All Over Now
Shanda Games' convoluted NASDAQ buyout to finally close later in 2015
$1.9 billion cash deal accepted
Marvel-lous
Kabam to launch China assault with Marvel: Contest of Champions
Superheroes to help Kabam break market
Ring Of Opportunity
AppLift opens offices in Beijing, Tokyo and Delhi
Marketing platform expands into Asia Pacific
China Focus
YeahMobi launches App Developer Boost Program
Runs until 30 June
First Class
After 40 million downloads of its kids games, TribePlay rebrands as Dr Panda Games
Rebrand based on the strength of the firm's popular Dr. Panda IP
Eastward Bound
Chillingo sets up shop in Shanghai
Publishing services expand in to China
Ad Up Funds
Cheetah Mobile acquires MobPartner for $58 million
The move to mobile ad tech
Up We Go
Fingersoft releases Chinese edition of Hill Climb Racing
Working with MyGamez
World Of Possibilities
Going mobile, NetEase opens US office to become more global
David Ting heads up new move
Hot Wings
Rovio hooks up with Kunlun to make Angry Birds for China
Beyond localisation
Here Be Dragons
Tencent sets sights on Europe with majority investment in Miniclip
Miniclip? More like Moneyclip
Monkey Maker
Ubisoft rolls out Monkey King Escape to western markets
Cracked China before it targeted the west
Scattergun
Why all data on the size of the Chinese mobile game market is wrong
Making it up as they go
On The Rise
PC and mobile games drive 29% rise in NetEase's 2014 sales to $2 billion
Building from PC to mobile
Tough Times
DeNA still in transition with FY14 Q3 revenues down 4%
But coin sales on the up
Another Puzzle
iDreamSky bags exclusive Chinese Android rights for Monument Valley
Ustwo sets sights on China
East Meets West
Perfect World CEO Robert Hong Xiao on a strategy for global F2P success
From PC to mobile and console
Western Proxy
Taiwanese mobile game sector to hit $474 million in 2015
Annual growth of 70%
Ouya Elsewhere
Ouya leverages its library to earn $10 million investment from Alibaba
Ailing unconsole gets capital injection
Even More Dominant
Tencent rumoured to have bought China's #1 gaming website for $1 billion
Changyou hands over 17173.com
Westernisation
How China's soon-to-be #2 iOS status could shift our perceptions of the F2P Android gaming market
Shake up Shanghai style
Softy Softy
How Goodgame Studios approached the Chinese market
Taking an iOS first approach
First Step
Summoners War to launch in China with Baidu and 360
Key partnerships
Get Physical
UCWeb enters gaming hardware market with Android Xiaoqi Gamepad
Hardcore gaming for Chinese Android players
Chart Of The Week
Does Monument Valley prove China can be a paid game market?
Ranks #2 globally
Dota's Top
Exclusive: China's top grossing Android games revealed - DOTA Legend is #1
Data gathered from over 1 billion phones shows $2.8 billion revenues in 2014
Going Private
Perfect World founder launches private buyout bid
Share jump sky high
Investment
KongZhong spends $16 million on a 7% stake in Forgame
A strategic investment
Interview
2014 in Review: Jon Jordan, PocketGamer.biz - Beware the battle between Tencent and Alibaba in 2015
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Interview
2014 in Review: Jens Lauritzson, Flexion - China will dominate 2015's headlines
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Interview
2014 in Review: Gio Zhang, SkyMobi - China will be biggest market in 2015
Future trends from the remembrance of things past
Interview
We offer our Chinese clients global UA scale and expertise, says Adjust's head of China sales
Chris Rupp is outward-looking
Deal
Tencent and Aiming sign mutual game distribution deal in China and Japan
Best of both worlds
Chart Of The Week
China mobile game market was worth $1.1 billion in Q3 2014 but growth is slowing
Down into double digit year-on-year
Investment
Qualcomm invests in Chukong as part of its strategic Chinese fund
Betting on synergies
Tencent finally bringing Puzzle & Dragons to China
But is it too late?
Restructure
With the $4 billion Chinese mobile game market its big play for 2015, Kabam ditches web games
Sold off to RockYou
Chart Of The Week
Beating RPGs for retention, CCGs are ruling and saturating the Chinese mobile market
Trumping it
Joint Venture
Alibaba invests in Chinese mobile social platform KTplay as it builds out gaming network
Yodo1 spins out its Kryptanium tech
Jobs
ZQGame appoints Nancy Zheng as US CEO to drive international mobile game business
Strategic realignment
Deal
Adways China links with beBit to crack Chinese mobile advertising market
Knowledge is power
Deal
YeahMobi signs social media marketing deal with VKontakte
Russia's Facebook opens up for Chinese game developers
Shanda Games' NASDAQ buyout moves from the convoluted to the ridiculous
Control now split between acting CEO and textile company
Financials
Despite delays, KongZhong sees FY14 Q3 mobile game sales up 8% to $11 million
Gross profits up 19%
Google allows Chinese developers to sell their games in over 130 countries
Still can't sell in China though
Investment
Rumour: Alibaba to invest big in Com2uS
Making up for lost time
Investment
Rivals collaborate: Tencent and Alibaba both invest in film/TV outfit Huayi Brothers
Tencent gains IP for game development
Marketing outfit Crobo opens office in China
Ther journey east
Spacetime's MMOG Arcane Legends coming to China courtesy of Golden Gate Games
Will be culturalised for local tastes
Announcing its N1 tablet, Nokia looks to create an Android iPad for China and beyond
Includes news Nokia Z app launcher