SQEX announces cloud gaming dev platform Project FLARE
Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced Project FLARE, a cloud gaming technology platform for game developers and distributors, created in collaboration with French publisher Ubisoft and other partners worldwide.
“We are convinced...
The9 plans to sell stake in Firefall dev to Oriental Pearl
Chinese online game developer and operator The9 has confirmed a non-binding investment agreement to sell 20 per cent of US subsidiary Red 5 Studios to Shanghai based Oriental Pearl for approximately...
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...
Crowdfunding site Kickstarter to launch in AU and NZ next month
The Kickstarter crowdfunding platform will rollout in Australia and New Zealand from 13 November, according to a statement on the company's website.
Kickstarter will also launch a series of Kickstarter School events...
Snail confirms Black Gold closed beta for 2014
Chinese developer Snail Games has confirmed that a closed beta for the company's highly anticipated new MMO Black Gold Online will launch next year.
"The first closed beta is planned to launch...
Square Enix to launch indie crowdfunding platform
Square Enix has announced Square Enix Collective, a partnership with crowdfunding site Indiegogo to support independent game developers.
New game concepts will be hosted on the platform to allow game designers and...
Industry vet Merceron joins Konami as global tech director
Japan's Konami Digital Entertainment has announced that Julien Merceron will join the company as worldwide technology director, and will be based at the company's European HQ in the UK.
"Julien is...
Japanese dev Idea Factory expands overseas
Independent Japanese RPG game developer Idea Factory has established marketing operations in the US.
“Idea Factory International, Inc. intends to focus on providing general and overall information regarding Idea Factory properties to...
MS and BesTV to develop game console for China
In anticipation of the lifting of a ban on gaming devices in China, Microsoft and China's BesTV New Media have announced plans to jointly develop a game console and streaming platform...
Long-time Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at 85
Hirsoshi Yamauchi, Nintendo's president from 1949 to 2002, has died at 85. Yamauchi remained the company’s largest shareholder after his retirement, with an estimated net worth of US$2.1 billion.
Yamauchi was the...
Agate Studio partners with Square Enix in Indonesia
Agate Studio has released the online RTS Sengokuixa in Indonesia, developed and localised in partnership with Square Enix.
Sengokuixa has over 1.1 million players in Japan. Agate localised the title from Japanese...
Nexon to fund another US game start-up
US game start-up Shiver Entertainment has been launched with investment from Asian F2P publisher Nexon. John Schappert, the new studio's CEO, is a former game developer and executive at Zynga.
“Consoles are...
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...
Japanese developers looking overseas for mobile game growth
According to a report from Japanese business daily Nikkei, game companies in Japan are rapidly shifting their smartphone game focus overseas.
Nikkei noted that Namco Bandai and Square Enix Holdings have...
Autodesk releases Maya LT, new mobile game development tool
Autodesk has announced the release of Maya LT, a new version of the company's popular animation tool intended for mobile game development. Looking to meet the needs of independent studios in...
Project Phoenix raises US$700K on Kickstarter, seven times goal
Japan's Creative Intelligence Arts has collected over US$700K on Kickstarter to fund their upcoming RPG Project Phoenix.
The game's original goal was US$100K, and the additional funding will allow the developers...
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...
NZ to ban software patents
New Zealand's parliament has passed legislation banning the use and enforcement of software patents, to prevent companies from monopolising software designs and concepts in the region.
"The patent ban in New Zealand...
CESA survey examines game developers in Japan
Japan's Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) announced the results of a survey of game developers in conjunction with the CEDEC conference that begins today in Yokohama.
The report collected 473 responses, and...
Sun Taihu on Snail’s transition to new platforms
Snail's Assistant CEO Sun Taihu said during ChinaJoy that the company's transition to new platforms is not solely focused on mobile games, but part of the company's planned expansion in several...
