NetEase, one of China’s leading internet and online game services providers, and Marvel Entertainment, the world-famous entertainment company, announced their strategic partnership at NetEase Games Annual Product Launch today. The two companies will collaborate to create original entertainment content based…
Code: Odyssey – Chinese studio teams up with Improbable for UE4 sandbox MMO
You probably have not heard of the tech company known as Improbable or its advanced multiplayer platform known as SpatialOS. In a nutshell, SpatialOS is a cloud-based platform for building and operating any online game. This complete multiplayer solution lets…
PUBG – Developer sues China government board for rejecting trademark request
As reported by the Chinese media, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court recently started a court hearing for a legal case involving PUBG Corp. Back in July 2017, PUBG Corp applied for a trademark for “今晚吃鸡”, which is the Chinese equivalent…
Nintendo Switch – Tencent listed as company bringing console to China
According to a new document regarding approved game-related hardware from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Tencent was revealed to be the company which is bringing Nintendo Switch to the massive market of China. Along with the approval,…
Riot Games – League of Legends developer debuts new company logo in China
Riot Games today announced on its Weibo account (China’s version of Twitter and the country’s largest social media platform) that it has debuted a new logo for the company. The main idea behind this re-design is to make the Riot…
Monster Hunter Online – Tencent announces closure of China-exclusive MMORPG
First entering beta phase in 2015 and exclusive to the China gaming community, Tencent Games today announced the closure of Monster Hunter Online. Crafted using CryEngine with IP owner Capcom, payments and new registrations for the game have been disabled…
Shengqu Games – Former Chinese giant Shanda Games re-brands under new management
I have followed the China games industry for over a decade now, and have seen how Shanda Games fell from grace from its market leader position in the country. Once at the top of the food chain, Shanda Games was…
Tencent UP 2019 – Quick look at new games announced at annual event
While the western audience tuned in to Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2019 over the weekend, the largest gaming market in the world was focused on Tencent UP 2019. The annual UP event is hosted by none other than Tencent Holdings,…
PandaTV – China’s 3rd largest live-streaming platform goes bankrupt
Live streaming, especially for content related to gaming, has been very popular throughout the world for the past few years, including in China. However, the country’s 3rd largest live streaming platform, PandaTV, recently announced it has gone bankrupt and dismissed…
Diablo Immortal – NetEase hints at Activision Blizzard holding out on launch schedule
Last week, NetEase held a conference call with various financial analysts following its quarterly financial call where they announced their performance for the 4th quarter of 2018 and the year ending 2018. Only 1 analyst, Alex Poon from Morgan Stanley,…
Digital Extremes – Warframe developer nabs Meitu as new China investor
Meitu is well-known overseas for its slew of selfie apps such as MakeupPlus (美图秀秀) with over 50 million downloads, while in the domestic market of China it also makes several smartphone models. Recently, Meitu announced it was looking into expand its…
Tencent – New regional gaming headquarters confirmed for Hainan Island
Just when you thought that Tencent is already a household games brand in its native China and has already covered the whole country, the mega internet giant announced it is going to build a new headquarters in Sanya to oversee…
League of Legends – New company formed to oversee and expand esports business in China
Yesterday, Tencent and Riot Games announced they have formed a new company in China to oversee all esports related operations and businesses for League of Legends in the country. Known as TJ Sports (腾竞体育) and registered on 4 Jan 2019,…
Genesis – Chinese developer reveals new sci-fi MOBA powered by Unreal Engine
While almost every game developer is looking to push out a battle royale game, there are still some which believe there is still a market for MOBA titles. Enter China studio Shanghai MOBA Network Technology, which recently announced Genesis for PC (Steam), PlayStation…