A Legal Battle Is Brewing Between Two Gaming Giants
Riot Games has reportedly filed multiple lawsuits against the Chinese video game company NetEase. These suits, which were filed inContinue Reading
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World Of Warcraft May Still Have Life In China
It sounds like Blizzard Entertainment is looking for new potential partners so that the company can continue offering World ofContinue Reading
NetEase Wants To Improve China’s Construction Industry
Video game giant NetEase recently announced it was teaming up with a unit of the China State Construction Engineering Corporation.Continue Reading
Weekly News Show #316: GameStop Still Dead, FTC Activision Lawsuit, Fortnite Addiction, NetEase Plagiarism, Kid-Friendly Gaming, Adult Fortnite, MrBeast Tournament, Tesla Steam
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss GameStop posting a massive decline in quarterly revenues, theContinue Reading
NetEase Invests In Gaming Fitness Bike
It was recently announced that NetEase Games had invested in PlayPulse AS, the company behind the PlayPulse One gaming bike.Continue Reading
Gamers Grieve The End Of Major Titles In China
In the middle of November, Activision-Blizzard announced it was ending its 14-year licensing agreement with the Chinese gaming firm NetEase.Continue Reading
Watch Dogs’ Creative Director Joins NetEase
NetEase recently announced it had hired Jonathan Morin, at its Montréal studio to be the creative director of new IP.Continue Reading
Is Bungie Working On A Mobile Game?
As first noticed by The Game Post, it appears that Bungie Inc. has filed six patents recently for touchscreen controls.Continue Reading
Disney Has Big Plans For Star Wars Games
It sounds like Disney has some pretty big plans for the future of Star Wars video games. According to GameSpot,Continue Reading
Chinese Government Lightens Restrictions On Two Massive Companies
On September 13th, China’s National Press and Publication Administration approved a new batch of online games in the country. And,Continue Reading
Netease Acquires Detroit: Become Human Developer
On August 31st, NetEase Inc. announced it had acquired Quantic Dream SA, the video game developer responsible for Detroit: BecomeContinue Reading
Is Mobile Gaming The Future Of Activision-Blizzard?
It sounds like Activision-Blizzard may soon have to make some changes to its game development and business strategies. This comesContinue Reading
Long Developed World Of Warcraft Game Canceled
We’ll forgive you if you’ve never heard of Neptune, the secret joint project between Activision-Blizzard and NetEase that was goingContinue Reading
NetEase Poaching Developers For Live Service Gaming
Some of the biggest names in gaming are leaving their companies to work for the Chinese giant NetEase. This comesContinue Reading
Weekly News Show #264: WoW Mobile Cancelled, Tencent Ubisoft, Gaming Prom, Shroud Valorant Viewership Record, Applovin Unity Offer, VR Gaming Growth, Creepy Esports Hotel, Fish Tank PC Case
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Blizzard and NetEase canceling a World of Warcraft mobileContinue Reading
China Issues Third Batch Of Gaming Licenses Since April
China’s National Press and Publication Administration issued 67 gaming licenses this month, the third batch of licenses since April followingContinue Reading
China Approves Several New Games, A Sign That Restrictions Might Be Easing
Shares of Chinese gaming companies skyrocketed after government regulators approved a flurry of new games, a sign that some ofContinue 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
Big Titles Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass
Tencent and NetEase are partnering with Microsoft’s gaming department to bring some big titles to Xbox Game Pass. The twoContinue Reading
Diablo Immortal Delayed In One Of The World’s Biggest Markets
The release of Diablo Immortal has been delayed in China. As a result, the mobile game was not released inContinue Reading
China Awards More Publishing Licenses To Online Games
On June 7th, Chinese regulators granted publishing licenses to 60 online video games, the largest mass approval for titles inContinue Reading
Gaming Platform Bud Raises $36.8M In Series B Funding Round
Gaming platform Bud announced the closing of a $36.8 Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation fromContinue Reading
Report: Top Ten Gaming Companies Generated $126B In Revenues Over The Last Year
Newzoo recently released a report focused on the growth and revenues of the world’s major gaming companies. Based on thisContinue Reading
NetEase Launches Its First Gaming Studio In The US
China-based NetEase has launched its first fully-owned gaming studio in the US, called Jackalope Games. The studio is based inContinue Reading
Warner Reportedly Interested In Selling Game Studios
According to a recent report, Warner Bros. Discovery is planning on selling some of its gaming studios and intellectual propertiesContinue Reading
Software Startup AccelByte Raises $60M From SoftBank And Sony
Seattle-based startup AccelByte, which provides backend tools for “live service” video games, raised $60 million in a Series B roundContinue Reading
Tencent Stock Experiences Massive Bump After China Ends Game Licensing Freeze
China has finally ended its gaming license freeze that first began last summer. On April 11th, Chinese gaming regulators grantedContinue Reading
NetEase Set To Acquire 100% Of Quantic Dream
NetEase, the Chinese internet technology company will reportedly acquire 100% of Quantic Dream, with an announcement likely to come thisContinue Reading