India's MPL has acquired Germany's GameDuell.
India's MPL has acquired Germany's GameDuell.
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India’s Mobile Premier League acquires Germany’s GameDuell

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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India’s Mobile Premier League made a move into Europe this week as it acquired casual online skill game maker GameDuell.

MPL now has a global presence that spans Europe, Asia, and North America. Bengalaru, India-based MPL became a new unicorn in mobile esports as it raised a $150 million funding round at a $2.3 billion valuation in September. Not bad for a company started in 2018 by Sai Srinivas and Shubh Malhotra.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.