West To East
Wild City Rush developer Sviper partners with iDreamSky for China launch
Special localised version to launch in the region
Cut-price Sale
Baidu sells mobile gaming business for $173 million
Getting out of the games space?
Big Dreams
China's iDreamSky establishes $30 million fund to publish indie games globally
Wants to find the next Monument Valley
Mobile Mavens
Can international mobile game developers still find success in China?
Is there still a way in for developers from abroad?
Patent Battle
Chinese court overturns iPhone 6 ban that could have barred sales in the country
Beijing Intellectual Property Court rules in favour of Apple
State Of Play
A look at China’s stringent mobile game regulations half a year on
Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad looks at the challenges facing developers breaking into China
Netdragon Financials Fy16
Hong Kong developer NetDragon boosts revenues by 120% following strong mobile growth in 2016
Planning on releasing further mobile games to dig into the market
Tencent Financials Q4 Fy16
Tencent shows impressive growth in 2016 with a staggering $21 billion in revenues generated
$6.3 billion generated in Q4 alone
Global Game Distribution
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba invests $145 million in new global mobile game distribution venture
Partners with four studios for Global Strategic Alliance of Game Distribution
Apple China R&d
Apple investing $507 million in China as it plans to open two more R&D centres
How much R&D can one company do?
Local Only
75% of the top games in China in 2016 were developed locally
Sensor Tower looks into the country's local focus
China Mobile Market January
Apple's iPhone 7 devices make up 10% of all iOS devices in China
Newzoo has some new info on the mobile market
China Regulations
MyGamez Talks China: What new Government regulations on games mean for mobile publishers
Owen Soh breaks down the new hoops developers must jump through
Going Turbo
"We're still learning": Dumpling Design on revamping its first game as Dashy Crashy Turbo
Travis Ryan talks feature creep, experimental monetisation and getting Apple's attention
China Bans Korea
Updated: China bans all new games developed in South Korea from launching in the country
Existing games unaffected
Talking Acquisitions
Chinese chemical firm back in for $1 billion Talking Tom developer Outfit7 after missing out first time around
Second sale on the cards
Ad2china
Digital marketer ad2games expands into China with Shanghai office
Reaching clients without time differences
Making A Hit
How Onmyoji’s aim to bring players closer to art, culture and emotion quickly led to 10 million DAUs
NetEase producer Jin Tao reveals the design goals behind the hit game
Moving Fast
Cheetah Mobile rebrands Cheetah Ad Platform as Cheetah Ads
Sleek and simple
China M&a
China's Zhaomi Group and Kee establish $360 million video game M&A fund
Bringing value to companies through merging and acquiring
Marketing's Millions
Mobile marketing firm Mobvista agrees $100 million loan deal with Bank of China
Chinese firm wants to expand accelerate overseas expansion plans
Expansion Warchest
Chinese mobile games developer ShineZone raises $58 million
May acquire new studios overseas
Fantasy Revenue Journey
New mobile games spurred on Chinese publisher NetEase to $4 billion in revenue in 2016
A stellar year for the firm
East Meets West
Chinese mobile publisher Skymoons opens Edinburgh studio
Plans to create 21 jobs
Google Play In China
NetEase reportedly offers to help bring Google Play to China
Two tech giants working together?
More Of The Same In 2017
Making sense of seemingly bizarre Chinese game M&A activity
Logic behind the deals
Money To Burn
Chinese chemical firm acquires Talking Tom developer Outfit7 for €1 billion
Developer put up for sale in late 2016
Xiaomi 2017 Plans
Xiaomi sets $14.47 billion sales goal for 2017 after "make-up year"
Pushing further into retail and finance
Puzzling Out Of China
Puzzle & Dragons to be shut down in China eight months after launching
Two years of development, eight months active life
Public Safety
Pokemon GO faces wall to China release over security concerns
Government evaluating risks presented by location and AR-based games
Mocha Money
China-based Shunwei Capital to invest $2 million in Indian developer Mech Mocha
Studio hoping to raise $4 million overall
King Of Kings
Tencent's Honor of Kings surpasses 50 million DAUs in 14 months
Almost entirely China-based players
Dun-deal
Abertay University partners with Perfect World to promote game dev education in China
Sets up a five month course to prepare students for a full degree
China Esports
China's mobile eSports industry expected to generate $2.6 billion in revenue in 2016
Three times more than 2015
Keep Dreaming
Halfbrick Studios terminates China distribution agreement with iDreamSky
Looking for a partner with "greater transparency"
No Watching
China's government bans the streaming of unapproved games
Another nail in the coffin for China's indies
Launch In China
Simplify the Chinese app publishing process and reach over a billion people with APPTUTTi
Get your game released in China
Five Million Heroes
Asia mobile eSports tournament Hero World Championship 2 draws in five million viewers
2,000 people there in person
Business Deals
Deal Tracker: Big money deals in China, HTML5, chat apps and fashion games in November 2016
37 Interactive splashes nearly $200 million on acquisitions
World Of Delistings
Chinese World of Tanks publisher KongZhong set to delist itself from the US stock exchange
Online games company the latest China firm to leave the Nasdaq
Go East
Unity’s Xiaomi deal will offer developers “unparalleled access” to China’s mobile games market
Partnership kicks off next year
Easy-peasy
China’s NetEase is now the world's top-grossing mobile games company
Onmyoji, Fantasy Westward Journey and Ghost top 10 grossing games
37 + 2
Chinese publisher 37 Interactive snaps up one of China's most recently successful developers Mokun Technology
Pushing mobile after finding success on browser
East To West
5 marketing tips for launching Chinese games in Western markets
Increase your chances of a successful Western game launch
Game Of Clones
Fragmented app stores and complex publishing are the causes of copycat games in China
Chartboost explores the world of clones
Tencent Financials Q3 Fy16
Tencent hits $6 billion in sales with help from 40 million DAUs on Honour of Kings
Generated $1.44 billion from mobile game sales alone
Falling Apple
Apple stocks fall 5% following Donald Trump's election and planned tariffs on China
Another loss for Apple
China In October
NetEase and Tencent continued to dominate the App Store in China in October
Newzoo's report breaks it down
Netease Financials Q3 Fy16
NetEase hits $1.38 billion in sales as Fantasy Westward Journey continues to deliver
Over 100 other games also helping out
Asia Bulletin
Unity signs China publishing deal with Xiaomi, GungHo switches to global development approach, and more
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