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Chinese consortium agrees to pay $4.4b for mobile casino gaming startup

Chinese consortium agrees to pay $4.4b for mobile casino gaming startup

Playtika runs the world’s largest online casino gaming network. It’ll soon be heading to Asian shores.
Osman Husain · · 2 min read
Major acquisitions in the US challenge Asia’s dominance of games industry M&A value

Major acquisitions in the US challenge Asia’s dominance of games industry M&A value

Data for 2014’s games industry M&A is available courtesy of Digi-Capital, while major moves in the US shaped the numbers, Asia is still booming.
J. Sexton · · 3 min read
The Tencent tease continues: an Attack on Titan video game? [Updated]

The Tencent tease continues: an Attack on Titan video game? [Updated]

The tease for Tencent’s latest game continues, and the latest information reveals the game will feature 20+ giant monsters destroying cities. Sounds awesome!
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Tencent teases mysterious new game, possibly about giants in Japan

Tencent teases mysterious new game, possibly about giants in Japan

Have you ever wanted to play a game about giants? Chinese game developer and publisher Tencent might be about to give you your chance.
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Chinese gaming company Giant Interactive to go private after $3 billion buyout of shareholders

While Chinese tech titans like Alibaba and Sina Weibo are set to IPO in the US, gaming company Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) is doing the very opposite. Today, Giant announced a
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Another clever Giant promotion: turn in your old ZT Online 2 accounts and items for cash money

Giant Interactive has a reputation for clever game promotions, but giving gamers money might just top them all.
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Giant Interactive launches clever Jianghu campaign, may sue trademark violators

Giant Interactive has secured the trademark for Jianghu (江湖), the title of its popular MMOPRPG, and it is proclaiming its ownership throughout China with a clever advertising campaign. China’s citizens
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Gaming company Giant proposes management buy-out and NYSE delisting

Struggling gaming company Giant Interactive (NYSE:GA) has proposed a management buy-out that will see the Chinese firm de-list from the New York Stock Exchange and go private. The buyout offer
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Is Chinese Game Company Giant Interactive Launching Its Own Payment Service?

Geez, everybody’s getting into China’s online finance market these days. Following in the footsteps of Sina, the most recent internet company to take the plunge, and the fast growth of
C. Custer · · 2 min read

China’s Top 6 Online Gaming Companies Pulled in Over $2 Billion in Q1

Now that everyone has posted their first quarter financials for this year we can see how much China’s web giants are making out of gaming. The top six gaming companies
Steven Millward · · 3 min read