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Headlines from China: Golden Horse Awards Overshadowed by Political Controversy

Nov 19, 2018 / Headlines From China /

The award ceremony of the 55th Golden Horse Awards took place in Taipei on November 18. Fu Yue, whose film Our Youth in Taiwan won the Best Documentary award, unexpectedly became the center of attention for her controversial acceptance speech. Read More

NetEase Rumored to Re-structure Gaming Departments

Nov 2, 2018 / Game /

Pangu Game, a game development studio under NetEase, is said to be merged into tech R&D and gaming department Leihuo, according to an anonymous staff member at NetEase who leaked the information in a WeChat conversation. Read More

Decentralization Is The Next Big Thing in Game Development

Sep 28, 2018 / Uncategorized /

Gaming is one of the biggest and most profitable entertainment industries right now. Read More

Esports Becoming Big Business in the US and China

Aug 14, 2018 / Game /

A sweeping global phenomenon, esports’ total audience growth rose from 235 million in 2015 to 385 million in 2017, with an average revenue per fan amounting to $3.64. These numbers are only set to grow, with demand coming mostly from North America and the Asia Pacific region. Read More

Chinese Mobile Game-makers Made Over $600 M in the US in First Half of 2018

Aug 13, 2018 / Game /

Chinese game apps are spreading abroad like wildfire and the US has become one of their top markets. From the first half of 2017 to the first half of this year, Chinese game makers raised their profits by 52% in the US earning more than $600 million. Read More

China’s Indie Game Makers Guard Their Independence in a Greedy Industry

Jun 21, 2018 / Game /

The indie game industry has had its roots in China for over 2 decades. An indie game refers to a game developed without a publisher, usually focusing on innovation and digital publication. Read More

Headlines from China: Disney is Our Role Model Says Wanda Film President

Jun 20, 2018 / Headlines From China /

At a recent event, Wanda Film President Zeng Maojun introduced the company's business activities across the world. Zeng stressed the importance of integrating film IPs into the companies' other products and services, saying that Disney is Wanda's role model in terms of IP development and monetization. Read More

Jinri Toutiao is Going into Games Distribution

Jun 15, 2018 / Game /

Jinri Toutiao, an information platform app of ByteDance, announced on June 14 that it has launched a new service “Jinri Games (今日游戏)”. The service is currently only available for Android users. Read More

Valve to Launch Steam in China

Jun 13, 2018 / Game /

Chinese game company Perfect World has partnered with Valve to launch a localized version of Steam. The partnership aims to provide Chinese gamers and developers with a new channel to access games and other entertainment products on Steam’s distribution platform. Read More

China’s Entertainment and Culture Industry is Quickly Realizing the Power of IP

Jun 8, 2018 / News /

Major entertainment and cultural players are moving aggressively into the IP game. The attractive Chinese market holds challenges and opportunities. The theme of China’s reliance on international IP is still strong, but demands in emotional reciprocity and generation Z’s rise are creating a new landscape. Read More

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