Pocket Aces announced a major product update for its gaming app, Loco. Dedicated to democratising gaming entertainment, Loco will now allow its users to stream on the app, with a specific focus on gaming. This will make Loco one of the earliest entrants in the game streaming space in India.
The games that streamers on the platform are streaming include the likes of PUBG, FreeFire, Call of Duty etc. The platform will continue to offer its hypercasual gaming and interactive trivia, where it has hosted over 2,000 quizzes with multiple branded games.
Commenting on the new version of Loco, Pocket Aces founders Anirudh Pandita and Ashwin Suresh said, “In 2018, we launched Loco with two daily quiz shows and within a year, we expanded our services to include hyper-casual gaming. Today, users spend over 30 minutes per day on the app. As the next step in fulfilling our commitment towards building a long lasting gaming and esports ecosystem in India, we are now adding game streaming to our platform. This major update empowers gamers to entertain India and display their skills in different popular games, right from the comfort of their homes. In the coming months, we will roll-out an exciting array of new features and original gaming content.”
Recently Loco, has partnered with Fnatic and will exclusively live stream #GamingForGood, a PUBG Mobile charity tournament that will take place from 3 April to 5 April between 3pm to 9pm. This is an initiative taken to raise funds and help some of those affected due to the currently ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Top 20 teams from the South Asian PUBG MOBILE circuit will compete for prizes totalling to Rs 3.5 lakh, which will be donated to charities that teams pick.
Since inception, the platform has seen more than 22 million gaming hours spent by users, 3 million cash prize winners and has successfully rolled out more than 2,000 quizzes. Loco is currently available on Android and iOS platforms, and it has a highly engaged community of 2.2 lakh on Facebook, 1.9 lakh on Instagram and 60k on Twitter.