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PUBG India Challenge 2026: KRAFTON's ₹25 Lakh Bet on Indian PC Esports
KRAFTON India's PUBG India Challenge 2026 is an open PUBG PC tournament with a ₹25 lakh pool. Format, dates, eligibility, prizes and what it means for India.
PM Modi at IMC 2026: Mobile Phones Are Now Gaming Consoles. What It Means for Indian Esports
At IMC 2026, PM Modi said 50 crore+ Indians are in the gaming ecosystem and youth now compete in esports. No new policy was announced. Here …
Global Esports Quits Esports After First VCT Title: What It Means for India
Global Esports is leaving esports weeks after winning VCT Pacific Stage 2, releasing its VALORANT roster and pivoting to GE Studios. Here is…
Red Bull India Backs Team Apex Gaming: What the BGMI and Free Fire Deal Covers
Red Bull India has signed a product partnership with Jonathan's Team Apex Gaming, covering its BGMI and Free Fire rosters and creators. Here…
Evil Geniuses Shuts Down: What Esports' Latest Exit Means for India
Evil Geniuses will stop all operations on November 2, 2026, citing limited sponsorship and rising costs, days after Global Esports' exit. Wh…
Team 4RC Win FAU-G Veer Sangram: India's Homegrown Shooter Gets a Squad LAN
Team 4RC won the FAU-G Veer Sangram Finals at GamingCon Bharat 2026, taking ₹5 lakh and an Orangutan Esports training stint. What it means f…
Team SouL Win BMSD 2026: PMGC Slot, ₹30 Lakh and India's BMIC Six
Team SouL won BMSD 2026 in Hyderabad on Oct 18 with 155 points, taking ₹30 lakh and India's PMGC slot. Here are the six Indian teams headed …
KRAFTON Battlin Open Season 1: ₹20 Lakh Pool and a BGIS Slot
KRAFTON unveiled Battlin Open Season 1 on Oct 16 in Hyderabad: ₹20 lakh across two tracks, 5,000+ slots, and a BGIS path for Track 1 winners…
BGMI Lite Is Now BGMI Air: 10 Million Pre-Registrations Before Launch
KRAFTON India has renamed BGMI LITE to BGMI Air as pre-registrations cross 10 million. Here's what the 1GB game means for players and grassr…
BMSD 2026 Grand Finals Field Set as Defending Champions Orangutan Are Eliminated
BMSD Last Chance ended 13 Oct: Myth Official, Welt, Genesis and Wyld Fangs reach Hyderabad finals (16–18 Oct). Defending champions Orangutan…
Krafton India Doubles College Campus Tour to 256 Colleges: What It Means for Indian Esports
Krafton India will take its Esports College Campus Tour to 256 colleges in 2026-27, doubling last year’s reach with BGMI and Real Cricket ev…
Free Fire MAX India Cup Fall 2026 Sees 125% Viewership Growth: What It Means for Indian Esports
The Free Fire MAX India Cup Fall 2026 attracted 289,702 peak viewers and 3.66 million hours watched. Here's what its 125% viewership growth …