Puzzled
GungHo to shut down Puzzle & Dragons in Europe
Service is set to conclude December 10th
The Big Freeze
"I don’t think the Chinese government is ready to lose its title as the world’s biggest games market"
Taptica division CEO Rivi Bloch discusses market expansion and the big freeze
Busted
Four Thirty Three’s Ghostbusters World lands in Singapore, Sweden, Denmark and New Zealand
The location-based augmented reality game is expected to release October 22nd
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Supercell's Clash of Clans shuffles up the top grossing rankings
Google Play and App Store rankings in the US, Great Britain and Ireland, and China for the week of September 24th to 30th
Monster Adaptation
Production begins on live-action Monster Hunter movie
Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson will write, direct and produce the adaptation
Event
Judging starts for the Big Indie Awards at G-STAR
Which of the 400 entries will make it through to the live awards ceremony in Korea?
Korea
Jagex joins the Big Indie Awards at G-STAR as sponsor
Runescape firm supports international celebration of independent game developers this November
Switch Up
New and improved Nintendo Switch in the works for 2019
The goal is to make the device brighter, thinner and more energy efficient
Invested
Tencent invests $318 million in Chinese video-sharing company Bilibili
Publisher acquires 12.3 per cent of shares in a company that dabbles in running League of Legends and Overwatch esports teams
Returning
Garena Online publishes Contra: Return in Southeast Asia
The retro-classic is currently available in Philippines, Thailand, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Hong Kong
Jobs News
Animoca Brands brings in Xbox co-founder Ed Fries as strategic advisor
Former Microsoft exec had been advising developer Pixowl before it was acquired by the Hong Kong publisher
Heading East
Supercell takes Clash Royale League World Finals 2018 to Japan
Event leaves London behind in favour of Asia
Event
G-STAR trade visitor pre-registration now open
Korean games industry event also puts business matching system live
Sales Out
NetEase’s PUBG-like Rules of Survival bags $75 million
Another battle royale success for the publisher alongside Knives Out
Revenue Found
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost generates $3.5 million in five days
Picks up over 800,000 downloads
Acquisition News
Animoca Brands picks up majority stake in AI accelerator Zeroth for $1m
Publisher underwrites $2m worth of investment into Zeroth SPC
Big Brother
Tencent tests facial recognition to restrict gameplay time in Honor of Kings
Chinese publisher wants to check identity and age of players
Event
Big Indie Awards still open to Korean entries
General nominations now closed, Local Developer Award open until the end of the month
Off Course
Nintendo successfully sues Tokyo’s unofficial Mario Kart tours for $89,000
Real-life Mario Kart operator MariCar ordered to stop using Nintendo's property immediately
Business Shuffle
Tencent restructures business for first time in six years as games regulations bite
Publishing giant setting itself up for future challenges
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Airheart - Tales of Broken Wings
We take a look back at the winner of our 2018 Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Snake Vs Colors cracks top spot on US App Store while China's top grossing gets a shakeup
Google Play and App Store rankings in the US, Great Britain and Ireland, and China for the week of September 17th to 23rd
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Pirate Code
We look back on the winner of the second Chinese Big Indie Pitch
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Skybolt Zack
The Big Indie Pitch returned once again to Brighton to crown another Big Indie Pitch at Develop:Brighton champion
Revenue
Lords Mobile plunders over $825 million in revenue worldwide
IGG's massively-multiplayer strategy game raked in $7 million in one week alone earlier this month
Acquisition News
Chinese tutoring services provider snaps up chidren's apps developer Dr. Panda
Companies to work on "new models for future education"
Found
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost hits top download spots in four countries and is a top 30 grosser in the US
Those countries being Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Mish Mash
We take a look back at the winner of The Big Indie Pitch at the first ever Big Indie Fest
Indie Mavens
Should indie developers release their games in Asia?
Our Indie mavens weigh in
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Sticky Pigeons
We take a look back at the winner of our 2018 Big Indie Pitch at White Nights St Petersburg
Data
Tencent maintains a firm grasp on SuperData’s top 10 grossing mobile games chart in August
Publisher dominates a chart virtually unchanged over the last two months
Console Switch
Nintendo Switch Online companion app hits five million downloads
The total is 25 per cent of the console’s install base
Lost And Found
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost launches after racking up over one million pre-registrations
Players will get 2,500 for hitting the milestone should they log into Dragaila Lost
Potter
Jam City launches Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery in South Korea
Move could prove a lucrative venture in the RPG-friendly market
Sales Of Glory
FunPlus' Guns of Glory shoots past $215 million in first year
Adds to strong showing from publisher's other title King of Avalon
Drop In
PUBG Mobile’s first Star Challenge Champions series launches with a $600,000 prize pool
Mobile esports series kicks off with a focus on putting big names centre-stage
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch finishes 2018 with visits to Poland, Sweden, Jordan and South Korea
The Big Indie Pitch reveals its plans for the remainder of 2018
Saved
Nintendo Switch Online cloud saves will remain 180 days after subscription ends
Fan fears that saves may vanish immediately on a subscription ending are unfounded
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Spellfast
We take a look back at the winner of our 2018 Big Indie Pitch in LA, which took place during E3 week
Pow
Dragon Ball Legends strikes up $65 million in revenue worldwide
Mobile brawler saw 1.9 million new players join the fight last month
Global Charts
Weekly global mobile game charts: Voodoo and Lion Studios battle it out for top spots
Google Play and App Store rankings in the US, Great Britain and Ireland, and China for the week of September 10th to 16th
India
India will be home to 310 million gamers by 2021, report claims
Research suggests that by 2021, half of India will have played at least one mobile game
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Defend The Cake
We take a look back at the winner of our 2018 Very Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
Opening
Shop Heroes developer Cloudcade opens 50-person studio in Pakistan
Cloudcade hopes the new South Asia location will help the studio develop 4 games simultaneously
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - Aeon Must Die!
We take a look back at the winner of last year's Big Indie Pitch at GameDevDays in Tallinn
Big Indie Awards
Entries open for The Big Indie Awards 2018 in association with G-STAR
There's STILL time to enter this year's biggest competition for indie developers [update]
Banned
China bans games streaming platform Twitch
The ban comes after the site experienced a popularity spike
Sunk
Asia fanfare helps Yostar’s Azur Lane sink over $170m in revenue
The chibi-styled strategy game launched in May of last year
Big Indie Awards 2018
The best of The Big Indie Pitch 2018 - What The Golf?
We take a look back at the winner of this year's Big Indie Pitch at GDC
Business News
Hong Kong’s Apptutti signs new partnership to help Korean devs access China games market
Support services localised for Korean speakers