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India's games industry is waiting for its Black Myth: Wukong moment, its developers tell us how it can happen


China's video game industry has had some huge, global hits in the past few years with games like Black Myth: Wukong and…

Beyond that, there are at least two key issues that have stymied the ascent of the Indian games industry: training and funding, with the latter already garnering reports of how investors are failing marginalinsed groups of developers all around the world. Even though India's market is dominated by mobile, Chengaiah reckons that among the 120 or so members of the Indian game dev founders WhatsApp group he created, around 50 are working on PC and console titles. At the same time, the visa process is being streamlined for foreign nationals who want to come and work in games, with the hope that by attracting experienced professionals from Europe, the US and Japan, "that knowledge will trickle down in our industry," Chengaiah says.

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