Parent Sega looking to Atlus to develop dormant IP
According to a statement by Sega Sammy COO Naoya Tsurumi, the company would "love to have (newly acquired Atlus) utilise any of Sega's dormant IPs."
Sega IPs that are currently dormant...
The SG50 Game Series By Local Singaporean Developers
To celebrate Singapore’s 50th birthday, five mobile games that are specifically designed to be uniquely Singaporean will be released to the Google Play and iOS App Stores. This is part of an...
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Launching Early 2016
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced today the upcoming release of Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, the latest installment of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon...
A$6M in funding to bolster Australian developers
After weathering the global financial crisis, job cuts and dropping retail sales, ten Australian game development companies have been awarded A$6 million in government funding. The developers chosen were Defiant Development,...
PW concludes Swordsman closed alpha
Perfect World Entertainment has announced the conclusion of closed alpha testing for the publisher's highly anticipated MMORPG Swordsman. Closed beta testing is slated to begin worldwide later this year.
“Bringing...
Nexon Releases Footage From Nexon Developers Conference 2016
Nexon released the footage from Nexon Developers Conference 16, one of the Korea’s largest game developer conferences, hosted by Nexon’s consolidated subsidiary, Nexon Korea Corporation (“Nexon Korea”).
This year marked the conference’s...
Perfect World developing console games for MS
Chinese game publisher Perfect World is reportedly developing several console games for Microsoft in anticipation of the upcoming Xbox One launch in China.
Last year Beijing-based F2P publisher Perfect World Entertainment announced...
The Hour Of Code Was Back in Asia!
The Hour of Code aims to get millions of students around the world to try just one hour of coding during the annual US Computer Science Education Week. The simplest of...
Axial Brain Launched Tap Alice
The Singapore based indie developer studio Axial Brain, maker of Monster Treasure Adventure, has launched its new game Tap Alice. Tap Alice is a casual puzzle game and the first title...
CN media pub BEM buys stake in OL dev GXIT
Chinese film and television publisher Beijing Enlight Media will invest 230 million RNB (US$37 million) in cash for a 20 per cent stake in online game developer Guangzhou Xianhai Internet Technology.
According...
Aksys and Black Tower to develop new RPG
US-based Aksys Games has partnered with Japanese Black Tower Studios to co-develop a new action RPG for Sony PlayStation 3. Magus is slated for North American retail and PlayStation Network...
South Korean Game Industry Facing Crisis
It has been found that Overwatch recorded a share of 32.04% in the South Korean online game market on July 9. League of Legends followed it with 25.29%. Meanwhile, the combined...
iDreamSky – One Of The Biggest Player In China’s Mobile Gaming Market
There is a huge demand for mobile gaming in the Asian economic powerhouse. The mobile gaming market in China is worth close to USD 8 billion. With technology and creative minds driving...
Fresvii raised US$1.8 million to launch its cloud-based social engagement tool platform
Tokyo and Silicon Valley startup Fresvii has just raised US$4 million from Japan’s Nissay Capital, with US angel Guo Wei also pitching in. Nissay is a repeat investor, having first backed...
Industry vets establish Pixelmatic mobile game studio
Former Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard and Relic veterans have joined together "to push the current boundaries of social game conventions" with the establishment of Pixelmatic mobile game studio.
“While games are an ideal...
Pac Man Creator Toru Iwatani Gets Gamelab Barcelona Industry Legend Award
The Spanish Games & Interactive Entertainment Conference Gamelab will grant Toru Iwatani, Pac-Man creator, the Legend Award for his lifetime achievements. Pac-Man, the title he developed back in 1980, is one of the...
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years arrives on Steam
With a full 3-D make-over, a new opening movie by Visual Works, and a number of Steam Achievements to enjoy, FINAL FANTASY IV: THE AFTER YEARS can now be played as...
Mobile Game Asia Conference Ho Chi Minh City 2015 Announced First Speakers
The second Mobile Game Asia in Bangkok in January was a huge hit - it once again brought together the top minds in mobile gaming from all over Asia. This time,...
Mega Man’s Inafune launches new title on Kickstarter
Former Capcom producer and Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune has announced his studio's next game, a Japanese-style side-scrolling action title called Mighty No. 9, and launched a funding drive on Kickstarter.
Inafune...
XII Braves Announced New Pre-Registration For Valiant Force
Singapore based game developer XII Braves and FunPlus, a publsher in social games, announced the start of a new pre-registration campaign for Valiant Force, the new anime-style mobile RPG set to enter...
