Samsung game consoles reportedly in development
Korea's Samsung is reportedly developing two home game consoles, according to Alan Queen, Samsung Innovation Lab's senior director. Both hardware platforms will be integrated into the Samsung Gaming Service, an online...
APAC to top US$38B in game revenues this year
Analyst firm Newzoo predicts in a new report that game revenues in the APAC region will rise 15.2 per cent this year to total circa US$38.9 billion.
Top earners in Asia will...
Bayonetta 2 for Wii U in September
Nintendo has confirmed that action game sequel Bayonetta 2 from Japanese studio Platinum Games will be released exclusively for Nintendo Wii U in Japan on 20 September.
The European and North American...
JP indie game fund launched
Singapore-based investment firm Inflexion Point Capital has announced a new US$15 million seed fund for independent mobile game developers in Japan.
“We aim to combine the best elements of a business incubator,...
Mario Kart 8, SSB4 releases confirmed
Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart 8 will launch in Japan for the Nintendo Wii U on 29 May. The game's North American release will be on 30 May, with the...
Mobile FF VII title announced
Square Enix has revealed a F2P Final Fantasy VII spin-off for Android and iOS devices at E3 in Los Angeles.
Final Fantasy VII G-Bike is based on a mini-game in the original...
Kabam expanding Asian partnerships
Korea’s CJ E&M Netmarble has partnered with F2P mobile social game publisher Kabam to bring a yet to be announced mobile title overseas.
“Kabam is a great partner for us on this...
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...
KR dev Playnery secures US$2.8M in overseas funding
Korean social game developer Playnery has raised US$2.8 million in Series B financing, led by Japanese investment firm JAFCO Asia. The company secured US$3.8 million in Series A funding earlier from...
GungHo Q3 sales and profits drop, stock falls
Japanese mobile game developer and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment reported third quarter sales of US$424 million, a 5 per cent decrease from the previous quarter. Operating profit fell by 12 per...
Wartune for iOS/Android released in EU/NA
US mobile publisher Kabam has announced the release of Chinese studio 7th Road’s popular MMORPG Wartune on iOS and Android in North America and Europe.
Last September China’s Hoolai Games announced a...
Sony unveils VR headset for PS4
SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has revealed Project Morpheus, a virtual reality platform the company's plans to integrate with the Sony PlayStation 4 game console, at the Game Developers Conference...
Marvelous AQL cancels Rune Factory 4 release for Europe
Marvelous AQL has decided to cancel the planned release of Rune Factory 4 in Europe.
“We regret to inform you that the European release of Rune Factory 4 for Nintendo 3DS has...
Capcom announces five-year plan to expand development
Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto has revealed plans to expand the company’s internal game development team, hiring “at least” 100 new developers annually over the next five years.
“I want to build a...
Slow pachinko/packaged sales lower Sega profits
Sega Sammy Holdings reported operating income up 103 per cent year-on-year at 38.5 billion JPY (US$379 million) on net revenue of 378 billion JPY (US$3.7 billion), also up 17.6 per cent...
Line files for Tokyo IPO
Naver, Line's Korean parent company, has confirmed that the Japanese messaging platform has made a regulatory filing for an initial public offering in Tokyo.
The IPO would reportedly value Line at more...
Earnings rise as Sega’s move to digital pays off
Sega Sammy has announced first quarter revenues of 90.7 billion JPY, up 29.6 per cent from last year, with profits of 12.9 billion JPY, up 408 percent from the same period...
Pokémon X/Y launch week sales over 4M worldwide
Nintendo has announced that the simultaneous Japanese, European and American launch of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y has sold over 4 million units, and the two titles have become the fastest-selling...
SNK ends NeoGeo X production and sales licences worldwide
According to a notice posted online by SNK Playmore in Japan, the company has terminated global manufacture and distribution licenses for the NeoGeo X Gold Limited Edition games console and SNK...
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...
