Tencent poured $90 million into Pocket Gems because of two shiny jewels
Mobile game publisher Pocket Gems announced today that it has raised $90 million in new funding from Chinese Internet company Tencent, which is also the...
How Jam City CEO Chris DeWolfe sees the freakin’ mobile game world
Chris DeWolfe did OK as a founder of MySpace. But it didn’t turn out to be Facebook. But he can’t complain. DeWolfe is now...
PC Gaming Weekly: China is Tencent’s turf, but Steam is quite safe in the West
When it comes to PC gaming, most of the world thinks of Steam first. It’s the biggest store and community for PC games, so...
Only Tencent could bring Rocket League to China
Rocket League is racing to a new country. Tencent, the biggest video game company in the world, is bringing the hit soccer-with-cars game to China. While Rocket League is available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC as a paid game in the U.S., it will be free-to-play for PC only in China.
Tencent is rebranding its PC digital game store as WeGame (updated)
Tencent is making some changes to its PC game store. According to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, the Chinese game company is planning to rebrand its Tencent...
Tencent leads the top 25 public game companies with $10.2 billion in revenues
Tencent once again led the list of the top 25 public companies by game revenue. The Chinese company’s game-related sales rose 17 percent to...
Clash Royale, Clash of Clans push Supercell to $2.3 billion in 2016 revenue
Supercell, the maker of hit mobile games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, said that sales growth was flat $2.3 billion in 2016. That’s flat...
Where in the world are the game jobs?
Figuring out how many game jobs there are in the world is a laudable goal. But it’s easier said that done. I embarked on...
Mobile games lose their luster faster than ever
The recent launch of Super Mario Run by Nintendo set a new record, with over 40 million downloads during its first four days on...
2016 saw $30.3 billion in gaming mergers, acquisitions, and investments
2016 saw plenty of money moving around in the game industry. Tech mergers and acquisitions adviser Digi-Capital released its Games Report 2017, which revealed that $30.3...