Three Ways Asia Could Continue To Inspire The Rest Of The Mobile Gaming World
Today TechCrunch published a statement from AJ Redmer. Region Head of North America Studios and VP of gumi Inc., about the gorwing mobile gaming market in Asia.
Asia has inspired and dominated...
Kakao game platform hits 30M players
Korea’s Kakao game platform has acquired 30 million players, according to Kakao's Eric Choi. The platform is part of the Kakao Talk mobile messaging service, with 100 million users and available...
Philippines tops SEA region in mobile game and app downloads
A recent study of mobile Internet use in Southeast Asia by the Mobile Marketing Association reveals that the Philippines tops the region in downloaded apps and games on smartphones
According to the...
Sony Pictures Television launches F2P mobile RPG Suits and Swords
Sony Pictures Television has confirmed of the release of the fantasy RPG Suits and Swords for iOS and Android.
“Sony Pictures Television has built a successful track record of leveraging familiar franchises...
Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle Launches in Western Countries
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. has released the smartphone game version of Dragon Ball Z, “Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle”, in North and South America, Europe and Australia. The game is available...
Monster Treasure Adventure To Be Launched On Mobile
The Singaporean mobile and web indie studio Axial Brain is preparing for December to launch its new action packed puzzle game “Monster Treasure Adventure” on the Google Play and iOS App...
Two CEOs speak out on the industry’s shift to mobile
Speaking at the China Digital Entertainment Congress in Shanghai, Touch Technology CEO Chen Haozhi and Blue Harbor CEO Wang Feng talked about the changing domestic games market and the challenges of...
Square Enix to launch Deadman’s Cross for mobile
Square Enix has announced Deadman's Cross, a F2P RPG for Android and iOS, with the title's release date set for late 2013.
The RPG/card game hybrid will also be on display at...
Chinese Internet Giant Tencent buys a minority stake in Glu Mobile
Chinese Internet giant Tencent agreed to take a minority stake in Glu Mobile. Tencent will pay US$126 Million for a 14.6 per cent stake in the California-based Glu Mobile Group.
Tencent operates online...
Asia-Pacific Leads the Way in Global Mobile Gaming Boom
Asia-Pacific is reported to be both the largest and the fastest growing gaming market worldwide said a research report from Reportlinker. While the shift to digital games is happening worldwide, Asia-Pacific...
DQ VIII for iOS/Android launches overseas
Square Enix has released the popular RPG Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King for iOS and Android devices in Australia and New Zealand, Europe and North America.
The mobile version...
Gamevil funds new KR studio start-up
As part of Gamevil's funding program Companion, the mobile game publisher has invested in Relax Games, a new studio start-up led by industry veterans, including former NCSoft developers.
“Participating in Gamevil’s start-up...
Global Q4 Android/iOS sales up
International Data Corporation (IDC) and App Annie report that revenues worldwide for Android games rose over 400 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, with iOS game sales also up...
Pokémon GO Hits 100 Million Installs on Android
Pokémon GO has now been installed more than 100 million times among Android users worldwide after launching just one month ago in the USA. Niantic Labs’ completely free augmented reality Pokémon-hunting game...
Line charity stickers raise over US$500K for PH typhoon relief
Japanese mobile messaging app publisher Line has raised 57.4 million JPY (circa US$552,000) from global sales of a charity sticker pack to aid disaster stricken Philippine communities in the wake of...
NetEase Licensed Game Million Arthur Hits #5 iOS Grossing
With Fantasy Westward Journey and Westward Journey Online steady at #1 and #2, NetEase' cooperation with Square Enix for Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur continues to highlight its publishing strength, according to a...
Flaregames and Incross Collaborate to Make Korean Launch for Royal Revolt 2 on Kakao...
Flaregames, a German publisher and developer of mobile games, today announced that their flagship product, PvP action strategy game Royal Revolt 2, has launched on South Korea’s market leading chat platform...
JUMP SMASH WITH LI-NING AND MEDIASOFT
Mediasoft™ Entertainment announced the latest sequel in their award wining sports games, Li-Ning Jump Smash™ 2015 at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). Heralded as “The Best New Game” from China with 6...
Excalibur at 20M downloads, dev Linekong plans overseas expansion
Chinese game studio Linekong's mobile title Excalibur has tallied over 20 million downloads in China.
Developed with an eye to global markets and currently localised in-house, Linekong now plans to launch...
NetEase Solid Q3 Results
NetEase reported better-than-expected third-quarter earnings. Revenue at NetEase jumped 114% from a year ago to 6.67 billion yuan, 19% higher than consensus estimates. Earnings per share came in at $2.24, well above...
