Online Gaming and Esports in India
Indian Game Developers and Global Ambitions
Studios in India develop mobile and console games, and the government supports the sector as part of the digital economy.
Making games, not just playing them.
Studios
Firms like Nazara and Zynga’s India studios build games for global and local audiences.
Skills
Animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) is a targeted sector.
Exports
Indian studios produce art and code for overseas clients.
Constraints
Access to finance, distribution and talent development.
An art studio
A Pune studio creates characters for an international mobile game.
Assuming India only consumes games
It also creates them.
Key takeaways
- Studios build games.
- AVGC is a target sector.
- Outsourcing earns exports.
- Finance and talent are constraints.
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