Apple In India
Apple in talks with India's government to begin manufacturing in the country
Looking to emulate China model
Explosive Deal
Netmarble acquires Kabam’s Vancouver studio and picks up Marvel Contest of Champions
Also picks up customer support, marketing, biz dev and UA teams in Austin and San Francisco
Super Mario Fall
Nintendo shares fall further 7% as investors show Super Mario Run concerns
Early download and revenue success not enough to convince investors
Big Deal
Swedish firm Stillfront acquires MENA publisher Babil Games in deal worth up to $17 million
Stillfront aims to expand its presence in the region
Super Mario Fall
Nintendo shares fall 5% following Super Mario Run launch
Still better than pre-Pokemon GO days
Investing In Outsourcing
Starbreeze acquires Indian developer Dhruva Interactive for $8.5 million
Dhruva to continue offering work-for-hire services to external studios
We Have Lift Off
Super Mario Run now available on iPhones and iPads
Mario’s mobile debut releases in 150 countries
No Watching
China's government bans the streaming of unapproved games
Another nail in the coffin for China's indies
Go To India
Pokemon GO to officially launch in India following Niantic partnership with Reliance Jio
No data charges on the game until the end of March
Winning Accolades
How the International Mobile Gaming Awards is changing with the industry
Founder and CEO Maarten Noyons on the final call for entries
Super Nintendo World
Universal Studios Japan to open $433 million Nintendo-themed area by 2020
Generating 1.1 million jobs in the decade after its launch
Everything Or Nothing
Why Samsung is giving $10,000 to every developer in the Tizen Store's top 100
Hokyu Choi on building the Tizen smartphone market and ecosystem
Launch In China
Simplify the Chinese app publishing process and reach over a billion people with APPTUTTi
Get your game released in China
Run & Jump
Nintendo stock prices jump 3.7% after positive reaction to Super Mario Run marketing
Heading back towards post-Pokemon GO hype levels
Story Time
Legendary Games brings StoryToys children's game to Japan's HTML5 kid's platform dkids
The Very Hungry Caterpillar proves to be a hit
Five Million Heroes
Asia mobile eSports tournament Hero World Championship 2 draws in five million viewers
2,000 people there in person
Underdogs Come Good
The Indian indie game developer's road to funding
UnderDOGS CEO Vaibhav Chavan chats at NGDC
A Galaxy Too Far
Cause of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7s may be an untested battery too big for the devices
Instrumental tears down the phone to uncover the truth
Moving Forward
Sony ForwardWorks reveals first mobile games, partnerships and mixed-reality tech for 2017
A wealth of games for Asia
Business Deals
Deal Tracker: Big money deals in China, HTML5, chat apps and fashion games in November 2016
37 Interactive splashes nearly $200 million on acquisitions
Dropping Out
"If someone doesn't get the feature we had, I don't think they'd be able to sell more than 100 units"
Catching up with Creative Head Ankush Madad at NGDC 2016
Jostling In Japan
Sony's Fate/Grand Order has been more successful financially on Android in Japan than Pokemon GO
Could never match global success
Exploring Options
Capcom's Monster Hunter Explore resurfaces in Taiwan after cancellation of global launch
What could it mean?
World Of Delistings
Chinese World of Tanks publisher KongZhong set to delist itself from the US stock exchange
Online games company the latest China firm to leave the Nasdaq
Instant Success
Facebook has 26 million MAUs in Japan as it readies itself to make a splash with Instant Games
A fifth of the population have probably played Pac-Man again
Projection Or Pipe Dream?
"IAPs in India are going to be tough nut to crack"
What stands between India and $1.1 billion?
Indian Mavens
Will India's mobile games market really be worth $1.1 billion by 2020?
Indian Mavens discuss App Annie's projections
Eastern Promise
Chat apps have been vital to mobile gaming success in Asia, but can Facebook do the same in the West?
The potential impact of Facebook Instant Games
Bigger Pixels
New experimental design facility PIXEL Studios opens in Singapore to support the next generation of devs
Offering space and mentoring to game developers
India Pixels
Google's Pixel took up 10% of the premium smartphone market share in India in October
Sold 33,000 units
India Iphones
Apple sells 100,000 iPhones in India in three days following demonetisation of high-value bank notes
Only manufacturer to hit sales targets in India
Silent Growth
Introducing Timuz, the biggest Indian developer you've never heard of
We chat to MD Ahmed Mohammed at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
Fighting On Multiple Fronts
How June Software is racking up downloads in India while targeting global grossing success
CEO Roby John on a big year for the studio
Everybody Loves Pokemon
Pokemon GO is the most played game of all time in Japan
According to a not-very-scientific survey
Power Of Friendship
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links passes four million downloads in first week of Japan launch
100 million duels have taken place in the game
Think Long-term
Live ops at EA is about making stolen moments count
We talk live games and monetising Indian users
Highs And Lows
India's mobile games market is growing rapidly, but revenues are still playing catch up
Downloads not an indicator of revenues and engagement
Go East
Unity’s Xiaomi deal will offer developers “unparalleled access” to China’s mobile games market
Partnership kicks off next year
Easy-peasy
China’s NetEase is now the world's top-grossing mobile games company
Onmyoji, Fantasy Westward Journey and Ghost top 10 grossing games
Early Opportunities
India's mobile games market is like the US in 2008, but it's growing rapidly
Boss Fight Entertainment's Bill Jackson on the opportunities in India
Mediating India
IronSource opens office in Bangalore to bring ad mediation platform to India
Opens new office in Bangalore
37 + 2
Chinese publisher 37 Interactive snaps up one of China's most recently successful developers Mokun Technology
Pushing mobile after finding success on browser
Looking Forward
Sony's mobile studio ForwardWorks preparing to unveil its first games on December 7th
The Last Guardian could be heading to mobile
Mobile Mavens
What do mobile developers think of Super Mario Run's premium $9.99 price?
Is Nintendo jumping too high with the cost?
Sleeping Giant
An overview of India's games market in 2016 and why it's a sleeping giant for mobile games
Nazara CEO Manish Agarwal discusses why developers around the world should release their games in India
Simple Funding
Ex-Zynga devs raise $4 million for new Indian studio PlaySimple Games
Mobile studio aims to double number of staff by the end of 2017
Almost There
Netmarble soft-launches new mobile MOBA Star Wars: Force Arena
Chewie get us out of here!
Investment Realities
HTC backs $1.5 billion VR investment fund in China
Vive manufacturer will also help set up a new research initiative to grow the local market
East To West
5 marketing tips for launching Chinese games in Western markets
Increase your chances of a successful Western game launch
Back In The Office
Indian game developers reflect on NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2016
Highlights and learnings from the Hyderabad conference