China's mobile gaming market sees revenue growth in October

BEIJING -- China's mobile gaming market recorded a growth in revenue in October, according to a recent industry report.

The sales revenue of the market reached about 18.64 billion yuan (about $2.9 billion) last month, up 0.48 percent year-on-year, said the report released by CNG, a research institute on the gaming industry.

The revenue also increased 3.37 percent from September, the report said.

The overseas sales revenue of China-developed mobile games stood at about $1.6 billion in October, down 1.79 percent from September.