Exports Of Korea’s Content Industry Exceed USD 5 Billion
The exports of South Korea's content industry exceeded USD 5 billion in 2014 due mainly to its continued growth boosted by the global boom of Korean pop culture products, the government...
Capcom To Combine Japan And US Mobile Operations
Capcom will consolidate its U.S. and Japanese smartphone game businesses, with the aim of helping the company develop hit titles according to a report from Nikkei Asian Review. The Osaka-based company will...
South East Asia is Increasingly Gaining Attention of the Global Games Market Players
The shift to digital games is happening worldwide, Asia-Pacific already leads the way in mobile gaming revenues, topping all other regions in 2014. Asia-Pacific also stands out in online gaming on...
Tencent Looking To Buy Stake In Supercell
Tencent is discussing the purchase of SoftBank Group’s majority stake in Supercell in a deal that may value the Finnish game maker at USD $9 billion, higher than previously thought, according...
Tencent Invests In Live Streaming App BaoBao
Baobao, a digital video streaming social media platform, secured $15 million (RMB 100 million) in a series B+ round joined in by Meridian Capital China, Tencent Holdings Ltd, GGV Capital and...
Tencent: 33 Percent Increase In Online Game Revenue In 4Q / 2015
China's Tencent Holding witnessed a huge 45 percent revenue increase in 4Q, surpassing the estimates of analyst by 10 percent. In the same vein, it also reported missed income in terms of...
Seasun Games Invested In San Francisco’s Magic Fuel Games
San Francisco based start-up Magic Fuel Games has secured USD 2.4 million in Series A funding from Chinese games and software company Seasun Games. Magic Fuel Games, formed by veterans of Electronic...
Tencent Cloud Helps Chinese Enterprises Go Global
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business division of Tencent Holdings Limited, recently announced global support to provide cloud service to Chinese enterprises seeking overseas expansion.
Tencent Cloud has well-equipped data centers in North...
Tencent bought the rights to more than 300 Japanese anime franchises
Tencent bought the rights to more than 300 Japanese anime franchises and cultivated others at home with a plan to parlay them into multimedia juggernauts according to a report at Chicago...
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...
Adways Invested In Singapore-Based Game Developer Daylight Studios
Tokyo based Adways Inc announced it has invested in Singapore-based game developer, Daylight Studios, Pte. Ltd. as well as partnering with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Quest Drop Pte. Ltd., a mobile games...
LEVEL UP KL provides a platform for players in the industry to interact, learn...
In just 5 years, LEVEL UP KL has become Southeast Asia’s premier industry event for game developers. With the objective of bringing together both local and international players to...
Prince of Saudi Arabia levels his Dota2 Battle Pass near USD 10K in only...
The 2020 Dota 2 Battle Pass has been out for only two days, and yet the prize pool for The International 10 has reached 8 digits. It’s not surprising...
China’s Cheetah Mobile Plans Major Silicon Valley Presence
Cheetah Mobile Inc. named Charles Fan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Charles will lead the global R&D activities for the company. Based out of Silicon Valley, Charles will also lead...
How Valorant is luring top esports talent despite being months from release
Valorant is still in closed beta, but Riot’s new tactical shooter is already making waves in the competitive gaming scene. Despite the fact that the game isn’t widely available...
Nexon To Target Global Markets With Localized Marketing
Nexon is gearing up with marketing strategies tailored for locals to take on the international mobile game market, a representative of the company said this week. According to the head of Nexon‘s...
Jagex Bought By China’s Shandong Hongda
Chinese iron ore mining company Shandong Hongda has fully acquired for $300 million Jagex Ltd, the largest independent games developer and publisher in the United Kingdom. Shandong is a listed ferrous metal...
Thailand’s Mobile Games Market Will Reach US$ 211 Million in 2016
With 60,000 mobile developers, Thailand's mobile app market is ranked third in Southeast Asia, only behind Indonesia and Vietnam. Applift, a mobile app marketing platform, forecasts that Thailand's mobile games market will...
Minecraft Is Coming To China on Mobile and PC Via NetEase
Soon Chinese Minecraft fans will be able to create and explore their very own worlds limited only by their imaginations. Microsoft, Mojang and NetEase, Inc. today announced a five-year exclusive agreement...
Digital Life Pioneer Pulse Evolution Gets USD 10 Million by China’s Original Force Animation...
Pulse Evolution Corporation, a recognized pioneer and leading developer of hyper-realistic digital humans for entertainment, virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence, announced that Original Force Computer Animation and Shanghai U9 Game have...
