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This Week in China: Chinese gamers are spreading anti-coronavirus messages in Animal Crossing: New Horizons Feature Mar 27th, 2020

This Week in China: Chinese gamers are spreading anti-coronavirus messages in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

A look back at the biggest stories direct from China

Battle royale games have surpassed $2 billion on mobile News May 17th, 2019

Battle royale games have surpassed $2 billion on mobile

NetEase’s Knives Out leads the way

PUBG Corp and NetEase settle the battle royale cloning dispute News Mar 26th, 2019

PUBG Corp and NetEase settle the battle royale cloning dispute

Two rival battle royale giants choose to settle the PUBG / Knives Out cloning dispute peacefully

1 Knives Out a big battle royale winner for NetEase in 2018 with $465m revenue News Jan 11th, 2019

Knives Out a big battle royale winner for NetEase in 2018 with $465m revenue

Knives Out benefited from Japanese fame and being monetisable in China

NetEase’s PUBG-like Knives Out pulls in over $370 million News Oct 17th, 2018

NetEase’s PUBG-like Knives Out pulls in over $370 million

97 per cent of that figure comes from China and Japan

Mobile diversification strategy helps drive NetEase to $2.5 billion revenue for 2Q18 News Aug 9th, 2018

Mobile diversification strategy helps drive NetEase to $2.5 billion revenue for 2Q18

Horror game Identity V and battle royale title Knives Out were namechecked specifically

NetEase developing internet drama based on battle royale hit Knives Out News May 23rd, 2018

NetEase developing internet drama based on battle royale hit Knives Out

The Chinese tech company are also turning Onmyoji into a live action movie

NetEase profits tumble 20% in Q1 as Onmyoji and New Ghost lose traction News May 17th, 2018

NetEase profits tumble 20% in Q1 as Onmyoji and New Ghost lose traction

Battle royale hits Knives Out and Terminator 2: Judgement Day offset lost revenue

NetEase recruits Battle Royale film scriptwriter for Knives Out Job News May 4th, 2018

NetEase recruits Battle Royale film scriptwriter for Knives Out

Kenta Fukasaku to build story and lore for hit mobile game

PUBG developer sues NetEase over mobile 'clones' Rules of Survival and Knives Out News Apr 6th, 2018

PUBG developer sues NetEase over mobile 'clones' Rules of Survival and Knives Out

Lawsuit demands removal of titles

NetEase’s Knives Out pulled in more than 50 million monthly active users in January News Mar 29th, 2018

NetEase’s Knives Out pulled in more than 50 million monthly active users in January

According to Newzoo, the battle royale genre may just have something going for it

NetEase’s PUBG-like Knives Out reaps $24 million in February thanks to unexpected success in Japan News Mar 8th, 2018

NetEase’s PUBG-like Knives Out reaps $24 million in February thanks to unexpected success in Japan

Japanese players contributed to 80 per cent of global sales outside of the Chinese Market

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