MARCH 20239THE SHIFTING DYNAMICS OF THE INDIAN GAMING INDUSTRYgames are available on their platform. Some of these rewards can also be credited directly to the user's Paytm wallet or bank account.99GamesBased in Udupi, 99Games is India's leading developer and publisher of games. It was founded in 2008, by RohitBhat. Wordsworth was their first game, and it was a super hit as it crossed more than 1 million downloads among Apple users. In 2013, they released their most successful game to date, based on the Bollywood movie- Dhoom 3. Since its inception, they have released 22 game titles, and have almost 100 million downloads globally.Games2WinGames2Win, one of the world's largest mobile game publishers, was founded in 2005 in Mumbai by Mahesh Khambadkone and AlokKejriwal. It has over 200 million app downloads. Online gaming portals, in-game ad networks, mobile social networks, and proprietary games are all available. Their games are available on Google Play, Amazon, Microsoft Store, and Apple App Store.The Orchestrator of the Famous Games Tambola House & Indian Rummy: OctroOctro was founded in Delhi in 2006. It is the creator of the popular games Tambola House and Indian Rummy, both of which were released in the same year. They were the first in India to introduce the concept of productivity alongside gaming. Octro has emerged as one of the most rapidly growing mobile gaming companies, with games topping charts on Google Play and Apple iOS. The digital revolution of the last few years has also aided the growth of gaming startups in India. It was fueled further by the startup culture that has swept the country. Due to these factors, we saw the number of people who play online games in India in 2019 cross 300 million and that number have been growing since then. The gaming industry is widely regarded as one of the most important and innovative technological sectors today
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