Gaming

Gaming growth, AI-boosted supply chains: S&P lists 5 Apac sectors to watch right now

2026-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
Producing titles worthy of being included in e-sports is a very different challenge from succeeding in the casual segment, say experts.
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From Flappy Bird to e-sports: Can Vietnam’s gaming scene level up?

2026-06-26T06:00:00.000Z
Tencent is navigating a prolonged slump for the games industry at the same time as it’s playing catchup in the capital-intensive AI race against peers Alibaba and ByteDance.

Tencent in talks to offload Marvelous and other global game bets

2026-06-23T05:19:03.000Z
Net revenue is up 27.9% year on year at US$1.5 billion, from US$1.2 billion previously.

MBS profit jumps 30.2% to new Q1 high of US$788 million on ‘high-quality investment’, ‘high-value tourism’

2026-04-23T01:34:18.000Z
Sanrio has been working to broaden revenue streams for its characters, including expansion into film.

Hello Kitty creator Sanrio to make Nintendo Switch 2 party game

2026-04-21T06:23:05.000Z
Analysts say the streaming giant’s gaming efforts have yet to emerge as a major growth driver.

Netflix debuts new ‘Playground’ gaming app for kids

2026-04-07T03:56:04.000Z
Pokemon, which was not released outside Japan until 1998, has been described as a “Rosetta Stone” that led directly to today’s anime boom.

How Pokemon and Resident Evil rewrote gaming history

2026-03-11T08:06:40.000Z
Nvidia chips are widely used in PC gaming as well as in the Nintendo Switch console, while Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox consoles use AMD hardware.

Nvidia expects gaming chips shortage to last until year-end

2026-02-27T00:40:39.000Z
Shenzhen-based Tencent has invested in a range of gaming studios, including League of Legends developer Riot Games and the creators of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Dark Souls, as well as Vantage Studios.

Tencent said to be in talks for stake in ‘Block Blast!’ gaming studio

2026-02-26T13:43:28.000Z
Bytedance and Savvy Games have reached an initial agreement on the broad terms of the deal, said a source.

ByteDance in talks to sell gaming unit Moonton for more than US$6 billion

2026-02-13T11:45:22.000Z