Transformers Roll Out
China’s largest sandbox game sees sales spike with Hasbro brand
Mini World sold 360,000 Transformers character skins in just three months
Ding Ding Ding
LEGO Super Mario Adventures secures August release date and two expansion sets
Now available for pre-orders
367 Million
PGC Digital: Tencent's largest player base is female in Honor of Kings
Up 6.47 per cent from January 2020
This Week In China
This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country
A look back at the biggest stories direct from China
App Annie
Mobile games just experienced its biggest week for downloads ever
1.2 billion across the week of March 22nd, 2020
"unprecedented Challenges"
Sony sets up $100 million Covid-19 global relief fund
Fund will go towards medical workers, first responders and more.
It's Magic
Jam City launches Disney Emoji Blitz in Japan after 30 million downloads worldwide
""The appealing art style, cute emojis, and blitz style gameplay make Disney Emoji Blitz the perfect game for the Japanese market"
Donations Double
Apple doubles its donations to China to aid in coronavirus relief efforts
The firm will give ¥50 million ($7 million)
Mario Party
Updated: Rumour: Nintendo to celebrate Mario's 35th anniversary with multiple remasters on Switch
64, Sunshine, Galaxy, and 3D World all reported to be making a comeback
Mages;acquisition
Colopl acquires Steins;Gate creator Mages for $14.9 million
Bolstering the mobile publisher with a raft of niche IPs
This Week In China
This Week in China: Chinese gamers are spreading anti-coronavirus messages in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
A look back at the biggest stories direct from China
Another One?
Tencent and Huawei partner for cloud games platform
Service called GameMatric, powered by Kunpeng processor
Another Dive
Capcom's Shinsekai: Into the Depths is the latest Apple Arcade exclusive to jump to Switch
Adds new game modes to the original release and new port
Cancelled Event
The Taipei Game Show 2020 cancelled due to the coronavirus
Some of it will be put online
Escape Reality
Update: Animal Crossing: New Horizons breaks Switch sales records in Japan and UK
The game's producer hopes it is an "escape" for people
Heading West
SINoALICE to be self-published by Pokelabo in the West in July 2020
Nexon reverts publishing rights outside of Asia to the developer
Tom Nook Reportedly Ecstatic
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp sees revenues surge amid New Horizons launch
1.3 million downloads for March so far
This Week In China
This Week in China: Over one-third of iOS games could be pulled from the App Store as Chinese games gain ground across Asia
Some of the biggest stories of the last week, direct from China
Pandemic Continues
Razer commits to donating up to one million surgical masks to fight COVID-19
Singapore authorities contributing too
Player Well-known
PUBG Mobile crosses 600 million downloads as it celebrates two-year anniversary
50 million daily active users
Half Price Sale
Nintendo confirms Octopath Traveler has surpassed 2 million sales
Mobile prequel in the works
Tencent Financials Q4 Fy19
Tencent revenue grows 21% year-over-year to $54.1 billion
Total profit jumped by 22 per cent too
Broken Link
Samsung discontinues its streaming service PlayGalaxy Link
Service ends on March 27th
Top Pedigree
Lineage titles dominate the South Korean mobile games chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Delayed Smash
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC likely delayed by coronavirus
Director Masahiro Sakurai confirms work has been affected
App Annie
China mobile game downloads skyrocketed by 80% in February 2020
63 million installs per week
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Bandai Namco's Jihoon Kim on marketing a mobile game for the US
"The trailer that our team created outperformed in every placement we put into the market at the time"
Stack The Deck
NetEase and Marvel Games are launching a closed beta for Marvel Duel
A superhero-themed free-to-play card game
"odds Are Stacked"
Update: Apple removes Plague Inc. from China App Store due to licensing issues
"Content that is illegal in China"
Back Of The Net
Nexon signs deal with EA for a new FIFA mobile game in South Korea
Beta testing begins in April
This Week In China
This Week in China: ISBN regulations tighten, ChinaJoy 2020 going ahead, and an anti-Plague, Inc. appears
The biggest stories directly from China
Pride, Gluttony, The Rest
Netmarble heralds Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross a "great success" as game surpasses 3 million downloads
Adventure RPG launched on mobile on March 3rd, 2020
"unpatentable"
Nintendo claims victory over mobile accessories firm Gamevice in patent dispute
Lawsuit began in May 2018
Event Down
BitSummit cancelled over coronavirus concerns
Due to run in May
Lego Super Mario
Update: LEGO reveals new Super Mario playset with interactive Mario toy
No definite price or release date yet
Rising Up
ByteDance's Combat of Hero secures the most iOS downloads in Japan for four consecutive days
Was originally released in December 2019
First Approvals Of 2020
China approves 27 games including Brawl Stars, Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
16 mobile games, six PC games and five console games
Out Of Service
Square Enix to shut down its mobile RPG Kou-Kyou-Sei Million Arthur
Service stops on May 12th
Big Launch
Monster Hunter Riders storms to the top of the Japanese download chart
Crunching the data with App Annie
Player Known
PUBG Corp chief Kim Chang-han takes top job at Krafton Game Union
Amid rumours of company going public
Youtube And Bilibili
Cocos Game Developers Connect online conference unveiled for March 18th
Speakers include Google, iDreamSky, Fundamentally Games and more
Fundraising 101
Update: PlatinumGames' The Wonderful 101: Remastered smashes initial goal, fights its way to $2.2 million
Former Wii U title now making its way to Switch
Start Your Engines
Update: Mario Kart Tour multiplayer mode rolls out worldwide
Compete against seven other racers
Pubg For All
PUBG Mobile brings in a new colourblind mode
Three options to improve accessibility for all
"i Like Apple"
Shigeru Miyamoto talks working with Apple, Pokemon GO and why the Switch was helped by smartphones
Quotes taken from Japanese magazine Famitsu
Finger Lickin' What
Update: Tencent's Arena of Valor lets players unlock KFC's Colonel Sanders via meal loot drop in Taiwan
40 per cent chance to unlock with $10 meal
Interested?
PlatinumGames' The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter campaign was about "gauging interest"
Nothing to do with money
Project: Ban Pan
PUBG Mobile's Project: Ban Pan gets beefed up with two new initiatives
Behind-the-game video and Death Replays will help combat cheating
Potato Play Funding
Singapore-based mobile games publisher Potato Play raises $500,000 to expand operations
Play Ventures stumps up the cash
China Isbn
China App Store ISBN License: non-compliant games risk being delisted
Yodo1 offers its advice and expertise