Gaming

India’s gaming industry just shattered a persistent myth. Indian gamers aren’t merely free-to-play freeloaders—they’re willing to spend money, and they’re doing it in massive numbers. A recent Lightbox report titled “India’s Gaming Inflection: Non-RMG at Scale” reveals that nearly 75% of Indian gamers now spend on in-app purchases, marking a fundamental transformation in monetisation patterns […]

India’s gaming revolution isn’t happening where everyone expected. Forget Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi—the real action is unfolding in Jaipur, Lucknow, Nagpur, and thousands of smaller towns across Bharat. India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities are experiencing an unprecedented gaming boom led by soaring digital adoption and smartphone penetration, fundamentally reshaping the country’s digital entertainment

India’s digital gaming industry is about to experience explosive growth that will reshape the country’s entertainment landscape. The market will nearly double from approximately $2.4 billion in FY2025 to $4.3 billion by FY2030, reflecting a robust 18% compound annual growth rate. This surge isn’t merely incremental expansion—it represents a fundamental transformation of India’s digital entertainment

India’s gaming industry is moving south. Chennai will host the 17th India Game Developer Conference from 5th to 7th November 2025, marking the event’s first edition in Tamil Nadu after years in Hyderabad and earlier NASSCOM-hosted gatherings. Organized by the Game Developer Association of India (GDAI), IGDC represents South Asia’s largest and most influential gaming

Advertisers have just discovered that Indian gamers are more valuable than television viewers, social media scrollers, and newspaper readers combined—and the numbers prove it. India’s gaming industry reached ₹33,243 crore (approximately $4.4 billion) in 2024, growing at a 15% compound annual growth rate through the next decade. Over 680 million smartphone users now game regularly,

The 2025 ban on real-money gaming looked like an extinction event for India’s gaming industry—until companies discovered they had been building on unstable foundations anyway. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill eliminated cash-stake games overnight, forcing developers and publishers into complete business model transformations within months. What appeared catastrophic actually accelerated evolution toward