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China’s block on new game licenses could be coming to an end - but fresh regulations are incoming News Aug 31st, 2018

China’s block on new game licenses could be coming to an end - but fresh regulations are incoming

Calls to restrict the number of new game releases

No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year News Aug 10th, 2018

No end in sight as South Korean games companies locked out of China for over a year

No signs of issues being resolved

China hasn't approved any new mobile games since March 28th News Aug 10th, 2018

China hasn't approved any new mobile games since March 28th

Market sees single-digit growth in first half of the year, the slowest since at least 2009

Alleged stalker arrested by police claims he was just playing Pokemon Go News Jul 20th, 2018

Alleged stalker arrested by police claims he was just playing Pokemon Go

Report suggests man has a history of stalking the same woman

Nintendo’s lawsuit against Japanese publisher Colopl won’t stall White Cat Project Switch release News Jul 17th, 2018

Nintendo’s lawsuit against Japanese publisher Colopl won’t stall White Cat Project Switch release

Console giant says these are "completely separate matters"

PUBG Corp's lawsuit against Epic's Fortnite could set an uncomfortable precedent Comment & Opinion Jun 1st, 2018

PUBG Corp's lawsuit against Epic's Fortnite could set an uncomfortable precedent

This market has been built on a cycle of iteration and improvement which could end if the Playerunknown's Battlegrounds firm wins this case

PUBG Corp sues Epic over Fortnite Battle Royale News May 29th, 2018

PUBG Corp sues Epic over Fortnite Battle Royale

Follows threats last September and a lawsuit against NetEase

China’s app crackdown removes 370 livestreaming apps News Apr 18th, 2018

China’s app crackdown removes 370 livestreaming apps

Major players like Douyu and Huya also under investigation

Report: South Korea’s FTC investigates Google Play over claims it abused market leading position News Apr 16th, 2018

Report: South Korea’s FTC investigates Google Play over claims it abused market leading position

Storefront accounted for 60 per cent of all mobile app content sales in 2017

1 South Korea’s FTC deals out fines to Nexon, Netmarble and NextFloor over misleading loot box promotions News Apr 10th, 2018

South Korea’s FTC deals out fines to Nexon, Netmarble and NextFloor over misleading loot box promotions

Nexon Korea hit by $887,000 penalty

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

Chinese online games portal TapTap shut down for three months as government cracks down on rule breakers News Mar 8th, 2018

Chinese online games portal TapTap shut down for three months as government cracks down on rule breakers

Tencent, 360, Xiaomi and more also slapped with fines

Chinese court overturns iPhone 6 ban that could have barred sales in the country News Mar 27th, 2017

Chinese court overturns iPhone 6 ban that could have barred sales in the country

Beijing Intellectual Property Court rules in favour of Apple

Kid-friendly ad platform TotallyAwesome raises $2 million News Feb 28th, 2017

Kid-friendly ad platform TotallyAwesome raises $2 million

Set to launch PopJam in Australia and Southeast Asia

A history of South Korea's tough anti-gambling laws and why devs are looking to crack overseas markets Interview Jan 24th, 2017

A history of South Korea's tough anti-gambling laws and why devs are looking to crack overseas markets

Byung Hyuk Kim shares a legal history of social casino in South Korea

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