Sony announces 80M PlayStation 3 sold worldwide since launch
Sony has revealed that the PlayStation 3 has sold over 80 million units globally since the game console's launch in 2006.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has sold comparable numbers since the console's release...
Sega to take Hatsune Miku title overseas on PS Vita next year
Sega has confirmed an overseas release for Crypton Future Media's virtual singer game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f on PlayStation Vita in early 2014.
"We're excited to bring this global phenomenon and...
SQEX posts mid-year profits, reveals shift to F2P and smart devices
Japanese game publisher Square Enix has released six-month financial results revealing stable revenues of 61.7 billion JPY with operating profits of 4.7 billion JPY for the period, a significant improvement over...
SingTel and US PlayPhone to launch game portal in Asia
Singapore-based telecom SingTel and US mobile game publisher PlayPhone have announced a partnership to develop WePlay, a new mobile game distribution portal in Asia.
“With PlayPhone, we have a very strong partner...
Nintendo to launch Wii Mini console in the US
Nintendo has confirmed that the company's Wii Mini game console, launched exclusively in Canada last year, will be released in the US this November.
The top loading Wii Mini version of Nintendo's...
Konami to release MGS 5 prequel worldwide in 2014
Konami has announced the MGS 5 prequel Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes will be released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the first quarter of 2014.
The game will...
SoulCalibur II HD OL overseas release confirmed
Namco Bandai has announced the HD version of SoulCalibur II will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in North America and Europe.
SoulCalibur II HD Online will launch on...
Nintendo announces Q1-2 million-selling 3DS titles
In conjunction with Nintendo's third quarter financial report, the company has released a list of top selling 3DS titles for the first six months of the fiscal year.
Franchise sequel Animal Crossing:...
NZ games industry sales top NZ$36 million
According to a new member survey from the New Zealand Game Developers Association, games developed in the country earned NZ$36 million last year, growing 86 per cent year-on-year, with NZ$31.4 million...
SQEX announces cloud gaming dev platform Project FLARE
Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced Project FLARE, a cloud gaming technology platform for game developers and distributors, created in collaboration with French publisher Ubisoft and other partners worldwide.
“We are convinced...
Capcom reports stable mid-year results on strong MH4 sales
Capcom announced increased sales of 53.2 billion JPY for the first two fiscal quarters, up 16.9 per cent year-on-year. Net profits also rose by 7.2 per cent to 4.9 billion JPY...
Sony posts weak Q3 results, cuts profit forecast 40 per cent
Sony reported third quarter revenues rose by 11 per cent to 1.78 trillion JPY, but operating profits fell 51 per cent to 14.8 billion JPY, against analyst expectations. Sony also cut...
GungHo Q3 sales and profits drop, stock falls
Japanese mobile game developer and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment reported third quarter sales of US$424 million, a 5 per cent decrease from the previous quarter. Operating profit fell by 12 per...
Nintendo posts Q3 loss despite rising Wii U sales
Nintendo reported a third quarter operating loss of 18.4 billion JPY (US$187 million) on revenues of 115 billion JPY (US$1.17 billion).
Following a price cut, global quarterly sales of the company's...
APAC leads fast growing mobile games market worldwide
The global mobile games market will grow 27.3 per cent annually to reach US$23.9 billion by 2016, according to a new report from mobile game marketers AppLift and market research firm...
ChangYou users decline 21 per cent in Q3, profits flat
Chinese online developer and publisher ChangYou has released third quarter financial results, recording sales of US$183.1 million, a 10 per cent increase over last year. However net income for the quarter...
Nexon launches Dota 2 in Korea
In partnership with US game developer and publisher Valve, Nexon has confirmed the launch of the popular MOBA Dota 2 in Korea.
“We are very excited to launch this highly-anticipated title in...
FF XIV registers 1.5M users since re-launch
Square Enix's MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, re-launched in late August, has now registered over 1.5 million player accounts.
As reported just before the re-launch, FF XIV producer and director...
Downie leaves DeNA West and moves to Zynga
Clive Downie had been replaced by Shintaro Asako as DeNA West CEO (formerly Ngmoco, acquired by DeNA in 2010). Downie resigned his post to join US based social game publisher Zynga...
The9 plans to sell stake in Firefall dev to Oriental Pearl
Chinese online game developer and operator The9 has confirmed a non-binding investment agreement to sell 20 per cent of US subsidiary Red 5 Studios to Shanghai based Oriental Pearl for approximately...
