Sponsored Feature
How GMGC battles your Chinese copycatters
The power of WeChat diplomacy
SkyMobi and MIHOYO's The End of School II hits $1.6 million in first month
Paid iOS ACG is a success
Baidu rumoured to be launching a smart TV gaming platform
Taking it widescreen
Friend & Foe: The Last Guardian devs embark on a great indie adventure
Tokyo bound
Animoca Brands proposes a reverse takeover to gain Australian Stock Exchange listing
Hong Kong publisher looking for liquidity
Following bribery allegations, CMGE's shares drop 23%
Nine executives suspended
Deals
SkyMobi realises $9 million gain on sale of Fangcun shares
Alpha Animation buys into mobile games
Financials
Shanda Games sees Q1 FY14 mobile revenue slide 38% to $10.8 million
Waiting for the release of Chain Chronicle and Brave World
Mobile muddles causes Capcom shareholders to lift block on hostile takeovers
Takeover defence plans scrapped
Pg Connects
Looking to crack Japan? Don't stress over localisation, says Metaps
Looking for perfection highlights imperfection, says McCarthy
Pg Connects
Going global: Smartphones are shrinking the world, says King
Tommy Palm on eating into the Asian market
Sponsored Feature
Frontline Commando 2 marches into China with Chukong
Shooter sequel aiming for success
Interview
Chinese dev VOLV Interactive on making WWII games for the western market
There are no boundaries in the game industry
Interview
How UCWeb grew its dominant mobile browser position in China to create the UC 9Game platform
Leveraging the power of clan community
Deal
Chinese app distribution heats up as Alibaba acquires rest of UCWeb in $4 billion value deal
Already owned 66 percent of browser outfit
Sponsored Feature
Spellgun on its low volume, high quality approach to bringing western games to the Chinese market
Believe in dedication and focus
Deal
Talkweb spends $130 million to buy 90% of Papa Three Kingdoms dev HRG Tech
M&A market heating up
Chinese Beaujolais
Chain Chronicle and Puzzle & Dragons get official Chinese releases
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
Wandoujia social-integrated match-3 Happy Pop does 2.4 million downloads
App store's added social power
Government crackdown: No nudity please, We're Chinese mobile gamers
Bikinis banned
The Charticle
How did Temple Run reach 1 billion downloads?
The analysis of a lifetime
Deal
Singapore startup Booster Media raises $1.5 million
LucasArts alumnus up and running
Deal
Nexon accumulates, adding "killer core" title from US startup Turbo to 2015 portfolio
Second publishing deal in 2 weeks
Deal
Sequoia invests $15 million in Indian mobile game outfit Octro
New opportunities
Deal
Metaps buys market intelligence outfit App Data Bank
Japanese consolidation for smarts
Making Of
Clash of alliances: The making of Samurai Siege
Passion for your game and your audience
Quiz RPG hits 26 million; is poised to dethrone Puzzle & Dragons' download total in Japan
The race is on
Pg Connects
Schedule for PG Connects Helsinki 2014 is finalised with Supercell, King, Rovio, Creative Mobile, EA, Revolution and more
Look who's talking
Deal
NTT Docomo signs Angry Birds subscription deal with Rovio
Includes games, toons and free in-game items
Rumour
Amazon offered us $600 million for Cocos2d-x, says Chukong CEO
Chinese outfit refused as it looks to IPO
Chinese Beaujolais
DOTA Legend steals Tencent's top grossing crown... but not for long
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
Chart Of The Week
King and GungHo games now bringing in more revenue than Nintendo's entire library
Slipping down the ranks
Deal
Chorus to release The Secret of Raven Rock in Japan
Regional specialist building porfolio
Adways highlights power of its pre-launch Yoyaku Top 10 service in Korea
Smarter UA
Financials
SkyMobi looks to the future with $20 million stock buyback
Also reseting financial calendar
Strongest Link
Thanks to Chain Chronicle, Sega Networks sees FY14 sales hit $200 million
Will soon be 50% of Sega Sammy's digital total
Mixi marvel: How Monster Strike is turning around the fortunes of Japan's social star
Stock now higher than DeNA
Financials
KongZhong sees mobile games boom in Q1 2014, with sales up 119% to $8 million
Three Kingdoms games score
Financials
Wind Runner's decline sees WeMade's Q1 2014 mobile sales down 33% to $19.3 million
Core up, but casual down more
Interview
The global game: Colopl on bringing skills-based JRPG Slingshot Braves to the west
Not pay-for-win
Deal
Nexon takes stake in Socialspiel in return for exclusive publishing deal
Deal chain combo builds
Financials
SkyMobi's 2014 revenues down 19% to $78 million, but Q4 rises as smartphone platform accelerates
A tale of four quarters
Despite Q1 2014 sales up 208% to $60 million, Chukong postpones US IPO
Splitting development and tools operations
Data
Having generated $1 billion in sales, Kakao breaks 500 million downloads barrier
The power of friends
Deal
Kakao merges with Daum to create Korean internet powerhouse
Mobile messaging outfit valued at $3 billion
Chinese Beaujolais
318 million smartphones sold in 2013, will Tencent rule them all?
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
M&a
Kids app publisher TabTale acquires Coco Play, establishes operations in China
All eyes east
Interview
PG Connects Speaker Spotlight: Wandrille Pruvot, Art Of Click
Smart branding integration is a key opportunity
Chart Of The Week
Why game file size remains critical for success in China
20 MB is your soft limit
Post-line Generation
BeeTalk announces 10 million users, while customisation app Cocoppa breaks 25 million barrier
New ways to find Asian audiences