Capcom delays BOF 6
Breath of Fire 6: Guardians of the White Dragons' publisher Capcom has announced that the long-awaited sequel's Japanese release will be delayed until early next year.
Breath of Fire 6: Guardians of...
PS Now launches NA public beta
Sony has released the North American public beta of the publisher's PlayStation Now game streaming and rental platform.
The PS Now public beta for Sony PlayStation 4 users in North America...
Chukong/Chartboost partnership
Chinese mobile game development, publishing and middleware company Chukong Technologies has announced a partnership with San Francisco-based mobile monetisation platform Chartboost.
Chukong will offer Chartboost access to developers in China's mobile...
Nintendo posts FY Q1 loss
Nintendo has recorded a loss of US$97 million for the first fiscal quarter ending 30 June, the Japanese publisher's third quarterly loss in four quarters. Revenues were US$729 million, down 8.4...
Sept CN launch for Xbox One
Microsoft and Chinese partner BesTV New Media have announced that the Microsoft Xbox One console will be released in China on 23 September. Microsoft will be the first foreign company to...
Gust to merge with Koei Tecmo
Koei Tecmo has announced that Japanese developer Gust will officially merge with the parent company on 1 October.
Nagano-based Gust Co. Ltd. was founded in 1993 and acquired by Koei Tecmo...
JP indie game fund launched
Singapore-based investment firm Inflexion Point Capital has announced a new US$15 million seed fund for independent mobile game developers in Japan.
“We aim to combine the best elements of a business incubator,...
NA retail for NES Remix Pack
Nintendo has revealed that NES Remix Pack, featuring NES Remix and NES Remix 2, will be released in a retail version for North America later this year.
The 8-bit games were...
Steel Empire dated for NA
Japanese publisher Mechanic Arms and Polish co-publisher Teyon have announced that the Nintendo 3DS version of Steel Empire will launch via Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America on 31 July.
Japanese...
Rise of Incarnates beta dated
Bandai Namco has revealed that the closed beta period for the Japanese publisher’s upcoming F2P fighting game Rise of Incarnates is slated for 8-18 August. The game's alpha testing phase ran...
JNFA dev partnership announced
The Japanese National Football Association has granted UK-based developer Team Football the right to feature “Samurai Blue” players in the studio's upcoming Official Japan Soccer football sim for iOS, Android and...
Bravely Default hits 1M sold
Square Enix has announced that the Japanese publisher's RPG Bravely Default for Nintendo 3DS has sold 1 million units worldwide since the game's Japanese debut in 2012.
Bravely Default’s lifetime retail and...
Wii U NFC Payment debuts in JP
Nintendo has debuted the NFC Payment feature for Nintendo Wii U with the release of the F2P Nintendo eShop title Pig Medal in Japan.
Japanese payment cards, including Suica and Pasmo, are...
EU/NA release for Tears to Tiara 2
NIS America has announced that the strategy RPG Tears to Tiara series will debut overseas for Sony PlayStation 3 with the second title in the franchise, Tears to Tiara 2: Heir...
Azure Striker Gunvolt dated
Japanese studio Inti Creates has announced that the developer’s upcoming 2D action game Azure Striker Gunvolt will be released in Japan and North America for the Nintendo 3DS on 20 August....
Silent Scope returns to JP arcades
Konami has revealed that Silent Scope: Bone Eater, a new arcade version of Japanese publisher's popular Silent Scope sniper sim series, is in development.
The Silent Scope franchise consists of the arcade...
SQEX CTO Hashimoto departs
Yoshihisa Hashimoto, industry veteran and Square Enix CTO, has departed the company after six years.
Hashimoto joined Square Enix in 2009 from fellow Japanese publisher Sega, and was technical director for Final...
CN Telecom to sell Xbox One
Microsoft has partnered with China Telecom to distribute the US-based company's next-generation Xbox One game console in China, starting this September.
“China Telecom announced that Xbox One will be available for purchase...
Akiba’s Trip 2 dated for EU/NA
Xseed Games has announced that the action RPG Akiba’s Trip 2 (Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed overseas) from Japanese studio Acquire will be released for Sony PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita...
MMBN slated for NA Wii U VC
Capcom has announced that the Japanese publisher's tactical RPG Mega Man Battle Network will be released on the Nintendo Wii U Virtual Console in North America on 31 July.
Mega Man Battle...
