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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
The collapse and attempted revival of one of India’s more successful PUBG teams offers a glimpse into the competitive gaming industry.
Editor's note: On a hot, sunny Monday afternoon, four young men crawl out of their beds and plomp themselves in the gaming room of the six-bedroom duplex apartment they occupy in Hyderabad. This is where they spend roughly 10 hours a day, practicing matches, playing tournaments, going over their strategy and live-streaming content. “It was supposed to be their day off, that’s why they seem a little down,” says team manager Bharath Kiran Reddy as he introduces the players, who are too deep in their games to respond. “We were planning to go to the water park to have some fun but there are matches now.” One perches himself on the arm of a sofa, hunched over his mobile phone in attack mode as he tries to score kills for his team. Two others are seated more comfortably in ergonomic chairs. Their young faces—the oldest is 21, the youngest 18—give away nothing other than the fact that they mean business. Another is lying on a couch. None of them have had a meal yet, nor will they for the next several hours, …
The collapse and attempted revival of one of India’s more successful PUBG teams offers a glimpse into the competitive gaming industry.
Editor's note: On a hot, sunny Monday afternoon, four young men crawl out of their beds and plomp themselves in the gaming room of the six-bedroom duplex apartment they occupy in Hyderabad. This is where they spend roughly 10 hours a day, practicing matches, playing tournaments, going over their strategy and live-streaming content. “It was supposed to be their day off, that’s why they seem a little down,” says team manager Bharath Kiran Reddy as he introduces the players, who are too deep in their games to respond. “We were planning to go to the water park to have some fun but there are matches now.” One perches himself on the arm of a sofa, hunched over his mobile phone in attack mode as he tries to score kills for his team. Two others are seated more comfortably in ergonomic chairs. Their young faces—the oldest is 21, the youngest 18—give away nothing other than the fact that they mean business. Another is lying on a couch. None of them have had a meal yet, nor will they for the next several hours, …
The sudden and quiet launch of three new online gambling sites may have marked the start of a new chapter for the country.
The publisher behind some of the most played sports video games ever has been acquired by a consortium led by PIF.
The acquisition of the online poker platform last year by a little-known company was meant to soften the GST blow to real-money gaming. Instead, mounting cash problems, tech issues and HR challenges over the past few months have been hurting users.
The sudden and quiet launch of three new online gambling sites may have marked the start of a new chapter for the country.
The publisher behind some of the most played sports video games ever has been acquired by a consortium led by PIF.
The acquisition of the online poker platform last year by a little-known company was meant to soften the GST blow to real-money gaming. Instead, mounting cash problems, tech issues and HR challenges over the past few months have been hurting users.
