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ByteDance
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bytedance.com/en
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ByteDance is a Chinese technology company based in Beijing, with products such as Toutiao, TikTok and more.
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Netease X Blizzard
NetEase to disband Shanghai team following breakup with Blizzard
A skeleton crew will deal with logistical issues in the short term
Beijing’s Golden Ticket
China takes steps to tighten grip on tech by acquiring 'golden shares' in Tencent and Alibaba
By taking shares in the companies, Beijing can help guide future development
A New Partnership
Blizzard reportedly enters final stage of negotiations with its new Chinese partner
The company ended its partnership with NetEase in 2022
Chinese Market
TikTok developer ByteDance makes additional layoffs
New layoffs run in the hundreds and are across various divisions including gaming
2022 Highlights
2022 In Review – June’s Best Bits
As the year draws to a close, we take a look back with our pick of the stories that shaped the last twelve months. Here's June
Tencent On Trial
Tencent to stand trial in copyright infringement suit tomorrow
The company has been accused of infringing on the rights of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang by Moonton
Tiktok
TikTok shows game companies that “TikTok makes them play it” in new virtual event
Bytedance announce “TikTok made me play it”, an event to push the social media app's use in game promotions
Tencent Vs. Moonton
Tencent to pay $31 thousand to Bytedance subsidiary Moonton following defamation dispute
The court found in Moonton’s favour, but the legal battle continues between the two companies
Bytedance Financials
ByteDance finances revealed to employees in report
Market losses more than tripled in 2021
Market Dominance
1% of publishers are responsible for 91% of app revenue
The publishers also generated 79% of downloads in H1 2022
Hot Five
Hot Five: September 12th. The five stories you need to know before you start your working week
The biggest stories on PocketGamer.biz in the last week
Layoffs
ByteDance reportedly downsizes games divisions
Hundreds of employees have reportedly been laid off as the brand refocuses
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Bold New Moves
Unity attracts major, local investors as it expands into the Chinese market
The move has attracted investments from some of the country’s tech giants
Streaming Giants
New report reveals Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is the seventh most streamed game of Q2 2022
Mobile gaming is doing well on YouTube, despite lagging somewhat on Twitch
Trial On Tiktok
TikTok launches HTML5 games with Voodoo, Nitro and more
Influencer Run, Tap the Difference and Basketball FRVR among mini games included
Bytedance And Meta Reign Supreme
Apps are earning more revenue than games for the first time ever
Spending in non-game apps has grown more than twice the rate as games
Game Licenses
NetEase and Tencent denied licenses in China
The companies were absent from the list of 67 new game approvals
Shutdown
101 Studio becomes ByteDance’s first games unit closure
Some staff will reportedly transfer to Bytedance's games division, Nuverse
Tiking Along
TikTok owner ByteDance generates $1 billion in annual games revenue
Mobile titles by Ohayoo, Nuverse, Moontoon, and C4 Connect
Tiktok Testing
TikTok wants to release in-app games this year
Testing may be in progress in Vietnam
Aspiring Aspirants
Moonton launches Mobile Legends: Bang Bang NFTs on Binance
Featuring popular MLBB characters Layla and Fanny
U-turn
ByteDance lays off Ohayoo employees following CCP gaming crackdown
News follows restrictions on under 18s play time
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
The movers, the shakers, and all those funky moneymakers
Three Months
PUBG Mobile and Garena Free Fire set to receive ban in Bangladesh
TikTok also part of High Court ruling
A New Verse
Mixi’s Langer Lee joins ByteDance game's division Nuverse
Lee will take over as head of corporate development
Ti(c)k Tok
ByteDance CEO and co-founder Zhang Yiming announces departure
Fellow co-founder Liang Rubo to step up
Welcome To The Family
ByteDance snaps up Chinese developer C4games
Via subsidiary Nuverse
Milestone
After 500 million hypercasual downloads in China, Ohayoo looks to go global
Looking to expand to the global market
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Why Bytedance is acquiring Moonton for $4 billion
Owen Soh breaks down the latest M&A
Welcome To The Family
ByteDance snaps up Shanghai-based studio Moonton Technology
Best known for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Possible Deal
ByteDance is looking to acquire mobile games publisher CMGE
Its company stake would be worth $275 million
Tick Tock
US government to appeal to ban TikTok will take place on December 14th
It will be able to offer verbal evidence
Tick Tock
TikTok recieves seven-day extension to sell its US operations
The company has until December 4th
Expanding
ByteDance launches mobile games store and publishing arm
“ByteDance is heavily investing in each part of the video game industry"
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."
Temporary Protection
Judge grants TikTok temporay protection against Trump's ban
"We're pleased that the court agreed with our legal arguments and issued an injunction preventing the implementation of the TikTok app ban"
Money Money Money
ByteDance wants to value TikTok at $60 billion in its US deal
Oracle and Walmart would acquire 12.5 per cent and 7.5 per cent respecitvely
Solving Problems
Walmart partners with Microsoft for TikTok bid as ByteDance insists the company prepare US contingency plans
"We are confident that we will reach a resolution that ensures TikTok is here for the long run"
See You In Court
TikTok is taking Trump and his executive order to court
The US president wants the app banned
Trump Card
Trump is demanding that TikTok divest its US operations within 90 days
"There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States"
Put 'em Up
ByteDance is looking to fight back against Trump and the US ban of TikTok
"Will try every possible way to fight back"
Being Prepared
TikTok is returning money to advertisers ahead of its possible US ban
It will honour ad campaigns it can still complete
Banned
President Trump signs executive orders to ban business with TikTok and WeChat
Will come into effect in 45 days
Tick Tock
Update: Trump insists the US government should have a slice of Microsoft's TikTok deal
President Trump has given the company 45 days to secure a deal
So Long Hong Kong
TikTok is leaving the Hong Kong market
"In light of recent events we've decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong"
Impressive Numbers
Google had the most downloads of all mobile publishers in May
Voodoo and Crazy Labs cracked the top five
Rising Up
ByteDance's Combat of Hero secures the most iOS downloads in Japan for four consecutive days
Was originally released in December 2019
Deadly Game
The Chinese government is backing a new virus killing game
It is available on WeChat and Douyin