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China smartphone market to reach 215 million by year's end
Read More »Thumbstar secures China-wide distribution deal
State-backed exclusive distro channel to grant developers access to 130 million users
Read More »Chinese games giant Tencent buys Epic Games stake
One of the giants of games and internet in China has made a move into the West – Tencent has announced it will buy a minority stake in Epic Games. Nothing much changes for the studio responsible for Unreal Engine and games including Gears of War. It will still be …
Read More »Staff riot at Foxconn plant
The world’s largest electronics manufacturing plant descended into chaos on Monday night as male workers rioted. Foxconn’s Chengdu plant in Sichuan is the beating heart of many Western electronics products – including Xbox and Apple – but has hit the headlines in recent years due to accusations of poor working …
Read More »China’s Tencent posts second consecutive $1bn+ quarter
Tencent, the owner of successful internet and mobile games developer Riot Games, has posted another set of astronomical numbers. Total revenue for the quarter ending September 30th reached $1.18bn, which is a year-on-year gain of over 11 per cent. It’s the second quarter in a row that revenue has topped …
Read More »China ‘to become biggest app market by 2013’
US to be usurped by the end of 2013, Flurry claims
Read More »Rovio to open Angry Birds stores in China
The mobile game phenomenon Angry Birds will get its own line of retail stores, developer Rovio has announced. Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in Beijing, Rovio’s chief marketing officer Peter Vesterbacka said the move was partly to tackle piracy in China. He brought a couple of unofficial Angry Birds …
Read More »Apple accused of selling second hand iPhones
A consumer rights activist has a filed a lawsuit against Apple at a Chinese court accusing the firm of selling refurbished iPhones, according toShanghai Daily. He claims the company is trying to pass them off as new at a Beijing store. The report says Wang Hai is representing two consumers …
Read More »Introducing MCV Pacific
Here’s everything you need to know about MCV Pacific ahead of October’s launch. What is MCV Pacific?It’s a new wesbite and digital news service launched by Intent Media – the company behind the games industry’s leading trade media brand, MCV. When does it launch?October 3rd, 2011. What’s the url?www.mcvpacific.com – …
Read More »F2P Championship Manager MMO revealed
Square Enix has lifted the lid on a massively multiplayer online version of its Championship Manager football franchise. Called Championship Manager: World of Football, the game will of course be free-to-play and will be accessible from any standard web browser. It is being developed by both series stalwart Beautiful Game …
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