Investment
The wild wild east: Chinese construction company spends $960 million on Family Farm publisher DianDian
FunPlus reboots for more adventures
Financials
Perfect World sees FY14 Q2 sales up 4% to $150 million
DOTA 2 does the business in China
Financials
With 21 games in development, CMGE sees FY14 Q2 sales up 28% to $44 million
All systems go
Financials
Single player casual games drive SkyMobi's FY14 Q2 sales up 32% to $27 million
Net profit up 1,270%
Financials
China's #1 mobile game publisher Tencent generated $487 million in FY14 Q2
Now focusing on 'game portfolio expansion'
Interview
80% of Chinese devs will close in 12 months that's why we're 100% international, say Sphinx
Structural pressures in the world's fastest-growing market
88% of Tencent published games have been #1 on Chinese App Store
Power of a platform with 600 million players
Data
Who knows what? Estimates of the size of Chinese mobile game market differ by $1 billion
How fast is that rocket going?
Chinese Beaujolais
Fishing Joy 3 cast its net, Changyou buys Dolphin Browser and WuShen sold in a smashing deal
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
Chinese mobile market was $2 billion in H1 2014, but 92% of games are loss-making
Sector is now 25% of overall games market
Data
Chinese web and client game growth halts as mobile gears up
iResearch plots the changes
Data
Samsung's woes continue as Xiaomi is #1 OEM in China in Q2 2014
Local company beats out the Galaxy brand
Pocket Gamer rocks the Shanghai night at ChinaJoy 2014
Thanks to sponsors Chukong and Immersion
'I've got $100 million in the bank, but I'm still cautious about the future,' says LineKong CEO
Wang Feng on tempering ambition with pragmatism
Opinion
China 2014: 8 trends that are shaping the world's most dynamic mobile game market
From the eye of the storm
Deal
China in its hands: Kabam signs $120 million publishing deal with Alibaba
Online giant to launch Kabam games in China
New mobile virtual operator Snail Games disrupts Chinese market as it zero-rates game downloads
Also has a hardware play in the works
Deals
Chartboost makes China move with Chukong
US monetisation platform gains local backing
Financials
Changyou sees FY14 Q2 game revenues down 6% to $154 million
DDTank and Wartune maturing
Investment
Supersonic raises $15 million to open offices in China, India and Japan and boost headcount to 250
APAC region is the place for growth
Deal
Changyou buys 51% stake in Dolphin Browser outfit MoboTap for $91 million
Buying distribution and eyeballs
Interview
Chinese outfit KoramGame on coming to the west with build-and-conquer tank game Steel Avengers
Leveraging experiences from browser MMOGs
Opinion
How to make your game a success in China
i-Free Asia talks challenges and opportunities
Data
Why Apple's strongest competitor in China isn't Samsung, it's Xiaomi
Flurry digs into its data to highlight the key trends
The Charticle
Supercell signs deal with Kunlun Wanwei for Android version of Boom Beach
Also include Clash of Clan and Hay Day
Pocket Gamer hits ChinaJoy 2014 expo with latest Mobile Mixer
Get ready to raise the roof in Shanghai on 31 July
Deal
AppFlood adds Bidstalk to its China-focused RBT ad exchange
Bidstalk gains China, AppFlood gains global inventory
Data
Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Temple Run 2 hottest western games in China
Wandoujia reveals its top foreign games for first 6 months
Sponsored Feature
How GMGC battles your Chinese copycatters
The power of WeChat diplomacy
SkyMobi and MIHOYO's The End of School II hits $1.6 million in first month
Paid iOS ACG is a success
Baidu rumoured to be launching a smart TV gaming platform
Taking it widescreen
Following bribery allegations, CMGE's shares drop 23%
Nine executives suspended
Deals
SkyMobi realises $9 million gain on sale of Fangcun shares
Alpha Animation buys into mobile games
Financials
Shanda Games sees Q1 FY14 mobile revenue slide 38% to $10.8 million
Waiting for the release of Chain Chronicle and Brave World
Sponsored Feature
Frontline Commando 2 marches into China with Chukong
Shooter sequel aiming for success
Interview
Chinese dev VOLV Interactive on making WWII games for the western market
There are no boundaries in the game industry
Interview
How UCWeb grew its dominant mobile browser position in China to create the UC 9Game platform
Leveraging the power of clan community
Deal
Chinese app distribution heats up as Alibaba acquires rest of UCWeb in $4 billion value deal
Already owned 66 percent of browser outfit
Sponsored Feature
Chinese powerhouse SkyMobi launches 5 million download guarantee at PG Connects Helsinki
Also guarantees $100,000 minimum revenue
Sponsored Feature
Spellgun on its low volume, high quality approach to bringing western games to the Chinese market
Believe in dedication and focus
Deal
Talkweb spends $130 million to buy 90% of Papa Three Kingdoms dev HRG Tech
M&A market heating up
Chinese Beaujolais
Chain Chronicle and Puzzle & Dragons get official Chinese releases
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
Wandoujia social-integrated match-3 Happy Pop does 2.4 million downloads
App store's added social power
Government crackdown: No nudity please, We're Chinese mobile gamers
Bikinis banned
Chinese Beaujolais
DOTA Legend steals Tencent's top grossing crown... but not for long
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
Financials
KongZhong sees mobile games boom in Q1 2014, with sales up 119% to $8 million
Three Kingdoms games score
Financials
SkyMobi's 2014 revenues down 19% to $78 million, but Q4 rises as smartphone platform accelerates
A tale of four quarters
Despite Q1 2014 sales up 208% to $60 million, Chukong postpones US IPO
Splitting development and tools operations
Chinese Beaujolais
318 million smartphones sold in 2013, will Tencent rule them all?
Weekly taster from the Middle Kingdom
M&a
Kids app publisher TabTale acquires Coco Play, establishes operations in China
All eyes east