Appota Investment
Vietnam-based publisher Appota pushes towards $50 million valuation with series C funding round
Korea Invesment Partners and Mirae Asset Venture Investment throw some money in
Dokkan Downloads
Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle pushes past 150 million downloads in just over two years
Celebrating with a summon event to reward older players over new ones
Speeding Away
From Lithuania to India: The making of Chhota Bheem Speed Racing
How a Lithuanian studio topped charts in India
Xiaomi India Investment
Xiaomi plans to invest another $500 million into its growing India presence
Targetting $2 billion in revenues for the country in 2017
Inmobi Up
Mobile advertising firm InMobi sees operationally profitable 2016 following big boost in China
Even a $1 million fine couldn't bring it down
Cut-price Sale
Baidu sells mobile gaming business for $173 million
Getting out of the games space?
Still Switched On
Color Switch surpasses 150 million downloads in 15 months
Still going strong with 20 million downloads in last three months
Disrupting The Market?
Rakuten and Blackstorm want to disrupt Japan's mobile industry with launch of HTML5 social game platform RGames
Post-app store technology outfit teams up with Japanese ecommerce giant
Gumi Nordic Vr
Gumi and Nordisk Film partner for €100,000 incubation program Nordic VR Startups
Offering seed funding and advice to Nordic VR developers
Big Dreams
China's iDreamSky establishes $30 million fund to publish indie games globally
Wants to find the next Monument Valley
Midas Touch
Koei Tecmo establishes mobile-specific brand Midas
Wants its games to "shine like gold"
Switch Japan
Nintendo's Switch has sold 500,000 units in Japan
Sales are up week-on-week to 78,441 units
Oceans & Pirates
South Korean dev Joycity bags license for Pirates of the Caribbean: Tides of War
Looks a lot like Oceans & Empires
Indian Mavens
Is access to funding for Indian games companies improving?
How should Indian developers approach investment?
Of Swords And Ltv
MMO Logres of Swords and Sorcery gears up for Western launch after eight million downloads in Japan
Not huge player numbers, but an enormous LTV
Netease In 2017
Fantasy Westward Journey players exchange over $7.3 million worth of in-game currency daily
Pearl Research has all the details from NetEase's media event in February 2017
Third Time's The Charm
Samsung plans to refurbish and recycle defective Galaxy Note 7s
Maybe these ones won't explode
Reading Between The Lines
Nintendo has a mobile strategy, just not a coherent one
Super Mario Run versus Fire Emblem Heroes
Patent Battle
Chinese court overturns iPhone 6 ban that could have barred sales in the country
Beijing Intellectual Property Court rules in favour of Apple
Classic Reborn
NCSoft seals deal with Taiwan firm Gamania to publish Lineage M
Agreement will see game released in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao
East To West
Garfield game publisher Animoca partners with COLOPL to push Tokyo Casino Project globally
Localisations readied for Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas
State Of Play
A look at China’s stringent mobile game regulations half a year on
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad looks at the challenges facing developers breaking into China
Super Mario Flop
Super Mario Run's sales failed to meet Nintendo's expectations
But Fire Emblem Heroes is doing well
Virtuos Hires Freeman
Virtuos hires ex-Crytek Executive Producer Elijah Freeman as new Group Development Director
Based out of its Shanghai HQ
Massively Multiplayer
What can we expect from the future of mobile MMORPGs?
And why are the current slate of titles in the genre so successful?
Netdragon Financials Fy16
Hong Kong developer NetDragon boosts revenues by 120% following strong mobile growth in 2016
Planning on releasing further mobile games to dig into the market
Now Playing
Now playing: Prettygreat's Phil Larsen on Triple Town
What games are keeping the industry busy after hours?
Igg Financials Fy16
Lords Mobile made $130 million in 2016 to spur IGG revenue up 59% for the year
Profits also up 74% year-on-year
Apple Manufacturing India
Apple to begin manufacturing iPhone 6s in India
iPhone SEs will join them in three months
Live And Kicking
Two years on: Com2uS on the evolution of Summoners War
Lead Developer Min Young Jung on the game's life so far
Still Going Strong
Summoners War hits $780 million in lifetime revenue
Com2uS RPG generated $280 million in one year
37 Interactive Financials Fy16
Chinese games publisher 37 Interactive grew its mobile profits by 978% in 2016
Mobile revenues reach $237.9 million for the year
Super Mario Android
Super Mario Run launches on Android three months after first appearing on iOS
Should have run faster
You're Gonna Be A Star
Moonfrog Labs teams up with Bollywood star for new celebrity game Alia Bhatt: Star Life
Rise to the top with the help of your best bud
Tencent Financials Q4 Fy16
Tencent shows impressive growth in 2016 with a staggering $21 billion in revenues generated
$6.3 billion generated in Q4 alone
Collab Of Duty
Activision partners with Elex on unannounced Call of Duty mobile game
Could explain why CoD: Siege was cancelled
Hungry For Switch
Nintendo is already shipping out more Switch consoles to retailers
Had only planned to ship two million units in March
Made In India
Xiaomi doubles down on India with second smartphone production plant
95% of all Xiaomi devices sold in India are now made there
Smart Move?
HTC to sell Shanghai smartphone factory for $90 million as it expands VR operations
Production to continue in Taiwan
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: 6waves' Ernest Wong on how to get a job as a Director of Product
Some top tips in building a career in product management
Pokemon Go Forever
SK Telecom signs deal with The Pokemon Company offering free data to Pokemon GO players in South Korea
In exchange for 4,000 PokeStops and Gyms
Ipo A Go
Mobile games publishing giant Netmarble plots IPO worth up to $2.35 billion
Could be the largest public offering in South Korea for years
In Another Castle
Super Mario Run jumps onto Android this week
Game finally comes to Google Play on March 23rd
Global Game Distribution
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba invests $145 million in new global mobile game distribution venture
Partners with four studios for Global Strategic Alliance of Game Distribution
Apple China R&d
Apple investing $507 million in China as it plans to open two more R&D centres
How much R&D can one company do?
Double The Switch
Nintendo doubles production of Switch consoles to 16 million units
Strong first week sales getting everyone excited
Art Fantasy
Ex-Final Fantasy artists Akihiko Yoshida and Hideo Minaba on the creative process and designing for mobile
A deep discussion on how the renowned artists go about their business
Local Only
75% of the top games in China in 2016 were developed locally
Sensor Tower looks into the country's local focus
China Mobile Market January
Apple's iPhone 7 devices make up 10% of all iOS devices in China
Newzoo has some new info on the mobile market
Indian Mavens
Indian mobile game developers discuss Youzu's new Pune office
And potential Indian investment