bgmi tournament: Game on: Krafton’s BGMI return revvs up Indian esports scene
On June 5, esports company Skyesports announced its first BattleGrounds Mobile India (BGMI) tournament since the return of the popular online game in India. And within a week, the company moved to close six brand deals, CEO Shiva Nandy claimed. Typically it takes as long as two months to snag brand deals for other esports tournaments, industry watchers said.The speed of dealmaking is an indicator of how important the game is to the esports ecosystem, Nandy said. A “battle royale”-style game where numerous players fight…