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As we recently highlighted – India has become an App Superpower. It is fast emerging as one of the top consumer of mobile games. Capitalizing on this boom is Hyderabad based Gameshastra.

Gameshastra was initially conceived with the idea of being an outsourcing arm to gaming companies worldwide. With the growth of the gaming industry, they decided to venture into developing their own games. They developed their first series of India based games on the Sony Playstation platform. With ‘Mobile’ fast becoming the primary device for most gamers, they decided to venture into developing mobile apps. The first mobile app they came out with was conceptualized around the remake of the iconic Bollywood cult film ‘Don 2’ and was an instant success. Race 2, World Ping Pong Championship and Rangy Lil are some of their popular apps amongst others.

Gameshastra’s growth as an organization has been tremendous and we are delighted that they chose to partner with us on their app monetization journey. On partnering with Vserv, Shaurya Tyagi from Gameshastra states, “Vserv’s AppWrapper technology enables rich full screen ads on our apps without hindering the gaming experience of the end user. It is definitely one of the most innovative products out there and has saved us significant time & coding effort.”

They derive their Inspiration from peers like Imangi Studios – who not only made exciting games, but also monetized them well. Their advice to fellow game developers is to think about monetization right from the start – so that developers don’t miss out on revenues once the game becomes popular.

Having already established their presence across India, USA, UK & Japan, their plans include focussing on building an ecosystem where bollywood fans can be entertained with mobile games around their favourite movies even after they have finished watching the movie. We are sure that the folks at Gameshastra will continue entertaining audiences with their amazing movie gaming apps and wish them all the best.

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When it comes to mobile, Africa is at the forefront of a revolution. It’s young and dynamic population is quickly adapting to this medium and building amazing businesses around mobile. Six out of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa, and Mobile is playing a big role in driving these economies.

African Pioneers
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Unlike the West, where mobile innovation is largely technology led, in Africa addressing the geographic, economic and cultural constraints of users is more imperative. Ideas like the ‘torch phone’ are a lifesaver for users who live in areas with little or no regular light. Even apps developed here have a direct positive impact on sectors like banking, healthcare, education etc. A classic example is the M-Pesa service in Kenya, which allows users to bank through their phone and has become a revelation amongst millions of Kenyans without bank accounts.

With low barriers to entry and massive growth envisaged in the coming years, we raise a toast to the App developers across Africa for daring to dream and making an entire continent proud.

For more such inspiring developers stories from Africa & the Rest Of The World stay tuned to our weekly ‘Developer of The Week’ blog series.