Making Waves
How 6waves is helping Chinese developers find a Western audience
And bringing Western games Eastward
Making A Hit
How Onmyoji’s aim to bring players closer to art, culture and emotion quickly led to 10 million DAUs
NetEase producer Jin Tao reveals the design goals behind the hit game
Moving Fast
Cheetah Mobile rebrands Cheetah Ad Platform as Cheetah Ads
Sleek and simple
China M&a
China's Zhaomi Group and Kee establish $360 million video game M&A fund
Bringing value to companies through merging and acquiring
Insert Coin
Retro style, modern medium: the making of Evil Factory
Lawrence Koh and Jaeho Hwang on updating the shmup for F2P
Safe For Kids
Kid-friendly ad platform TotallyAwesome raises $2 million
Set to launch PopJam in Australia and Southeast Asia
Portable Only
Some Nintendo Switch games can only be played in portable mode
VOEZ is the first
Chart Topper
Chhota Bheem Speed Racing racks up 1 million downloads and 500,000 DAUs in India
Nazara Games and Tiny Lab Productions team up
Nexon Investment
Nexon Korea makes strategic investment in Tree of Savior developer IMC Games
Helping developer on mobile adaptation of MMORPG
Virtual Future
How Gumi is recovering from Western studio closures with VR investment
Masaru Ohnogi explains all at White Nights Prague
Office Closure
Report: King closes South Korea office
Publisher shuts down local operations after struggling to make a significant impact
A New Challenger
Silicon Studio to release new mobile and VR game engine Xenko in April
Free Beta version already available for download
Back To Skull
LINE Corporation signs up to distribute mobile Skullgirls adaptation globally
Expected Spring 2017
Forcing The Issue
A MOBA for the masses: the making of Star Wars: Force Arena
Behind the scenes with Netmarble's Hong Seo Park
Up In The Air
Com2uS enters deal with Activision to develop Skylanders mobile game for 2018
Activision provides the license, Com2uS does everything else
Studio Closure
100 jobs go as Taiwan developer Gamemag Interactive closes
Unable to pay staff as shareholder urges staff to seek new employment
Marketing's Millions
Mobile marketing firm Mobvista agrees $100 million loan deal with Bank of China
Chinese firm wants to expand accelerate overseas expansion plans
Expansion Warchest
Chinese mobile games developer ShineZone raises $58 million
May acquire new studios overseas
Vive Mobile?
HTC eyes mobile VR space with new mystery device
Smartphone firm plots counterpart for PC-powered Vive
Fantasy Revenue Journey
New mobile games spurred on Chinese publisher NetEase to $4 billion in revenue in 2016
A stellar year for the firm
Os Blocking
Google is being investigated in Korea for potentially obstructing Samsung mobile OS development
Deal from 2011 under scrutiny once again
Esports In India
Nazara to invest $20 million into new eSports league for India
Committed to growing the league for at least the next five years
Nexon Financials Q4 Fy16
Nexon pinning hopes on strong 2017 launch line-up as sales and profits fall in 2016
Dynasty Warriors and Final Fantasy could be huge
More Summoners War
Summoners War is getting an MMORPG spin-off, cartoon, movie, and more
Com2uS doubles down on its flagship title
Com2us Financials Q4 Fy16
Com2uS posts record year for sales and profits as it pushes further into the global market
86% of sales were generated outside of Korea
Netmarble Financials Q4 Fy16
Netmarble profits jump 81% thanks to hugely successful launch of Lineage 2
Also sees continued growth from its other long-running franchises
Mixi Financials Q3 Fy17
Mixi sales and profits are up as Monster Strike interest holds steady in Japan
Anime and film help promote the game
East Meets West
Chinese mobile publisher Skymoons opens Edinburgh studio
Plans to create 21 jobs
Indian Mavens
Will Google Play integration in digital wallets affect Indian game revenues?
A side-effect of demonetisation, but will it have an impact?
Japanese Hit
Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes made more than $5 million in first few days
Over one million downloads half a day after release
From Hong Kong To The World
How Hong Kong's export culture led Animoca Brands to global mobile game success
CEO Robby Yung also talks subscriptions, emerging markets and TicBits
Google Play In China
NetEase reportedly offers to help bring Google Play to China
Two tech giants working together?
Dena Financials Q3 Fy16
DeNA revenues and profits fall while native mobile games vastly outperform browser for the first time
Nintendo partnership confirmed to be "mid to long-term"
Return My King
Beijing-based developer Elex soft-launches Sega-licensed mobile game Total War: King's Return
Base-building with historical accuracy
Just Deserts
Brazilian developer Cupcake Entertainment secures $1 million deal with Southeast Asia publisher Playlab
Revenues for the company have tripled since September 2016
Nintendo On Mobile
Nintendo considering partnerships with developers other than DeNA for future mobile games
Also talks staff size and Switch architecture
Super Mario Korea
Super Mario Run shoots to the top of App Store download charts in South Korea
Not doing as well in grossing ranks
Square Enix Financials
Square Enix scores profits of $151 million but goes quiet on flagship mobile title Mobius Final Fantasy
Brave Exvius is the clear winner
Sega Financials Q3 Fy16
Sega Sammy profits and revenues up despite slowing pace of Japan's mobile games market
Existing games continuing to rake in the cash
Fired Up
Nintendo’s Japan-first approach for Fire Emblem Heroes pays off as it nets $2.9 million on its first day
Already a top grosser in the US and Japan
Apple In India
Apple expected to start manufacturing iPhones in India by the end of April
Production will take place in Bangalore
Gungho Financials Q4 Fy16
GungHo's profits fall 36% as interest in Puzzle & Dragons wanes
Still trying to push engagement through toys and apps
Iap Inspector
How does Fire Emblem Heroes monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
Taptica Partnership
Taptica makes first move into Japan through Adinnovation partnership
Pushing further into the APAC region
Live And Kicking
Three years on: EA India on the evolution of Tetris Blitz
Studio Director Amol Gurwara on the game's life so far
Fire Emblem Launches
Nintendo's third mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes lands on Android and iOS
Will it be a success?
More Of The Same In 2017
Making sense of seemingly bizarre Chinese game M&A activity
Logic behind the deals
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy17
Capcom all but forgets mobile as profits limp along to $24.4 million
Toware no Paruma was a top grossing game in Q2, not Q3
Konami Financials Q3 Fy17
Konami profits up to $182 million as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 25 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu still a favourite
Super Mario Revenue
Super Mario Run generates $39 million from 78 million downloads
Tatsumi Kimishima finally offers some numbers