India, April 12, 2021: World Cricket Championship 3 with its new update introduces a dedicated esports mode titled ‘Esports Lobby’, along with a host of other features. The esports feature will allow users to host friendly tournaments while also facilitating seamless operations for organizers to host professional tournaments. Users will be able to spectate from various camera angles and shoutcast the matches.
WCC3 has featured in some prominent esports tournaments in the country including Redbull M.E.O., Skyesports, and LXG WCC tournaments. Being one of the only ‘Made in India’ games to feature in esports tournaments in the country, WCC is looking to make it easier for players and tournament organizers to conduct tournaments on the game with this latest update.
The WCC franchise now stands at more than 155 million downloads. The large fan base of WCC 3 will now have a chance to get a taste of the competitive esports experience.
The latest update also includes custom difficulty settings, the ability to assign bowling actions alongside 7 new bowling actions, new cutscenes, challenge a friend mode, the ability to capture highlights, and more.
Says Next Wave Multimedia co-founder and CEO P.R. Rajendran,
Given the exponential growth of esports in the country in the past few years and many requests from our fans, we thought it would be an opportune moment to launch the ‘Esports Lobby’. With the newest update, we want to add value to the esports ecosystem with WCC3.
The custom difficulty setting is aimed at giving players more choices to play around with. The higher the difficulty, the more chances of getting kits and higher league scores. Apart from that, the new bowling actions along with the ability to assign them are aimed at bringing more versatility to the game. With new cut scenes and full camera control to capture highlights, WCC3 will give a further immersive experience.
The World Cricket Championship series has been created by Chennai-based Next Wave Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Nazara Technologies Ltd., a leading India-based diversified gaming and sports media platform. Launched in November 2020, the third installment is the latest in the series and offers new controls, real-time motion capture, as well as Hindi and English commentary from Aakash Chopra and Matthew Hayden respectively. The game has won the Indian Game Developers Conference’s “Studio Game of the Year” award and Google Play Store’s “Users Choice” Award 2020, just within a few months of its launch.
About World Cricket Championship Franchise: The World Cricket Championship Franchise (WCC), owned by Next Wave Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., is at more than 140 million downloads spanning from 2011 till 2020. This franchise which launched in 2011 comprises WCC Lite, WCC 2, WCC Rivals, and now WCC3. WCC 2 is also the winner of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge 2020 conducted by the Government of India. The robust core engine and game feature that power this gaming experience has been developed through a meticulous, 8-year period.
About Next Wave Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.: Next Wave Multimedia Pvt. Ltd., Co-founded by PR Rajendran, is a leading mobile game company in India. This Chennai-based studio is a subsidiary of Nazara Technologies Ltd., global gaming and sports media company. Next Wave develops quality casual and multi-player games in the sports genre.
Cricket games developed by Next Wave have seen over 165 million downloads across various platforms. With substantial expertise in developing cricket-based games, Next Wave’s ‘Big Bash Cricket’ is the official game of Cricket Australia’s Big Bash League, and “Battle of Chepauk” developed for the Chennai Super Kings, has seen over 17.8 million downloads.
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