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Japan launches So-Fu accelerator to support indie game developers INDIE GAME DEVS Apr 2nd, 2024

Japan launches So-Fu accelerator to support indie game developers

The program will provide indie devs with mentorships, create business connections in the industry and even cover expenses.

Report: Tencent's top studios developing Palworld-like mobile games ITERATION INSPIRATION Mar 26th, 2024

Report: Tencent's top studios developing Palworld-like mobile games

TiMi and Lightspeed studios are reportedly developing mobile games inspired by Palworld

Tencent "focusing on fewer bigger budget games" as it shifts away from IP strategy TEAM TENCENT Mar 25th, 2024

Tencent "focusing on fewer bigger budget games" as it shifts away from IP strategy

Publishing giant moves Assassin's Creed Jade team to DreamStar as part of new focus on internal products and fewer big franchise bets

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Nintendo mobile division sales up 17% to $412m in FY2019 NINTENDO CASHES IN Apr 25th, 2019

Nintendo mobile division sales up 17% to $412m in FY2019

Total sales for the fiscal year rose to $10.7 billion

Mario Kart Tour beta signups have begun ON YOUR MARKS Apr 25th, 2019

Mario Kart Tour beta signups have begun

Nintendo’s financials re-asserted that the mobile racer is still due in 2019

King of Avalon and Guns of Glory rake in over $1.3 billion in revenue for Funplus REVENUE Apr 24th, 2019

King of Avalon and Guns of Glory rake in over $1.3 billion in revenue for Funplus

Funplus wants both games to rake in a combined $1.5 billion by the year's end

Chinese activists 996.ICU blast Tencent and NetEase for intense overtime policies CRUNCH Apr 24th, 2019

Chinese activists 996.ICU blast Tencent and NetEase for intense overtime policies

But some leaders have fired back, claiming workers who don't put in their 12-hours-a-day are unambitious

Tencent’s Perfect World was the top grossing mobile game globally in March 2019 DIGITAL WORLD Apr 24th, 2019

Tencent’s Perfect World was the top grossing mobile game globally in March 2019

Honor of Kings follows in second place

Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile PROJECT IMAGINATION Apr 24th, 2019

Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile

Optimise experience in games including Honour of Kings

Indian esports platform Mobile Premier League raises $35.5 million REAL-MONEY COMPETITION Apr 24th, 2019

Indian esports platform Mobile Premier League raises $35.5 million

Series A to fuel product and user growth

Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban COURT ORDER Apr 24th, 2019

Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban

Ruling intervened with Article 17’s freedom of expression

Tencent, NetEase, Giant Interactive and Super Evil Megacorp head first wave of speakers at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019 FIRST WAVE OF SPEAKERS Apr 24th, 2019

Tencent, NetEase, Giant Interactive and Super Evil Megacorp head first wave of speakers at Pocket Gamer Connects Hong Kong 2019

Expect 120 speakers sharing 55 hours worth of cutting edge content on July 17th to 18th

South Korean FTC will carry out an “extensive review” of consumer regulations KOREA Apr 23rd, 2019

South Korean FTC will carry out an “extensive review” of consumer regulations

The antitrust body wants to combat games taking advantage of children spending money they don't have

Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Let’s Hunt Monsters storms China’s free downloads rankings CHARTS Apr 23rd, 2019

Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Let’s Hunt Monsters storms China’s free downloads rankings

Charts from April 8th to 14th

China’s games regulator resumes new submission approvals as it continues through backlog CHINA REGULATIONS Apr 23rd, 2019

China’s games regulator resumes new submission approvals as it continues through backlog

The State Administration of Press and Publication details the new regulatory landscape for games developers and publishers

Mobile picks up $65m of PUBG Corp's $920m sales in 2018 CASH ROYALE Apr 23rd, 2019

Mobile picks up $65m of PUBG Corp's $920m sales in 2018

Mobile likely low due to Chinese approval freeze

China's biggest live-streaming platform Douyu files for $500 million IPO in the US GOING PUBLIC Apr 23rd, 2019

China's biggest live-streaming platform Douyu files for $500 million IPO in the US

The company is backed by Tencent and is considered China's answer to Twitch

Tencent extends its digital lock age cap to 16 in China CHINA Apr 23rd, 2019

Tencent extends its digital lock age cap to 16 in China

Under-16s will now require parental consent and be limited to two hours play a day

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