Baofeng Stakes Growth Through Gaming Companies
Baofeng.com, an online entertainment firm listed on the Nasdaq-like ChiNext board, will spend 3.1 billion yuan (US$477 million) to acquire three firms to expand its business into game, film and overseas...
Nexon Group to Acquire Mobile Game Developer Big Huge Games
Nexon announced that it will acquire DomiNations developer Big Huge Games, the independent studio founded by Civilization and Rise of Nations designer Brian Reynolds and Tim Train. Nexon, specifically its Nexon...
Singapore Should Impose GST On Online Service Incl. Games
As more people play or shop online, some experts have said Singapore should start imposing Goods and Services Tax (GST) on such transactions, since the online market is worth nearly S$5...
Amazon Japan Starts To Sell Games Internationally
That is a pleasant and unexpected surprise. Via some brave testers at NeoGAF, Amazon Japan has quietly begun allowing customers from outside the country to buy its video games according to a...
Gowth Of Mobile Games In Southeast Asia Is Slowing
Southeast Asia may be the world’s leading market for mobile games, but the market is showing signs of becoming more sluggish due to oversaturation. While more people in this region have...
Video Games And Social Media Tied To Shorter Sleep For Teens
Teens who play video games before bedtime go to bed later and those who use online social media take longer to fall asleep, according to a recent report at Reuters Health...
The Next Gaming Level: China
The enthusiasm, passion and raw emotion for gaming is alive and kicking in the world’s second largest economy, China. According to research firm Niko, over a half a billion Chinese consumers play...
Australia’s Games Industry: Another Year Of Strong Growth
The Australian Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) has announced another year of strong growth, with sales of interactive entertainment reaching AUS $2.83 billion in 2015. The continuing trend of double digit...
Nintendo Halves Profit Forecast On Strong Yen
Video game giant Nintendo last week chopped its full-year net profit forecast in half, saying slowing sales and a recent pick up in the Japanese currency were eating into its bottom line...
Malaysia Is A Mobile YouTube Country
Malaysians spend an average of 80 minutes per session on YouTube when using mobile devices, double the global average of 40 minutes, according to a study conducted by TNS Research and...
Chinese Mobvista Acquired US Based User Advertising Company NativeX
The 15-year-old mobile advertising company NativeX has been sold to Mobvista, one of China's mobile advertising networks, for $25 million. NativeX will continue to be based in Sartell (USA) and led by CEO...
Seasun Games Invested In San Francisco’s Magic Fuel Games
San Francisco based start-up Magic Fuel Games has secured USD 2.4 million in Series A funding from Chinese games and software company Seasun Games. Magic Fuel Games, formed by veterans of Electronic...
Rollspike Is The First Ever Malaysian Sepak Takraw Mobile Game
Just as hockey is to Canada and Cricket is to India, Malaysia has quite the reputation when it comes to competitive sports. The achievements can transcend culture and heritage and serves...
Asia-Based Fifth Journey’s Strategic Partnerships With Hollywood Companies
Hong Kong-based mobile entertainment company Fifth Journey has signed a strategic partnerships to develop mobile games, interactive entertainment and virtual reality experiences with Universal Pictures, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM). The partnerships...
Silicon Studio And Mistwalker Announced Co-Development
Japanese Silicon Studio (Bravely Default developer ) is teaming up with Lost Odyssey creator Mistwalker to make a new game according to a press release from Silicon Studios. The game’s title, content and...
Youzu Interactive Net Profit Went Up In 2015
Youzu Interactive has released the company's annual report in 2015, which shows operating revenue of 1.535 billion yuan (approx. USD 235.47 million) during the period of the report, an 81.94 %...
Indonesia Using Games To Understand Slang
Indonesia is using online games to understand how citizens use internet slang to complain about government. The Translator Gator game involves translating government-related phrases from English into six Indonesian languages, with mobile...
VIZ Media Europe Reveals Broadcasters And Release Dates For Yo-Kai Watch In Europe
Paris based VIZ Media Europe, the leader in Japanese Entertainment content in Europe, announced that the first season (26 episodes) of the animated TV series Yo-Kai Watch will debut on Cartoon...
Korean’s Netmarble Might Go Public In America
Netmarble Games, Korea’s No. 2 game developer, said this week it is seeking an initial public offering later this year in Korea or in other countries such as the U.S. as...
China’s Cheetah Mobile Plans Major Silicon Valley Presence
Cheetah Mobile Inc. named Charles Fan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Charles will lead the global R&D activities for the company. Based out of Silicon Valley, Charles will also lead...
