GameMakers

Hypernova: Facing Adversity and Building the GTA for India!


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Mayur Bhimjiyani is the CEO and co-founder of Hypernova, an India-based F2P games studio building a GTA-like game focusing on the Indian market. Mayur speaks about his background, the history behind Hypernova, and why they are building Mayanagari, a game Mayur hopes to become as successful as GTA.

OUTLINE:
0:00 Intro
1:02 Why do so many Indian game devs call Hypernova the most exciting game studio in India?
4:45 Why build Mayanagari - the GTA for India?
16:33 The history behind Hypernova
22:07 Mayanagari stage and launch plans
26:10 Mayanagari monetization model
33:30 The evolution of the India games industry- RPGs
35:38 New game dev vs. liveops in India (Zynga vs. Hypernova)
40:07 Positive areas and areas of improvement for new game dev in India
44:30 What do you look forward to from India game dev market?
45:20 How to contact Mayur or find out more about Mayanagari?

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