Gaming giant's CEO sees new opportunities in gaming industry
The global video game industry is seeing dramatic changes, mobile gaming is overtaking consoles and PC gaming's market share, accounting for nearly 50 percent of the market globally.
The world-class esports championship The International Dota2 Championships 2019, also known as TI9, launched in Shanghai on Tuesday, August 20.
OG Team, champions of last year's TI8 event, present the “Aegis of Champions” shield at the opening ceremony of this year's T19.
The finals of the 2019 International Dota 2 Championships, one of the world's most popular esports tournaments, started in Shanghai on Tuesday and will end on Sunday.
China's gaming industry resumed strong growth in the first half of 2019, despite headwinds, and is set to continue its steady run in the rest of the year, said industry experts.
The major catalysts of the Chinese game market in the future will be eSports and 5G technology, a ChinaJoy forum heard on Thursday.
Gaming sales growth in overseas markets is faster compared with the sector's 15.4 percent sales growth in the domestic market in the first six months, the report figures showed.