When classic nostalgia meets cutting-edge creativity, a fifteen-year-old IP can burst into vibrant new life. On March 26, Roco Kingdom: World, developed by Tencent’s Morefun Studios, officially launched. Within just 13 hours, the number of new users exceeded 15 million. It topped the iOS free charts and later climbed all the way to No. 1 on the[…..] […]
In 2025, a new format called “Manju” (AI-powered comic-style short drama) exploded onto short-video platforms, amassing over 70 billion views for the year. On Douyin alone, more than 60,000 original Manju series were launched. This new hybrid—somewhere between comics and animation—is rapidly rewriting the production logic of video content. Simply put, Manju combines comic-style storyboarding[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
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[…..] […]
