2026 marks a critical watershed for the global expansion of China’s animation industry. Chinese animation has completely abandoned the early model of single-title copyright licensing, and evolved into systematic global export integrating animated films, series, vertical comics, AI comic dramas, trendy toys and cultural tourism. Blockbuster IPs including All Wishes Come True (Ba Xian!), Ne[…..] […]
Leading gaming analytics firms Sensor Tower and MobileGamer.biz recently unveiled the global mobile game in-app purchase revenue report for the first half of 2026, integrated with June monthly performance data to compile the Top 10 highest-earning mobile games worldwide. Statistics show that Tencent’s Honor of Kings claimed the top spot with cumulative H1 revenue exceeding[…..] […]
South Korea’s webtoon industry accelerates global cross-border IP adaptation in 2026, with numerous top domestic online comics launching cross-country animation projects. Among them, fantasy adventure megahit Tomb Raider King (Chinese official name: I Alone Raid Tombs), which has accumulated over 5 billion global views, officially confirmed its TV anime adaptation, scheduled to premiere on Fuji[…..] […]
Submissions Open for Latin American Animated Feature Films & Series VS Animation!, the flagship animation platform of Ventana Sur, Latin America’s premier audiovisual market, is set to make its comeback to Montevideo, Uruguay, during the 2026 market edition, running from November 30 to December 4, 2026. Co-organized by Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market), ACAU[…..] […]
Apple has filed a formal written objection to the new regulatory proposals released by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), sparking a direct dispute over the scope of digital platform supervision, payment commission rules and market competition mechanisms. The consultation window for the new policy closed on July 27, 2026, and Apple’s submission lays[…..] […]
Sony Pictures Entertainment has secured full international distribution rights (excluding India) for the two-part mythological blockbuster Ramayana, and unveiled an unprecedented $40 million global marketing campaign to bring India’s costliest motion picture to worldwide audiences. Co-funded under a First Out Cost (FOC) agreement, Sony injects $25 million into global promotion while production studio Prime Focus[…..] […]
Fresh data unveiled at ChinaJoy 2026 by RuStore and Yandex Ads confirms Chinese mobile developers have secured the position of the largest foreign advertiser cohort across Russia’s mainstream application ecosystems, represented by RuStore and Yandex Ads. Surging ad budgets, skyrocketing revenue and fast-expanding developer teams highlight that Russia has evolved into a priority strategic overseas[…..] […]
Fierce stock competition reshapes the core business logic of the global gaming industry in 2026. The extensive growth model relying on “skin-changing games plus massive ad buying” has become obsolete. Artificial Intelligence penetrates the whole chain of R&D, ad delivery, global monetization and risk control, enabling game developers to build a brand-new operation system featuring[…..] […]
Japanese game firm Drecom released its Q1 financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2027, delivering a striking profit turnaround fueled by its flagship IP mobile title Wizardry Variants Daphne. The company posted operating profit of 522 million JPY, reversing an operating loss of 81 million JPY recorded in the same period a year[…..] […]
Record 438,900 Visitors, AI Reshapes Industry, Global Overseas Ecosystem Takes Shape, Citywide Cultural & Consumption Integration Realized On August 3, the 23rd China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference (ChinaJoy 2026) concluded its four-day exhibition in Shanghai. Centered on the theme Level Up with AI, the expo covered over 140,000 sq.m. of exhibition space, gathering nearly[…..] […]
