Categories Posted inin Business How China is maneuvering into the global gaming markets Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 21, 2015 3 min MONTREAL — In ways big and small, China is expanding its presence in the global gaming market without interruption. This is surprising in part... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development NetEase sees promise in Finnish developer Reforged Studios’ ‘West Coast-style startup’ Posted byby GamesBeat October 27, 2015 3 min 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... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Development Reforged Studios’ $2.5M from NetEase is second Asian investment in Finland this week (update) Posted byby GamesBeat October 27, 2015 2 min NetEase invests $2.5 million in Finnish developer Reforge Studios Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business NetEase puts up $500K to fund mobile game developers Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 23, 2015 2 min NetEase North America wants to give developers a boost without stripping away control. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Publisher NetEase looks West even as it expertly rides China’s rising tide Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 16, 2015 2 min NetEase is prepping its first worldwide release for the West, but it's already climbing the chart of top-grossing publishers. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business CastleStorm is heading to China as Zen Studios partners with NetEase Posted byby GamesBeat June 3, 2015 1 min Chinese gamers can get their fill of medieval battles on iOS and Android this summer. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business NetEase — the company that runs Blizzard games in China — is coming to the U.S. Posted byby Jeff Grubb February 24, 2015 2 min It will focus on mobile games under the leadership of David Ting who comes to the company from Blizzard, Ouya, and IGN. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business China’s game market soared to $18.5 billion in 2014 Posted byby GamesBeat December 18, 2014 1 min A boom in mobile gaming helped China's impressive industry growth this year. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Blizzard gives China hell — Diablo III continues trend of Western games heading East Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 14, 2014 2 min China spends billions on PC games, and Diablo III may capture more of that market for Blizzard. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Heroes of the Storm is bound for China Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 22, 2014 2 min The joint venture to take the online battle game to China will last three years. Continue Reading 2 min