Gaming
Mobile Premier League launches Mayhem Studios
Mumbai: Mobile Premier League has launched a gaming studio called Mayhem Studios to develop AAA mobile games for domestic and global markets. Ojas Vipat will lead the studio as CEO.
“Mayhem Studios aims to harness the strength of India’s talented game developer community and produce high quality games,” said the statement.
The studio will have a team of professionals in the area of animation, art, cinematics, design, engineering, UI and UX game design and game production.
“India has the potential to become a gaming hub of the world,” said MPL co-founder and CEO Sai Srinivas. “It is imperative to create requisite infrastructure for making world-class games to help achieve the country’s vision to make the Indian digital gaming sector a world leader. Mayhem Studios launch is our first contribution towards achieving this vision.”
Mayhem Studios will be based out of Bengaluru and will work on multiple esports and other game titles to meet the demand for gaming in India and other markets.
“Mayhem Studios will be focused on developing games that all gamers can relate to and enjoy the best-in-class gaming experience,” said Mayhem Studios CEO Ojas Vipat. “Setting up such a state-of-the-art studio is the first major step towards development of many AAA mobile game titles from India for the global markets and we are on the right track.”
Gaming
Nodwin Gaming sells EVO stake to RTS
Fighting game tourney eyes global push, Nodwin partners on emerging markets amid 58 per cent revenue surge to Rs 530.3 crore.
MUMBAI: Nodwin Gaming just pulled off the ultimate combo breaker ditching its full stake in EVO, the fighting game world’s undisputed champ, to long-time ally RTS. Announced on 20 February 2026, the move frees up firepower for EVO’s global scaling dreams, with hefty investments on the horizon. Nodwin isn’t vanishing though; it’ll stick around as a key partner, flexing its regional muscle, ops know-how, and community ties to grow the tourney in emerging markets like the Global South.
EVO, a two-decade FGC (Fighting Game Community) cornerstone, started as a grassroots huddle and morphed into esports royalty drawing players, publishers, and superfans worldwide. RTS steps up to steward this next-level expansion, honouring the community vibe while plotting world domination.
For Nodwin, it’s a savvy portfolio shuffle: honing in on high-growth zones, local IPs, and ecosystem builds. The timing’s spot-on, they flipped EBITDA positive in Q3 2025, boasting 58 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to Rs 530.3 crore (USD 58.5 million) over the first nine months of FY26.
Nodwin Gaming co-founder and managing director, Akshat Rathe, framed it neatly, “EVO represents the passion, resilience, and spirit of the fighting game community… For Nodwin, this is a strategic step that sharpens our focus on markets where gaming is witnessing extraordinary momentum.”
More details on EVO’s emerging-market playbook with Nodwin drop soon. In esports terms, it’s like trading a legendary skin for upgrades smart meta shift that keeps everyone in the arena swinging.
