Gaming

The country’s video games sector is the latest target of Chinese authorities.

Tencent said it is performing a “security upgrade” before new users can sign up.

South Korean game developer downplays overvaluation concerns.

Pratilipi and Krafton are set to start working on finding IPs that can be translated into global gaming franchises.

Huya and Douyu are the two most popular video game streaming platforms in China. Tencent would have gained more than 67% voting power in the merged enterprise.

The policy capping play time for Chinese gamers was announced in November 2019, but implementation has been ineffective. That’s about to change.

With the recent funding, Loco has been spun off from its parent company, Pocket Aces, into a separate entity.

Nearly half of Indonesia’s smartphone users have video games on their phones, and ingrained behavior shifts triggered by lockdowns have led to longer time spent gaming.