Gaming
FAU-G Bharat League 2.0 Levels Up with Rs 1 Crore Prize and UK Upskilling Perks
MUMBAI: Game on, India’s homegrown FAU-G esports universe just got a turbocharged upgrade. Today marks the launch of FAU-G Bharat League 2.0 (FBL 2.0), the highly anticipated skill-based competition, in partnership with NCore Games, Leverage, and Nodwin Gaming. The first phase kicks off with qualifiers leading to a grand offline LAN finale, spanning the next three months.
Responding to soaring fan enthusiasm from the FAU-G: Domination community, the total prize pool has doubled from Rs 50 lakh to a staggering Rs 1 crore. And the rewards don’t stop at cash top players now have a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the UK for game development upskilling, courtesy of Leverage, turning high scores into high skills.
FBL 2.0 culminates in a grand offline LAN showdown where India’s finest FAU-G: Domination players will battle it out for supremacy and the Rs 1 crore bounty. Details of the LAN finale will be revealed closer to the event, but anticipation is already peaking across the country.
Coinciding with FBL 2.0, today’s game update brings a major revamp to gunplay, sound design, and overall gameplay immersion:
Gunplay Upgrades include enhanced gun feel, muzzle effects, bullet trails, reworked recoil logic, improved sniper mechanics, organic camera shakes, and refined grenade gameplay with smoother crosshair animations.
Sound Enhancements feature immersive shooting and ambient audio, new action cues, spatially accurate footsteps and gunfire, plus realistic bullet ricochets to deepen the battlefield experience.
Other Improvements cover upgraded bullet impact particles, realistic bullet travel visuals, and smoother movement blending, all designed to make every match feel cinematic.
Notably, FBL 2.0 is India’s first esports and upskilling platform to launch following the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (PROGA). Fully compliant and free to enter, the competition prioritises skill over purchases, ensuring that players compete on merit rather than wallets.
Players can dive in as soon as the update goes live today. For ongoing updates, announcements, and community engagement, participants can follow FAU-G: Domination on its official platforms:
. X: x.com/faugdomination
. Instagram: instagram.com/faugdomination
. Discord: https://bit.ly/faugdomination
With upgraded gameplay, a Rs 1 crore prize pool, and exclusive international learning opportunities, FBL 2.0 is setting a new benchmark for skill-driven esports in India proving that in the world of competitive gaming, it pays to play smart.
Gaming
IICT signs three MoUs to boost AVGC-XR and esports
Partnerships with Zenfluencers, Yologram and Eruditio at Chennai Gaming Show 2026 strengthen education, XR innovation and nationwide talent outreach.
MUMBAI: IICT has just levelled up the game in a big way. The Indian Institute of Creative Technologies signed three strategic Memorandums of Understanding on 17 April 2026 at the CII Summit FX – India Gaming Show in Chennai, forging alliances with The Zenfluencers, Yologram Style Pvt. Ltd. and Eruditio Consultants to accelerate India’s AVGC-XR ecosystem.
The tie-ups combine IICT’s strengths in education, skilling and research with specialist expertise across esports, immersive technologies and large-scale outreach.
- With The Zenfluencers, IICT will roll out globally benchmarked esports programmes, including joint certification courses, industry workshops, tournaments and masterclasses, creating clear career pathways across the full esports value chain.
- The partnership with Yologram Style Pvt. Ltd. focuses on gaming, immersive storytelling and extended reality (XR), delivering industry-aligned curriculum, faculty mentorship, student showcases and collaborative research in immersive AI and virtual production.
- Collaboration with Eruditio Consultants targets awareness, accessibility and career alignment, with nationwide counsellor training, institutional engagement and structured guidance frameworks to reach students beyond Tier-1 cities.
IICT CEO Vishwas Deoskar said, “As the AVGC-XR sector evolves at a rapid pace, strong collaborations between industry and academia are essential. These partnerships will create meaningful impact across education, innovation and outreach.”
Yologram Style Pvt. Ltd. founder Aditya Mani added, “AI-driven creator worlds are transforming games into engines of culture, commerce and careers. Together we aim to empower a generation to build immersive futures.”
Eruditio Consultants founder Indrajit Ghosh noted, “This is not just about awareness, it is about building a structured ecosystem that connects aspiration with opportunity.”
The Zenfluencers CEO Atharva Gupta said, “This MoU is a big unlock moment for the esports ecosystem in India. We’re building a structured pipeline for talent across the full stack.”
By bringing together academia, industry leaders and ecosystem players, IICT is creating scalable models that blend cutting-edge skills with real-world relevance. In a sector racing toward the future, these three partnerships ensure India’s next generation of creative technologists won’t just keep up, they’ll set the pace.
