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The Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen, China’s southern Guangdong province. Photo: AFP

Tencent beats estimates with 47% profit jump, driven by video gaming

Video gaming sales, traditionally Tencent’s strongest revenue driver, grew 14% in the domestic market.

13 Nov 2024 - 9:51PM

Can playing video games be good for your child? An expert’s view

9 Nov 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

How Hong Kong’s teen Pokemon Go star teamed up with 75-year-old doctor

26 Oct 2024 - 3:54PM

China approves 128 titles in October, with Tencent the big winner

Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Supercell’s Squad Busters, both distributed in China by Tencent, were approved by the gaming regulator.

25 Oct 2024 - 10:13PM

A boy plays the video game Black Myth: Wukong in a Sony store in Shanghai on August 26. Photo: EPA-EFE

Dragon Ball game, anime series launches continue despite death of creator

The Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero video game and anime Dragon Ball Daima are being launched on the franchise’s 40th anniversary.

11 Oct 2024 - 2:21PMvideocam

China approves 109 video games in September as Wukong fever remains high

China’s video game regulator has approved an average of 107 titles per month this year, as gamers question whether Black Myth: Wukong marks a turning point.

27 Sep 2024 - 10:51PMvideocam

The Sims movie could be as big as Barbie, Electronic Arts VP says

Details on the film are scarce, although EA says it will be ‘very much rooted’ in the games’ universe, and feature plenty of ‘Sims lore’.

21 Sep 2024 - 5:21PM

A screenshot of The Sims 4. Details on a coming film based on the video game are scarce, although Electronic Arts vice-president Kate Gorman says it will feature plenty of “Sims lore”. Photo: Handout

Opinion | Will China’s latest crypto crackdown stifle its gaming industry?

New legal guidelines that classify cryptocurrency transactions as money laundering put digital assets used in popular games in a grey area.

17 Sep 2024 - 8:30PM

A real boyfriend? No thank you, say Chinese women, we prefer female cosplayers

Hand-holding, hotpot and a romantic walk with your man. In China, it’s a perfect date – as long as the man in question is a female cosplayer

6 Sep 2024 - 12:45PM

Opinion | The world is getting smaller, at least culturally

Whether it’s Chinese gaming or K-pop, cultural exchanges can be more effective than economic engagement in building international trust

1 Sep 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

People pose for a photo at gamescom 2024 in Cologne, Germany, on August 22, following the launch of “Black Myth: Wukong”, the hit Chinese video game. Photo: Xinhua

China approves 117 video games, the most in 2024, amid Black Myth: Wukong mania

The National Press and Publication Administration has licensed a total of 850 domestic titles in the first eight months of this year, compared with 609 in the same period in 2023.

31 Aug 2024 - 5:50PM

People walk past a large screen advertising China’s latest blockbuster video game, Black Myth: Wukong, outside a commercial office building in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Photo: AP

Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan investments as Wukong shines

Chinese gaming giants are reconsidering their spending in Japanese studios amid a revival in the Chinese market, led by the summer hit Black Myth: Wukong.

30 Aug 2024 - 11:00AM

Black Myth: Wukong fans rush to fill China’s game-enabled hotels

Stay-and-play getaways in rooms with high-powered PCs prove popular among fans who lack their own hardware or just want to enjoy the game in a comfortable setting with friends.

29 Aug 2024 - 1:00PM

Opinion | Why Black Myth: Wukong’s success should spark reflection on sexism in gaming

Sexually explicit comments by the CEO of the studio that developed the game underscore a wider problem in the gaming industry.

29 Aug 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Women walk by a screen promoting the blockbuster Chinese video game “Black Myth: Wukong” outside a commercial office building in Beijing on August 27. Photo: AP

Viral TikTok ‘Temple Run’ videos put Cambodia’s Angkor Wat at risk

Conservationists are aghast at viral videos of tourists running around Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex on TikTok, Facebook, YouTube – but could they boost the country’s tourism?

27 Aug 2024 - 7:07PM

A Facebook user’s post on a temple run at Angkor Wat. Credit Facebook

My Take | China’s video gaming industry needs more like Black Myth: Wukong

Wukong’s commercial and political success in China has boosted the country’s struggling video gaming industry.

27 Aug 2024 - 1:11PMvideocam

No ‘feminist propaganda’? Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong’s censorship row

Gamers were also warned against any reference to ‘isolation’ or ‘quarantine’ – likely a reference to China’s pandemic-era policies that sparked civil unrest.

24 Aug 2024 - 8:27AMvideocam

Wukong video game’s low-profile developer now in the spotlight

A former Tencent game designer started Game Science a decade ago with a dream of creating a Chinese AAA title, which has now come true.

22 Aug 2024 - 11:07PMvideocam

The Chinese video game Black Myth: Wukong has become a global hit after its launch this week. Photo: Game Science

China’s Black Myth: Wukong mania lifts sales of Sony’s PS5 gaming console

The hit action role-playing game has prompted an increase in consumer spending on the mainland for video-gaming hardware.

22 Aug 2024 - 12:46PMvideocam

Cheng Yip-kai, 16, becomes first Hongkonger to win Pokemon Go World Championships

Cheng Yip-kai, or Yekai0904, clinched the title on Sunday after defeating Martijn Versteeg, or Inadequance, 3-1.

20 Aug 2024 - 9:39PM

China’s first AAA game has local brands jumping on the bandwagon

Lenovo’s Legion PCs, Luckin Coffee and Didi Bike are all launching products promoting Black Myth: Wukong, which is set to become a global hit.

19 Aug 2024 - 7:00PM

Black Myth: Wukong, which has been called China’s first AAA game, is generating excitement among Chinese gamers and positive reviews overseas. Photo: Game Science

Tencent profit jumps 82% on back of strong video gaming, ad growth

Tencent’s profit grew to US$6.6 billion in the second quarter, while revenue rose 8 per cent to US$22.5 billion.

14 Aug 2024 - 9:30PM

Signage for Tencent Holdings outside the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen on April 17, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Shanghai’s all-in-price party complex draws young throngs despite economic jitters

Shanghai’s LKF? In an exclusive interview, gaming and esports kingpin Dino Ying explains how his nightlife hotspot INS is a hit with budget-conscious locals and tourists.

13 Aug 2024 - 9:14AM

Tencent’s WeChat keeps fine balance as everyday app and public-service platform

With more than 1.3 billion monthly active users, WeChat’s every technical update and policy change are closely scrutinised on the mainland.

11 Aug 2024 - 12:00PMvideocam

Huawei steals spotlight at ChinaJoy as HarmonyOS Next promotion entices gamers

At ChinaJoy, telecommunications equipment giant Huawei unveiled more than 40 video games that can run on the next version of its mobile operating system.

30 Jul 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

A cosplayer poses for photos at the booth of Huawei Technologies’ HarmonyOS Next mobile platform at the opening of the annual ChinaJoy expo in Shanghai on July 26, 2024. Photo: AFP

Stanley Ho’s youngest son Mario leads first listed Chinese company in esports

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho, 29, has become the youngest founder of a Nasdaq-listed company in Asia.

28 Jul 2024 - 7:34PM

NIP Group chairman Mario Ho Yau-kwan (front row, fourth from left), and his colleagues cheer during the bell-ringing ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, New York City, on Friday. Photo: X/ NasdaqExchange

Tencent, Microsoft, Amazon pitch AI tools for video game developers at ChinaJoy

The current generative AI boom has raised people’s expectations of the entire video gaming market, according to Tencent Cloud’s Chen Liang.

27 Jul 2024 - 4:29PM

China’s Guangdong allows video gaming firms to test pre-licensed titles

The new rule appears to provide an advantage to Shenzhen-based video gaming giant Tencent and major smartphone vendors that run app stores like Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Honor.

25 Jul 2024 - 9:42PM

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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.

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9 September, 2024