
Tencent takes aim at global gaming market
Tencent Holdings plans to raise its stake in French video game group Ubisoft Entertainment SA as the Chinese gaming giant pivots to the global gaming market. Read more…
Tencent Holdings plans to raise its stake in French video game group Ubisoft Entertainment SA as the Chinese gaming giant pivots to the global gaming market. Read more…
The former head of TikTok’s gaming unit, Jason Fung, is launching a blockchain gaming startup as the buzz around blockchain games grows. Read more…
NetEase delayed the rollout of Diablo Immortal in China just after the game’s official account on Weibo was banned from making new posts. Read more…
TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming. Read more…
End-user spend on digital goods via direct carrier billing will reach $54b this year, and over $74b by 2026, says Juniper Research. Read more…
Glance acquires Indian gaming firm Gambit Sports to build the “biggest platform for NFT-based live gaming experiences” for Gen-Z users. Read more…
Loco raises $42m in Series A financing as it seeks to build an Indian version of Twitch and capitalize on India’s growing gaming community. Read more…
Sea Ltd reported a Q4 net loss of $10.4 billion and a $127 billion drop in market value due to weak performance from its gaming unit Garena. Read more…
Singapore has raised concerns with India about Sea’s “Free Fire” game being included in its sweeping Chinese app bans. Read more…
Entertainment and gaming are becoming one and the same and point to a future that is a strange but exciting mixture of both. Read more…
Mobile-first gaming community platform Turnip has secured $12.5 million in a new financing round co-led by Greenoaks and Elevation Capital. Read more…
US auto safety regulators investigate Tesla cars over its decision to allow games to be played on the front center touchscreen. Read more…
Gaming is the future of customer engagement, according to Wunderman Thompson, the leaders in understanding younger customers. Read more…
Sea Limited shares fell 3.5% this week after releasing mixed earnings for the third quarter of 2021, as higher expenses offset earnings. Read more…
Singapore-based gaming and e-commerce company Sea Ltd has raised about $6 billion, making it Southeast Asia’s largest fundraising. Read more…
The crackdown in China provides news on a daily basis. It started with big tech companies but is now moving beyond the technology itself. Read more…
Tencent is negotiating agreements with a US security panel that would allow it to keep its stakes in US video game developers. Read more…
Nintendo forecasts Switch console sales to reach 25.5 million units in the financial year that started April 1. Is the device peaking? Read more…
The pandemic has clearly changed many things and we knew that some sectors got a real boost from various lockdowns. Surveys are coming in. Read more…
A recent study into customer service levels across a number of industries showed that the telecoms industry is dreadful at customer service. Read more…
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