Casual Crypto
Yomi Games raises $2 million to become the "Zynga of Crypto"
Will develop play-to-earn casual social games to be more accessible for those entering crypto gaming
F In Chat
China halts unauthorised games livestreaming
Latest regulations apply to unauthorised and non-domestic games
Bring The Spoilz
Saudi Arabian Spoilz Games raises $693,000 in pre-seed funding
Will expand portfolio and look to target global games market
Curtailing
Tencent shuts down Chinese gamers access to overseas games
Incoming update to network acceleration app will halt users playing foreign games and accessing foreign online servers
Made Its Way
Zynga launches FarmVille 3 in Japan
Comes six months after global release
Expanding Overseas
WonderPlanet opening Singapore subsidiary to explore blockchain
Following discussions on NFTs and the metaverse
Platform Play
Wemade brings Valofe’s Bless Unleashed to Wemix blockchain platform
Will feature play and earn elements
Two In Pune
SuperGaming opens second office in Pune
Will support development of upcoming battle royale Indus
Open For Business
China lifts games licence freeze, 45 new games approved
New games from XD Inc, Yoozoo Games, and more after nine month standstill
Esports Events
Gameloft and Nodwin Gaming to launch mobile esports events in India
Events for Gameloft's Asphalt IP
Brands And Blockchain
Reality Gaming Group and Mana Partners to bring blockchain to APAC brands
Following the demand increase for Web3 in the region
Indian Investments
Nazara invests $2.5 million in Bitkraft Ventures
Aims to benefit from future partnerships, M&A, and co-investment opportunities
Investing In India
Games24x7 raises $75 million in latest funding round
Valued at $2.5 billion
Indian Investment
Bombay Play quadruples valuation in latest funding round
Raises $7 million in Series A, brings total funding to $9.5 million
Manga To Mobile
Naruto manga publisher Shueisha launches new games division
Shueisha Games to focus on all platforms, including mobile
Mobile First
Xsolla: Indian game developers should continue a mobile-first approach
Focus on porting games to console after mobile release
Environmental Expectations
Netmarble unveils ESG report with sustainable management goals
Three key initiatives outlined
Making Of
Indus brings Indian culture and elevates mobile gamers to "first class citizens"
SuperGaming's Roby John on treating mobile gamers as "first class citizens" and blending a battle royale with Indo-futurism
Boost The Blockchain
Wemade and YouAppi partner to market blockchain mobile games
Will begin "aggressive" onboarding campaigns
Building With Blockchain
Netmarble partners with Klaytn to accelerate blockchain ecosystem maturity
Using a Klaytn mainnet-based blockchain ecosystem
Towering Over
Tencent games revenue up 9.9% in 2021 to almost $33 billion
Solidifies position as largest games company worldwide by revenue
More Choice
Flexion to publish King’s Choice on alternative app stores
Will bring ONEMT’s mediaeval RPG to Amazon App Store and Samsung Galaxy App Store
Going Strong
SuperGaming's Silly Royale surpasses 17 million downloads following Squid Games-inspired event
Squid Games-inspired in-game event a key driver
Sonic Boom
SEGA announces Jinke as exclusive licensee of Sonic the Hedgehog mobile titles
Entertainment firm declared exclusive licensee of Sonic Dash and Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom in mainland China
Three Tiers
Vodafone Idea and Nazara launch mobile games subscription service Vi Games
Over 1,200 Android and web-based games available
Cumulative Campaign
Crypto Golf Impact pre-release to reward almost $150,000 to users
Distribution to 7,000 random Neopin wallet holders ahead of March 25 launch
Monetising Malaysia
Boost launches Boost Connect storefront to reach Malaysian gamers
Includes "must-have" mobile titles such as Genshin Impact, Free Fire, PUBG Mobile, and more
Indian Esports
Indian esports and game streaming platform Loco raises $42 million
Backed by PUBG Mobile developer Krafton
Retro Revival
SNK to bring 10 retro games to cloud games platform Piepacker
Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown IV, The King of Fighters ‘98, and more
Cricket Collab
Vorto Gaming partners up to bring blockchain to Cricket Star Manager
Vorto Gaming, Gold Town Games, and CS Games collaborate
Standards Stated
South Korea approves new app marketplace rules
Apple and Google required to allow third-party payments
Character Collaboration
Truz characters join Play Together metaverse in IP collaboration
Aiming towards a Millennial and Gen Z audience
Funding Fusion
MiHoYo invests $65 million towards nuclear fusion devices
Contributing to Energy Singularity’s Tokamak research to lower carbon emissions
Smooth Like Butter
Garena to bring K-Pop band BTS to Free Fire in March 2022
Musical group will be part of "never-before-seen" event
Platform Boost
Wemade and RedFox Games partner to bring Kingdom Hunter to WEMIX blockchain platform
Targeting the play and earn mobile community in South America
Subscription Service Expands
Google Play Pass launches in India with more than 1,000 titles
Requiring Android 4.4 or above to run
Advancing On Apac
Riot Games to expand publishing efforts in APAC
To focus in on a region with a "strong appetite" for mobile gaming
Saved By Q4
Netmarble scraped 0.8% revenue growth in 2021 to $2.12 billion
Q4 revenue climbed 20.4% to $656.6 million
New State X Nier
Krafton and Square Enix partner for PUBG New State and NieR collab
Will bring Nier Automata event back to Nier Reincanation
Global Launch
Potato Play raises $5 million, launches Merge Restaurant
Investments from Everblue Management, Play Ventures and more
Going Green
Tencent vows carbon neutrality by 2030
Will switch to 100% green energy with the next 8 years
Strong Growth
NetEase revenue jumps 19% to $13.75 billion, mobile games do $9.6 billion
Boosted by new titles such as Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Revelation
3 Million Gameplays
Ethlas raises $2.7 million for F2P P2E mobile and PC metaverse
Will "aggressively" hire talent in the Web3 space
Presale Plans
Netmarble to sell Golden Bros NFT presale at 33% discount
Early access period coming in March
Garena Going Strong
Free Fire was the most downloaded game for January 2022
Subway Surfers comes in close second
Anime Collab
PUBG Mobile Japan to collaborate with Black Lagoon
Bringing exclusive skins to match the anime's noir action theme
Get Golfing
Playlinks launches Kitty Golf on Facebook Instant Games
Latest game from the South Korean developer to join the platform
Digital Entertainment Domination
Research and Markets: Asian mobile games market to reach $86.6 billion by 2027
Tablets top smartphones for user experience, but overall users are significantly lower
Pocket Metaverse
Chillchat raises $1.85 million for create-to-earn "pocket metaverse"
Led by blockchain platform Solana's VC arm, Solana Ventures
Digimon Discontinued
Bandai Namco to shut down Digimon ReArise from April 21 2022
In-game currency sales discontinued from today