Hypernova: Overcoming Adversity & Building GTA for India!

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Published on March 28, 2023 8:17:28 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDpI-wo8TX8

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HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea (2017)

Duration: 46:06

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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.

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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?

👇 EPISODE LINKS:
Hypernova Interactive: https://www.hypernovainteractive.com/
Mayur's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayur-bhimjiyani-48731a30/
Mayur's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tinker_86

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