Clash Royale’s tournament update earns an extra $1.5 million in two weeks
Clash Royale earned an extra $1.5 million in revenue after launching its new tournament function, which adds a new level of competition to the popular...
Pokémon Go outpaces Clash Royale as the fastest game ever to No. 1 on the mobile revenue charts
Mobile gaming doesn’t often get a blockbuster release, but it has had two so far in 2016 — although the latest has already easily...
45% of top-100 Android-game revenues in China belong to Tencent
The company that owns League of Legends and has a minority stake in Unreal Engine also owns an enormous chunk of the Chinese Android...
How mobile studios can use game influencers to overcome overcrowded app stores
GamesBeat recently held two “road show” events on mobile gaming influencers in New York and Seattle. At each event, we discussed the rise of influencers and...
Tencent’s reach is unmatched in the gaming market
In the new film Independence Day: Resurgence, a couple makes a video call to one another. When they hang up, the program they’re using tells...
With Supercell, China’s Tencent will command 13% of $99 billion game business
With the acquisition of most of Supercell, China’s Tencent will have an estimated 13 percent of the global $99 billion game business in 2016,...
Tencent-led consortium to acquire up to 84% stake in Supercell from SoftBank at $10.2 billion valuation
After months of speculation, Chinese tech giant Tencent has confirmed that a consortium it established will acquire a majority stake in Clash of Clans-maker...
YouTube Gaming brings out the influencers for E3
On YouTube, six of the top 10 broadcasters are game broadcasters. And YouTube Gaming was out in full force this week to cover the...
Tencent reportedly nears deal to buy majority stake in Supercell
(Reuters) — Tencent Holdings Ltd, China’s biggest social network and online entertainment firm, is nearing a deal to buy a majority stake in Supercell Oy,...
SoftBank plans to sell Puzzle & Dragons maker in deal valued at $685 million
SoftBank Group plans to sell most of its stake in GungHo Online Entertainment to management of the game publisher in deal valued at ¥73...