PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Chinese government might ban battle royale games

As everyone in the gaming industry is talking about the glowing success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the Chinese government has taken notice as well. Recently, the gaming branch office of China Audio And Video And Numeral Publishing Association released an official…

4:33 Creative Lab – Massive annual losses force change in business strategy

You might or might not have heard of 4:33 Creative Lab, but the South Korean mobile games publisher and sort-of developer has footprints all over the world. Global games it has published include Monster Super League and Seven Guardians. However,…

Overwatch – Blizzard takes China developer to court over IP infringement

According to local reports, Blizzard Entertainment and China partner NetEase have taken developer 4399 Network Co., Ltd. to court over intellectual property (IP) infringement of the Overwatch intellectual property. The lawsuit was filed at Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court,…

Granblue Fantasy – Collaboration with McDonald’s Japan announced

If you did not know, Granblue Fantasy is still one of the top mobile games in Japan, helped by its additional Google Chrome version and collaborations with famous IP. The latest of such campaign sees developer Cygames teaming up with…

Honor of Kings – Limited edition smartphone sold out in minutes

Also known as Realm of Valor (ROV) and Arena of Valor (AOV) in different overseas markets, Honor of Kings (王者荣耀) has been the top downloaded and grossing mobile game n China for the past year. Over the weekend, mobile phone…

PUBG Corporation – Bluehole sets up new subsidiary to oversee popular game

It is a day of massive changes in the boardroom of Bluehole as it adjusts its internal structure, but the biggest news other than having a new CEO is perhaps the formation of PUBG Corporation. If you did not already…

Blizzard – Gaming giant is hiring for a mobile MMO RTS game and more

According to several job postings, it seems Blizzard is very, very busy working on several new games with the number of job listings going through the roof. According to various descriptions on its career page, we could identify the game…

Pearl Abyss – Founder rewards all employees with new mobile devices

Following the recent stock listing on KOSDAQ following the success of Black Desert in several regions, developer Pearl Abyss is on a roll. It was recently reported that founder and chairman Kim Dae-il (below) has decided to reward all 307…

Kakao Games – Publisher aims for stock listing and overseas expansion next year

Kakao Games, the publisher behind Black Desert Online in North America, Europe, and South Korea, held a shareholders meeting in Seoul yesterday and confirmed it has started the process to be stock-listed next year. Through this listing, Kakao Games will…

Nexon – Former Blizzard staff working on secret Unreal Engine 4 game

There wasn’t any mainstream news when Nexon opened its own development studio in Orange County, California, earlier this year. But recently, a former Blizzard employee who worked on World of Warcraft as Senior Producer, Stephan Frost, tweeted he was moving to…

Pearl Abyss – Financial details of Black Desert developer revealed

Pearl Abyss, developer of Black Desert, is now stock-listed in Korea, hence certain financial details were revealed. According to audit, from July 2016 to June 2017, Pearl Abyss recorded total sales of USD 82.3 million, of this which USD 53 million…

Pearl Abyss – Korean developer set to be listed on stock exchange today

Pearl Abyss, the developer of Black Desert, is set to go live today on Korea’s second board, Kosdaq. Each share is estimated to be worth around USD 70.66 to USD 90.95, with 1.8 million shares to be issued. Employees of…

Valve – Dota 2 and Steam developer might sue Mobile Legends studio

[Source] Following the news about League of Legends developer Riot Games suing Shanghai Moontoon Technology, the developer of Mobile Legends, another potential lawsuit is coming the China studio’s way. According to reports, Vavle, the creator of Dota 2 and the Steam…

Netmarble – Government calls out developer over employee welfare

Following the recent report on employee deaths in Netmarble, the Korean developer recently announced internally it will resolve all late overtime pay issues “immediately”, some cases which are a few years old. Earlier today, several government agencies held a meeting…