Amazon Announces GameOn Masters: India

Amazon is bringing its mobile gaming tournaments to India with GameOn Masters: India. Popular games World Cricket Championship 2, World Table Tennis Champs, Jetpack Joyride India Exclusive – Action Game, Ludo Game, and Real Carrom 3D: Multiplayer will be featured, giving both amateur and pro players the opportunity to compete head-to-head for a shot at the finals.

Players interested in earning a spot at GameOn Masters: India can join the qualifiers starting November 16. Forty players – eight from each game – will win a trip to the Championships from Feb. 3-5 at India Game Show, New Delhi, India, where the first-prize winner for each game will take home 1 lakh Rupees. For rules and qualifier information, visit: www.gameon-masters.com.

GameOn Masters: India qualifiers will be open to players of all levels and will be powered by Amazon GameOn, a service that allows developers to integrate competitions natively into their games across platforms and devices through a set of flexible APIs. Through GameOn and live esports events, Amazon offers developers unique ways to increase consumer engagement and helps make esports accessible to all players and spectators.

“This is how everybody’s love story with gaming goes: We download games for fun and soon start getting good, then we compete with our friends,” says Akshat Rathee, Managing Director, Nodwin Gaming. “In GameOn Masters: India, participants will compete nationally, something casual gamers rarely get to do. We’re excited to use Amazon GameOn to make this tournament possible and can’t wait to watch players compete, especially in well-loved titles like Cricket and Ludo.”