Capcom reports stable mid-year results on strong MH4 sales
Capcom announced increased sales of 53.2 billion JPY for the first two fiscal quarters, up 16.9 per cent year-on-year. Net profits also rose by 7.2 per cent to 4.9 billion JPY...
NetEase Unveils Major New PC and Mobile Games at Inaugural Game Enthusiasts’ Day
NetEase, one of China's leading Internet and online game services providers, has announced plans to introduce a host of new PC and mobile games. The announcement was made at NetEase's inaugural...
Rise of Incarnates beta dated
Bandai Namco has revealed that the closed beta period for the Japanese publisher’s upcoming F2P fighting game Rise of Incarnates is slated for 8-18 August. The game's alpha testing phase ran...
Gamania earnings top record, PSO 2 for 2014
Taiwanese developer and publisher Gamania reported first half revenues of NT$4.021 billion, an increase of 10 per cent year on year and a half year record high.
The company also announced...
Sony announces 80M PlayStation 3 sold worldwide since launch
Sony has revealed that the PlayStation 3 has sold over 80 million units globally since the game console's launch in 2006.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has sold comparable numbers since the console's release...
Official calls for stricter game classification in Australia
Australia's new game classification system could still expose minors to violent and sexually explicit games, warns John Rau, Attorney General from South Australia.
Rau claims that despite a government agreement earlier this...
ChangYou users decline 21 per cent in Q3, profits flat
Chinese online developer and publisher ChangYou has released third quarter financial results, recording sales of US$183.1 million, a 10 per cent increase over last year. However net income for the quarter...
Nintendo confirms Inazuma 11 NA release for 2014
Japanese sports RPG Inazuma Eleven (Lightning Eleven) will launch in North America for Nintendo 3DS in the first quarter of 2014, according to a statement by Nintendo.
The popular franchise from Japanese...
Seasun Entertainment Starts its Expansion Into the West
Seasun Entertainment, one of the top game developers in China, announced the establishment of its U.S. subsidiary, Seasun Games, in San Mateo, California. As part of its globalization strategy, this first expansion...
F2P Deep Down from Capcom coming to PS4 in Japan
Capcom has announced that Deep Down, the company's next generation F2P MMO title for PS4, will launch in Japan early next year.
According to SCE head Shuhei Yoshida, Sony plans an open...
Mobile Games Market Thailand
Building a strong and dynamic mobile game industry will be a critical component of the new digital economy, says the Global Mobile Game Confederation. Thailand is one of Southeast Asia's biggest...
Regulators to tighten online payment proceedures in Korea
The government’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) is to introduce stricter authentication procedures for online and mobile game micropayments in Korea.
The new certification process is a result of last year's card hacking...
NA release for Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN
Aksys Games has revealed that the popular fighting game Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN from Japanese studio Arc System Works will be localised and released in North America later this year.
Guilty Gear...
Bandai Namco to distribute Project CARS
Bandai Namco Games Europe has partnered with UK-based Slightly Mad Studios to distribute the developer's upcoming crowdfunded racing title Project CARS worldwide.
“With a portfolio of prestigious, popular, and iconic titles under...
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JP smartphone game sales hit US$5.4B in 2013
Market analysis firm CyberZ reports that smartphones game revenues in Japan rose 56 per cent in 2013 to US$5.4 billion.
Game sales in Japan totalled US$10.8 billion last year, up from...
Techninier and Celcom Partner to Launch Malaysia’s First Live Android Gaming Tournament
Techninier Sdn Bhd, Malaysia's leading mobile social gaming platform provider today launched Malaysia's largest and first ever "live" Android gaming tournament, World War III with Celcom Axiata Berhad, the first and foremost...
The King Of The Monsters Is Back!
Godzilla has emerged from his long slumber to once again deliver massive destruction to cities and vanquish classic enemies on both the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment System, Bandai Namco...
Nexon’s Q3 revenues and profits exceed expectations
Tokyo based F2P online publisher Nexon has announced that third quarter revenues rose 64 per cent to 39.9 billion JPY with operating profits of 16.2 billion JPY, also up 53 per...
Asian PS4 launch slated for December 2013
Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 4 will launch in Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan this December.
The company's newest flagship game console will be released in North America on 15 November...
