Performance Rundown
Super Mario Run clocks up 200 million downloads but Fire Emblem Heroes has better profitability
Mario gets the reach as Fire Emblem get the money
Sea Ipo
Garena parent company Sea raises $884 million from IPO on NYSE
Share price dips to $14 in the first week
Nintendo Financials Q2 Fy17
Nintendo's mobile revenues grow 426% to $157.8 million thanks to Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes
Switch clears 7.63 million units sold
Art Expo
Webzen's MU Online inspired visual art exhibition is underway and open to the public
Fore Million
Sony ForwardWorks' Mingol hits four million downloads in under four months
Celebrates with in-game rewards and coin discounts
Partner Up
Webzen is teaming up with fashion brand Tokidoki for latest MMORPG venture
MU characters to be used across major business sectors such as fashion, toys and other merchandise avenues
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Raysol Games tell us all about their pachinko inspired monster battler Dungeon Balls
We speak to Raysol Games, the runner-up at The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
Smashing Records
App Store and Google Play downloads hit record 26 billion in Q3
Consumer spend also at all-time high
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Dodreams tells us all about its upcoming arena brawler Drive Ahead! Arena
We speak to Dodreams, who took away the third place prize at The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
First Love
Annapurna Interactive to publish Melbourne dev Mountains' debut narrative-focused game Florence
Title to be published on the Apple App Store in 2018
Unchained
Blockchain-powered mobile game store GPlay gets Unity support
Marketplace claims to offer 90% revenue share split with developers
Hidden Treasures
Indie game funding scheme Treasure Hunters FanClub launches
Up to $350,000 available for each project
What's New?
After another big year the old guard still dominate Japan's mobile games market
Revenues up 35 per cent but what's driving them?
Round Of Applause
Tencent takes China by storm with mobile browser game that has players applauding Chinese president
It's been played 1.2 billion times already
Global Pitching
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Jordan and South Korea for the first time ever
Pitching all over the world
Korea Calling
Global games expo G-STAR kicks off next month in South Korea
We give you the low-down on what to expect
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Grant & Bert on charming 2D adventure Abi
We speak to Grant & Bert, the winner of The Big Indie Pitch at ChinaJoy 2017
Bang Up Job
CyberAgent's BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! scores four million downloads
It's now available in Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Two Tribes
NetEase reveals Nerds vs Veterans battle in Immortal Conquest to raise $15,000 for charity
Dan Bull and Stephen Machuga lead the charge
Japan Market Data
Japanese mobile game revenues grew 35% in the year ending June 2017
Surpasses US for three years in a row
India Deal
KamaGames partners with Yoozoo to bring social casino game to booming India market
Companies to work closely on development, localisation and distribution
Mighty Recruit
Melbourne developer Mighty Games hires Dots designer Ariel Magnes
First task will be working on fantasy game Charming Runes
Going Multi-platform
Sony set to release Nintendo Switch games under new publishing label Unties
Will also publish on PC
Big Indie Awards 2017
Last chance to enter The Big Indie Awards 2017 in association with indieSky
We're celebrating the best of the last 12 months of the Big Indie Pitch live in Shenzhen, China this November, and you can be a part of it!
Honor Of Kings
Chinese woman allegedly loses sight in one eye after marathon Honor of Kings session
Doctors still trying to save vision
Android At Home
How 18th Parallel is putting mobile Android games onto Indian set-top boxes
Your phone becomes a smart software gamepad
Crusaders Of Rpgs
NetEase designer Stan Wang on crafting mobile MMORPGs for the West
Stan Wang discusses how the genre is evolving
Business Expansion
Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle developer Akatsuki opens US film and TV branch
Developer branches out into new mediums
Expansion Of War
Nitro Games partners with Netmarble EMEA to bring Medals of War to Turkish and Arabic-speaking countries
Netmarble EMEA already has 50 million registered players
Imga Mena
International Mobile Gaming Awards reveals nominees for second Middle East and North Africa competition
52 games nominated, lots of them from Iran
House Move
Andrew House steps down as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment after 27 years with the company
Replaced by Deputy President John Kodera
A New Challenger
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba acquires EJoy and sets up new games division
One of China's richest companies formally enters the games arena
Sea Nyse Ipo
Garena parent company Sea files registration statement for planned IPO on the NYSE
No word on how many shares or the price range
Lawsuit Of The Apes
Fox faces $2.5 million lawsuit from Snail Digital over lack of support for War for the Planet of the Apes mobile games
Not enough assets and minimal feedback meant Snail missed its window of opportunity
Zynga In India
Zynga plots major growth in India and expansion of its Bengaluru studio
350 staff not enough for its second-biggest studio
Westward Journey
Onmyoji finally gearing up for a Western release with beta in US and Canada
Retaining Japanese voice cast to give it that authentic anime feel
Featured Features
Top 5 features games developers should consider to crack the Chinese mobile market
GameRefinery’s tool identifies the most popular gameplay mechanics
Nasscom Speakers 2017
Nukebox Studios CEO Amit Hardi to keynote NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2017
First wave of speakers announced for the conference
Going Forward
Sony moving away from Vita and handheld gaming to focus on mobile and home entertainment
ForwardWorks is apparently doing "fantastic"
Ubisoft In China
Ubisoft wants to make China its second-largest market as it pushes harder into Asia
Eyes global expansion, new tech, and keeping Vivendi out
Square Enix Plans
Square Enix sets sights on $900 million in sales from its mobile games
Better games, targeting new markets, and the rise of HTML5 will aid its quest
Merch Of Kings
Tencent partners with JD.com to produce merchandise based on its IP
Honor of Kings mugs, anyone?
Bye Bye Birdy
Flappy Bird is no longer available to play on iOS devices thanks to iOS 11
Only old phones and stubborn users will be able to play it
Nintendo Stocks
Nintendo shares hit nine-year high following Arena of Valor Switch reveal
Could just be that the console is still selling well
Indie View
The Big Indie Pitch interviews: Ether Games on Z War 1: The Great War of the Dead
We speak to the runner-up from the Big Indie Pitch at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco
Ready For Ipo?
What makes Indian mobile publisher Nazara Games worth $550 million?
Nazara could be gearing up for IPO, but why should you take notice?
Switch Of Valor
Tencent is bringing its massive mobile MOBA Honor of Kings to the Nintendo Switch
Arena of Valor rides again on a whole new console
Honour Of Kids
New parents name their child Honour of Kings after Tencent's hugely popular mobile MOBA
At least they didn't call the kid Strike of Kings
Nazara Ipo
Report: Indian games publisher Nazara eyes IPO that could value it as high as $550 million
Would be the first gaming company to IPO in India
Htc To Google
Report: HTC looking to sell its smartphone business to Google
Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer said to be in final stages of negotiation