Gamers in India are set for a whole new experience in watching gaming tournaments with PVR Limited, the largest multiplex operator in India, announcing a partnership with homegrown e-sports firm Nodwin Gaming to stream gaming tournaments in its theatres.
The pilot project, announced on Monday, is the first of its kind initiative in India and will begin with Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI)–the game that replaced the now banned PUBG Mobile in the country, but the company said it plans to include games from different genres.
“We want this to be an annual affair at the least,” said Kamal Gianchandani, chief of strategy, PVR Limited. “We want to grow this property on similar lines as the IPL. Think of this as the IPL of e-sports in the country. And think of theatres as the venues, akin to stadiums, for the games to be played,”…
