Substantial Games

CN studio Substantial Games developing new RTS for tablets

Beijing-based start-up Substantial Games is working on the studio's first title, a multi-player RTS called Ember Conflict, designed especially for tablet/touch-screen gameplay. “(Ember Conflict) is a real-time competitive strategy game designed from...

Instagram-like Service Lets Gamers Relive Their Favorite Moments with Friends and A Vibrant Gaming...

Raptr, a leading optimization platform for PC gamers, today officially launched Plays.tv, a fun, easy way for gamers to capture their most interesting gameplay moments and instantly share them. Dedicated to celebrating...
Rekoo

Rekoo expands operations to Europe

Beijing based social game developer Rekoo has announced plans to open the company's first European offices in the UK. "(This) is a great move for Rekoo as it allows us to be...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle slated for overseas release

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle will be reportedly released in an overseas edition in March. Developer CyberConnect2 and publisher Namco Bandai have yet to confirm the title's Western launch date...
Nintendo product development building, Kyoto

Nintendo opens new dev facility in Kyoto

Nintendo has announced the opening of a new product development building near in the Japanese publisher's headquarters in Kyoto. “We’ll be interacting more deeply with hardware development, but we’ll also be able...
Natural Doctrine

Natural Doctrine gets March JP launch

Natural Doctrine, the delayed strategy RPG from Tokyo-based Kadokawa Shoten game studio, has been slated for a 19 March Japanese release on Sony PlayStation 4 as well as PlayStation 3 and...

Funplus Announced Investment In Singapore Mobile Game Studio XII Braves

Beijing based FunPlus, the publisher of top ranking game Dot Arena and worldwide leader in social games, recently entered into a longterm strategic partnership with mobile game studio, XII Braves. The multimillion investment by...

Komik Kon Malaysia Will Make Its Debut In November 2015

Malaysia will have its own version of Comic Con in November. Komik Kon will be held at MAEPS Serdang. The fiesta aims to be an annual event for comic lovers, cosplayers,...

Epic Games Announced Unreal Educational Korea Nationwide Tour

Epic Games Korea has been building out educational programs like the Unreal Summit, the Unreal Summit Nationwide Tour and others to train developers for several years now. In the spring,Epic Games...
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

FF XIV: ARR beta for PS4 launches worldwide

Square Enix has launched a beta version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn on Sony PlayStation 4, in conjunction with the 22 February launch of Sony's next-generation console in Japan....
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon

Disney debuts GOTG beta in MY

Disney has confirmed that the mobile game spin-off for the company's upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy film has been given a limited beta release in Malaysia. Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal...
Goodgame Studios

German dev Goodgame expands into Asia

Goodgame Studios, the social game developer based in Hamburg, has established offices in Tokyo and Seoul in a bid to raise the company's profile in Asia. "No western gaming company has...
MLB Perfect Inning

MLB Perfect Inning in closed beta

Korean publisher Gamevil has announced that MLB Perfect Inning, a mobile baseball sim for overseas markets, has entered closed beta testing. MLB Perfect Inning is being developed by Gong Games,...
Square Enix

SQEX closes mobile dev studio in Mumbai

Square Enix has closed the company's mobile game development operations in India, a year after the Mumbai-based studio was established by the Japanese publisher. Former Square Enix India VP Atul Vibhandik confirmed...
Nosgoth

SQEX F2P MMO Nosgoth exits closed alpha

Square Enix has announced that the publisher's upcoming F2P MMOG Nosgoth for Windows PCs will conclude closed alpha testing today. The game's beta release is slated for later this year. Developed by...
Australian Government/Screen Australia

AU cancels dev funding scheme

The Australian government has announced the cancellation of the Australian Interactive Games Fund. The game development stimulus program will end on 1 July The three-year A$20 million investment package was announced in...
Alibaba

Alibaba Acquires Youku Tudou

Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Youku Tudou Inc. announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Alibaba Group will acquire Youku Tudou Inc., a leading multi-screen entertainment and...

eSports now recognized as 2nd-Level Olympic Sport

The Korean eSport Association, KeSPA, was able to push for the accreditation of eSports as a 2nd-level Olympic sport by the  Korean Olympic Committee (KOC). The decision was made by the...

Consumer Market Research Report Announcement for the Online Gaming Market 2015 – 19

Global Online Gaming market to grow at a CAGR of 11.95 percent over the period 2014-2019. According to the report, the growth of the market is supported by the increased use...
Driveclub

Sony nearing completion on PS4 exclusive Driveclub

Sony PlayStation 4 exclusive road racing title Driveclub is reportedly nearing completion, with a planned mid-2014 release. "Driveclub will be a truly innovative, socially connected racing game," said Sony Worldwide Studios chief...