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China’s ByteDance in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE
China’s ByteDance is in talks to buy into mobile games publisher CMGE Technology Group in moves to strengthen its next pillar of growth. Read more…
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China grants license to South Korean mobile game raising hopes
China has granted a license to a South Korean mobile game, raising hopes of an improvement in the two countries’ relations. Read more…
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Tencent slashes games marketing budget, sources claim
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Tencent is cutting the marketing budget for its key gaming division, two sources told Reuters on Thursday, amid a crackdown on the industry in the mainland and a lengthy Read more…
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Tencent loses $20b in market value over games crackdown
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings’ market value slumped by around $20 billion on Friday after China intensified a crackdown on online gaming citing rising levels of myopia, heightening regulatory risks for companies in the Read more…
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Women coders in Afghanistan develop apps targeting opium and inequality
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Think Super Mario Bros, but with an Afghan twist. This is how Afghanistan‘s first generation of female coders explain their abilities as game-makers after uploading more than 20 games on digital app stores this Read more…
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Q: What is China’s hot new mobile craze? A: Quiz shows
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – It seems like a game everyone wins: some of China’s biggest tech companies, looking to hook in new consumers, are using cash prizes to draw millions of contenders to mobile-based online quiz Read more…
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Honour of Kings could boost Tencent’s Q1 revenues 50%: analysts
HONG KONG (Reuters) – With as many active players as the population of Germany, the Honour of Kings mobile game will likely help boost Tencent’s quarterly revenue by about 50%, shrugging off play-time curbs imposed Read more…
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Rovio revenues still getting a boost from Angry Birds movie
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish mobile games and animation studio Rovio Entertainment said on Tuesday its sales in the first half of the year almost doubled following the success of “The Angry Birds Movie.” First-half revenue Read more…
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Rumor: Tencent to export “Honour of Kings” to EU and US
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese gaming giant Tencent Holdings will launch its mega-hit smartphone game “Honour of Kings” in the EU and United States this year, a person familiar with the plans said, amid a backlash Read more…
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Tencent shares hammered as People’s Daily slams “Honour of Kings”
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese communist party mouthpiece People’s Daily stepped up its criticism of a mobile game developed by Tencent, a day after the country’s top gaming and social media firm said it is Read more…