With India moving steadily towards an eSports revolution, more and more entities are joining the bandwagon. Recently, ESL and NODWIN Gaming announced ESL India Premiership with a prize pool of $64,000. Now, as the news comes, Noida based BrainPulse Technologies has launched an online gaming platform to promote the eSports scene in the country. The platform (company) intends on connecting console and PC gamers and giving them the opportunity to compete against various players to win tournaments, in their favourite game over Xbox, PC and console.
An executive personnel from the company stated, “We have invested in this mega eSports initiative as we are seeing eSports as a global phenomenon. Our aim is to create a sustainable eSports industry to let enthusiastic gamers take competitive gaming as a profession.”
The platform will primarily focus on online tournaments in India, followed by offline ones on the same platform, thus promising a clear overview of the tournament ranking system. The platform is also set to rate players by giving them “global ranking for the specific game,” which they believe, will allow the gamers to access the current rankings in the tournament.
Initially, a player has to register with the platform, on successful completion of which they will be bestowed with some credit in their wallet, allowing them access to their first tournament for free. Later, they can use these credits to play more tournaments. Both the teams / players have to check in to the platform online and select the server / network in which they want to play the match in. Once the match is done, the players can send their respective results with the relevant screen shots to claim their victory.
The platform promises that it will declare winners and give away the prizes within 24 hours of the completion of the tournament. The prize money can be withdrawn by the player from their wallet.
Current games available on Ultimate Battle are FIFA 16, Counter Strike 1.6, CS:GO, Mortal Kombat X, Call of Duty and Dota 2.
Previously, gaming platforms like Steam, Garena, Tunngle and RGC have been some of the most preferred platforms of India. With the advent of Ultimate Battle, we may get to see a lot of competitive gaming throughout the community as it opens doors for even the new players who want to try their hands on competitive gaming, thus boosting the eSports ecosystem. Now, we have to see how well the company implements their plans and attract users.
