MAY 20184Digitalization in recent years has revolutionized the Indian gaming industry and opened the doors to a new generation of gamers. With behemoths like Alibaba backed-Paytm, Tencent, Youzu and Nazara investing in it, the industry is doing wonders. One of the top five countries for mobile gaming in the world, the industry is already worth over $890 million. It is estimated that the market will be worth $1.1 billion by 2020, and number of users projected to become 628 million by then. One of the factors leading to the surging online gaming demands is the adoption of interactive games that aids discovery and high engagement. Discovery of new apps is a global challenge for game creators with millions of titles lining up the app stores. The rise in the popularity is also partly due to the increased accessibility that the public has to them; at the tap of a screen, one can download games onto a smart device. Evidently, the increase in mobile gaming has run in parallel to the rise in smartphone adoption in India.With the demand for games on an upward curve and popularity integrated in the culture, the country now has more than 250 game development companies, up from a mere 25 in 2010, with at least two start-ups coming up every month. New games with improved quality and graphics, enhancement of gaming experiences with OEMs launching affordable devices for gaming, and more importantly with a larger appetite for gaming in India, new start-ups are entering wisely picking their niches and genres to compete on an equal footing with global companies who have an end-to-end development studios, and global skills and experience backing them.Our current edition features a list of "10 Best Startups in Online Game Development". The list is an insight about such innovative start-ups that are working to craft a go-to-market strategy for competitive genres, creating niche games and with tactful use of digital marketing are aiming to capture the market. Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorDigital Gaming is Fuelling a New Revolution!EDITOR'S NOTEsiliconindia DECEMBER 201711How is Digital Transformation is Changing the Landscape of Businesses in India Vol 3 · Issue 9 - 1 · May-21, 2018 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Lakshmi G Pooja Devi Chandrika P Patra Sales & Marketing Tapas Ranjan Mallick Garima Anand Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.siliconindiamagazine.com/subscribe Cover price is ` 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2018 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran PerumalVisualisers Mohana Krishnan ManjunathSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singh
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