Singapore Studio Developing Global Version Of Final Fantasy
Singapore based games studio gumi Asia is collaborating with Japan's Square Enix on the global version of a new game in the Final Fantasy series.
The role-playing game, Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, was...
World Esports Association Founded
The foundation of the World Esports Association (WESA) has been announced today, as the result of joint efforts between industry-leading professional esports teams and ESL, the world’s largest esports company. Based...
The Angry Birds Movie To Release In India
Angry Birds, the game that changed the fortunes of Finnish company Rovio Entertainment and became a rage on mobile devices, is going to see the release of its first animated movie,...
Intel Extreme Masters Season 11 In Shanghai And Goyang In 2016
ESL, the world’s largest esports company, recently concluded a successful decade of Intel Extreme Masters events around the world when Season 10 came to a conclusion at IEM Katowice in March....
Korean Research: Boys Less Affected By Video Games If Close To Dad
Students’ academic performance are less affected by video games if they are close with the parent of the same gender, according to research published by a Yonsei University’s sociology team on...
Disney’s Asia Strategy: Think mobile, mobile, mobile!
As Walt Disney dives deeper into Asia, CEO Bob Iger has been sending a strong message to his employees: Think mobile, mobile, mobile. "It's all about mobile at Disney," Kevin Mayer, Disney's...
iDreamSky – One Of The Biggest Player In China’s Mobile Gaming Market
There is a huge demand for mobile gaming in the Asian economic powerhouse. The mobile gaming market in China is worth close to USD 8 billion. With technology and creative minds driving...
Keywords Studios Buys Studio In Manila
Keywords Studios announced recently it has acquired Philippines-based Ankama Pte Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Keywords said Ankama's sole asset is a business in Manila which provides services to support games made by...
Japanese Game Developer Valhalla Opens Studio In Vancouver
Japanese game developer Valhalla Game Studios, has moved its headquarters to Vancouver, Canada. Valhalla Games Studio was founded in Japan during the year of 2009 by heavyweight creatives Satoshi Kanematsu, and Tomonobu...
IB Media Lauches Insidegameslatam.biz – The First Latin America Games Industry Business Network
Singapore based International Business Media announced today it has launched insidegameslatam.biz (IGL.biz), the first B2B Games Industry Network for Latin America.
InsideGamesLatam.biz is the news and intelligence platform providing insight into Latin America’s...
Tencent Cloud Helps Chinese Enterprises Go Global
Tencent Cloud, the cloud business division of Tencent Holdings Limited, recently announced global support to provide cloud service to Chinese enterprises seeking overseas expansion.
Tencent Cloud has well-equipped data centers in North...
Black Desert Online To Draw 1 Million Paid Users Worldwide
Daum's multiplayer computer game "Black Desert Online" is expected to become one of Korea's most successful games launched overseas as it is drawing exceptionally favorable early responses in the North American...
Nexon To Diversify Mobile Portfolio For Global Market
Nexon pledged to continue last year's growth in the mobile games sector by focusing on the global market, publishing and the use of popular game intellectual property according to a report...
NHN Etertainment Eyes Facebook Patent War
Korean online game developers have often fallen prey to patent trolling. U.S. 3-D content firm Worlds.com filed a lawsuit against Korean game developer NC Soft in 2008, claiming the latter violated the...
Chinese Youzu acquires German Bigpoint
Chinese games company Youzu plans to buy German Bigpoint GmbH for up to 80 million Euros ($89.68 million) according to reports at Youzu and Reuters.
Established in 2009, Youzu Interactive is a global entertainment...
Video Games And Social Media Tied To Shorter Sleep For Teens
Teens who play video games before bedtime go to bed later and those who use online social media take longer to fall asleep, according to a recent report at Reuters Health...
Fuji Television Network Takes Stake In US Mobile Game Niantic
Japanese Fuji Television Network has acquired an interest in Niantic, the U.S. company behind the popular augmented-reality game Ingress, as it seeks to create attractive content amid shrinking TV viewership in Japan. The...
Asia-Based Fifth Journey’s Strategic Partnerships With Hollywood Companies
Hong Kong-based mobile entertainment company Fifth Journey has signed a strategic partnerships to develop mobile games, interactive entertainment and virtual reality experiences with Universal Pictures, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM). The partnerships...
VIZ Media Europe Reveals Broadcasters And Release Dates For Yo-Kai Watch In Europe
Paris based VIZ Media Europe, the leader in Japanese Entertainment content in Europe, announced that the first season (26 episodes) of the animated TV series Yo-Kai Watch will debut on Cartoon...
China’s Cheetah Mobile Plans Major Silicon Valley Presence
Cheetah Mobile Inc. named Charles Fan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Charles will lead the global R&D activities for the company. Based out of Silicon Valley, Charles will also lead...