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Krafton India picks 6 game studios for second edition of incubation programme

Business Standard  

Krafton India, the developer and publisher of Battlegrounds Mobile India (previously known as PUBG Mobile India), has picked six game studios from across the country for its second edition of incubation programme.The selected studios include Kleanup Games, Advaita Interactive, Singular Scheme, Smash Head Studio, Unwind Games, and Ginger Games from Madurai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi respectively.The studios were picked out of around 350 applications. The programme, Krafton India Gaming Incubator (KIGI), will offer up to USD 150,000 in grants to each game studio while providing guidance across categories such as game design, product monetisation, performance marketing, art and visuals.Four game companies were part of KIGI’s inaugural batch in 2024. They have soft-launched their titles on platforms like Play Store and are gearing up for the release.