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Tencent Releases 3D Virtual Scene Automatic Generation Solution

On March 28th, it was reported that Tencent AI Lab unveiled its self-developed 3D game scene automatic generation solution at the 2023 Game Developers Conference. Through AIGC technology, this solution helps developers create highly realistic and diverse virtual city scenes in a very short amount of time, greatly improving game development efficiency.

Hearthstone Team in Talks With New Potential Game Distribution Partners in China

Blizzard China released a letter from Nathan Lyons-Smith, General Manager of Hearthstone’s production team, to all of the game’s players in China on December 23, saying that it is currently negotiating with some potential new distribution partners.

ByteDance Adjusts Games Business, Establishes ONE Publishing Studio

ByteDance's games business has recently adjusted its organizational structure, as its original Chinese and global distribution studios have now merged into a new entity called ONE Publishing Studio.

Virtual Game Assets Gain Attention as Many Blizzard Titles Prepare to Suspend Services in China

When a licensing deal between Activision Blizzard and Chinese game firm NetEase expires on January 24, 2023, many popular games such as World of Warcraft and Hearthstone will suspend services in mainland China.

miHoYo Cancels Game Project Led by CEO

Chinese game developer miHoYo on November 24 announced the formal dissolution of Project SH, a game product led by Cai Haoyu, the co-founder and CEO of the firm and producer of Genshin Impact.

Game Developer miHoYo Denies Rumors of Licensing Deal with Activision Blizzard

Blizzard Entertainment, a leading game developer and publisher based in California, announced that it will not renew its licensing deal with Chinese game developer Netease. Chinese game company miHoYo was rumored to take over the deal.

Bilibili CEO Chen Rui Takes Over Games Business

Shanghai-based video streaming platform Bilibili reportedly sent an internal email on November 4 regarding forthcoming adjustments to its games business unit.

Microsoft Looks to Boost Cooperation With Chinese Game Developers

The R&D strength of Chinese game developers is increasingly gaining recognition among global industry giants. And Microsoft is increasing investment to search for more Chinese game developers.

ByteDance’s Moonton Sues Tencent for Defamation, Compensated $30.8K

A defamation case brought about by Shanghai-based game developer Moonton Technology against Tencent has recently reached a conclusion. Tencent was ordered to compensate Moonton for losses and expenses totaling 220,000 yuan ($30,800).

39 Chinese Mobile Game Firms Enter Top 100 in Terms of July Revenue

According to a report released by Sensor Tower on August 9, a total of 39 Chinese firms were listed in the publisher's top 100 global mobile game revenue list in July. In total, these companies garnered more than $2.03 billion.

miHoYo to Test New Game Zenless Zone Zero on August 5

Shanghai-based video game developer miHoYo announced on July 22 that it will start small-scale closed beta testing with deleted files for a new game called "Zenless Zone Zero" at 10:00 on August 5.

Genshin Impact Publisher miHoYo Sets up HQ in Singapore

The headquarters of HoYoverse, a global interactive entertainment brand owned by game developer miHoYo, was recently opened in Singapore.

GoerTek Signs Partnership Agreement with miHoYo and 37 Interactive Entertainment

GoerTek, a Chinese company in the acoustic, optical and microelectronics industries, and its holding subsidiary, Tongge Ventures, signed a partnership agreement with two game developer - miHoYo and 37 Interactive Entertainment.

Perfect World Expects Net Profit to Increase By 331% in First Half of 2022

Beijing-based video game developer and publisher, Perfect World, released its semi-annual performance forecast for 2022. From January to June this year.

Bilibili Acquires Game Developer Beijing Shizhisha

Beijing-based mobile game developer Shizhisha became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bilibili.

Tencent Adds Four Game Studios

Tencent's Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG)'s TiMi Studio Group was reorganized on Thursday. The original TiMi J3 Studio has been adjusted to Y1, Y2 and Y3 studios, which is makes things easier for TiMi to cover all types of first-person shooter games.