Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan investments after yielding few blockbuster video games

Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan investments after yielding few blockbuster video games

The previously unreported moves to cut back staff and spending in Japan follow years of investment in the world’s No 3 gaming market, with not much to show for it. China’s two dominant game publishers sought to escape a stagnating home market by making a series of bets in Japan since 2020, looking to incubate … Read more

NetEase unveils updates on more than 10 new video games, led by highly-anticipated ‘triple-A’ title Where Winds Meet

NetEase unveils updates on more than 10 new video games, led by highly-anticipated ‘triple-A’ title Where Winds Meet

NetEase, China’s second-largest video gaming company, has unveiled updates on more than 10 new titles, including a highly-anticipated “triple-A game” to be released in July, at its annual product launch this week amid heightened competition in the domestic market. At the online event from its headquarters in Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, NetEase featured … Read more