NCSoft confirms new Aion expansion for worldwide release
Korean publisher NCSoft has announced that Steel Cavalry, the upcoming fourth expansion to the company's popular F2P MMOG Aion, will be released worldwide on 29 January.
Steel Cavalry follows last year’s Dark...
Conception II NA release date announced
Japanese publisher Atlus has confirmed the North American release for Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars on 15 April.
The overseas version of the popular RPG from Spike Chunsoft was...
Nintendo releases Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter in Asia
Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter applications for the Nintendo 3DS have been launched in Japan and other Asian territories, Nintendo has confirmed.
Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter provide cloud storage for up...
Square Enix launches Deus Ex: The Fall for Android
Square Enix has released the mobile action RPG Deus Ex: The Fall for Android devices via Google Play Store.
Developed by Square Enix studio Eidos Montreal and N-Fusion Interactive in the...
Capcom confirms RE4 Ultimate HD Edition for PC
Japanese publisher Capcom has confirmed the worldwide PC release of Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition for 28 February.
Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4 in Japan) is the sixth game in the...
Namco Bandai dates SC: Lost Swords PS3 JP release
Namco Bandai has announced that the F2P SoulCalibur title SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will launch in Japan for Sony PlayStation 3 on 6 February.
The first SoulCalibur game was released by Namco for...
Sony to launch PS4 video streaming and live TV network
Sony has plans to launch a live TV and on-demand streaming service for PlayStation 4. The cloud-based platform will allow PS4 users to watch live television and purchase a range of...
Square Enix discontinues Core Online
Square Enix has closed down Core Online, the publisher's venture into playable HD games via web browsers.
Square Enix has described Core Online as an experiment to test consumer demand and business...
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...
CN, IN to push PC gaming revenues to US$24B by 2017
A new report from analyst firm IDC anticipates that China, India and other fast growing game markets in developing countries will drive PC game revenues to US$24 billion in 2017.
The...
Asia dominates list of top microtransaction earners in 2013
Analyst firm SuperData has released a new survey of the top ten online PC games earning over US$100 million in global microtransactions last year.
China's Tencent led the list, as both publisher...
Nintendo dates Etrian Odyssey Untold and Lego titles for KR
Nintendo has partnered with Atlus to publish Etrian Odyssey Untold: Millennium Girl in Korea. The localised version is scheduled for release on 27 February.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (New Yggdrasil...
Marvelous AQL confirms HM and Valhalla Knights titles for 2014
Marvelous AQL producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto has commented on upcoming releases for 2014.
"First (in 2014 will be) Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land, and we’ll (also) be publishing Valhalla Knights 3...
Sony PlayStation Now to run on customised PS3 hardware
Sony is reportedly using custom-designed PlayStation 3 hardware to support the company's recently announced PlayStation Now game streaming service. Cloud platform server units will feature eight consoles built into a single...
Nintendo cuts forecasts sharply, predicts 35B JPY FY loss
Nintendo has lowered annual worldwide sales projections for the company's Wii U games console sharply down from an earlier 9 million units to 2.8 million units, and estimates for global 3DS...
Tecmo Koei confirms overseas release dates for Deception 4: Blood Ties
Japan's Tecmo Koei has announced that the newest sequel in the publisher's strategy-action Deception series, Deception IV: Blood Ties (Kaero: Dark Side Princess in Japan) will launch for PlayStation 3 and...
Unity engine updated to support PS Vita
The popular Unity game engine from Denmark's Unity Technologies will now support titles developed for the Sony PlayStation Vita handheld console.
The multi-platform engine is used in video games for web plug-ins,...
JP to tax overseas DLC as early as next year
Lawmakers in Japan will reportedly implement a sales tax on content downloaded from abroad as early as 2015.
Japan collects a five percent tax on physical products purchased from overseas, as well...
Tommo/SNK battle over Neo Geo X sales continues
The conflict over the Neo Geo X Gold handheld console and Neo Geo X games software between Japan's SNK Playmore and US publisher and distributor Tommo continues, with Tommo now planning...
Mobile growth and market disruption for Asia in 2014
The Asian region is becoming the biggest growth driver of economic value in mobile/online games, with OTT messaging platforms also disrupting mobile game markets as Kakao Talk (KR), WeChat (CN) and...
