Mobile gaming

Capable of rendering console-quality graphics and with access to a library of hundreds of thousands of games from around the world, mobile gaming is taking over. US gamers alone spent more than US$2.6 billion on smartphone games and in-app downloads in 2014.

New approvals for video games have all but stopped in China since March. Photo: Bloomberg

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Chinese authorities stopped approving new games starting at the end of March and the hiatus is expected to last for another four to six months

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Characters from the Fortnite video game prepare to fight to the death. The game’s revenue growth has slowed. Photo: NZME

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China’s games market has experienced its slowest first-half growth in at least a decade. Photo: Bloomberg

China gaming boom slows as propaganda body takes over licensing

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A child plays the game Honour of Kings by Tencent at home in China. Photo: Reuters

Tencent reveals strict game ID controls amid Beijing pressure

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The first day of the ACGHK 2018 (Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong) ANI-COM fair held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on July 27, 2018. Photo: SCMP/Sam Tsang

China publisher of Legend of Sword and Fairy to list in Hong Kong

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Gaming addiction under spotlight in China as regulators tighten control on industry

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A crackdown on gaming content by the State Administration of Radio and Television has meant no new licences have been issued for games in China since March 28

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Consoles such as the PlayStation (above) face stiff opposition from online internet games such as Fortnite. Some publishers see streaming as the future of the industry. Photo: Alamy

Could streaming make the major games consoles obsolete?

20 Aug 2018 - 4:42pm

Showgirls are still a major appeal at gaming conventions, where firms like Tencent and NetEase deploy an army of young women to entertain the mainly male attendees

Sexism alive and well at China's biggest gaming convention

20 Aug 2018 - 10:56am 30

A regulatory restructuring, which has led to a months-long halt on the approval of new video games in China, highlights the big role that the central government plays in the country’s internet industry

Tencent profit drop blamed on wait for new games approval

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Tencent surpassed US$500 billion in market value last year, becoming the first Asian company to achieve the distinction. But its shares have declined from a January record on concerns about a slowing gaming business

Tencent posts first profit decline since 2005 on lower gaming revenue

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The graphically intensive mobile driving game Asphalt 9 runs very smoothly on the Honor Play. Photo: Ben Sin

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The State Administration of Radio and Television, which is in charge of monitoring games and other entertainment content, has not given licenses to any new games since March 28

China gaming revenue hit by halt in new game approvals

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From left: programmer Wong Yue-fai, game designer Li Kwan and programmer Wong Chun-pang, in Fo Tan. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Mobile game captures office worker fantasy to fight powers that be

21 Jul 2018 - 3:36pm 2

‘Food Fantasy’ is an intriguing mix of video game genres. Photo: Google Play Store/Food Fantasy

Food Fantasy phone game tempts wannabe restaurateurs

9 Jul 2018 - 2:02pm

Despite a slow start, VR is only going to grow in the gaming industry, say experts at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. The star of the show was the battle-royale-style video game set in a post-apocalyptic world

Virtual reality here to stay: takeaways from video-gaming expo in US

24 Jun 2018 - 6:19pm

World’s top grossing games publisher to notify account holders when underage players spend over US$77 a day

Tencent to alert parents when kids are spending too much on games

21 Jun 2018 - 11:02pm

Tencent leads a group of Chinese publishers making their presence felt in the global mobile app market, with the country accounting for a quarter of all app revenue globally

Tencent overtakes NetEase to grab top spot in mobile app revenue

27 Jun 2018 - 8:06pm

Smartphone cafes are springing up in two Chinese cities catering to youngsters whose parents will not buy them a mobile to play games on, news website reports

Chinese schoolchildren hiring phones to get video game fix

3 May 2018 - 12:53pm 1

Young readers at the Hong Kong government’s “My Pop-up Library” event, part of the 2018 World Book Day Fest, in Sham Shui Po on April 21. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Can Hong Kong reconnect with its reading habit?

2 May 2018 - 4:52pm 4

A player battles it out on Fortnite. Photo: HANDOUT

Tencent launches ‘Fortnite’ in China

24 Apr 2018 - 1:45pm

Hermès, Guerlain, Dior attract Chinese millennials with mobile games

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The mini game Tiao yi tiao recorded 100 million daily active users on WeChat. Photo: Handout

Tencent unleashes new mini games from external developers

10 Apr 2018 - 7:30am

In Fortnite, 100 players are dropped on an island full of weapons, and the last person alive wins.

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26 Mar 2018 - 10:29am

The big innovation at Tencent was engaging the target audience in developing games and gathering immediate online feedback before, during and after its release, according to former company executive Steve Gray

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24 Mar 2018 - 3:43pm 3

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