Gaming
Reliance Games & Dreamworks to launch ‘Real Steel’ mobile game in March
MUMBAI: Reliance Games will be launching Real Steel Champions to mobile devices in March 2015. Based on the popular movie title franchise and the latest in a series of hit Real Steel games from Reliance and Dreamworks SKG, this is the first game that lets users build robots and then battle with them.
Featuring 10 new arenas, Real Steel Champions lets users create a nearly unlimited combination of robots from both exclusive and legendary robot parts, including fan favorites Atom, Zeus, Noisy Boy, Midas and Metro.
One can choose from iconic Heads, monstrous Torsos and power-packed Hands and Legs to customize and build their very own steel supremacy.
Real Steel Champions comes packed with a new tournament mode, which includes 20 fights with four ruthless bosses, each prepped to go the distance. Players can perfect their jabs, crosses, feints and haymakers across 30 challenges, 90 Time Attack fights and practice their glove game in unlimited Free Sparing mode.
Gaming
Formula 1 and Mumbai Falcons launch India’s first official F1 sim racing championship
Nationwide competition creates pathway from virtual racing to pro motorsport
MUMBAI: Formula 1 has teamed up with Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited to launch India’s first officially sanctioned F1 sim racing competition, marking a new step in the country’s growing motorsport ecosystem.
The championship, titled F1 Sim Racing India Open 2026, will offer a structured national platform for sim racers, with participants competing on the official F1 25 across multiple stages. The competition will begin with online qualifiers, followed by city-based simulator rounds, before culminating in a national final in Mumbai this November.
Open to players across PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox, registrations for the event will begin on 30 April via the Mumbai Falcons app. The format mirrors real-world racing, featuring official circuits, team liveries and competitive structures aligned with the global series.
Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan said the initiative arrives at a time when interest in the sport is surging in India, adding that a structured sim racing platform could help identify and nurture the next generation of talent.
Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited managing director Ameet Gadhoke noted that the championship aligns with the team’s long-term goal of building a strong motorsport pipeline in the country and placing Indian talent on the global stage.
The launch also reflects broader momentum in esports, especially after its recognition under India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. By bridging gaming and real-world racing, the initiative aims to offer aspiring drivers a credible entry point into professional motorsport.
With interest in Formula 1 steadily rising and conversations around its return to India gaining pace, the new championship could become a proving ground for future racing stars.
