NetEase usurps Tencent as the top-grossing mobile publisher in the world
China is the biggest market in the world for mobile gaming, and so it’s not a surprise that the two biggest companies that are...
NetEase’s push from China continues with mobile strategy game Immortal Conquest
Chinese gaming company NetEase announced that the mobile strategy game Immortal Conquest will be its next release for Western markets. The mythology-based title will come...
Blizzard and NetEase renew their lucrative online gaming partnership in China
Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase announced that they have renewed their online games partnership in China. Blizzard Entertainment NetEase have partnered on the operation of...
Niko: China’s mobile game market will hit $8.3 billion in 2017
China implemented tough new regulations this summer for mobile games, but that isn’t expected to dramatically slow the market. Market researcher Niko Partners predicts...
China’s NetEase will take Minecraft into China on mobile devices and PCs
It took a long time to happen, but Minecraft is finally making it to China. Microsoft and its Mojang division have partnered with China’s...
China’s NetEase is making a game for Google’s new Daydream mobile VR platform (update)
NetEase is one of the first major game companies to commit support for Google’s new virtual reality initiative. The Chinese publisher and developer announced that it...
If you’re eyeing the lucrative Chinese game market, don’t ignore these key differences
China is forecast to become the largest games market in 2016, on estimated revenues of $24.4 billion, up from $21.2 billion in 2015. Newzoo also predicts that China will remain the largest market through at least 2019, when it’s projected to see its gaming revenues grow to $28.9 billion.
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...
NetEase sees promise in Finnish developer Reforged Studios’ ‘West Coast-style startup’
Two interesting bits of game funding news hit my inbox the other day. Both involved separate Asian companies leading a funding round for Finland-based...
Reforged Studios’ $2.5M from NetEase is second Asian investment in Finland this week (update)
NetEase invests $2.5 million in Finnish developer Reforge Studios