Over-The-Top Streaming Video Services To Surge To 330 Million+ Subscribers By 2019
Consumer adoption of streaming video services is surging, according to a new report by Juniper Research, which finds that subscriber numbers for services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video will grow...
Mad Catz Signs Deal with Dovetail Games for the Retail Distribution of Microsoft Flight...
Mad Catz Interactive agreed with Dovetail Games for the retail and e-tail distribution of the boxed version of Microsoft’s immensely popular Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition (“FSX: Steam Edition”). Mad Catz will...
The Difference between ProGaming in the USA and South Korea
Despite its popularity online, professional gaming has yet to break through to mainstream American culture. Compared to sports like football or basketball, it has a tiny fanbase. In Korea, the mecca...
Razer opened its first Flagship “Razer”Store in Taiwan!
Razer follows its business strategy and launched its first flagship retail store last Friday in Taipei, Taiwan. CEO Min-Liang Tan posted a video tour of the place on his Facebook page. Tan also noted that more stores...
BesTV and Ubitus Form Strategic Alliance to Bring Cloud Gaming to China’s TV Screen
The cloud gaming technology Company, Ubitus Inc., announced today its partnership with BesTV New Media Co LTD to provide cloud gaming service and to introduce AAA game titles on large TV screens, including BesTV-operated...
Nexon Announces First Quarter 2015 Financial Results
“Our solid first quarter performance again validates our ongoing strategic focus on quality,” said Owen Mahoney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nexon. “We are making steady headway on our strategy,...
With Debut on the Samsung Smart TV, Fincon’s “Hello Hero” makes History
In an exclusive partnership with tech titan Samsung, Korean mobile development studio Fincon reveals that Hello Hero will soon be playable on Samsung's Smart TV platform. Hello Hero is the first...
Jackie Chan to be appointed as the Anti-Drug Ambassador in Singapore and introduced a...
Actor Jackie Chan became the first celebrity to be appointed the Anti-Drug Ambassador in Singapore. Jackie Chan received the appointment at Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapopre, during the launch of a new anti-drug...
Disney Expands SEA Presence and Signs a Collaboration with Globe Telecom
The Walt Disney Company Southeast Asia is set to further boost its presence in the region with its multiyear collaboration with Philippines' number 1 mobile brand Globe Telecom to enhance the...
Singapore has the highest annual spend per player in Southeast Asia at $189 across...
Singapore has the lowest percentage of paying mobile gamers at 29%, but those mobile game spenders have far and away the highest annual spend per payer in Southeast Asia at $189...
IFLIX RAISES $30M, PRIMED FOR GROWTH
iiflix, Southeast Asia’s leading Internet TV service, offering subscribers unlimited access to thousands of hours of entertainment at a very affordable price, today announced the completion of a $30 million round...
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT exhibits at gamescom 2015
Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced its biggest gamescom presence to date at gamescom 2015, where the company will showcase more games than ever before on over 500 game stations. The world’s...
gamescom increases its 2015 exhibition space
gamescom opens its doors from 5 to 9 August 2015. Cologne will, once again, then become the center of the computer and video game industry as the exhibition halls are transformed...
XSplit to partner with AsiaSoft to create live streaming studios across Southeast Asia
SplitmediaLabs Limited ("SplitmediaLabs") and AsiaSoft Online Pte Ltd ("Asiasoft") are pleased to announce a brand new partnership that teams the market leading strengths of each company, to transform live streaming throughout...
Recently Developed IARC Process Created by Global Coalition of Game Classification Authorities Now Adopted...
PEGI announced today the expansion of its rating system to mobile and digital storefronts in Europe, as part of a global initiative with other classification authorities from around the world. The...
10 Malaysian Games Companies Make Trip to San Francisco This Year for the Game...
A trade mission of several top companies in the video games industry are making the trip from Kuala Lumpur to participate in the Games Developers Conference (GDC) March 2-6 at the...
Alibaba invested in Game-Console Maker Ouya
Ouya, the game-console maker that has struggled to gain traction since its record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, has received a new injection of capital from a powerful strategic partner. Alibaba invested $10 million...
China to allow Game Console Sales Nationwide
Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-29/china-to-expand-ftz-rule-to-allow-game-console-sales-nationwide) reports that China will permit the manufacture and sale of game consoles nationwide, after a trial program in Shanghai’s free-trade zone ended a 14-year ban last January.
Local governments must...
Indonesia’s first marketplace for game currency
Paying cold, hard, real-life cash for in-game currency is a tough concept for people who don’t live and breathe in the virtual world. In Indonesia, there has long been no real...
Air France Is Letting Customers Play Video Games For A Business Class Upgrade
It’s the proverbial Golden Ticket: the business class upgrade. Ever been lucky enough to get bumped up to business? It’s hardly a meritocracy. There’s little rhyme or reason that goes into...
