Industry September 26, 2017 Ubisoft to increase presence in China and Russia Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told Bloomberg about his intention to move into the markets of China, Russia and the Asian region as a whole.
Money August 22, 2017 China Football Super League to invest $15 million in football managers The Chinese Football Super League (CSL) announced its intention to invest $15 million in the creation of online games in the football manager genre over 6 years.
Money August 17, 2017 Tencent’s revenue from mobile games exceeded the revenue of PC titles for the first time According to the results of the 2nd quarter of 2017, the Chinese corporation Tencent earned more on mobile games for the first time than on PC titles.
Industry August 9, 2017 The developer of Super Stickman Golf cost the Chinese $4.9 million Beijing-based mobile game developer ZPlay has bought a 70% stake in Canadian indie publisher Noodlecake Studios for $4.9 million.
Industry July 18, 2017 Chinese authorities called MMO games “poison” The Chinese government compared online games with poison and demanded that they take measures to prevent the spread of gambling addiction among minors of the PRC, Forbes reports.
Industry July 5, 2017 China’s gaming market will grow to $29 billion by the end of the year The Chinese video game industry occupies 25% of the global market and continues to grow. By the end of 2017, the turnover of the Chinese gaming market is projected at $29 billion.
Industry July 4, 2017 Tencent fell by $17.5 billion after criticism of the Communist Party of China The shares of the Chinese media holding Tecent lost $17.5 billion in value after a critical publication about the mobile MOBA Honor of Kings in a government newspaper.
Games July 4, 2017 Tencent to restrict young gamers access to Honor of Kings The Chinese corporation Tencent has promised to introduce time limits for underage players in the Honor of Kings mobile MOBA.
Industry June 21, 2017 Tencent announces “five-year esports” in China Tencent Corporation has revealed plans to create an esports industry in China with a turnover of 100 billion yuan ($14.6 billion) by 2022.
Money June 20, 2017 Tencent has invested $72 million in mobile developer Ourpalm The Chinese corporation Tencent has invested $ 71.7 million dollars in the Beijing developer of mobile and browser games Ourpalm.
Industry May 29, 2017 A manufacturer of toy cars from China has launched a gaming brand The Chinese corporation Rastar Group, specializing in the production of toy cars under the license of luxury brands, consolidated its gaming business under a new brand – Rastar Games.
Industry May 4, 2017 China’s gaming market will grow to $35 billion in 4 years The revenues of the Chinese gaming market will increase from $26 billion to $35 billion by 2021, according to the analytical company Niko Partners.
Industry April 18, 2017 Tencent plans global launch of Steam competitor (?) It was reported that the owner of Riot Games and Supercell announced the worldwide release of the digital game distribution service WeGame.
Industry March 29, 2017 Fantasy Westward Journey Players Exchange $7.3 Million Worth of Goods Per Day In the MMO Fantasy Westward Journey of the Chinese NetEase, goods are exchanged daily between players in the amount of $7.3 million.
Money March 17, 2017 Alibaba invests $145.3 million in mobile game distribution A division of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba – Alibaba Games – has announced that it will “distribute” mobile games. The company plans to invest 1 billion yuan ($145.3 million) in the development of this direction.
Platforms February 8, 2017 Rumors: Game developer NetEase is going to launch Google Play in China Search giant Google and MMO game developer NetEase are in talks to launch Google Play on Android devices in China.
Localization January 24, 2017 “What is good localization?”: comparison of Chinese and Russian views How users of Russia and China relate to game abbreviations, mat and small print in localizations, the company All Correct Games told.
Industry December 30, 2016 All Correct Games Research: How Chinese players differ from Russian ones Chinese players know English quite well, while Russian players prefer Action to other genres. The localization company All Correct Games came to these and other conclusions as a result of its research.
Industry December 29, 2016 Chinese games are most popular in Indonesia, Brazil, India and Russia Chinese games are becoming more and more popular outside of China. The number of projects from the PRC that got into the Top 1000 popular games in the world (excluding China itself) doubled in 2016. The most loyal markets to Chinese products are Indonesia, Brazil, India and Russia.
Industry September 29, 2016 The authors of RuneScape are part of a new Chinese gaming company The British Jagex, known by MMO RuneScape, became part of the young Zhongji Holding, owned by Shanghai Zhongji Enterprise Group, which also owns the Shandong Hongda Mining company.