2026 AI Manhua Series Trend Report: From Untamed Growth to Premium Positioning

AI manhua series have carved out a dedicated niche of their own, emerging from the broader micro-drama market. Over the past year, a surge of creative series has emerged, including 2D and 3D AI manhua series, as well as AI-generated live-action-style dramas. This has led to 2025 being dubbed the inaugural boom year for AI[…..] […]

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2026 Female-Oriented Gaming Market Report

2026 Female-Oriented Gaming Market Report: Head Products Diverge, Mini-Games Rise, and New Explorations Emerge Up till now, the domestic female-oriented gaming market presented a landscape characterized by divergence among top products, the rise of the mini-game sector, and diverse explorations by new titles. While sustaining the early-year momentum, industry competition intensified, accompanied by fresh attempts at[…..] […]

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“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” Rotten Tomatoes Score Divides Critics Even More Than Its Predecessor

As “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” hits theaters, the first wave of critical reviews has been released. As of press time, the film holds a 44% Tomatometer score based on 77 reviews collected on Rotten Tomatoes, a drop from the 59% score of 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” though still significantly higher than the[…..] […]

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PlayStation’s Mobile Division Cuts Around 50 Staff as Mobile Strategy Faces New Challenges

Recently, multiple sources have confirmed that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has carried out personnel adjustments within its Studio Business Group, reducing its workforce by approximately 50 employees. These cuts include multiple roles within the PlayStation Studios Mobile division. Among those affected, some have claimed on social media that PlayStation Studios Mobile has been completely shut[…..] […]

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Big Tech Goes All In on Manju: ByteDance, Tencent, and Baidu Race to Capture the Next Content Frontier as Independent Manju Apps Spark a Three-Way Battle

From “Year One of Manju” to “Year One of AI-Powered Manju,” the industry has completed a full cycle of iteration in just one year. Between late 2025 and early 2026, ByteDance, Tencent, and Baidu each launched standalone manju apps, quietly igniting a new competition for the next generation of content consumption. In November 2025, ByteDance[…..] […]

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The quest for LTV: How mobile RPG gamers play, progress, and spend

For more than a decade, mobile RPGs have been one of the industry’s strongest and most resilient genres. From sprawling MMORPGs to low-maintenance idle RPGs, these games have consistently fostered deep engagement, strong monetization, and long-term player loyalty for publishers. While mobile gaming has been experiencing some industry-wide stagnation, with reduced revenue and downloads across[…..] […]

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AI: A Double-Edged Sword? German Developer Cuts 90% of Staff, Replaces with AI to Save Dying Mobile Game — And No One Noticed for a Year

 Facing shutdown, InnoGames replaced over 20 of the 25 people working on Sunrise Village with AI. Player numbers remained stable, and the quality went unnoticed. Now, the German developer plans to roll out AI-generated content across its entire portfolio. About a year ago, German game developer InnoGames made what seemed like a bold gamble: it[…..] […]

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Chinese Animation Goes Global: “Cang Yuan Tu” Draws International Attention as Youku Accelerates Overseas Expansion

  International mainstream business media outlet CNBC recently published an in-depth report focusing on the launch of Youku’s annual animation series “Cang Yuan Tu” and the broader wave of Chinese animation going global. The report was featured not only on CNBC’s official website and app but also as the main content of the latest edition[…..] […]

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Epic Games Announces Layoffs of 1,000 Employees, Cites Decline in Fortnite Engagement as Primary Cause, CEO Clarifies “Layoffs Not Related to AI”

Company Identifies $500 Million in Cost Savings, Affected Employees to Receive at Least Four Months of Base Pay; Cary, North Carolina Headquarters Most Impacted with Approximately 210 Positions Cut On March 24, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced on the company’s official website that the game developer will reduce its global workforce by approximately 1,000[…..] […]

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Donghua Sci-Fi Benchmark “Ling Cage” Announces First Animated Feature Film, Embarking on a New Cinematic Journey

On the evening of March 27, at the Yuewen IP Awards, the acclaimed original Chinese sci-fi animation series “Ling Cage” (Linglong) reached a new milestone: it not only won the “Most Anticipated Animated Film of the Year” award but also officially announced its first animated feature film project. The news quickly ignited excitement among fans,[…..] […]

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