Chinese blockbuster Cross Fire is crappy and fun — and here’s why it makes $1B a year
I’m jacked into the world of games. I don’t play much Destiny or League of Legends, but I know what they are. I know...
Chinese publisher The9 signs $500M deal to secure the rights to Cross Fire 2
Cross Fire is a massively successful game. You’re probably doubting that statement because you haven’t heard of it. But it’s a free-to-play shooter that...
The DeanBeat: The top 25 public game companies have changed drastically in five years
Five years ago, not many people outside of China had heard of Tencent. But today, the company heads the list of the top 25 public companies...
Why King’s disruptive CEO is happy with his new traditional-gaming overlord
Call of Duty, StarCraft, and now Candy Crush Saga. Activision Blizzard’s $5.9 billion purchase of King Digital Entertainment means that it will have a...
After King deal, Activision now makes more revenue from games than Microsoft, Sony, or EA
The numbers now say that Activision Blizzard is bigger than Microsoft and Sony. The gaming giant bought mobile developer King yesterday for $5.9 billion in...
Tencent, Sony, Microsoft, and EA show that the multiplatform strategy — console, PC, and mobile — is golden in 2015
The industry is making plenty of money these days. Games market research group Newzoo today released its list of the top 25 public game...
Chinese giant Tencent leads Series A funding in free-to-play developer Artillery
Whatever Artillery has going on with Atlas has definitely caught the attention of developers
Animoca Brands signs deal with Tencent to distribute a mobile game in Asia
Animoca Brands has signed a deal with Asian gaming giant Tencent to distribute the Armies of Dragons tower defense game in Asia on the...
Tencent reportedly in talks with Sequoia-backed game streaming service Douyu TV
The video and game streaming space in China is starting to attract a fair bit of attention of late. Earlier this month, we reported...
Western developers may bag just a 20% revenue share in China — and it may be worth it
Western developers publishing mobile games in China may wind up with revenue shares that could be as low as 20 percent — or even...