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  • Iqoo levels up mobile gaming with India’s top gamers on board

    Iqoo levels up mobile gaming with India’s top gamers on board

    MUMBAI: Iqoo is taking mobile gaming to the next level, forging a power-packed alliance with seven of India’s biggest gamers, Dynamo Gaming, Gamerfleet, Mortal, Payal Gaming, Scout, Shreeman Legend, and Ungraduate Gamer. Together, they will test, refine, and certify Iqoo smartphones, ensuring a next-gen gaming experience built by gamers, for gamers.

    Kicking off this high-stakes collaboration is the Iqoo Neo 10R, the first smartphone tested and certified by these gaming legends. Armed with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor and India’s slimmest 6400mAh battery, the Neo 10R is set to launch on 11 March 2025, promising unparalleled gaming endurance and performance.

    As part of this industry-first initiative, these gaming stalwarts will not only stress-test every Iqoo device but also use them as their primary smartphones during live YouTube streams. By directly incorporating their insights, Iqoo ensures its smartphones meet the intense demands of pro and casual gamers alike.

    “These gamers are the real questers, the catalysts behind India’s Esports culture,” said Iqoo CEO Nipun Marya. “By collaborating with them, we are ensuring iQOO smartphones push the boundaries of Android gaming, delivering an experience gamers truly deserve.”

    With the Indian gaming market projected to reach 9.2 billion dollars by FY’29 (Lumikai-Google report), Iqoo is doubling down on its commitment to Esports, solidifying its position as a key player in the industry. The brand has already made significant strides, including partnering with six BGMI Esports teams and over 100 gamers in December 2024, onboarding a 23-year-old Gen Z chief gaming officer in 2023 to gather firsthand gaming insights, and serving as the official mobile phone partner for Esports in the 2022 Asian Games.  

    This gamer-driven innovation strategy positions Iqoo as a key player in shaping India’s Esports future. With cutting-edge devices and gaming champions at the helm, Iqoo is not just playing the game, it’s changing it.

     

     

  • Team Mortal claims victory at The Finals Esports Revolution Showdown 2024 Lan in India

    Team Mortal claims victory at The Finals Esports Revolution Showdown 2024 Lan in India

    Mumbai: Skyesports, a global IP and community builder for gaming and esports, wrapped up The Finale Esports Revolution Showdown, India’s first-ever Lan for the exciting FPS shooter in Chennai. Twenty of the country’s top creators made their way to the city to fight for the prestigious trophy.

    Split into four squads, the teams were headlined by some renowned names in India’s gaming and esports industry, namely, Mortal, Scout, Binks, and Sentinel. After an intense double-elimination bracket, Team Scout and Team Mortal were the only two squads remaining to fight for the trophy.

    Team Scout, making their way through the upper bracket were the favourites, but Mortal’s team, including himself, Red Parasite, Dolly Plays, Pashu, and Pingu, were quick to improvise to deny Scout the trophy.

    Commenting in a post-match interview, Naman “Mortal” Mathur, said, “I am feeling thrilled, especially with the team. I didn’t know what my team’s capabilities were until we got here. We sat here and learned – improvised on our mistakes and here we are.”


    The Finals, an exciting FPS title, is positioning itself as the newest alternative for India’s fast-growing gaming industry.

    Skyesports founder and CEO Shiva Nandy said, “The Finals Esports Revolution Showdown at our HQ in Chennai was a resounding success, picking up more than 225,000 viewers so far – a testament to Skyesports’ distribution channels and power of the gaming creators. We are thrilled to be the official India partners for The Finals, and the engagement to the first esports showdown for the game has showcased its potential to penetrate the Indian gaming market.” 

  • Skyesports unveils THE FINALS: Esports showdown in Chennai

    Skyesports unveils THE FINALS: Esports showdown in Chennai

    Mumbai: Skyesports, a premier global IP and community builder for gaming and esports, has unveiled THE FINALS Esports Revolution Showdown, an intense esports tournament with the country’s top gamers as a LAN event in Chennai, India.

    THE FINALS Esports Revolution will feature four teams of five players each, featuring the country’s top gaming creators and esports athletes, competing across a double-elimination bracket in Chennai, India on July 7 (Sunday) for a share of the $5,000 prize pool. Fans can tune into all the action live on the Skyesports YouTube and THE FINALS India YouTube channels.

    https://www.youtube.com/@skyesportsgaming

    https://www.youtube.com/@thefinalsindia

    Commenting on THE FINALS Esports Revolution, Skyesports founder and CEO Shiva Nandy said, “We are thrilled to host THE FINALS Esports Revolution. With its new Terminal Attack mode ushering in a much more competitive aspect to the game, we aim to showcase this to Indian gamers with our first esports tournament for the FPS title. This is just the beginning as we will be bringing more exciting tournaments and content around the game. We already are seeing considerable interest from prominent esports organizations in India to take part in THE FINALS.”

    The four teams will be led by Scout, Mortal, Sentinel, and Binks and will feature other renowned creators like Fa2, Vaadhi, Miss Senorita, and more. Besides the exciting esports action, fans can stay tuned to their socials for more exciting THE FINALS content.

    THE FINALS is a free-to-play first-person shooter available on PC and consoles. With a highly dynamic and destructible environment coupled with various soldier classes weapons with distinct equipment and abilities, the game makes for a really fun and exciting title. The title has been generating a lot of noise and garnering popularity in India currently.

    THE FINALS Esports Revolution 2024 will be played on the newly-introduced Terminal Attack mode where two teams of five will go head-to-head to determine the winners. All matches will be a best-of-one, except for the Grand Finals which will be a best-of-three series. 

  • 8Bit Creatives becomes the talent partner of DreamHack 2022

    8Bit Creatives becomes the talent partner of DreamHack 2022

    Mumbai: 8Bit Creatives has become the official talent partner for DreamHack 2022, India’s largest esports festival, which will take place in Hyderabad from 4 to 6 November.

    The global gaming festival is taking place in India for the first time since the pandemic. The event will feature an exciting set of live events and activities over three days that will bring together speakers from some of the most renowned brands, esports pro players, fans, and gamers from across the country under one roof. It promises to give fans an unrivalled experience of the festival that is unimaginable.

    This collaboration will be a great experience for the fans as well as the industry, which stands to interact and learn from the experts in the esports fraternity and grow with it.

    Speaking of this partnership, 8Bit Creatives CEO & founder Animesh Agarwal said, “It’s funny how some stories have their beginnings, twists and turns, and surprise endings. Participating in the first DreamHack event back in 2018, was the inception point of 8Bit Creatives, and now we have indeed come full circle, as the official talent management partner for India’s biggest gaming festival. 8Bit Creatives and NODWIN Gaming have always worked together to grow gaming in India. We envision this partnership as being a celebration of esports fans, players, and creators. Truly, this is big—DreamHack 2022, here we come!”

    NODWIN Gaming co-founder Akshat Rathee added, “DreamHack is a dream festival for the esports community where like-minded people get together and celebrate their love and passion for esports. We’ve put together an action-packed three-day itinerary in Hyderabad and are delighted to have on board our talent partner 8Bit Creatives, who will help spread the word not only among our live audience but also to the world at large!”

    8Bit Creatives co-founder Lokesh Jain said, “8Bit Creatives is built with the love of fans and we are really excited that our fan family is growing with India’s largest digital gaming festival—DreamHack. NODWIN Gaming has been making waves since its entry into the market. We share similar beliefs in providing the best to our fans, and we are really excited to celebrate all the gaming fun at the event and revolutionise the esports market together.”