July 23, 2025 Going Global "The China market is like bootcamp for how to be a winning global player" Joymaker VP of business development Tom van Dam gives us the lowdown on China's bustling games market
July 11, 2025 Region Focus State of play: Inside China's increasingly influential games industry Ahead of the debut Pocket Gamer Connects Summit Shanghai on July 30th, we speak to industry executives and take a look at the rise of China's games sector
September 29, 2020 Remote Working How a last-minute university course switch lead Tom Van Dam to ByteDance and China "I felt that I shouldn't do something too similar to what I enjoyed as a hobby, so overnight I applied for Economics and Finance instead."
June 13, 2019 Region Focus Region Focus: How China’s big game freeze has made local developers more internationally minded “It has been a battle to survive the approvals drought and studios have had to get creative”
August 15, 2018 Mix It Up One week to go: Games Mixer and Big Indie Pitch at Gamescom Network into the night, learn about Asian trends in gaming, as well as blockchain - and enjoy the free bar too...
September 27, 2016 The Race Is On Western devs must get better at F2P before Chinese giants steal their players, says NetEase's Tom van Dam Great game design can't overcome F2P naivety
May 10, 2016 Looking East 4 top tips for publishing your mobile game in China Tom Van Dam explains all
March 31, 2016 Hot India New speakers announced for PG Connects Bangalore 2016 April 21-22 show is spicing up courtesy of both western and local talent flying in...
February 17, 2016 Investor Insights NetEase's Tom van Dam on the key things investors are looking for It's not all about the return
December 17, 2015 Rise Of China 2015 in Review: NetEase's Tom Van Dam on the global rise of Chinese mobile games Future trends from the remembrance of things past