China’s Mobile Games Market
January 15, 2014
China’s SAPPRFT (the regulatory body that resulted from the 2013 merger of the GAPP and SARFT) stated at the China
Huawei to Release Console in China
January 14, 2014
Chinese electronics companies were very fast to respond to the recent regulatory change that reversed the ban on consoles in
China’s Game Market Estimated at $13B in 2013
January 13, 2014
A report on 17173.com from a Chinese government body announced that the value of the 2013 games market revenue was $13 billion.
3DM Closed by Chinese Government
January 11, 2014
The Office of National Internet Security shuttered the console game website 3DMgame.com. 3DM distributes pirated console games, and on January
Internet Cafes on Decline in China
January 10, 2014
Thanks to the rise in home PC penetration, an improvement in home broadband access, and strong demand for mobile devices,
China Temporarily Lifts Ban on Consoles
January 9, 2014
The State Council has officially announced that game consoles will be allowed in China, if manufactured within the Shanghai Free
China’s console ban is lifted – but what does it mean?
January 8, 2014
On January 6th, the State Council announced that it was officially lifting a ban that it had said it was
Perfect World Forms Console Division
January 7, 2014
Perfect World formed a new company division to bring current and future games to consoles. While Perfect World was addressing
Ministry of Culture Regulates Mobile Game Industry
December 19, 2013
Marbridge Consulting wrote a good summary of a recent action by the Ministry of Culture regarding actions to be taken
Annual Chinese Game Industry Joint Discussion
December 18, 2013
Chinese developers made 549 online games that were approved by regulators at the GAPP in 2013 – a record high
Rumor: Xbox One in China in 2014
December 17, 2013
Niko Partners was asked by VentureBeat to comment on a Kotaku article regarding a statement by an executive at China’s
Chinese Game Market Size Estimates
December 15, 2013
The China Game Industry Annual Conference reported that the total revenue of the Chinese games industry (client-based online, mobile, webgames,
Bitcoin Not Allowed as Legal Tender in China
December 14, 2013
Regulators in China have stated that Bitcoin cannot be used as legal tender for purchases, mortgages, investments, and more, but
Apple Signs Deal with China Mobile
December 13, 2013
It has been a long time in the making, but press reports say that Apple has finally signed a deal
Tencent’s First Batch of Mobile Games
December 11, 2013
Tencent has 570 million registered users for its initial batch of smartphone games, and the first 5 games it released