In a bid to further strengthen its position as a top online gaming firm, Games2Win has acquired a Delhi based casual game studio Backyard FactoRy. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Speaking about the acquisition Alok Kejriwal – Co-Founder & CEO of Games2win said, “We have had a long working relationship with Backyard Game FactorRy and have always appreciated their work....

Games2Win has announced that it has raised an additional round of  funding to the tune of $2 million (Rs. 10 crore) from Clearstone Venture Partners, a US venture capital company. The gaming company which makes casual web games and has had great success with its mobile game, ‘Parking Frenzy’ has been pushing to expand its offerings on a global level due to the popularity of their games abroad. The...

Games2Win has announced whizzing past another milestone. Its mobile apps on Android & iOS have collectively clocked more than 25 Million unique downloads so far. Of the 25.3 Million downloads, 17.3 Million were clocked on iTunes, while the rest (7.99 Million) were recorded on Google’s Play Store for Android apps. CEO, Developer & founder Alok Kejriwal’s & his teams has been churning...

In June this year, Games2Win’s mobile application was a super-hit in the mobile app world. This Mumbai based company’s mobile app, Parking Frenzy, was the topmost application across the US and UK markets as it notched up 10 million downloads by users of Apple devices. This game required the user to park his/her car in tight parking spots within a city thus mirroring the difficulties that most people...

This blogpost has been re-posted from Games2Win’s official blog and is written by Alok Kejriwal, CEO and Co-Founder of Games2Win.  Background: On the 7th of June 2012, Games2win’s ‘Parking Frenzy’ – a free, casual, mobile game became the No.1 ranked app on the iTunes store in the USA under the ‘Top Free games’ and more significantly ‘Top Overall apps’ categories.   Source:...

Advergaming was first coined in 2000 by Anthony Giallourakis and has now become a central part of many digital advertising and marketing initiatives. Basically, Advergaming refers to games that are designed and built to advertise a product. These games are instrumental for marketers in an online world to build outreach for their brands and at the same time get their audiences to associate the fun...

Games2Win announced today that Nirvana Venture Advisors have invested in the gaming company and acquired upto 10% of the company’s equity. This was equity which was previously held by Nexus India Pvt. Ltd, ICICI Ventures and some senior employees of Games2Win. Games2Win is one of the top 20 online gaming companies in the world. It was founded by Alok Kejriwal who serves as CEO of the outfit. Games2Win...

Along with the rise of smartphone platforms like Android, we have seen the rise of Application Stores. Here, any developer can showcase his application or game, and people from across the world can download and use them. These repositories are extremely popular. For example, Apple’s App Store has got over 25 Billion downloads. It is not often that you see Indian Game Developers make it big in...

Games2win.com the online gaming portal that competes with the likes of Reliance ADAG funded Zapak.com has raised a series B round of funding to the tune of 6 million $. This funding is backed by earlier investors Clearstone Ventures and SVB capital. Games2in last raised a funding round in 2007 which was to the tune of 2007. Games2win since then has tried and lured an international audience by launching...

With the world cup mania at its peak, companies are launching online cricket games and apps to ride the wave. The target audiences seem receptive enough as the these games are giving these sites high traffic drive. Online gaming company Zapak which has the rights to distribute the game called Cricket Power, saw traffic go double after the game went live just a month back. Cricket Power was launched...