Gaming
GIGABYTE to unveil high-tech products, Host CS2 1v1 at India Gaming Show 2024
Mumbai: GIGABYTE, a computer hardware, is to announce that it will be participating in the prestigious India Gaming Show 2024. The Sixth India Gaming Show 2024, an international gaming, animation, and infotainment event is being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from March 14 to 16 in Pune, India.
As a part of this collaboration, GIGABYTE will be setting up a highly interactive booth, showcasing its high-tech products including the G5 MF laptop and GS Series Monitors. Gamers in attendance will be able to test out a variety of top-notch AAA titles on GIGABYTE products, showcasing the hardware’s capabilities.
GIGABYTE India the Asst. general manager Supriya Gawde Mankame said, “At GIGABYTE, we’re thrilled to be part of the India Gaming Show 2024, showcasing our products directly to gamers. Our booth will offer an interactive experience, allowing attendees to test the G5 MF laptop and GS Series Monitors and witness the power of our hardware first-hand. Additionally, with our 1v1 Counter-Strike 2 showdown, we’re providing an opportunity for gamers to compete using our gaming laptops and win exciting prizes. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the GIGABYTE booth and being a part of the vibrant gaming community at IGS 2024 in Pune.”
Additionally, GIGABYTE will be hosting a 1v1 Counter-Strike 2 showdown where every gamer can participate. Gamers can register for the tournament at the booth to compete in the latest GIGABYTE gaming laptops and win exciting prizes.
The GIGABYTE 1v1 Counter-Strike 2 showdown will happen alongside the Skyesports Grand Slam 2024, an international esports event for the game at the India Gaming Show. The tournament will feature four teams – one from India, one from Australia, and two international invites – competing for a share of the $50,000 prize pool.
Furthermore, The Indonesian Embassy has partnered with Skyesports to host a historic diplomatic esports show match as India and Indonesia mark 75 years of diplomatic relations. It will feature a top team from Indonesia locking horns with the Indian champions to promote the gaming industries of both countries and explore avenues for further collaboration.
Gaming
MTG gaming chief Benninghoff joins NODWIN board as esports firm primes for IPO
The Gurugram-based esports firm is pursuing a public listing, has returned to profitability and is growing revenues by 42 per cent
GURUGRAM: NODWIN Gaming is moving fast. The Gurugram-based gaming and esports company has launched a pre-IPO fundraising round, appointed UBS as lead adviser for both the round and a subsequent public listing, and landed a heavyweight board director, all in one go.
The new board member is Arnd Benninghoff, executive vice president of gaming at Stockholm-listed Modern Times Group (MTG), who has overseen the group’s strategic investments and portfolio growth since 2014. He is no stranger to building things: Benninghoff has founded and built fifteen companies, served as chief digital officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, managing director of SevenVentures, and chief executive of Holtzbrinck eLAB. He began his career as a journalist at Deutsche Presse Agentur and various TV networks, holds a Diplom-Kaufmann in business and administration from the University of Münster, and previously sat on the board of Edgeware AB.
The numbers back the ambition
NODWIN is not pitching a story without substance. The company has returned to EBITDA profitability and posted a 42 per cent year-on-year revenue surge, reaching $58.5m in the first nine months of FY2026. The pre-IPO round will combine a primary issuance to fund global expansion through organic growth and acquisitions, alongside a secondary sale to give existing shareholders some liquidity.
Akshat Rathee, co-founder and managing director of NODWIN Gaming, said Benninghoff understands “the entire lifecycle of the gaming and media ecosystem, from the boots-on-the-ground reality of building startups to the strategic complexity of managing multi-billion dollar global portfolios.”
Benninghoff, for his part, said the company “sits at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and technology, making it one of the most exciting players in the global gaming landscape today.”
A portfolio built for the global south
Founded in 2014 by Rathee and Gautam Virk, NODWIN has quietly assembled one of the more compelling esports portfolios outside the Western hemisphere. Its properties include DreamHack India and Comic Con India, and it recently acquired StarLadder, the Ukraine-based tournament organiser behind premier events in CS:GO and Dota 2. The company also serves as a long-term strategic marketing partner for the Evolution Championship Series (EVO), the world’s most prominent fighting game tournament, helping push it into new geographies.
Its geographic focus spans South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Backers include Nazara Technologies, KRAFTON, Sony Group Corporation, JetSynthesys, and the founders’ investment vehicle Good Game Investments.
What comes next
With UBS running the books, a board freshly reinforced with European media and gaming expertise, and revenue heading in the right direction, NODWIN is laying the groundwork deliberately. The esports industry has burned investors before with big promises and thin margins. NODWIN’s return to profitability, combined with a real portfolio of owned intellectual properties across gaming, music and youth culture, gives it a more credible runway than most. The IPO clock is now ticking.
