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
Categories Posted inin Business How a seasoned venture capitalist at IDG Ventures views game investments (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 16, 2014 16 min IDG Ventures' Phil Sanderson has quietly become one of the most successful venture capitalists backing games. Continue Reading 16 min
Categories Posted inin Business Research firm: China’s Tencent is now a bigger gaming company than Microsoft and Activision Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 10, 2014 2 min The League of Legends owner is making more money than any other gaming company. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business China’s CrossFire shooter is bigger than League of Legends and World of Tanks Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 15, 2014 2 min Top 10 free-to-play titles generated $3.6B in worldwide sales in 2013, according to SuperData. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Tencent faces a new threat to its mobile-gaming biz: Alibaba, the Amazon of China Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 8, 2014 2 min Gaming is the latest part of Alibaba's growing mobile strategy. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hi-Rez teams up with China's Tencent to publish battle game Smite Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 21, 2013 2 min Tencent is one of the biggest gaming companies in the world thanks to titles like Smite and League of Legends. Continue Reading 2 min