Analysts at Sensor Tower report that mobile game spending have reached up to an estimated amount of US$29.6 billion across both the Apple App Store and Google Play Games. Here's the breakdown: Compared to the first half of 2018, this is a 11.3% year-on-year increase. Spending in Google Play grew a considerable 16

An Indonesian Muslim group has very recently declared a fatwa, or a religious edict, on the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), or more specifically, the mobile version, PUBG Mobile. The group cites that the mobile game insults Islam and triggers violence in players. Indonesia joins

NetEase, the China-based company who will be creating the much-hyped action RPG Diablo Immortal, will be teaming up with Marvel to create new original entertainment that includes games, TV shows, and comic books. The company announced the strategic partnership at its annual games product launch event; it will develop

After so many months of facing regulation challenges, bigwig game publisher Tencent has pulled PUBG out of China. Instead, it's now being replaced with a similar semi-tweaked version of the game dubbed Game for Peace (via Reuters). Why do this? Because Tencent had to concede to government requirements to tone down the

In light of the recent PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ban in Iraq and India, the Nepali government has decided to lift the ban on the grounds of legal uncertainty. The country's Supreme Court has issued an interim order lifting the ban. Justice Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada told the government that it runs the risk of viol

The Iraqi parliament has voted to ban a number of battle royales on the grounds that they give out a negative influence. The games in question are Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Reuters pointed out that the government believes that the game has no place in a country that has seen tons of conflict, espe

PUBG Corporation sued a bunch of other publishers last year, including Epic Games (over Fortnite) and fellow Chinese publisher NetEase (over Knives Out and Rules Of Survival). The former case was dropped in the same year, but the latter was only recently resolved. Last year, PUBG Corp fired the first shot as it filed

The eCurve Gaming Championship (EGC) 2019, organised by Geek Events, is happening from 23 March to 31 March. The DiGi-sponsored event features a PUBG Mobile tournament and Malaysia's first-ever Mobile Legends Talent Hunt. Professional esports players will also be there, offering mentorship to new, aspiring gamers stepp

I'm not sure if you've heard about the recent news, but a higher-up of our country thinks that the battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or better known as PUBG, should be banned. After India has banned the game in some states, it's to no surprise that the guy explicitly states that he wants PUBG to be ban

As much flak as we give PlayerUnknown's Battleground, we can't help but admit it spawned an entirely new genre where recent games like Fortnite and Apex Legends can amass their own legion of fans and gamers. Its creator, Brendan Greene, should be proud. So it's no surprise that after five years of this, he decides to

Statistics have proven that mobile gaming has rapidly grown for the past years, to the point of dominating half of the global games industry revenue. 2018 marked substantial progress for mobile games, as it reached new heights and became the fastest-growing sector of the gaming market, overtaking consoles and PC. In f

Malaysia's first PUBG MOBILE National Championship (PMNC) recently took place at Sunway Velocity, Kuala Lumpur, with the winning team walking away with a whopping RM20,000 and free one-year mobile plans from Yoodo. The tournament was organized by PUBG Corporation and Tencent, as well as Yoodo as its official digital te

I was stuck again in one of those boring work meetings at 9 in the morning and thankfully, we were given a 20-minute break before I hit my face on the table falling asleep. As usual, some of my colleagues would go grab something to drink while others went for a smoke or paid a visit to the restroom. But mobile game de

Say what you will about mobile gaming on Android and iOS platforms. They're still dominating around half of the global games industry revenue, with market intelligence firm Newzoo forecasts stating that it will reach approximately $63.2 billion by the end of 2018. That may be lower than their earlier estimates of $70.3

Blizzard just announced its new entry in the Diablo series: a mobile-and possibly F2P- action RPG title called Diablo Immortal which takes place between Diablo II and Diablo III. As a Diablo fan myself who used to do Diablo III's seasons and grind for armour sets, Diablo Immortal sounds like an interesting approach to

Just like how Riot Games is suing Moonton over their League of Legends clone for mobile, so too is PUBG's studio PUBG Corp. suing Epic Games over Fortnite's similar-looking mode (that's free-to-play, by the by). The lawsuit in question is about copyright infringement: it was filed in January but was made public this w

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on mobile is now available worldwide. After less than a week going on a trial run in North America following months of limited availability in the Chinese market, the massively popular crawling simulator battle royale/ survival game is now available on mobile devices worldwide for both

In China, that is. At least that is what we gather via crude Google translation. A little backstory. A few days back, we reported that Tencent will be bringing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to China, but with a minor twist; they are taking "necessary steps to modify Battlegrounds to better align with “so

South Korea’s PUBG Corp. and Chinese mega games company Tencent have signed a publishing agreement that will see PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds officially hit Chinese markets in the near future. After months of speculation and issues pertaining to the game's 'suitability' with the Chinese market, official word

Missing out on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for whatever reason? (I am - cuz my gaming PC is kaput). Then fret not. Chinese publishers NetEase has finally released their version of a Battle Royale game for mobile and you can download it right now. Creatively called 'Survivor Royale', the game looks a ton like PUBG dow