Nintendo Switch gets Arena of Valor closed beta test this summer
Tencent still hasn’t announced when its hit mobile game Arena of Valor will arrive on the Nintendo Switch, but it will be hosting a...
Niko Partners: China will surpass 768 million gamers and $42 billion in game revenue by 2022 (updated)
China’s growth as the world’s top game market will continue unabated. Market researcher Niko Partners predicts that China’s gamers will exceed 1 billion people...
App Annie: Mobile gaming widened market lead on PC and console in 2017
Mobile games first overtook home game consoles and PCs in 2014. But now mobile gaming’s lead in consumer spending has widened even more. In...
Sensor Tower: China and Japan dominate mobile game revenues in January
When it comes to worldwide revenue in mobile games, Chinese and Japanese companies are starting to dominate the charts, according to measurement firm Sensor...
16 predictions for the Chinese and Southeast Asian games industry in 2018
In celebration of 16 years of delivering market intelligence on the Chinese and Greater Southeast Asian digital games industry, we’ve put together 16 predictions...
Tencent will launch Arena of Valor’s World Cup tournament
Tencent already has a PC esports success on its hands with Riot Games’s League of Legends, but it wants to expand into mobile as...
Sensor Tower: Mixi, Tencent, and Netflix were 2017’s top grossers in mobile
Mixi’s mobile game Monster Strike was the top grossing app in 2017, according to mobile data and insights company Sensor Tower. The caveat, though, is...
Tencent’s Honor of Kings juggernaut helped boost its mobile gaming biz by 84%
You probably haven’t played it yet, but China’s big mobile MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) Honor of Kings is making a lot of money....
Niko Partners: China’s pro esports market will hit $1.26 billion in 2017
The esports market in China is expected to grow to $1.26 billion in 2017, according to a new report from market researcher Niko Partners....
Sensor Tower: Mobile game revenues grew 32% in Q2 as Asian titles surged
Mobile gaming revenue grew 32 percent from a year ago to $12.2 billion in the second quarter, according to mobile measurement firm Sensor Tower....