The first quarter of 2023 has been positive for China video game approvals and Niko Partners expects total game licenses for the full year to surpass 1,100, returning to a level last seen in 2020. The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), the government regulator responsible for issuing game licenses (ISBNs) approved 288 games in Q1 [...]
According to our Esports Tracker, the PUBG IP led the way in esports for the Asia-10 region in 2022. 22.2% of all esports tournaments held in the Asia-10 region featured either PUBG Mobile, PUBG, or Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) as one of their tournament games, which constitute 3 of the 10 most played games across the [...]
Game Show & Trade, All-Round, popularly known as G-Star, first took place in 2005 and is South Korea’s premier annual games conference. G-Star 2022 was the first full in-person event in 2 years. The event was organized by the Korea Association of Game industry (K-GAMES), managed by G-STAR Organizing Committee and Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency, [...]
