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
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)