Capcom expanding internal dev in Osaka
Capcom has announced that the Japanese publisher will invest US$78 million in new R&D facilities near the company's Osaka headquarters and plans to expand the number of internal development staff to...
JP/NA PS Vita release for BlazBlue sequel
Aksys Games has announced that BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma, the third instalment in the BlazBlue 2D fighting game series from Japanese studio Arc System Works, will launch for the Sony PlayStation Vita...
SQEX closes mobile dev studio in Mumbai
Square Enix has closed the company's mobile game development operations in India, a year after the Mumbai-based studio was established by the Japanese publisher.
Former Square Enix India VP Atul Vibhandik confirmed...
August release for Mikami’s The Evil Within
Bethesda has dated the overseas release of The Evil Within (Psychobreak in Japan), a new survival horror title from Tango Gameworks, the development studio of Capcom veteran and Resident Evil (Biohazard...
Inazuma Eleven Go sequel for EU confirmed
Nintendo has confirmed that the third title in the Japanese sports RPG Inazuma Eleven (Lightning Eleven) series, Inazuma Eleven GO: Light and Inazuma Eleven GO: Shadow for Nintendo 3DS, will launch...
Atlus acquires indie RPG Citizens of Earth
Atlus USA has announced that the company will publish Eden Industries' debut RPG Citizens of Earth.
The retro-style title from Canadian game studio Eden Industries was a popular Kickstarter project, but...
Papaya launching CN mobile RT ad exchange
PapayaMobile is launching an updated version of the company's AppFlood service to provide Western developers and publishers a real-time bidding and demand-side ad platform for mobile games in the Chinese market.
Papaya's...
Sega confirms EU layoffs
Sega has confirmed a round of layoffs at the Japanese publisher's London offices. The announcement follows last year's layoffs at Sega of America and recent restructuring of the company's mobile business....
Taiko Drum Master 3DS for JP dated
Bandai Namco has announced the upcoming Japanese release of a new title in the popular Taiko no Tatsujin (Taiko Drum Master) franchise. Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu’s Space-Time Great Adventure...
Nintendo confirms SSB 3DS/Wii U release
Nintendo has announced the upcoming release of new tiles in the Super Smash Bros. series for the company's latest generation of handheld and home consoles.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS will...
NOA dates Tomodachi Life overseas launch
Nintendo of America has confirmed that the Nintendo Mii sim title Tomodachi Collection: New Life will be released in Europe and North America on 6 June.
“Nintendo fans are familiar with Mii...
CN approves Nokia acquisition by MS
China's Ministry of Commerce has formally approved Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia's devices and services division.
“Nokia and Microsoft have now received regulatory approvals from the People’s Republic of China, the European Commission,...
Layoffs at SQEX Murdered dev Airtight
US-based Airtight Games, developer of the highly anticipated mystery thriller Murdered: Soul Suspect in partnership with Japanese publisher Square Enix, has confirmed a recent round of layoffs.
14 staff were let go...
Pokémon X and Y top 12M worldwide sales
The Pokémon Company has revealed that the publisher's Pokémon X and Pokémon Y titles for Nintendo 3DS and 2DS have sold over 12 million units worldwide since the games' release in...
Natural Doctrine overseas release confirmed
Tokyo-based Kadokawa Shoten game studio has announced that the developer's strategy RPG Natural Doctrine will be published overseas by NIS in late 2014.
The title was announced at the SCEJA press...
SQEX Collective accepting indie submissions
Square Enix has opened the company’s game crowdfunding platform Square Enix Collective to independent developers seeking community support for new titles.
“The pilot phase went really well; we learned so much during...
GameSpy MP/cloud storage platform to close
Glu Mobile has confirmed that the GameSpy multiplayer matchmaking service and cloud storage platform will be retired worldwide at the end of May. The company discontinued the licensing of new titles...
Hyperdimension Neptunia PP dated for EU/NA
NIS has scheduled the North American release of Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection, a Hyperdimension Neptunia spin-off title for Sony PlayStation Vita, on 3 June.
The game’s European release is slated for...
Apple App Store price changes in APAC
Apple has informed iOS software developers of iTunes App Store price changes in several countries to reflect shifts in foreign exchange rates.
In the APAC region, prices will rise in Australia,...
Atlus confirms Persona 4 PS3 release
Atlus has confirmed that the popular Sony PlayStation 2 RPG Persona 4, first released in Japan in 2008, will be re-released worldwide for PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network's PS2 Classics...
