Sega to launch Sonic, new titles for mobile
Sega has announced the company's mobile line-up for the fall/winter and early next year, which will include iOS and Android versions of previously released Sonic console titles, as well as new...
Nintendo ends Wii production in Japan
Japanese production has been halted for Nintendo's best selling Wii game console, according to a statement on Nintendo's website in Japan. The company announced plans earlier this month to discontinue Wii...
Chukong secures US$50M in Series D funding
Chinese mobile game development, publishing and middleware company Chukong Technologies has secured US$50 million in new investment.
"With the proliferation of smartphones across China and countries worldwide, we see a significant opportunity...
Treasure’s Ikaruga approved for sale on Steam Greenlight
Valve has confirmed that Treasure's hit game Ikaruga has been approved for sale on Steam Greenlight. As reported earlier, the Japanese developer recently submitted the title for gamers' votes on Valve's...
GTA 5 breaks Western game sales records in Japan
According to the latest Japanese charts from Media Create, Grand Theft Auto 5 has already sold more units than any other Western title previously released in Japan.
The PlayStation 3 version of...
Rekoo expands operations to Europe
Beijing based social game developer Rekoo has announced plans to open the company's first European offices in the UK.
"(This) is a great move for Rekoo as it allows us to be...
Valhalla Knights 3 for PS Vita launches overseas this month
Japanese developer Xseed has announced that the company's Valhalla Knights 3 for PlayStation Vita will launch in North America and Europe this October.
Xseed localisation lead Ryan Graff said in a post...
Pokémon X/Y launch week sales over 4M worldwide
Nintendo has announced that the simultaneous Japanese, European and American launch of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y has sold over 4 million units, and the two titles have become the fastest-selling...
Softbank/GungHo acquire stake in FI dev Supercell
Japanese telecom Softbank and Japanese mobile publisher GungHo Online Entertainment will take a 51 per cent stake in Finnish mobile developer Supercell in a deal worth US1.5 billion, Supercell's CEO Ilkka...
Crowdfunding site Kickstarter to launch in AU and NZ next month
The Kickstarter crowdfunding platform will rollout in Australia and New Zealand from 13 November, according to a statement on the company's website.
Kickstarter will also launch a series of Kickstarter School events...
SQEX slates Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix HD for release in 2014
Square Enix has confirmed the worldwide launch next year for a new HD compilation of the publisher's popular Kingdom Hearts series for PlayStation 3.
The Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Remix bundle will also...
Snail confirms Black Gold closed beta for 2014
Chinese developer Snail Games has confirmed that a closed beta for the company's highly anticipated new MMO Black Gold Online will launch next year.
"The first closed beta is planned to launch...
Pokémon X & Y sold out in Japan, NA pre-orders top 400K
Enterbrain has confirmed that the highly anticipated new Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games have sold out in Japan just ahead of the titles' global launch.
Japanese retail pre-orders for Pokémon X...
Gree releases mobile RPG Dragon Realms worldwide
Japanese mobile publisher Gree has announced the global release of the company's newest RPG Dragon Realms for iOS and Android devices.
“So often we see mobile RPG titles that don’t require much...
SQEX to release FF VI and DQ I-VIII for iOS/Android in 2013
Square Enix has confirmed that the mobile version of Final Fantasy VI will be joining previously released early FF titles on iOS and Android later this year.
"It is basically like...
Ubitus announces cloud streaming PES 2014 for TVs in Korea
Taiwanese cloud streaming technology firm Ubitus has announced a partnership with Korean telecom LG Uplus and Japanese game publisher Konami to bring the popular Pro Evolution Soccer (Winning Eleven) franchise to...
Square Enix to launch indie crowdfunding platform
Square Enix has announced Square Enix Collective, a partnership with crowdfunding site Indiegogo to support independent game developers.
New game concepts will be hosted on the platform to allow game designers and...
Gamevil acquires rival Com2uS and dev Nine Wheels
Korean mobile publisher Gamevil has followed up on their recent acquisition of domestic rival Com2uS with the purchase of mobile studio Nine Wheels and equity investments in developers Everple and DBROS.
Gamevil...
Harvest Moon sequel coming to 3DS in Japan
Marvelous AQL has announced the upcoming release of a new Harvest Moon game, Bokujo Monogatari: Tsunagari Shin Tenchi (Ranch Story: Connecting New Worlds), for Nintendo's 3DS in Japan next February.
Harvest Moon...
Mobile game acquisitions and investments up in Asia
According to a new report from investment firm Digi-Capital, game acquisitions and investments are rising in Asia. Global game acquisitions totalled US$3.3 billion through the third quarter of 2013, with the...
