Mumbai, October 26, 2026: GamingCon Bharat 2026 concluded at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (NESCO) on October 18 with 18,527 visitors across two days. Organised by IDEX Events Pvt Ltd, the third edition has grown into a multi-format convention spanning esports, indie game development, sim racing, one of India’s largest cosplay showcases, a massive tabletop gaming arena and an industry conference, with a partner roster that now includes sports, streaming and consumer technology brands.
Brands on the floor
GamingCon Bharat featured major gaming brand activations, immersive experiences and entertainment highlights. Infinix teased the GT50 Pro through an exclusive closed-door showcase, while Ampverse brought EA SPORTS FC Mobile 27 for hands-on gameplay. Digital G-Force hosted an iRacing Hotlap Challenge on full-motion simulators and showcased its Made-in-India GT-80, GT-120 and GT-160 chassis. Evofox and BenQ showcased their gaming peripherals and devices, while Dot9 hosted a FAU-G tournament with a ₹5 lakh prize pool. PowerA Gaming supported the event as gifting partners for IndieVerse award winners, cosplay champions and Super Gamer Pass holders. Adding a celebrity highlight, Day 2 welcomed Purav Jha, Naman Jain, Saqib Ayub and Sikandar Kher to promote Amazon Prime Video’s Chaar Yaar.
With the support of our incredible partners: Infinix (Official Smartphone Partner), Ubisoft (Associate Partner) & MiDC (Industry and Ecosystem Partner)
Showstoppers
MeepleCon, India’s largest board game convention, brought its tabletop experience to GamingCon Bharat for the first time. The activation featured a Catan tournament, a corporate board game championship, and Azul, Wingspan, chess, and many more tabletop games.
The Versus Experience brought the fighting game experience to GamingCon Bharat, with Street Fighter, Super Smash Bros. and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls on the floor.
JioBLAST hosted the KIC India Qualifiers, with S8UL Esports sweeping Revenant XSpark in the Grand Final. The win took the top share of the ₹5 Lakh local prize pool and India’s seat at KIC 2026, where a ₹9.5 Crore ($11M+) global prize pool awaits.
The Premier League Zone
The Premier League set up a dedicated Premier League Zone at GamingCon Bharat, built around its iconic Trophy, which was flown in from the UK. Fans got up close to the silverware, explored a Home Kit display featuring all 20 clubs, a first-of-its-kind activation in India, and stepped into the Premier League Hall of Fame experience, alongside physical and virtual activations from EA SPORTS.
As evening fell on both days, live match screenings on a giant screen, supported by JioStar & Star Sports, recreated the atmosphere of watching the game together. Access was through the PL Pass on the District app. As part of the experience, Premier League gave away goodie bags to the first 1000 PL pass holders.
Industry programme
Dr P. Anbalagan, Principal Secretary, Industries, Investment & Services Department & CEO, Invest Maharashtra, inaugurated the Level Up Conference. The industry programme in association with MiDC (Industry and Ecosystem Partner) & Niko Partners (Knowledge Partner), which ran alongside the show floor with speakers including Manva Hunswadkar of Krafton, Ashutosh Sharma of EA, Syed Abbas of Ubisoft India, Vaibhav Chavan of Underdogs Studio and Frank Harmon of Warp-Spasm, witnessed a great captive audience across both days with engaging discussions & insights shared.
On Day 1, filmmaker and new media artist Aayushman Pandey, along with Siddharth Rathore and Utsav Sinha, the founders of First Principles, hosted the workshop “Lights, Camera, Game Engine!” at the Level Up Conference. On Day 2, Joseph Cairns, CEO of Adventure Recruiting, led a workshop on “Building a Successful Career in the Games Industry”.
IndieVerse, the dedicated zone for independent Indian developers, drew strong interest and footfall across both days and gave studios direct access to players, publishers, and partners in one venue. The Best IndieVerse Game award was presented on Day 2, and 1080p Studios won it for its game Devil on My Shoulder.
About GamingCon Bharat
GamingCon Bharat is India’s largest gaming convention, held at NESCO, Mumbai and organised by IDEX Events Pvt Ltd. It brings together players, studios, publishers, creators, esports teams, brands, investors and policymakers under one roof.
