Telugu cinema superstar Mahesh Babu has signed on as a strategic investor in Mumbai-based Shortgun Games, backing a studio that is building original titles for PC and console rather than mobile, long the focus of India’s digital entertainment sector.
\n\nThe studio, founded by Jeet Chandan and Vidhit Mehta, is developing original, franchise-scale IP aimed at PC as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. First up is “Project Takedown,” a big-budget, story-driven action-adventure game designed to take on international releases in North America, Europe, the U.K. and beyond. The size of the investment was not disclosed.
\n\nChandan and Mehta decided early to skip mobile entirely. Their bet is that an Indian team can deliver the detailed worlds, layered gameplay and cinematic scale that core players expect from top-tier releases.
\n\n“Interactive entertainment is the ultimate frontier where narrative depth, cutting-edge technology, and global culture intersect,” Mahesh Babu, who leads S.S. Rajamouli’s upcoming “Varanasi,” said. “India has extraordinary creative potential, and the time is right to build original characters and cinematic worlds from here that resonate across the globe. What drew me to this company is Jeet Chandan and Vidhit Mehta’s clarity of ambition and their drive to create high-end PC…
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