Nintendo to appeal Philips ruling in the UK
Nintendo has lost a patent infringement case by Dutch electronics firm Philips over motion control technology used in Nintendo Wii and Wii U game consoles in the UK.
The lawsuit covers...
KR legislators host game addiction debate
The Democratic Party of Korea hosted a debate on 18 June called "Video Games: Addiction or Art?" in which games industry representatives joined officials and educators to collectively discuss the issue...
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...
September NA release for Cooking Mama 5
Publisher Majesco has announced that Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit from Japanese studio Cooking Mama Limited will launch in North America for Nintendo 3DS this September.
The fifth instalment in the...
Nintendo CEO recovering after surgery
Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata is recovering from surgery last week to remove a growth from his bile duct.
“In general, it is said that a bile-duct growth can be...
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...
Nintendo opens new dev facility in Kyoto
Nintendo has announced the opening of a new product development building near in the Japanese publisher's headquarters in Kyoto.
“We’ll be interacting more deeply with hardware development, but we’ll also be able...
Halfbrick launches F2P puzzler Birzzle Fever
Brisbane-based studio Halfbrick has released Birzzle Fever, a F2P puzzle game for iOS devices.
Birzzle Fever, developed by Korean studio Enfeel, is the first externally produced mobile title to be published by...
Esport gaining a global audience
Analyst firm IHS Technology reports the number of esports viewing hours globally has nearly doubled, from 1.3 billion in 2012 to 2.4 billion in 2013.
"(Viewing esports videos) has rapidly transformed from...
Bandai Namco reveals Digimon title for PS Vita
Bandai Namco has revealed that the Japanese publisher is developing a new Digimon title exclusively for the Sony PlayStation Vita.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth will join the most recently released games in...
Capcom abandons takeover defence
Capcom has announced that the Japanese publisher’s six year-old takeover defence, designed to block third parties from acquiring a controlling stake in the company, will not be renewed.
Capcom instated the countermeasure...
Sony shareholders vote to retain key execs
Sony shareholders have voted to retain current CEO and president Kazuo Hirai and other key executives in an investor meeting in Tokyo.
“The best way to build our future is for Sony...
Bandai Namco unveils Tenkai Knights
Bandai Namco has announced Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle, a hack-and-slash game in development for Nintendo 3DS.
The single and online multiplayer title is based on Japanese-Canadian anime series launched in North America...
EU release for SMT IV and Persona Q
Nintendo has announced that the Atlus titles Shin Megami Tensei IV and Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth will be released in Europe later this year.
Shin Megami Tensei IV for...
Worldwide launch for SSB 3DS
Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS will launch worldwide on 3 October. The Wii U edition of Super Smash Bros. is slated for release later this year.
The...
Overseas release for Fantasy Life
Nintendo has confirmed that the life sim RPG Fantasy Life for Nintendo 3DS will launch in Europe on 26 September, and in Australia and North America in October.
Fantasy Life, co-developed by...
Lufia, HM 2 confirmed for NVC
Japanese publisher Natsume has announced that the Game Boy Color titles Lufia: The Legend Returns and Harvest Moon 2 will be re-released for Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console later this year.
Lufia: The...
December NA launch for Powers PSN series
Sony Pictures Television has announced that an adaptation of the Powers comic book series will debut on the Sony PlayStation Network in North America this December.
The first three episodes of the...
Pokémon OR/AS global launch dated
The Pokémon Company has confirmed that new Nintendo 3DS versions of the popular Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire titles for Nintendo GBA will launch worldwide on 21 November.
“Pokémon fans...
NA release for Brandish and Corpse Party
Japanese publisher Xseed has confirmed that Brandish: The Dark Revenant, originally released for Sony PSP in Japan in 2009, and the Japanese PC survival horror title Corpse Party: Blood Covered from...
