New Delhi: Mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League MPL ) on Tuesday said it has acquired city-based e-sports gaming platform, GamingMonk . Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.GamingMonk hosts e-sports tournaments across multiple platforms including PC, console and mobile phones. It also serves as a launchpad for publishers and gamers community, creating an integrated ecosystem across e-sports, live streaming, and content discovery.GamingMonk has a registered user base of over 1.3 million users.As part of the transaction, MPL has absorbed the complete GamingMonk team, a statement said.This acquisition will allow MPL to accelerate bringing to market key national, regional and global tournament IPs and allow MPL to develop a full suite of e-sports and broadcasting capabilities, it added. MPL will also stream the games on its social media platforms to millions of viewers.With Esports Arena, MPL aims to take e-sports to the masses across India, with gaming titles that are smartphone friendly and can be played on a range of smartphones.In four such tournaments conducted for games such as Pool, Chess, and WCC, the number of livestream views have crossed 5 million, with over 70,000 participants registering for the tournaments. Chess grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi, along with famous gamers and streamers such as Jonathan Gaming, Gaming Guru, Soul Regaltos, and others were a part of these tournaments.MPL has over 70 million users in India, and 3.5 million in Indonesia.

Source: Economic Times April 20, 2021 11:09 UTC