Heading To China
Evoland developer Shiro Games teams up with Tencent Cloud for technical solutions when launching in China
11 per cent of Northgard's playerbase are Chinese
This Week In China
This Week in China: Brawl Stars takes China by storm and Tencent gears up for its Spark More conference
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
Heading To China
Supercell's Brawl Stars officially launches in China
"China could potentially be a huge market for the game"
Last Week In China
Last Week in China: Bilibili plans to launch a satellite and One Punch Man takes the Taiwanese mobile market by storm
The biggest stories straight out of Beijing
China Regulations
Will China’s new regulations push game publishers towards other emerging markets?
Nativex general manager Tiffany Ou looks at what's to come
This Week In China
This Week In China: Game for Peace cracks down on cheaters as the police crack down on in-game gambling
The biggest stories direct from Beijing
Splash The Cash
Tencent is investing $70 billion into tech infrastructures
Including cloud computing and cybersecurity
Splashing Cash
Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous
"In comparison to Western companies, there is a widening abyss in terms of development capability and financial clout"
This Week In China
This Week In China: NetEase's big reveals from its 520 conference and Chess Rush lands in China
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
China Covid-19 Growth
China’s mobile game revenue reaches $7.7 billion during COVID-19
Yodo1 digs into the data
Mygamez Funding
MyGamez partners with Small Giant Games on Empires & Puzzles' Chinese Android launch
Fingersoft, Small Giant Games, Peter Vesterbacka, and more contribute to new funding round
Netease Financials
NetEase's mobile games catalogue pushes revenue to $2.4 billion
Mobile represented 70.3 per cent of all online games
This Week In China
This Week In China: ChinaJoy 2020 goes ahead and FriendTimes Inc. changes its name
The biggest stories direct from Beijing
China Hit Worst
Nexon's revenue and profit falls year-on-year in Q1 due to Covid-19 pandemic
"Nexon has been spared the turbulence due to minimal physical contact with consumers"
Winner Winner
App Annie: PUBG Mobile generates largest consumer spend overseas for China-based developers in Q1 2020
Rise of Kingdoms from Lilith follows in second
Newzoo Report
China games revenue set to exceed $46 billion in 2024
Mobile games revenue generated an estimated $18.5 billion in 2019
This Week In China
This Week In China: Mahjong Soul sees success in Japan while Love and Producer scores its own anime
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
Learning From China
What western publishers can learn from China's Coronavirus response
Nativex's general manager of EMEA Leticia Ye takes a closer look
Game Down
Honor of Kings crashes on Chinese Labor Day
Tencent blamed the AI
This Week In China
This Week In China: Wind Fantasy returns on mobile, and an Animal Crossing: New Horizons grey market is growing
The biggest stories direct from Beijing
Stricer Regulations
China mobile games market update: stricter regulations on the horizon
Yodo1 shares tips on making your game China-ready
Market Differences
The latest differences in casual games between the global and Chinese mobile game market
TopOn VP of marketing monetisation Harry Yang compares two high-performing games
Brawling Abroad
Supercell's Brawl Stars arrives in China this June
Multiplayer mobile shooter was approved in March by Chinese game regulator
This Week In China
This Week In China: Female-focused games are on the rise in China, while Code Dragon Blood is making waves in Japan
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
Shifting Units
Apple shipped 2.5 million iPhones in China last month
Five times more than February
China Isbn
What does China’s tightened ISBN policy mean for developers entering the market?
Nativex Europe's general manager Leticia Ye digs in
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: How China convinced Yodo1 business manager Marina Espin to join the industry
"When I was little, I never even thought about the existence of a whole industry, not to mention actual jobs there"
This Week In China
This Week In China: Minecraft adds epidemic prevention content and 37Games plans to raise money for cloud gaming
A look back at the biggest stories direct from China
Aso In China
ASO for China: Intro to localisation practices
Yodo1 breaks down some best practices
Data Driven
Five Chinese and Japanese mobile gaming myths investigated
GameRefinery gets out its magnifying glass
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: A brief overview of the Chinese mobile gaming market
TopOn's Harry Yang takes a glance at one of the biggest markets in the world
367 Million
PGC Digital: Tencent's largest player base is female in Honor of Kings
Up 6.47 per cent from January 2020
This Week In China
This Week In China: Second wave of game approvals goes through, and Tencent files the first 5G-related lawsuit in the country
A look back at the biggest stories direct from China
Donations Double
Apple doubles its donations to China to aid in coronavirus relief efforts
The firm will give ¥50 million ($7 million)
This Week In China
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
This Week In China
This Week in China: Over one-third of iOS games could be pulled from the App Store as Chinese games gain ground across Asia
Some of the biggest stories of the last week, direct from China
Tencent Financials Q4 Fy19
Tencent revenue grows 21% year-over-year to $54.1 billion
Total profit jumped by 22 per cent too
App Annie
China mobile game downloads skyrocketed by 80% in February 2020
63 million installs per week
"odds Are Stacked"
Update: Apple removes Plague Inc. from China App Store due to licensing issues
"Content that is illegal in China"
This Week In China
This Week in China: ISBN regulations tighten, ChinaJoy 2020 going ahead, and an anti-Plague, Inc. appears
The biggest stories directly from China
First Approvals Of 2020
China approves 27 games including Brawl Stars, Super Mario Odyssey and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
16 mobile games, six PC games and five console games
China Isbn
China App Store ISBN License: non-compliant games risk being delisted
Yodo1 offers its advice and expertise
Partnership Paramount
NetEase profit grows by 15% to $4.53 billion for 2019
Revenue also increased by 14 per cent year-over-year
Cinemas Closing Indefinitely
Sonic the Hedgehog film stopped in tracks as coronavirus delays China release
New date to be announced at a later time
New Policy
Report: Apple will require all App Store games to have ISBNs in China from July
"Games need to be approved by the State Administration of Press and Publication"
Mahjong Anyone?
The effect of coronavirus on consumer mobile gaming habits in China
GameRefinery takes a look at the top mobile games in China
Deadly Game
The Chinese government is backing a new virus killing game
It is available on WeChat and Douyin
80 Million Devices
Update: Apple sales expected to fall due to iPhone production delay from coronavirus
Sales target likely not to be met
Growing Ambition
Report: TikTok owner ByteDance expected to name Yan Shou as head of games
Currently overseeing strategy and investment unit
Making Of
Pivoting from Super Smash Bros. to Dark Souls: The making of Pascal's Wager
TipsWorks founder Yang Yang on the launch and production of its ambitious first game