Tencent And Moonton Begin Another Legal Battle
Tencent recently had to stand trial in the face of copyright infringement allegations from Moonton Technology. This comes after theContinue Reading
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TikTok Is Hellbent On Becoming A Player In The Gaming Space
According to The Financial Times, TikTok will be adding a dedicated gaming tab to the short-form video platform. Users willContinue Reading
MOONTON Wins Lawsuit Against One Of The World’s Gaming Giants
A Shanghai court recently ruled in favor of MOONTON Games following a lawsuit the company filed against Tencent. According toContinue Reading
TikTok Is Already Having Problems With Its Gaming Efforts
While it feels like TikTok just recently announced plans to enter the gaming space, it now sounds like those ambitionsContinue Reading
TikTok’s Parent Company Reportedly Forced To Downsize
It sounds like TikTok’s parent company is struggling right now. According to sources that spoke with the South China MorningContinue Reading
Unity Wants To Be More Involved In China
Unity is looking to bolster its presence in China. It is doing this by partnering with many of the biggestContinue Reading
Gaming Push Already Paying Off For TikTok’s Parent Company
ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, recently announced that it generated over $1 billion in player spending across all mobileContinue Reading
ByteDance Disbands Shanghai Games Studio Amidst Financial Troubles
ByteDance Ltd has closed the doors to 101 Studios in Shanghai, just three years after acquiring it. The studio’s shutdownContinue Reading
Weekly News #250: TikTok Mobile Games, Free Valorant Franchises, Riot Privacy, Dr Disrespect In Times Square, Sony PC Peripherals, Apple TV Gaming, WoW Hail Mary
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss ByteDance generating $1 billion in player spending through mobileContinue Reading
ByteDance Looks To Increase Metaverse Content
What Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is trying to do to dominate the future virtual world called the metaverseContinue Reading
Gui Barbosa Joins BAYZ To Oversee Business Operations
On February 9th, BAYZ announced that it had appointed Gui Barbosa as the company’s managing director. In this role, BarbosaContinue Reading
Chinese Government Rejecting Trademark Requests For Metaverse-Related Terms
The Chinese government has been rejecting trademark applications for various metaverse-related terms. According to the trademark tracking firm Tianyancha, multipleContinue Reading
Live-Streaming App For PCs Being Tested By TikTok
TikTok has begun testing a new live-streaming desktop app called Live Studio. This program will enable users to broadcast contentContinue Reading
ByteDance Reportedly Laying Off Employees At One Of The Company’s Gaming Studios
ByteDance, which is the parent company of TikTok, was recently forced to lay off dozens of employees from one ofContinue Reading
China’s XD Inc. Drops New App Store To Compete With Google
China’s biggest indie game distributor, XD Inc., plans to introduce its new zero-commission app store model to global users. XDContinue Reading
US Cyber Games Hosts Inaugural Event
The inaugural US Cyber Games Kick-Off event was recently held on May 27th. The kick-off marked the historic launch ofContinue Reading
Madfinger Games Secures $6M Investment
Mobile gaming studio Madfinger Games recently announced it secured $6.09 million (€5 million) in funding. The investment came from HongContinue Reading
Tik Tok Parent Company Bytedance Acquires C4games
On April 14th, Bytedance’s gaming unit, Nuverse, announced it had acquired Chinese developer C4games. This comes after Nuverse bought MoontonContinue Reading
ByteDance Going Head-To-Head With Tencent
Last week, ByteDance acquired Moonton, a mobile gaming studio. This move is part of the company’s ambitious plan to cementContinue Reading
Sources: ByteDance Acquires Moonton Gajing Studio At $4B Valuation
Last Monday, ByteDance said Nuverse, the company’s video game unit, has agreed to acquire gaming studio Moonton Technology. Two sourcesContinue Reading