Breath Of The Who?
Genshin Impact's early popularity explodes to 23 million downloads in first week
Number one title across 74 countries on iOS and 33 on Google Play
Impactful Launch
Update: Genshin Impact racks up 30 million downloads since launch
"I don't think any Chinese-made game has ever had that many pre-registrations outside its home market"
Trust Issues
China is looking at possible antitrust investigation into Google
“China will also look at what other countries have done, including holding inquiries with Google executives"
Sustainable Growth
Post-COVID, a global approach is helping China’s mobile publishers achieve sustainable growth
NativeX's Jonathan Chan weighs in on how publishers can thrive through the pandemic
It's War
Call of Duty: Mobile has more than 46 million pre-registrations in China
A final test will be held for Android next month
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."
No Deal
Report: China is not likely to approve the US TikTok deal
"There's no way the Chinese government will accept your demand"
Under Investigation
Report: US government is investigating Tencent's games investments
Trump administration asking Epic and Riot about how their user data security
Wechat Mini Games
Unprecedented growth in China's HTML5 games market: WeChat Mini Game revenue up 18%
Yodo1 explores the growing world of WeChat Mini Games
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Black Desert franchise hits $1.7 billion revenue as Nintendo ceases 3DS production
The biggest stories from across Asia
My Little World
Hasbro's My Little Pony IP engages millions of fans in prominent Chinese mobile game
Yodo1 details how it brought the iconic IP to Mini World
Player Very Well Known
PUBG Mobile fires past $3.5 billion revenue, accumulates $500 million in two months
Battle royale has picked up 770 million installs
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Yoozoo narrative director Dylan Cole on the lessons the US can learn from China
"It's no secret that US work culture chews people up - especially in the games industry"
Heading To China
Kwalee continues its expansion with a new office in China
"Kwalee China will benefit all of our work, as stronger relationships with partners in the country will help to bring our games to a wider audience"
This Week In Asia
This Week in Asia: Apple Korea is providing $84 million to small businesses and Fall Guys is going to mobile in China
The biggest stories from across Asia
Possible Acquisition
Report: Tencent closing in on Leyou Tech Holdings acquisition
Follows a long list of suitors for the Hong Kong company
Free Falling
Fall Guys is falling onto mobile devices in China through partnership with Bilibili
No word on a Western release
Local Servers
What game developers need to know about China's local server requirements
Yodo1 explores the world of local servers and breaks down the advantages of using them
All Your Bases
Why the best is yet to come for Asian powerhouse Nexon
CEO Owen Mahoney talks geopolitics and secular shifts
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"
Financials
Tencent's revenue up 28 per cent year-on-year as it generates $31.5 billion
"We achieved generally robust operating and financial results in the second quarter"
China Ua
User Acquisition in China: Capturing the world's largest mobile gaming audience
Yodo1 explains the audience and channels you should be using
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"
No More Nicknames
Chinese gamers will need to use their real names to log in for online gaming from September
So the government can track time spent on games
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Understanding Zynga's remarkable trajectory and newest acquisition
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Wanna Merge?
Tencent is looking to merge streaming platforms Huya and DouYu
It would seek to be the majority shareholder
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
China Game Removals
Mass delisting by Apple China: Over 26,000 games without ISBN removed
Yodo1 looks at the impact of so many games suddenly disappearing from the App Store
See You In Court
Apple faces new $1.4 billion lawsuit over patent infringement
"We are disappointed Xiao-i Robot has filed another lawsuit"
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China Isbn Developments
[Updated Daily] Apple China News: Complete timeline of App Store ISBN developments
Keeping track of all the changes coming to the App Store in China
Html5 Games
HTML5 games: a new way to enter the China market
Yodo1 explores the benefits of developing for HTML5
To Battle!
Report: India to ban PUBG Mobile as part of crackdown on Chinese apps
Region generates around $3 million in revenue for the game
Slayed
Konami is teaming with Shengqu Games for a new Castlevania mobile title
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls shuts down on September 9th
Pgbiz Roundtable
Catch up on our Publishing in China RoundTable discussion
Full video available now on YouTube
To The Future
Tencent, Asus, and Lenovo are using the SDS GamingBar in their new phones
"The digital controls that Sentons provides takes mobile gaming to the next level, creating a seamless and innovative experience"
It's A Secret
China pulls Cytus II from the App Store for secret pro-democracy Morse code message
The musical director behind it has resigned
What Now?
All China iOS fears just materialised - What now?
Understanding the impacts of the China iOS ISBN requirements with MyGamez
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: China's crackdown, new EU rules, and $7.8 billion of deals
News and insights from the Master the Meta team
Need A License
The App Store sees over 2,500 game removals in China
In the first week of July
Pgbiz Roundtable
Join us on July 14th for the next PocketGamer.biz RoundTable session
Discussing how to publish your game in China
Apple Crackdown
Apple to begin removing unlicensed apps in China from August 1st
Workarounds are available, but none of them are perfect
This Week In China
This Week in China: Tencent unveils huge new games as it handles chili sauce promotion fraud case
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
Apple Isbn
Apple's China App Store ISBN crackdown begins with update to its developer console
But no games have been removed from the store so far
This Week In China
This Week in China: South Korea tries to get back into the China mobile market, and NetEase tests King of Hunters
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
China Success
Will China be able to make a long-term success of its short-term gaming boom?
Nativex head of sales for Europe Ilya Gitlin digs into the data
Just Like Magic
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened launches open beta in China
Players can sign up to the card-based RPG in the country
This Week In China
This Week in China: Apple finally complies with new ISBN rules and Tencent rolls out its latest Juvenile Protection System
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
Follow The Rules
Apple to reject any games without an ISBN in China from July 2020
Rumoured crackdown now looks set in stone
Have A Brawl
Supercell's Brawl Stars shoots through $17.5 million revenue in China
It launched in China on June 9th