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Press release:
New Delhi, India – September 25th, 2017 – NASSCOM Gaming Forum today announced that Yoozoo Games, one of the largest global gaming companies as the presenting sponsor for NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2017 (NGDC), India’s biggest video games development conference, that in association with Unite India takes place at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, from November 9th – 10th, with training workshops on November 11th.

“We are excited to announce the support of our presenting sponsor Yoozoo Games,” said Rajesh Rao, Chairman of the NASSCOM Gaming Forum. “Their support has allowed us to increase the scope of the conference and we look forward to NGDC 2017 being our biggest, most informative conference yet”.

“In an emerging gaming market such as India, fuelling ecosystem growth is important and NGDC has been highly effective at unleashing this potential and we are happy to support the NASSCOM team,” said Anuj Tandon, CEO India of Yoozoo Games. “This is just the start for us to contribute in growing the Indian gaming scene, we will also be showcasing some exciting games at the event.”

NGDC 2017 will feature international and domestic speakers, dedicated tracks focused on games design, publishing/advertising, game art and technology, production and serious games. With an Games Expo floor featuring Indian games, several international country pavilions and a virtual reality pavilion, NGDC 2017 is shaping up to be the biggest showcase of Indian games development and business talent, and the ‘go to’ event for international participants looking at opportunities in the India marketplace. The NGDC 2017 awards will also recognize achievements in Indian games development and encourage the creation of original innovative IP in India. Curated networking events include investor and publisher pitch sessions that will give Indian games developers the opportunity to meet with investors, publishers and business executives.

Unite India will be the most important gathering of regional artists, developers, publishers, training providers and enthusiasts interested in Unity, the market leading platform for creating video games, simulations and other interactive and VR/AR content.

To visit the official NGDC 2017 website go to: http://www.nasscom.in/ngdc2017/

About NASSCOM Gaming Forum
NASSCOM® is India’s premier trade body and chamber of commerce for the IT industry, while the NASSCOM Gaming Forum was set up ten years ago to provide a common platform to share best practices and knowledge to developers and businesses within the Indian gaming industry, especially the burgeoning indie game dev community. NGF is today the de-facto industry body for games in India.

NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 2200 members, which include both Indian and multinational companies that have a presence in India. NASSCOM’s membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry revenues in India and employs over 3 million professionals.

About Yoozoo Games (SZ.002174)
Yoozoo Games, formerly known as Youzu Interactive, is headquartered in Shanghai with offices in London, Berlin, Hong Kong, Singapore, Pune and other major cities. Since its founding in 2009, Yoozoo has launched a multitude of highly successful products and forged a global distribution network.

Its product lineup includes Junior Three Kingdoms, Thirty-Six Stratagems, Great Emperor, League of Angels, Grave Robbers’ Chronicles, and other record grossing games. The League of Angels series received Facebook’s Best Web Game honors in 2014 and 2016. Its fantasy ARPG Legacy of Discord has entered the top 10 mobile game rankings in 115 countries, and is currently the highest-grossing overseas ARPG developed by Chinese.

Yoozoo Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have entered into a partnership, in conjunction with HBO Global Licensing, to bring a mobile game based on hit HBO® series Game of Thrones to China.

Jonas “O.J” Ek
The Gaming Ground
Twitter: @TheGamingGround