Burberry Opens Social Currency With Tencent Partnership

Innovation has been a welcome development for retailers in the pandemic. Pivoting business models have been the hallmark of some major changes, including the complete reconfiguring of companies such...

Pokémon has announced it will be hosting Pokémon Virtual Fest

Pokémon Virtual Fest will boast rides based on Pokémon, as well as shows and footage of Pokémon Sword and Shield battles (via Go Nintendo). Users will get to enjoy...
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China: Tech Companies Flip Copycat Image

The conventional view of China’s tech industry has long been that local companies mimic American tech giants without innovations of their own, achieving success with borrowed products in a market where...
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The Game That Starred Mickey Mouse, Ghostbusters Or Garfield, Depending On Your Region

Nintendo Life takes a look at regional box art variants for retro video games. It's a fun, light-hearted exercise; really just an excuse to look at fantastic (and some...

India’s rapid growth in mobile gaming

Mobile gaming is a booming industry all over the world, but its growth is to a large part fuelled by its recent meteoric rise in Asian markets, where console...
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A Japanese woman who built a cult following online with her video game skills has been recognized as the world’s oldest YouTube gamer — at the age of 90....

Huawei announced GameCenter, an official gaming service and distribution platform

Huawei announced the launch of its official game service and distribution platform called GameCenter. It will be available in 33 countries and regions across the world and is designed...

Gfinity signs five-year deal with Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management

Esports and video game services company Gfinity has entered into a five-year agreement with Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management (ADMM), it announced on Thursday, to design, develop and deliver a...

NetEase develops new Lord of the Rings mobile game with Warner Bros

Chinese gaming giant NetEase on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment to develop a new "Lord of the Rings" mobile game. The new officially licensed...

Is Alibaba’s ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition’ its first real entrance into...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding may have struck gold with its strategy simulation game, Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition. The game, created by its subsidiary Ejoy,...

Sony Shuts Down PlayStation Store In China After Backdoor Tip-Off To Authorities

Japanese electronics behemoth Sony has announced that it has suspended online services for its PlayStation Store in China, with no guarantee of a reopening date. While the company didn’t...

How is Tata Communications enabling large scale deployment of esports?

India is considered among the top four countries in the world in esports participation, with over 150 million people playing tournaments. The online gaming industry in the country is...

Gaming and fitness rolled into one challenge

Move To Game”, an innovative online tournament combining gaming and physical activity, has been launched by the Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) and the Saudi Arabian Federation for...
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Chinese mobile games take 19 of top 100 spots in US games market in...

Chinese mobile games accounted for 19 of the top 100 highest-grossing games in the US in the first quarter, according to data from Apple’s App Store and Google Play,...

BMW Group Middle East launches its first eSport tournament in the Middle East

In line with the BMW brand’s major expansion and involvement in the world of computer, online and simulation games, BMW Group Middle East has announced the launch of its...

Intel, Lenovo and Riot Games MENA partner up and commit to shaping the growing...

Riot Games MENA has partnered with Intel and Lenovo to bring a long awaited tournament road map to the Middle East and North Africa. The Intel Arabian Cup (IAC)...
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Super Nintendo World interactive online tour launched

Nintendo revealed an interactive online tour of their massively impressive theme park: Super Nintendo World. Starting at the front page of the park on the park’s Universal Studios Japan...

Nikko AM lists Asia’s first esports and gaming fund

Japan’s Nikko Asset Management has launched an exchange-traded fund in Hong Kong aiming to tap into the growth of the computer games and esports industry. In...

This Chinese Billionaire Gamer Made $24 Billion From Video Games

Billionaires have different sources of incomes from different businesses they own but one Chinese billionaire made it big from video games. William Lei Ding has a...

Korea to relax regulations on game industry to lead global market

Culture Minister Park Yang-woo on Thursday announced a plan to support the Korean gaming industry with the aim of leading the future global market. “We will lead innovative growth...