League of Legends is crushing World of Warcraft in China’s Internet cafes (exclusive)

Tencent is giving Activision Blizzard a run for its money in the huge Chinese online gaming market.

Southeast Asian gaming firm expects huge growth in the region through 2016

Niko Partners releases a new report on the region that includes Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Zynga’s 1.8 trillion minutes and other cool facts about the game industry

In honor of our fourth annual GamesBeat conference starting on Tuesday, we've dug out an interesting set of facts and numbers about the game industry.

On the move: Mobile gamers now outnumber PC players in China

The number of mobile gamers in China is expected to hit 192 million by the end of this year, according to market researcher Niko Partners. This means that the number of mobile gamers now likely exceeds the number of PC …

Why China’s game business will hit $20B by 2016 (exclusive interview)

China has one of the most dynamic and unique game markets in the world. Rising from virtual non-existence a decade ago, and surviving a stage when every disk was pirated, the nation has become a force to be reckoned with …

New research shows that Chinese gamers are embracing “occasional” games

Niko Partners, a firm dedicated to gathering marketing intelligence in Southeast Asia, released a new study highlighting changing trends among 180 million Chinese gamers. Like much of the world, players are shifting toward more “occasional” or convenient mobile and social …

Southeast Asian online game market expected to be worth $1 billion by 2015

The Southeast Asian online game market is expected to generate revenues of $1 billion by 2015, a figure that is effectively double the $474 anticipated revenues in 2011, according to research group Niko Partners.

Free-to-play games, where users play for …