Facebook has hosted its first-ever gaming event FBGamingPressStart in India. Spread across two days, the virtual event saw informative sessions from game developers, publishers, and creators on how to build and scale their gaming presence on Facebook, find new audiences and grow their community. The event’s opening address was made by Gio Hunt, VP of Gaming Business and Operations, Facebook, Ajit Mohan, Managing Director and Vice President, India, and Manohar Hotchandani, Business Development Director, Facebook.
On the first day, #FBGamingPressStart was focused on providing gaming publishers and developers with insights on how to leverage Facebook to supercharge their games through monetization, Augmented Reality and Facebook’s Instant Games platform. The second day provided creators, publishers and Esports companies a ring-side view of Facebook’s Gaming Creator Programs for aspiring and established creators and monetisation tools to enable creators to earn sustainable revenue on the platform. Commenting on the event, Manohar Hotchandani, Business Development Director, Facebook India, said, “We are committed to building the gaming ecosystem in India and creating value for people who love gaming content and the businesses that drive the industry.”
