Gaming
Brief: Games publisher is South Korea’s largest IPO in years, makes founder a billionaire
Photo credit: prakobkit / 123RF. The news: Korean games publishing company Netmarble went public on Friday, raising US$2.3 billion, valuing the firm at US$11 billion.
Xiaomi founder’s Shunwei invests in Indian gaming startup amid smartphone boom
Photo credit: Mech Mocha. Mobile gaming is yet to take off in India like it has in China. But investors from across the border clearly
Brief: E-sports is coming to the Asian Olympics, thanks to Alibaba
A massive esports event. Photo credit: Sam Churchill.. Alisports, the sports affiliate of ecommerce giant Alibaba, announced that it’s partnering with the Olympic Council of
Korean accelerator SparkLabs expands into China
Beijing on a smog-free day. Photo credit: 06photo / 123RF. Just as international companies – eBay, Groupon, Google – struggle when entering China, Chinese companies
Virtual gaming items marketplace Itemku raises $1.2m but legal issues persist
Photo credit: Wikimedia. Five Jack, the South Korea-based company that operates a marketplace for virtual goods in Indonesia, today announced it raised US$1.2 million in
Vietnam’s Appota scores series C funding as mobile gaming booms
Photo credit: fotokita / 123RF. Vietnam-based Appota today announced it secured an undisclosed sum for its series C round from two prominent investment funds in
Rakuten and Blackstorm launch HTML5-based mobile games platform
Some of the titles available on R Games at launch. Photo credit: Rakuten Games. Rakuten, the Japanese tech company that made headlines last year when
