Pokémon dev confirms upcoming NA cloud storage app releases
Pokémon Company, the Japanese game studio behind the popular Pokémon games series for Nintendo, has confirmed the upcoming releases of Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter in North America. The Pokémon Bank...
Konami confirms upcoming XB360 and PS3 releases for MGS 5
Konami has announced that long awaited next edition in the Metal Gear Solid franchise from game creator Hideo Kojima will be coming to Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3, in...
Nintendo buys back 114.2B JPY in shares from founder’s family
Nintendo has purchased 114.2 billion JPY in equities in a share buyback from the family of deceased company founder and former CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi owned circa 10 per cent of...
KR using Kinect-based DMZ surveillance system
The South Korean military has reportedly implemented a surveillance platform in the peninsula's demilitarised zone based on Microsoft's Kinect motion controller technology.
Developed by independent programmer Jae Kwan Ko, the system was...
Capcom dev strategy to cater to regional differences
Capcom has revealed plans to adapt the company's game development strategy to regional tastes in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia.
The company is reportedly examining regional trends in PC, smartphone...
Nintendo looking to integrate activities across all devices
In the wake of Nintendo's recent integration of the company's handheld and home console hardware divisions, Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has revealed intentions to further unify the company's products and services...
Nintendo confirms Mario Kart 8 global release
Nintendo will launch the next edition of the popular Mario Kart series worldwide in May this year. The global release of Mario Kart 8 for Wii U was confirmed in a...
Shanda Games’ shareholders offer US$1.9B for private buyout
Chinese online publisher Shanda Games has been offered a US$1.9 billion buyout proposal from the publically traded company's major shareholders to take the firm private.
The offer was made by Shanda Interactive...
SQEX confirms FF XIV global launch date for PS4
Japanese game publisher Square Enix has announced that the company's popular MMO Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will be released worldwide for Sony PlayStation 4 on 14 April.
The publisher has...
Bandai Namco launches F2P Tales of Phantasia for iOS overseas
Bandai Namco has released a F2P version of the JRPG Tales of Phantasia for iOS devices.
The original Tales of Phantasia was developed by Telenet Japan and released domestically by Namco for...
SOE discontinues four MMOs
Sony Online Entertainment has announced the cancellation of four long-running MMOs by the end of 2014. Free Realms and Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures will be discontinued on 31 March, with...
Cygames invests 70M JPY in Airship Q dev Miracle Positive
Rage of Bahamut developer Cygames has invested 70 million JPY (circa US$680,000) in Japanese game studio Miracle Positive, developer of the Japanese crowdfunding success story Airship Q.
The studio plans to...
Capcom confirms MH4 titles for overseas release next year
Capcom has announced the upcoming overseas release of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The title will be launched exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS in early 2015. The new game, called Monster Hunter...
Bandai Namco unifies brand name for JP and overseas markets
Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco has decided to unify the company's branding domestically and abroad. Bandai Namco will now be used by all company subsidiaries, including six in Japan and 25...
Idea Factory self-censors Monster Monpiece for overseas release
Japanese game studio Idea Factory has toned down sexual content in the upcoming overseas versions of the developer's card battle game Monster Monpiece.
"Western society is not as lenient as that of...
JP Dgame release for Goodgame’s Empire: Four Kingdoms
NTT Docomo has released Empire: Four Kingdoms from German social game developer Goodgame Studios on the operator's Dgame mobile platform.
The Japanese telecom launched the Dgame social gaming service in late 2012,...
NIS confirms overseas release for Demon Gaze on PS Vita
NIS America has dated the overseas release of Experience Inc.'s JRPG Demon Gaze. The title will be available exclusively for PlayStation Vita in retail and via the PlayStation Network on 22...
Sony Pictures Television launches F2P mobile RPG Suits and Swords
Sony Pictures Television has confirmed of the release of the fantasy RPG Suits and Swords for iOS and Android.
“Sony Pictures Television has built a successful track record of leveraging familiar franchises...
Sony nearing completion on PS4 exclusive Driveclub
Sony PlayStation 4 exclusive road racing title Driveclub is reportedly nearing completion, with a planned mid-2014 release.
"Driveclub will be a truly innovative, socially connected racing game," said Sony Worldwide Studios chief...
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...
