‘Shenmue III’ Raises Over USD 6 Million In Kickstarter Campaign
"Shenmue III", whose Kickstarter was announced this year by Sony at their annual E3 keynote, more than tripled its initial goal of $2 million and raised $6,333,296. This broke "Bloodstained: Ritual of...
Halfbrick Set To Release Official Mobile Game For ‘Hollywood Game Night’
Australian Developer Halfbrick (Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride) and Universal Partnerships & Licensing have joined forces to bring the huge laughs and wild fun of “Hollywood Game Night” to smartphones and tablets...
HTML5 game developer Wozlla got $2 million to expand beyond China
HTML5 game developer Wozlla got $2 million to expand beyond China. The money comes from Greenwood Asset Management, a private equity firm that has backed a number of Chinese tech firms. Wozlla plans...
Singapore: Helping Seniors Staying Fit Through Xbox’s Kinect
A team from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University’s (NTU) Centre for Healthy and Sustainable Cities (CHESS) has come up with video games to help seniors stay physically fit and bond with the...
Asiasoft Invest in Taiwan based Messaging Company
The Taiwan based Messaging Company Pal+ announced that it has raised USD $1.3 million from Asiasoft, Taiwanese venture capital firm Expert Idea Limited and FunP, the company’s seed investor. The company,...
Boomzap´s Christopher Natsuume About the Recent Kickstarter Campaign for “Legends of Fire & Steel”
In 2005 Allan Simonsen and Christopher Natsuume founded in Singapore Boomzap Entertainment. Boomzap has released 40 games to date that are ported on various platforms. Today Boomzap is one of the top independent casual...
Singapore’s Answer to Tencent and Alibaba
This is a Background Story from Forbes Asia´s Jessica Tan about Garena´s success Story. The Story appears in the Forbes Asia July 2015 edition. On a balmy Sunday in June 2005 Forrest Li attended...
GameFounders Announces Deadline Extension To June 30th For Their Asian Accelerator Program
IGA.biz had the chance to talk to Andrew Walker, Partner at GameFounders, about their current GameFounders Asia Accelerator Program. Here are the latest updates about the GameFounders Asia Accelerator Program:
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Shigeru Miyamoto On The Origins Of Nintendo’s Famous Characters
Shigeru Miyamoto is the creator of many of Nintendo's iconic video game franchises, including Mario Bros., Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda. NPR's Laura Sydell interviewed the 62-year-old designer at...
Bombing Busters from Sanuk Games to be released on PS4 in Europe
Sanuk Games announced that Bombing Busters will land in the European PlayStation Store for PS4 on July 2nd. It will be released in America at a later date. Previously released as “Bombing...
Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden To Be Released In Asia Pacific
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden will be available in Middle-East and Asia Pacific starting October 16th. Developed by Arc System Works teams, Dragon Ball Z Extreme Butoden contains amazing features bound...
Joycity Releases Mobile 3D Action Game Warship Battle
South Korean game developer and publisher Joycity announced the launch of its new mobile 3D action game Warship Battle. Warship Battle is a 3D action game with authentic military vessels and missions based...
Advergaming takes off in Asia
Advergaming, games developed by brands, is playing an important role in the growing Asian games market, with engagement rates reported to be significantly higher than in-game advertising. The latter approach is growing at...
Nooby Island Releases Minidom in Southeast Asia
Minidom, a free-to-play mobile strategic RPG, is now available in Southeast Asia. Known for their “Minis”, the game expands to a wider setting for gamers to experience this action-packed game unlike...
ZQGame Strikes E3 with Modern Warfare Era MMOG
Shenzhen ZQGame will be unveiling its military-themed massively multiplayer online game, 'Final Fire', during E3 2015 in Los Angeles. Set in the era of modern warfare, enlistees will choose their allegiance and battle...
Nnooo announced Blast ‘Em Bunnies for Xbox One’
Sydney based Indie Developer Nnooo announced Blast 'Em Bunnies is adding Xbox One to its launch lineup. Blast 'Em Bunnies is a pick-up-and-play endless bunny shooter in which you defend your burrow...
Silicon Valley’s Weeby.co acquired Vietnam’s Tappy
Vietnam’s social app Tappy has been acquired by the Silicon Valley cloud-based social games platform Weeby.co for an undisclosed seven-digit amount. Weeby.co, formerly Game Closure, raised US$12 million in series A...
Twist & Match, the new frantic puzzler set from Sanuk Games
Thailands most famous Game Developer Sanuk Games announced the release of Twist & Match, a puzzler set to challenge your dexterity and Imagination. How quickly can you rotate 3D objects and match them...
Lenovo Ready for the VR Market
Lenovo has entered the Virtual Reality race at its TechWorld event in Beijing, with the introduction of the Lenovo VR Goggles. The virtual-reality headset works with Lenovo Android phones and provides an...
Applications for GameFounders Fall 2015 program open until June 20th
GameFounders has launched its most ambitious developer outreach program to date to celebrate the opening of applications for the Fall 2015 Cycle, the first to be held in Asia. The launch...
