FILE PHOTO: “Game for Peace”, Tencent’s alternative to the blockbuster video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG) in China, is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/Fiel Photo
(Reuters) – Millions of Chinese stuck indoors due to fears of the coronavirus epidemic are turning to mobile games to keep themselves occupied.
Global mobile game downloads shot up 39% in February, with China accounting for a major portion of the boost, data from app analytics firm Sensor Tower showed.
Apple’s App Store in China saw a 62% jump in game downloads alone.
Puzzle games like “Brain Out” and Tencent’s online battle game, “Honor of Kings”, were among the most downloaded in China, according to data from mobile app analytics firm App Annie.
Gamers also spent heavily, with Tencent’s “Game For Peace”, a PUBG-like game for the Asian market, raking in the most in China. “Lineage 2”, a multi-player role playing…
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