In today’s issue, we dive deep into the “fair” gacha Asian action RPGs to explore the performance of their unique monetization strategy and to see if prioritizing player fairness can lead to significant gains. We also bring you this week’s top news items as well as the latest content worth consuming.
In today’s issue, we bring you our 2025 recap, talk about using AI in QA, and round up this week’s top news items and content worth consuming.
Today, we talk about Ananta, NetEase’s upcoming F2P open-world RPG, rumoured to feature no gacha mechanics, and what this move could mean for the company and the future of the genre. In our latest podcast episode, we discuss the “TikTok of Games” and dive into the possible future of on-chain creator earnings. Lastly, we bring you this week’s top news items as well as a fresh batch of content worth consuming.
Today, we look into Destiny: Rising, the first mobile entry in Bungie’s Destiny franchise, developed and published by NetEase. We also talk about UA financing in mobile publishing, and bring you the latest news and content worth consuming from around the gaming world.
In this episode, host Alexandra Takei, Director at Ruckus Games, sits down with Derek Qiu, Head of Overseas Operations at NetEase, to explore the cross-border distribution journey of Once Human, a supernatural survival game from Starry Studio. They discuss the rapid evolution of China’s gaming market, how Chinese developers like NetEase are increasing their presence in the West, and…
Today, we explore the relationship between gaming markets in the US and China, examining the trends that led us to where we are today. We’ve also got the week’s top news items all in one place.
Today, we discuss the success of Marvel Rivals in the context of several recent live service game failures. We also bring you our latest podcast episode on the importance of community management in gaming, and round-up this week’s top news items.
In today’s issue, we look at why so many Western game IPs are being made by Chinese mobile studios. In our latest podcast episode, we discuss the growing impact of transmedia and modding, and we also round-up this past week’s top news items.
In today’s issue we explore the two top Chinese mobile publishers newfound love for basketball, and we also round up this past week’s top news items.
In this week’s Roundtable, the squad begins by discussing Stumble Guys’ move to Xbox, which will now compete head-to-head with Fall Guys. We then shift gears to Valve’s new initiative, testing an invite-only system that empowers developers to schedule their own daily deals, alongside a reverse in policy that now allows AI-utilizing games (given certain…
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