Asia Bulletin
Apple to open R&D centre in China, Tencent invests big in Douyu TV, Monster Strike dev pivots focus to China, and more
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Now In Soft Launch
Indian studio June Software signs publishing deal with Tango, soft launches Warrior Dash
Game launched in seven markets
Strategy And Celebrity Titles Incoming
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty sets up new Indian game developer Viaan Studios
Indian handset manufacturer Viaan Industries diversifies
Segmentation Rules
How changing one screen led Games2Win to increase Parking Frenzy 2.0's retention by 5%
Analyse the flow
Apple R&d
Apple attempts to improve iPhone sales in China with a new R&D centre
Hoping to improve relations
Tencent Financials Fy16 Q2
Even before Supercell deal closes, Tencent sees huge surge in mobile game revenues
Total revenues up to $5.4 billion in FY16 Q2
Learning By Doing
How quitting game design college eventually led Dropout Games to App Store success
The makers of UNWYND and Blyss talk dropping out and the future
Closer To Home
Mixi suspends Monster Strike's US marketing; pivots to focus on China
Competitive beast
Sea-registration
Adways brings its pre-registration campaigns to Southeast Asia, starting in Thailand and Vietnam
Operating through SEA ad network Seads
Asia Bulletin
Nexon grows in South Korea, Android takes 97% of India smartphone market in Q2, and more
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Casting Investment
Tencent-led Series C round pushes total investment in Chinese gamecasting platform Douyu TV to over $2 billion
Had previously helped investment push over $1 billion
Hard Steel
Exclusive Chinese World of Tanks licensor KongZhong doesn't get rights to World of Tanks: Blitz
Deal modified
Trying Times
GREE looks to Japanese "release blitz" to rescue longterm decline
Planning a "release blitz" for FY17
Nearly Free-to-play
Top Indian indie games selling at $0.15 apiece as part of Indian App Store's Independence Week
Four Indian Mavens featured
Party
Pocket Gamer’s ChinaJoy Mobile Mixer led the way on a night of 100 parties in Shanghai
Thanks to AOL 1, Akamai and The Specialist Works
Dena Financials Fy16 Q1
DeNA sees small revenue increase as it focuses in on Japan and China
Stepping away from the economic uncertainty of the rest of the world
Gaming Ninja
Hall of Fame: A slice of life with Fruit Ninja designer Luke Muscat
The creative director on designing a mobile sensation, and what's next
Premium Or F2p?
Indian Mavens discuss Blyss and the power of an App Store feature for paid games
Is premium still too risky?
Nexon Fy16 Q2 Financials
Nexon grows in South Korea with DomiNations and Heroes of Incredible Tales, but suffers losses overall
Takes biggest hit in North America
Together Again
Matthieu Burleraux named Business Development Director as Playlab snaps up ex-Gumi trio
Yevgeniy Maiboroda and Charlotte Gailledreau also incoming
Busy Bees
Koukoi Games to bring Crashing Season to Japan as part of Asia push
Partners with Worker Bee for localisation
Asia Bulletin
Chinese consortium acquires Playtika, M&A reaches record smashing $25 billion, and more
Here's your weekly Chinese summary of the top stories in mobile gaming
No Local Hero
Analyzing Pokemon GO's relative failure in Japan
Lacks sustain
Perfect Publishing
How to publish a game perfectly in China, according to CMGE
Keep your eye on the market
Spending Habits
Chinese mobile game players spend more at midnight but play more at midday
Key user habits and profiles based on 100 million players
Cultural Clash
Cultural clashes are still holding back Chinese developers overseas
Companies should focus on quality over quantity, panel suggests
Pokemon Gone
Iran bans Pokemon GO
And other strange goings-on around the world
King Crab
iCandy Interactive's Crab War gets its pincers into one million users
Most successful game for the company to date
Total Dominance
Apple loses ground as Android swallows up 97% of India smartphone market in Q2 2016
iOS market share for the quarter fell to 2.4%
Instant Community
KTplay launches its instant in-game community platform for western developers
SDK already boasts 150 million active users in China
Reality Strikes
In Pictures: The Global VR Challenge
Visions of China
Great Winners Of China
The Global VR Challenge goes out with a bang
From West to East
Pawapuro Power
Konami's game sales rise 6% on the back of 25 million Power Pro downloads
Hitting a homerun
Tricking The Eye
Chinese Global VR Challenge runner-up Mirage Interactive raises $1.5 million
Investment led by SongHe Capital and Wistone
Virtual Winners
Global VR Challenge: The winners in the spotlight
The rising stars of VR games development
From China To Israel
Chinese consortium trumps Netmarble to acquire Playtika for $4.4 billion
Includes Giant and Jack Ma's Yunfeng Capital
Apply Now
Singapore publisher GoGame hiring for development, marketing, and business development roles
Sega Networks-backed firm now hiring
Ea Targets Asia
Devin Nambiar leaves Kabam to join EA as Head of Product Management, Asia-Pacific
Kabam's ex-Director of Product jumps ship
Scaling
Taptica partners with Adways to target Asian mobile gamers
Part of an Asian shift
Global Vr Challenge
Broken Window Studios' exploration game Reflections wins Global VR Challenge
Winners announced within
Slipping Down
Apple's revenues tank in China
Halved in 6 months
Virgin Ground
Fallout Shelter comes to Chinese App Store thanks to Shanda Games
Shanda Games take publishing role
Territorial Passings
Chinese Pokemon GO players behaving badly in Japan
They could turn up anywhere
6-8 Week Contract
Sydney studio Not Doppler seeks 3D Artist for short-term contract
Remote workers welcome
Challenges Ahead
With shareholders wising up to Nintendo's small stake in Pokemon GO, pressure on its next mobile games is higher than ever
A true one-off
Poke Tumble
Nintendo's market cap drops $7 billion as company says Pokemon GO won't dramatically impact financials
Only owns a small slice
Top Draw
Finalists revealed for Global VR Challenge
Developers a step closer to winning from cash prize pool of $35,000
Underdog Comes Good
Mumbai-based UnderDOGS Gaming Studio funded for undisclosed amount
Intelli Reboot Digital acquires stakes
Good News
How Halfbrick automated its in-game messaging to drive player engagement
Right message, right time
More Than Crossy Road
Hipster Whale sets up as a publisher, hires new president
Clara Reeves joins from Film Victoria