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LPL Spring Split Preview for Week Two Matches

After a short Lunar New Year break, the second week of the LPL Spring Split is about to kick off. Fans can expect plenty of thrilling matchups ahead, with many storylines to keep an eye on: Can VG rise from their slump? Has LGD made key roster changes? Will QG, IM, and EDG continue their underdog surges? Everything is up in the air, and the excitement is palpable. IM and Snake both put on impressive performances last week, and now they face off for the first time this season. Based on their recent form, IM seems more stable and slightly favored to win. Their new lineup is already showing strong synergy, with new jungler Ben4 breathing new life into the mid and top lanes. This has made IM a much…

Boy Spends Jeetbuzz App Download Fortune at 10

The shift of underage users from online gaming to mobile gaming has become a new trend among young internet users. In Jinan, Ms. Zheng discovered that her entire salary of over 20,000 yuan mysteriously vanished during the Lunar New Year holiday, leaving only a few hundred yuan in her bank account. It turned out that her 10-year-old son had spent it all playing mobile games. In recent days, Ms. Zheng has been extremely distressed over her child’s reckless behavior and is now trying to recover the lost funds. On the morning of February 4, at 9:40 a.m., Ms. Zheng printed out her bank account transaction details. As she read through the transaction list, her anxiety grew. She could not comprehend how her son, after just four days of playing with…

Pokemon GO Global Revenue Tops $1 Billion

According to a recent report from mobile app analytics firm Sensor Tower, the popular mobile game “Pokemon GO” has officially surpassed $1 billion in global cumulative revenue. It has become the fastest mobile game in history to reach the $1 billion milestone. In addition to breaking the billion-dollar mark, Pokemon GO previously set a record in late July of last year by earning $18 million in a single day. Although the game’s revenue has since stabilized, it continues to generate an impressive daily income of between $1.5 million and $2.5 million, making it one of the most profitable mobile games worldwide. Thanks to strategic holiday events, Pokemon GO still has significant potential for revenue growth. For example, the Halloween event provided a strong boost to the game’s performance. Without even…

Sandbox Games Embrace the Full Online Shift

Following Microsoft’s acquisition of Mojang, “Minecraft” has continued smashing its own records, topping charts and setting new benchmarks across the gaming world. Since its launch, “Minecraft” has sold over 100 million copies across all platforms, with sales reaching even remote regions like Antarctica. As of early this year, the PC version alone surpassed 25 million copies, accounting for a quarter of its total sales — a staggering achievement by any standard in the PC gaming market. This incredible performance represents a monumental success story that few titles have matched. Similarly, during Take-Two’s 2016 annual financial meeting, CEO Strauss Zelnick announced that the blockbuster hit “GTA V” had shipped over 70 million copies worldwide by September 30, 2016. Fast forward to early 2017, “GTA V” still ranked among the top five…

Nippon Ichi Plans Yearly Major Game Localizations

At the Taipei Game Show, we had the opportunity to sit down with Kentaro Asano, producer of The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2, and Kenzou Saruhashi, sales director at Nippon Ichi Software, to discuss the company’s localization strategies and future development plans. Thanks to the strong sales performance of the original The Witch and the Hundred Knight in Japan and a solid reception in Chinese-speaking regions, there were early discussions about launching a localized Chinese version. After careful evaluation, they decided to move forward with the Chinese localization of The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2. The main reason behind this decision was the outstanding success of the previous game. Nippon Ichi now plans to consistently release at least one major Chinese-localized game on the PS4 platform every year.…