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...
The top 25 public game companies grew first-half revenue 22 percent to $34.5 billion
The top 25 public companies in the game business saw revenue increase 22 percent to $34.5 billion in the first half of 2016, according...
Supercell buys 51% of Badland game developer Frogmind for $7.8 million
Supercell has acquired a 51 percent stake in fellow Finnish mobile game developer Frogmind, the creator of the Badland series of mobile games. Supercell...
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...
Samsung and Tencent in race to become Asia’s most valuable firm
(Reuters) – Tencent Holdings and Samsung Electronics are racing to be crowned Asia’s most valuable company as expectations for robust earnings growth push their...
Glu Mobile launches Tencent’s WeFire shooter as Rival Fire in the West
Last year, China’s Tencent invested $126 million for a 15 percent stake in Glu Mobile. The companies began collaborating, and one of the fruits...
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...
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...