Mumbai , April 2 -- RISE Worldwide Limited (RISE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance), and BLAST Esports Limited ("BLAST"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of BLAST ApS on Wednesday announced an agreement to form a joint venture to conduct esports business in India.
BLAST is a European-based esports entertainment company and one of the biggest tournament organisers in the world.
The strategic partnership will help to accelerate this growth by bringing BLAST's globally recognised esports properties and production techniques to India while co-creating new tournament IPs tailored to the fast-growing gaming market.
Robbie Douek, CEO for BLAST, said, "India is one of the most exciting and fastest-growing gaming mark...