Monster Hunter Frontier

Japan’s online games market grew by 101 per cent in 2012

The Japan Online Game Association (JOGA) recently released their annual survey of the online and mobile game market in Japan. According to the report, Japanese online game revenues totalled 142.09 billion...
Soldgers

Soldgers to launch online game auctions in the Philippines

Soldgers, the Singapore-based ecommerce company behind the popular Southeast Asian online shopping and auction sites Sold.sg and Sold.my, now expands to the Philippines with Gamers.ph. Gamers.ph has partnered with local distributor X-Play...
CN Console Ban

Chinese ban on game consoles may be lifted

The decade-long ban on game consoles sales may be eased, according to sources in China's Ministry of Culture. Due to fears of the potential harmful impact on young people, seven Chinese ministries...
Proposed Korean Bill

Legal restrictions on ‘addictive’ games proposed in Korea

Fourteen South Korean representatives have joined South Korean politician Shin Eui-jin to introduce a bill grouping online games with alcohol, gambling and drugs as activities in need stricter regulation due to...
Philippines' Game Ratings

Philippines’ Herrera-Dy calls for game legislation

Bagong Henerasyon party Representative Bernadette Herrera-Dy, vice chairman of the Philippines' House committee on children’s welfare, has urged local executives to enforce regulatory classifications for video games that are sold in...