.    24 per cent felt their devices were overheating indicating the team has some way to go in terms of optimisation

    6.    Versus the last playtest held in July, the overall quality has improved by about 23 per cent

    Developed by Mumbai-based Dot9 Games and published by Nazara Publishing, FAU-G: Domination recently crossed over one million pre-registrations on the Google Play Store for Android.

    Given that the Indian shooter market comprises nearly 500 million players, the development team at Dot9 aims to ensure transparency and implement meaningful improvements for FAU-G: Domination through close collaboration with the community. Pre-launch playtests like these are essential to help made-in-India games thrive in an increasingly competitive landscape.

    Pre-registrations for FAU-G: Domination are now live on the Google Play Store for Android, with iOS and iPadOS pre-registrations coming soon. Players who pre-register will receive the Beast Collection, a limited edition set of in-game cosmetics inspired by the Tiger.

    The collection includes six accessories: frame, banner, avatar, sticker, spray, and charm, along with six gun skins: sawed-off shotgun, USP, Scout rifle, M4, Uzi, and Kabar. The Beast collection will only be available to players who pre-register and will not be offered after launch.