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Video gaming has come a long way since the early days of Space Invaders and Pac-Man, with the advent of powerful consoles and virtual reality, and our smartphones doubling as portable gaming devices. Here’s where you’ll find reviews of the latest games and hardware, as well as news from the video gaming industry.
China issues licences for new titles after publishers clean up their act and young enthusiasts learn to limit their playing time.
Journalists like yours truly have an inflated if fragile sense of self. Every now and then, we need someone to take us down a few notches.
Gambling beyond government-sanctioned outlets is banned in China but pandemic restrictions have seen some gamblers turn to illegal online platforms, which can be especially problematic. Authorities must be willing to act on an issue that is not going away.
The rigours of competition and attributes required mean that gamers are in their prime in their teens to early 20s, necessitating government flexibility and parents’ understanding for the sector to thrive
Despite huge profits, the world’s biggest gaming company by revenue is living up to its responsibilities by restricting how much time and money youngsters can spend on its platform.
- Hong Kong artist Mak2 takes a satirical swipe at her own industry with her shoot ’em up video game, presented at her new solo exhibition at De Sarthe Gallery
- She ultimately views the exhibition and its sarcastic undercurrents as an expression of her affection for the industry
ByteDance, which has been scaling back its video-gaming operations in recent months, has named a new CEO for Moonton Technology, the creator of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
Why are Sweden’s indie game studios so successful? Small teams from the country have produced more video game hits than one would expect, from Minecraft to Valheim to Raft. Insiders break it down.
Strong financial results by the two companies are the touchstones of the earnings growth that global investors are looking for, as they debate whether China’s post-pandemic recovery was a flash in the pan.
The social media and video gaming giant saw revenue rise 6 per cent in the first quarter, with online advertising revenue growing 26 per cent year.
Chinese tech giants Tencent and NetEase announced back-to-back new title releases, in a sign of intensified competition among the country’s top two video gaming publishers.
Microsoft will launch its own online store for mobile-game consumables in July, creating an alternative to Apple and Google’s app stores and their fees.
TikTok owner ByteDance has sold a third studio to a Tencent-backed company as China’s video gaming industry continues its consolidation.
Lingxi Games has discontinued its Ant Engine project, as parent Alibaba pares down investment in its non-core businesses.
Twitch, the live-streaming platform known for video game content, has launched Discovery Feed, allowing users to scroll through short clips from longer videos.
Around 30 people were laid off after Kuaishou Technology disbanded its video gaming studio in Beijing.
From Cambridge Analytica to augmented reality – and even a full-page newspaper, a timeline of the tech CEOs’ fights
This was the smallest batch of video games approved so far this year by regulator the National Press and Publication Administration.
The Chinese tech giant already counts more than 100 carmakers and various automotive industry players as partners.
Guangzhou has rolled out plans to support the local video gaming and esports industry with cash rewards of nearly US$700,000 for firms, in the latest sign of an easing of a crackdown on the sector.
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, most of the top 30 investors that invested in Chinese unicorns are based within the country.
The producer-director of Amazon Prime series Fallout, Jonathan Nolan, who also co-produced Westworld, talks about how video games could increasingly become an inspiration for films and TV.
Blizzard Entertainment is resuming its partnership with NetEase under its new owner Microsoft, marking a revival of a long running US-China video game pact that had an acrimonious break-up over a year ago.
The US gaming giant behind the popular Warcraft and Diablo series and long-time partner NetEase are expected to announce a new deal on Wednesday.
Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili has restructured its content units and is doubling down on the live streaming business, as the US and Hong Kong-listed company struggles to make a profit.
The increased bonus programme shows the lengths taken by TikTok owner ByteDance to retain and attract talent, even as the company continues to restructure its operations this year.
ByteDance, owner of hit short video app TikTok, is cutting jobs at its enterprise collaboration unit Feishu, affecting about 1,000 employees, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The Web3 video gaming unicorn has signed an MOU with Saudi Arabia’s state-backed science park, months after a US$50 million investment in its Neom smart city.
Available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch, Vanillaware’s new game Unicorn Overlord is a tactical RPG boasting more than 60 distinct characters that is reminiscent of Fire Emblem.
In a packed Shanghai itinerary, Cook on Wednesday met Chinese video game developers, a filmmaker and the billionaire founder of BYD.
Video game sales, traditionally Tencent’s strongest revenue driver, declined in the fourth quarter.
Tencent is said to have snapped up some of ByteDance’s ditched video gaming projects amid continued industry consolidation.
Blizzard is preparing to return to the Chinese video games market in the coming weeks after renewing partnership with NetEase, according to local media report.
Akira Toriyama died at the age of 68 because of a blood clot on the brain, a statement posted to the official Dragon Ball account on X, said.
