Sensor Tower: Brawl Stars ranks 10th in global revenue in January after December launch
Brawl Stars looks like it’s on its way to becoming a hit. Mobile market research firm Sensor Tower released its findings for January, and...
NetEase invests in Detroit: Become Human game studio Quantic Dream
Chinese internet company NetEase Games has acquired a minority stake in Quantic Dream, the French game studio that created blockbuster games such as Detroit:...
Chinese regulators start approving mobile games for Tencent, NetEase, and Perfect World
After a long delay, big Chinese game publishers Tencent, NetEase, and Perfect World are getting their mobile games approved for the Chinese market again....
Blizzard and NetEase extend Chinese publishing deal for Hearthstone, Overwatch, and more
Blizzard and NetEase have made a deal to continue their Chinese publishing partnership through 2023, according to GameDaily.biz. NetEase, itself headquartered in China, publishes...
Sensor Tower: Knives Out is a mobile battle royale monster despite U.S. ignoring it
You probably know about Fortnite and PUBG, and how each battle royale game has successfully launched mobile versions. But according to market analyst Sensor Tower, they...
Ben Brode’s Second Dinner orders a Marvel license and $30 million from NetEase
We now know what former Hearthstone bigwigs Ben Brode and Hamilton Chu are feasting on for their Second Dinner — $30 million from NetEase...
China thaws game-license freeze with 80 new approvals
China is finally permitting new games to begin earning revenue there for the first time since March. The country issued 80 licenses to primarily...
Vainglory goes cross platform with Windows and Mac in early 2019
Super Evil Megacorp said that Vainglory, the company’s mobile-based multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) title, is going cross platform on Windows and the Mac...
Diablo: Immortal is a co-development project between Blizzard and NetEase
Blizzard Entertainment is making Diablo: Immortal with Chinese mobile developer NetEase, senior game producer Joe Hsu told GamesBeat during an interview at BlizzCon 2018...
Hilmar Veigar Pétursson interview — Why CCP thinks Iceland and South Korea are a good mix
Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has worked at Eve Online maker CCP Games, Iceland’s biggest game studio, for 18 years, and he has been CEO since 2004. Today,...