NHN Etertainment Eyes Facebook Patent War
Korean online game developers have often fallen prey to patent trolling. U.S. 3-D content firm Worlds.com filed a lawsuit against Korean game developer NC Soft in 2008, claiming the latter violated the...
Nintendo Of Korea Lays Of 80% Off Its Staff
Nintendo of Korea has laid off nearly 80% of the its 60 member team and has plans to relocate sometime soon according to the Korean website INVEN.
The state of Korea’s gaming...
Seeing The Chinese Game Market Through NetEase
As an international industry, China shares numerous features with the global game market from market structure to brand preference. Just as Supercell and King that take 45% of the America market,...
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...
Message Service Line To Enter Mobile Carrier Business In Japan
Line Corp., which offers a popular mobile message and online voice-call service, is entering the mobile carrier business in Japan, promising to underprice competition as it grows its platform for news,...
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...
How To Succeed In The Korean Mobile Gaming Market
The mobile gaming market is growing rapidly worldwide, and competition in the market is becoming fierce. However, the Korean market, in particular, is emerging as an attractive market in mobile gaming...
China’s Mobile Game Industry Expects Extraordinary Growth
China’s mobile game industry is one of the largest beneficiaries of the smartphone boom. According to a report released by China Game Industry Annual Conference this week, the sales revenue of...
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...
Indonesia Stock Exchange Introduced Indonesia’s First Online Games About Stock Trading
The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) along with its regulatory counterparts introduced Indonesia’s first online games about stock trading as part of a campaign to attract more individual investors to the stock...
Six Out Of 11 investments From Tencent Have Fallen Year-To-Date
App developer Glu Mobile Inc., which created the “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” role-playing mobile game in 2014, has fallen most out of 11 known listed investments tabulated by Bloomberg. Its share price...
Bandai Namco Opening VR Experience Area In Tokyo
Bandai Namco will open a virtual reality experience area called “VR Zone: Project i Can” in Tokyo April 15 until mid-October, Bandai Namco announced.
The VR Zone will act as a virtual...
Kaspersky Lab: Boys Are Gamers and Madcaps, While Girls Are Mobile Chatterers
The results of the Growing Up Online - Connected Kids survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and iconKids&youth show that boys and girls aged 8-16 behave very differently on the Internet, meaning...
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE LAUNCH OF VALORANT
Valorant's Closed Beta has come to an end before the game's full launch, and depending on what region you are in, you might be wondering when you'll finally be...
Malaysia’s Youth Are Overall Digital Frontrunners, Mobile Apps Are Important Communication Service
Malaysians consider mobile apps to be the most important communication service available to them on a mobile phone, with high usage of internet communications, revealed Telenor Group in its Digital Frontrunners...
YouTube Gaming App Now Available In SE Asia
YouTube's gaming platform on which gamers connect with each other through videos and live streams is available in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and other countries via web and mobile app on iOS and...
Digi-Capital: Games To Grow From USD 90B In 2016 To USD 115B By 2020
The games market continues its transition, with leaders consolidating their positions as the balance of power shifts across sectors. The coming years could be both “steady as she goes” for some,...
China’s Tech Giants Face Mixed Fortunes Amid Brexit Fallout
The fortunes of mainland China’s largest information technology companies could take some odd turns as the impact of Britain’s vote to exit the European Union will differ for internet services firms...
Netmarble Moves To New Office Building In 2019
Korean online game publisher Netmarble Games has signed an agreement with Korea Industrial Complex Corporation to establish a new complex in Guro District, southwestern Seoul, Netmarble said yesterday.
The digital industry complex,...
Tencent posts first-quarter beat as users turn to hit mobile games during coronavirus lockdown
Tencent reported earnings that beat expectations thanks to a strong performance in its gaming business and better-than-expected results out of its financial technology and advertising units.
