Although restored to service shortly after the TikTok debacle first took it down, Marvel Snap still hasn’t returned to US app stores. Developer Second Dinner said it began the process of restoring the game to the Google Play Store yesterday, and expects the game to come back to the iOS App Store early next week. … Read more
Pokémon TCG Pocket is finally bringing the trading function to the game later this month. One of the hottest titles on the market, TCG Pocket is a more simplified, streamlined version of the regular trading card game with a heavier focus on card collecting than battling. Trading is a big part of that, but the feature … Read more
Chinese children will be limited to a total video game playing time of about 15 hours during their month-long winter school holiday, under strict rules designed to prevent them becoming addicted to games. Tencent Holdings and NetEase, China’s two biggest video-gaming companies, have signalled their adherence to existing regulations, which add up to no more … Read more
Chinese video-sharing and gaming platform Bilibili has achieved quarterly profitability for the first time, a key milestone it has been striving for since going public in the US in 2018. The Shanghai-based company said in a statement on Thursday that it recorded an adjusted net profit of 235.9 million yuan (US$33.6 million) during the third … Read more
China has given the nod to 128 Chinese and foreign video games for domestic release in October, a batch that includes the highly anticipated Goddess of Victory: Nikke, backed by Tencent Holdings, as excitement in the country’s gaming industry continues following the release of Black Myth: Wukong. The National Press and Publication Administration, the agency … Read more
The Game Kitchen Games Blasphemous just celebrated its fifth anniversary on September 10. Following that, the developers announced that it’s bringing the challenging Metroidvania to mobile. The game is already on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch, but it’ll be hitting iOS and Android on February 24, 2025, for $8. It’s now available for … Read more
ConcernedApe Stardew Valley mobile and console players won’t have to wait much longer for the 1.6 update. Game creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that it’ll be hitting those platforms on November 4. This has been a long time coming. The 1.6 update, which hit PC on … Read more
Super app WeChat, operated by video gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings, continues to strike a delicate balancing act between its role as a major revenue stream for the Shenzhen-based company and a vital public-service platform in mainland China, according to analysts. With more than 1.3 billion monthly active users (MAUs), the 13-year old … Read more
China’s video gaming regulator has approved a new batch of 15 foreign video games, with titles from League of Legends-maker Riot Games, Nintendo and Sega among those to be released in the domestic market. The mobile version of Valorant, a popular first-person shooter from Riot, which is based in the US but owned by Tencent … Read more
TikTok owner ByteDance, which has been scaling back its video-gaming operations in recent months, has appointed a new CEO for Moonton Technology, the creator of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, according to people familiar with the matter. Zhang Yunfan, a former executive at video-gaming company Perfect World, joined ByteDance in April to lead the Shanghai-based studio, … Read more
