Nazara Publishing announces playtest for FAU-G: Domination at India’s oldest and biggest game developer conference IGDC 2024

Fearless and United Guards (FAU-G): Domination, the made-in-India mobile game developed by Mumbai-based Dot9 Games and published by Nazara Publishing will be open for playtest at the upcoming India Game Developer Conference (IGDC) 2024 from November 13 to 15 in Hyderabad.

IGDC is India’s oldest and biggest game developer conference and this year’s edition will feature over 150 sessions, more than 250 speakers, and 5,000 attendees.

Attendees can check out the first-person shooter (FPS) team deathmatch game at the Nazara booth at the event and provide feedback to help shape the latest entry in the FAU-G universe, whose past games have achieved over 40 million downloads.

Building on community feedback from the last playtest in October 2024, FAU-G: Domination will feature the following exciting updates that IGDC attendees will get to experience firsthand:

1. Two new game modes: Kiss of Death and 1v1

2. Improved visuals

3. Revamped sound

4. New death cam

5. Voice chat

6. Refined character and weapon models with improved textures and optimisation

7. New charms and skins

8. Tweaks to weapon balance for competitive gameplay

9. Improved kill and damage animations

In addition to trying out the game, players will receive limited edition FAU-G: Domination fan kits as a token of the team’s gratitude for their valuable feedback. With FAU-G: Domination, the development team at Dot9 is committed to transparency and making meaningful improvements to the game together with the community.

With over 500 million players in India’s shooter market, pre-launch playtests like these are essential to ensure that made-in-India games like FAU-G: Domination have a strong chance to succeed in an increasingly competitive landscape.

Pre-registrations for FAU-G: Domination are now live on the Google Play Store for Android with pre-registrations on the App Store for iOS and iPadOS to follow soon. Pre-registering now gets players the Beast Collection. The Beast Collection is a limited edition set of in-game cosmetics inspired by the ferocity of the Tiger — India’s national animal.

These include six accessories: frame, banner, avatar, sticker, spray, and charm, as well as six gun skins: sawed-off shotgun, USP, Scout rifle, M4, Uzi, and Kabar. The Beast Collection will only be available for players that pre-register and will not be available after launch.