Asian headliners featured at NG 2014
The tenth annual Nordic Game conference and exhibition, Europe’s largest professionals-only game event, opens on 21 May at Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden.
Nordic Game offers industry attendees from the Nordic countries, Europe...
PS4 forecast as global market leader by 2016
Analyst firm IDC has released a report forecasting next-generation console sales over the next three years. The company expects Sony PlayStation 4 to lead worldwide with 51 million units sold by...
Nintendo reveals plans for MK8 mobile app
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has announced that the company will launch a smartphone application in conjunction with the global release of the Wii U edition of the publisher's popular Mario Kart...
Casual Connect Asia Returns to Singapore
The Casual Games Association, an international trade organisation for the video games industry, is returning to Singapore to host the third annual Casual Connect Asia (CCA) on 20 - 22 May...
Redesigned Sony PS Vita launches in NA
Sony has launched a slimmer, updated version of the company's Sony PlayStation Vita handheld games console in North America. The all-new PS Vita was released in Japan last October and in...
EU/NA release for MLB Perfect Inning
Korean publisher Gamevil has announced that MLB Perfect Inning, a mobile baseball sim for overseas markets, will launch for Android and iOS devices in Europe and North America on 8 May.
MLB...
Million Dollar Arm launches worldwide
Indian mobile developer 99Games has announced the worldwide launch of the studio's sports sim Million Dollar Arm for iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms.
"We are truly excited about the Million Dollar...
CN telecoms partner to co-publish mobile titles
China Unicom has revealed at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing that China Mobile and China Telecom will join the company to co-publish as many as 100 smartphone titles by...
MLG building esports arena near HK
Professional esports organisation Major League Gaming has partnered with Chinese Lai Fung Holdings and eSun Holdings to build a dedicated esports arena on Hengqin Island near Hong Kong. The 15,000-seat stadium...
Picross e4 slated for May EU release
Japanese developer Jupiter has announced that Picross e4, the newest game in the studio’s popular Picross crossword puzzle series, will be released in Europe for the Nintendo 3DS on 22 May....
CN media pub BEM buys stake in OL dev GXIT
Chinese film and television publisher Beijing Enlight Media will invest 230 million RNB (US$37 million) in cash for a 20 per cent stake in online game developer Guangzhou Xianhai Internet Technology.
According...
MS/BesTV slate Xbox One for Sept CN launch
Microsoft and China’s BesTV New Media have announced plans to launch the Microsoft Xbox One next-generation game console in China this September.
“This is a historic moment in our partnership as we...
Taito and Valve partnering on L4D arcade title
Wholly-owned Square Enix subsidiary Taito and US publisher Valve have revealed that the companies are co-developing an arcade game based on Valve's cooperative FPS Left 4 Dead.
In 2006 Taito and...
Sony cuts 2014 FYE earnings forecast
Sony has forecast a 130 billion JPY (US$1.27 billion) net loss for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2014; an increase in the company's earlier estimated 110 billion JPY (US$1.07 billion)...
Happy holidays from IGA.biz
InsideGamesAsia.biz wishes our readers a pleasant holiday. Our staff is on break in observance of Vietnamese Liberation Day and International Labour Day. We will return with our regular news postings on...
Kadokawa acquires From Software
Japanese media group Kadokawa has announced that the company will acquire an 80 per cent majority stake in Tokyo-based developer From Software. Kadokawa plans to finalise the acquisition in May and...
MLB Perfect Inning in closed beta
Korean publisher Gamevil has announced that MLB Perfect Inning, a mobile baseball sim for overseas markets, has entered closed beta testing.
MLB Perfect Inning is being developed by Gong Games,...
Denpa Men 3 gets May EU/NA release
Japanese developer Genius Sonority has confirmed that Denpa Men 3, the latest instalment in the Denpa Men life-sim series, will launch for Nintendo 3DS in Europe and North America via Nintendo...
Youkai Watch ships 1M units in JP
Japanese developer Level-5 has confirmed that the studio's RPG Youkai Watch has shipped over one million units to date in Japan.
Released for Nintendo 3DS in Japan by Level-5 last year and...
MOBAs pushing PC earnings past consoles
Analyst firm DFC Intelligence reports that global PC game revenues have now grown larger than console game sales. DFC attributes the shift to the worldwide popularity of multiplayer online battle arena...
