Categories Posted inin Business iDreamSky's Monte Singman wants to take Western hits to China (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 6, 2014 7 min iDreamSky is planning an IPO based on its success taking Western mobile games like Fruit Ninja into China. Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business How Tencent sees the worldwide opportunity in gaming investments (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 5, 2014 10 min Bo Wang, vice president of Tencent Games at the Chinese entertainment, talks about the worldwide vision for games. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business The madness of ChinaJoy Expo: Organizer breaks down gaming's growing mega-conference Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 4, 2014 9 min More than 250,000 people attended the latest game expo in Shanghai, including thousands of "booth babes." Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Business China's mobile game market to grow a scorching 93% to $2.9B in 2014 (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 4, 2014 4 min That expansion should continue at a compound annual growth rate of 37.6 percent from 2013 to 2018. Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft to launch Xbox One in China on Sept. 23 for $600 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 30, 2014 1 min 25 game developers are making 70 games for Xbox One in China. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox One preorders begin in China under Tencent's banner Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 29, 2014 1 min Microsoft partners with some of China's biggest tech companies to sell the Xbox One in China. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation? Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 26, 2014 22 min Five global investors weigh in on the state of investing in the game business -- and how entrepreneurs can maneuver in this heady environment. Continue Reading 22 min
Categories Posted inin Business League of Legends parent company Tencent makes $1 billion in profit last quarter Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 14, 2014 2 min The Chinese online-gaming behemoth gobbled up $3 billion in revenue in the first three months of 2014. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Apple vs. Google: A world view on the mobile gaming war Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 25, 2014 10 min Android and iOS are battling each other in every major market in the world, and gaming is the biggest part of that fight. Continue Reading 10 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candy Crush Saga is now in the fastest-growing mobile market of them all: China Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 17, 2014 2 min Tencent will release Candy Crush Saga on its QQ and Weixin apps soon. Continue Reading 2 min