Online Gaming in India
The centre-state conundrum: Who should regulate online gaming in India and decide on its legalities
There is a lot of noise around the subject of who should get to regulate online gaming and online gambling, the state governments or the central government. Two prominent lawyers share their perspectives on the subject.
Dec 28, 2022
Fortnite
US imposes a fine of $520 million on Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, for alleged children's privacy violation
US’ FTC or the Federal Trade Commission alleged that Epic Games violated children’s privacy with several features in Fortnite and also duped customers into making purchases they did not intend to make.
Dec 20, 2022
Online Gaming in India
The dark side of online gaming: From people in debt to ruined families, online gaming in India needs to be regulated
There have been many instances where people have ruined themselves financially and even died by suicide because they were addicted to online gambling and online gaming. The only way to stop this is by regulating the industry as we regulate regular gambling.
Dec 10, 2022
Online Gaming in India
Online gaming platforms want their users to believe that their products are a game of skill. Are they really?
Fantasy leagues and many online gaming platforms find themselves in a position where it is legally critical for them to be perceived as games of skill, where luck has zero chance of influencing the outcome of the game.
Dec 08, 2022
Online Gaming in India
Game of luck vs Game of skill: What exactly is the difference between the two?
Although the Supreme Court of India and the Indian Government have declared online games like rummy, poker and fantasy leagues as games of skill, people who want online games like these to be regulated believe they still are games of luck.
Dec 07, 2022
Microsoft
Call of Duty on Nintendo? Microsoft might agree to a 10-Year Call of Duty deal with Nintendo
Microsoft is promising that it won’t restrict access of other console makers and platforms to the Call of Duty franchise when it takes over Activision. This is to pacify the FTC or Federal Trade Commission and to get the acquisition approved.
Dec 07, 2022
Online Gaming in India
How betting apps and fantasy leagues appropriated and bastardised the term “online gaming”
Online games used to refer to online video games that people played for entertainment, fun, socialising and to build a community. Now, betting games and fantasy leagues have appropriated the term and corrupted what the term originally signified.
Dec 06, 2022
eSports In India
Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup returns, had over 23,000 registrations for games like Valorant, CS GO
The Taiwan Excellence Gaming Cup, one of the oldest and most prestigious eSports tournaments in India and Asia was back in its physical setting after a gap of two years with over 23000 registrations for games like Valorant, WCC3, Pokémon Unite and CS:GO,
Nov 30, 2022
GTA VI
GTA 6 early gameplay videos leaked online: What does this mean for the gaming industry
A hacker dumped about 90 clips of GTA 6’s early gameplay. Although the clips come from the unfinished game which won’t be ready for two more years, the hacker has claimed they may soon leak more data, the source code, assets, and testing builds.
Sep 19, 2022
Gaming Trends
More women taking up online gaming and developing games is better for the industry as a whole. Here’s how.
Women account for 18 per cent of all gamers in India, but that number is fast increasing. We spoke to Sooraj Balakrishnan of Acer India, to discuss the changing landscape of gaming in India, and how do we get more women to participate in the industry.
Aug 29, 2022
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