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Tencent’s 5-Year Esports Plan Tencent has unveiled their 5-year esports plan for the Chinese market as of last week. The

Blizzard Selling Overwatch Credits in China In accordance with the new regulations in China that require online game operators to

VNG Plans US IPO VNG Corp has signed a preliminary agreement with Nasdaq Inc to explore an IPO. VNG, founded

The China PC Online Games Market Topic Report, the 1st of 5 companion reports to Niko’s 2017 China Digital Games

We’re pleased to announce our partnership with Sensor Tower, a leading app data provider whose estimates are trusted by the

China On Track to Phase Out Paper Money China was the first country to introduce paper money in 740 B.C.

Sony has just celebrated its second year of selling the PlayStation 4 in China. The console originally launched in China

A notable trend in China’s digital games market is successful PC to mobile game adaptations. What we have seen is

Overwatch Passes 30 Million Players Blizzard Entertainment announced this week that Overwatch, its team-based shooter, has passed 30 million players

We’re pleased to announce the release of the 2017 China Digital Games Market Data Report with forecast through 2021. According

Tencent has launched its biggest esports competition for Honor of Kings in 2017, the King Pro League. The 2017 season

2022 Asian Games Adds Esports Esports will now be an official medal sport in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou,

Alibaba’s Sports Business Raises Over $1 Billion RMB in Series A Funding Alibaba Sports has confirmed that they have raised

Tencent had a record year in 2016 as it saw game revenues increase 25% YoY to 70,844 million RMB /

China Celebrates Annual Qingming Festival The Qingming (or Ching Ming) Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, is a traditional Chinese