Last update: Monday 4 February 2013 [71 news items]
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys
Feb 4, 15:42
Online gaming service operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY12.248 billion (US$1.96 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.98% on quarter...
China market: Online game revenues, user base up in 2012, says Analysys
Jan 9, 20:24
Online game operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY40.103 billion (US$6.36 billion) and attracted 201 million users in total in 2012, respectively growing by...
China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 11 billion in 3Q12, says Analysys
Dec 12, 13:41
Online gaming service Operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY11.7 billion (US$1.84 billion) during the third quarter of 2012, according to China-based consulting...
Soft-World nets NT$2.14 per share for first three quarters
Oct 30, 11:10
Soft-World International, an online game developer/operator in Taiwan, has posted net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$2.14 for January-September 2012.
China market: Handset-based online game users top 30 million in 4Q11
Mar 2, 15:01
The China market had an estimated 30.28 million users of handset-based online games in fourth-quarter 2011, growing 12.1% sequentially and 49.4% on year, according to Analysys Inte...
China market: 4Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY 10 billion
Feb 24, 14:51
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY10.29 billion (US$1.62 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2011, rising 8.2% on quarter and...
Gamania aims at 20% growth in 2012 revenues
Feb 24, 11:37
Gamania Digital Entertainment, a developer and operator of online games in Taiwan, recorded consolidated revenues of NT$7.054 billion (US$231 million) in 2011, growing 20.42% from...
Soft-World, Gamania January revenues hit records
Feb 13, 11:27
Online game developers/operators Soft-World International and Gamania Digital Entertainment have reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$795 million (US$26.9 million) and consolidated...
China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 billion
Jan 30, 12:08
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY41.38 billion (US$6.40 billion) in 2011, rising by 17.5% from 2010, according to China-based...
China market: 3Q11 online gaming revenues top CNY9.5 billion
Jan 2, 15:56
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.51 billion (US$1.48 billion) during third-quarter 2011, rising 8.6% sequentially and 22.6% on year,...
Online game firms post mixed sequential growth in October revenues
Nov 11, 11:04
Soft-World International, Gamania Digital Entertainment and Chinesegamer International, three Taiwan-based developers/operators of online games, had October revenues rising 3.81%,...
China market: 1Q11 online gaming revenues near CNY 8.5 billion
May 25, 11:18
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY8.498 billion (US$1.29 billion) in first-quarter 2011, rising 6.1% on quarter and 8.7% on year,...
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom invests in development of mobile online game
May 17, 11:14
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on May 16 announced the launch of Navigation Online, a mobile Android-based free social-networking game, at its Hami Apps for open beta test.
Game Flier licensed to operate online game developed by Mgame
Apr 27, 11:14
Game Flier International, an operator of online games in Taiwan, has obtained exclusive operating rights from Korea-based Mgame for New Knight Online, an MMORPG (massively multi-player...
Gamania Digital licensed by EA to operate Battlefield in Taiwan
Stockwatch - Apr 7, 16:43
Gamania Digital Entertainment, the second largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on April 6 announced that it has obtained licensing from US-based Electronic Arts (EA)...
HTC to buy shares in US online gaming firm
Stockwatch - Feb 8, 12:31
HTC has revealed plans to acquire a stake in US-based online gaming company OnLive. The announcement was made following its recent purchase of UK-based mobile platform firm Saffron...
Gamania makes strong presence at Tokyo Game Show
Sep 17, 01:55
Taiwan-based online games developer Gamania Digital Entertainment is currently showcasing its latest online game titles, including the 3D MMORPG Divina, in the ongoing Tokyo Game...
China market: Online gaming revenues top 7.7 billion yuan in 2Q10
Aug 12, 12:10
Online gaming operators in the China market generated total revenues of 7.783 billion yuan (US$1.15 billion) in second-quarter 2010, slipping 0.5% on quarter but rising 26.0% on year,...
China market: Annual online game revenues to exceed 50 billion yuan in 5 years, says ChinaJoy
Jul 30, 14:31
Operators of online games in the China market generated total revenues of 25.6 billion yuan (US$3.75 billion) in 2009, and the annual total figure will keep increasing by 30% in 2010...
Taiwan market: Chinesegamer to launch 3D online game
Jun 29, 14:25
Chinesegamer International, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on June 28 debuted Emperor Online, its first 3D online game in Taiwan, for launch in August, according...
Taiwan-based Joymaster launches cross-platform Mahjong online game
Jun 25, 10:15
Joymaster, a Taiwan-based developer of handset-based games, has launched Mahjong Online, a Chinese-language game based on PCs, iPad, iPhone and Android smartphones, for free play,...
China market: Online game operators generate 7.92 billion yuan in 1Q10, says iResearch
May 31, 16:46
Online game operators in the China market generated total revenues of 7.92 billion yuan (US$1.16 billion) in the first quarter of 2010, increasing 9.1% on quarter and 28.7% on year,...
Taiwan-based Gamania to launch online game Divina in Japan in 3Q10
May 27, 10:56
Taiwan-based online games developer Gamania Digital Entertainment on May 26 announced that it will launch Divina, a 3D fantasy MMORPG (massively multi-player online role-playing game)...

Chinesegamer signs with Korea-based Ndoors to tap more overseas markets
May 13, 10:51
Taiwan-based Chinesegamer International has signed an agency agreement with Korea-based online gaming operator Ndoors paving the way for the local gaming software vendor to venture...
Taiwan-based Soft-World to offer Vietnamese-language online game
Feb 12, 15:31
Soft-World International will license out a Vietnamese-language MMORPG for operation in the Vietnam market, with the launch scheduled for the second quarter of 2010, according to...
China market: Online gaming services generate 7.5 billion yuan in 4Q09, says Analysys
Feb 4, 10:03
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated revenues of 7.513 billion yuan (US$1.10 billion) in fourth-quarter 2009, rising 9.1% sequentially and 47.6% on year,...
China market: Online gaming services top 27 billion yuan in 2009
Jan 13, 14:26
Operators of online games in the China market generated total revenues of 27.06 billion yuan (US$3.96 billion) in 2009, growing 30.2% from 2008, according to China-based iResearch...
Gamania to launch Hero 108 in US and Europe
Jan 11, 15:23
Gamania Digital Entertainment, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, will launch Hero 108, an in-house developed animation based on ancient Chinese legends, in the US and...
China market: 3Q09 online gaming services reach almost 7 billion yuan
Dec 30, 15:52
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of 6.887 billion yuan (US$1.008 billion) during the third quarter of 2009, rising by 11.4% on quarter,...
Taiwan market: 56% of new online games imported from China in January-October
Nov 19, 15:06
Of the online games launched in the Taiwan market during January-October 2009, 56% were developed by China-based companies, higher than the 49% in 2008, according to industry sources...
Taiwan-based Chinesegamer licenses game to China operator
Nov 4, 16:59
Taiwan-based Chinesegamer International has announced the licensing of its Chinese Hero Online 3D game to Sohu.com ChangYou for the China market.
Taiwan-based games developers post handsome 3Q09 profits
Oct 28, 13:49
Taiwan-based games developers Soft-World International and Chinesegamer International have released their financial reports for the third quarter of 2009, posting a net EPS of NT$6.33...
Three Taiwan online game operators see increased August revenues
Sep 11, 15:44
Soft-World International, Gamania Digital Entertainment and Chinesegamer International- three major developers/operators of online games in Taiwan - saw unaudited revenues for August...
Chinesegamer becomes first Taiwan online game firm to enters MSCI Taiwan index
Aug 14, 16:36
MSCI Barra, a global compiler of stock indexes, on August 13 added Taiwan-based online games developer Chinesegamer International to its Taiwan index, making Chinesegamer the first...
Nichidenbo seeing online games boost passive component orders
Jul 6, 15:13
Taiwan-based Nichidenbo, which chiefly distributes passive components from Japan, has reported revenues of NT$155 million (US$4.71 million) for June, up 17.4% due to increased demand...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















