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Tencent, NetEase rethink Japan approach as game strategy stalls

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Tencent sign is seen at the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo/File Photo
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HOCK LOCK SIEW

Market rout shows regulating China’s video gaming is no child’s play

Investors hope regulators will roll back at least some of the more divisive rules, now taking industry feedback over the next month.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Tencent, NetEase bounce back after Beijing softens gaming stance

In a battle to defend its status as China’s biggest gaming firm,Tencent has chosen to promote Dreamstar on ByteDance’s popular advertising platforms.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Tencent turns to ByteDance in gaming showdown with NetEase

Tencent remains China’s biggest Internet company.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Tencent launches party game ‘DreamStar’, analysts say poses a threat to NetEase

NetEase is still up 43 per cent this year, far outpacing Tencent as well as Chinese technology and global game peers.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Tencent game threat seen overdone in NetEase’s US$8 billion sell-off

The blockbuster hits are changing fortunes for NetEase, which about a year ago was still reeling from a freeze in new gaming approvals following Beijing’s crackdown on the sector.
Companies & Markets

NetEase’s 85% stock comeback defies China’s slowdown

The NetEase Inc. headquarters in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday, May 22, 2023. NetEase is scheduled to release earnings results on May 25. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
Companies & Markets

Alibaba unit ordered to pay NetEase US$7.2 million over game copyright violation

Chatbots in China mostly focus on social interactions whereas ChatGPT, which learns from vast amounts of data how to answer prompts by users in a human-like manner, performs better at more professional tasks.
Companies & Markets

Chinese firms join global craze for developing ChatGPT-style technology

The approval of imported games last December marked the end of China’s crackdown on the video game industry which began in August in 2021 when regulators suspended the game approval process.
Lifestyle

China to import 27 new video games, including Tencent, NetEase titles

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