NODWIN Gaming and video game developer and publisher Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Activision Blizzard, announced their partnership to bring digital distribution for Blizzard to the Indian gaming audience.
The partnership with NODWIN Gaming will enable topping up your Blizzard Balance and then use it on available Blizzard Shop products, via purchases of digital balance cards offered in Indian Rupees that are GST compliant. The distribution of the services will take place through ecommerce platforms including Amazon, Digistore, Flipkart and Novaplay.
NODWIN Gaming’s co-founder and managing director Akshat Rathee, said “NODWIN was founded by two guys and their immense love for StarCraft, the iconic Blizzard game. We believe in the phenomenal lore of the Blizzard universe and that gamers should always have easy access to all Blizzard products in India. NODWIN has always stood for making gaming more accessible and this is hopefully the first of many steps to bring Blizzard closer to the Indian gaming community”
The Blizzard Balance will be offered in set denominations of Rs. 360, Rs. 720, Rs. 1800, Rs. 3600 and Rs. 7200, which will translate to Rs. 425, Rs. 850, Rs. 2124, Rs. 4248 and Rs. 8496 respectively on application of 18per cent GST. The Blizzard Balance will allow the users to make purchases or send digital games and in-game items through the Battle (dot) net Desktop app and the Blizzard Shop website for all Activision Blizzard digital products. This would include World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Overwatch, the Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises, and the multi-franchise Heroes of the Storm on top of partner titles on Battle (dot) net such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and other products including BattleTag change, BlizzCon Virtual Tickets and much more.