How Kabam self-published its Marvel mobile game in China — and hit No. 1
More than a year ago, San Francisco-based Kabam announced that it had teamed up with China’s Longtu Games to publish a Marvel mobile game...
Plants vs. Zombies is a craze in China — but EA’s not seeing a lot of that money
When it comes to children’s entertainment in China, Electronic Arts has one of the most popular brands. Plants vs. Zombies is the second most-named...
Online gaming in China will be worth $20.4 billion by 2020
If Nixon went to China today, he’d be playing League of Legends. Online gaming was worth $15.3 billion in China in 2015, but Asian games...
Video games will become a $99.6B industry this year as mobile overtakes consoles and PCs
Forty-seven percent of that $99.6 billion will come from Asia, as you can see in the chart below. China is seeing exceptional growth. Mobile in that country will be up 41 percent from 2015 to reach $10 billion.
China overtakes Japan for No. 2 in iOS app revenue
If this keeps up, China will soon dominate the mobile market. Mobile analyst group App Annie released its market index for the first quarter...
Koi is China’s first PlayStation 4 game for the West, and it debuts April 19
Gaming consoles are finally back in China after a lengthy ban, and now a developer in that country is building games for those systems....
Tencent earnings: Revenue up 45% in Q4, profits miss estimates, no plans to spin off WeChat
China’s Tencent Holdings said today that it saw a big surge in revenue for the fourth quarter but missed profit estimates as its investment...
How Google Play could fix the frustrating, impenetrable Chinese mobile gaming market
China has a massive mobile gaming market, but it’s not a viable option if you’re a Western developer. That could change if Google returns to...
How China is maneuvering into the global gaming markets
MONTREAL — In ways big and small, China is expanding its presence in the global gaming market without interruption. This is surprising in part...
Take-Two cans Borderlands Online — 150 people lose jobs as 2K China studio closes
Take-Two Interactive has shut down a 150-person game studio in China and stopped development on Borderlands Online, which would have been a free-to-play online...