JP smartphone game sales hit US$5.4B in 2013
Market analysis firm CyberZ reports that smartphones game revenues in Japan rose 56 per cent in 2013 to US$5.4 billion.
Game sales in Japan totalled US$10.8 billion last year, up from...
Tencent predicts explosive CN mobile growth
Chinese Internet operator and game publisher Tencent expects explosive growth in the Chinese mobile games market, and predicts the strongest revenues to come from titles in the traditional RPG, FPS and...
Gree to distribute titles via GamePop
Gree has partnered with US-based cloud technology firm BlueStacks to distribute the Japanese publisher's Android OS titles on BlueStacks' upcoming GamePop service.
According to platform developer BlueStacks, the Android-based game micro-console and...
ChangYou to invest US$600M in mobile games
Chinese MMOG developer and publisher ChangYou has launched a US$600 million mobile game investment initiative. Announced just prior to the Game developers Conference in San Francisco, the CYOU Win Plan will...
MGS 5: GZ Android companion app released
Konami has launched a Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes companion app for Android devices in conjunction with the worldwide console release of the action-adventure title in March.
The mobile app will...
DeNA launches Crytek’s The Collectables
Tokyo-based DeNA has announced the worldwide release of The Collectables on the publisher's Mobage game service. The F2P action adventure game is also the mobile debut for renowned German game...
CM reports first profit decline in 14 years
China Mobile has posted a 5.9 per cent year-on-year decline in net income to 121.8 billion RMB (US$19.5 billion) for the 2013 fiscal year. The loss is the first reported by...
Gamevil to launch KR titles overseas
Seoul-based game publisher Gamevil has announced at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco that the company plans to release five Korean mobile titles for iOS and Android devices overseas.
The games...
Alibaba buys US$215M stake in Tango
Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba has acquired a US$215 million minority stake in mobile messaging and social game platform Tango.
An additional US$65 million was provided by investors including Access Industries, Draper Fisher...
Gree launches Rage of the Immortals
Japanese publisher Gree has announced the global release of Rage of the Immortals, an Android exclusive F2P RPG and the second game to be launched in partnership with Canadian studio Iugo...
GPGS Android/iOS MP plug-in revealed
Google has announced the latest version of the company's Google Play Games Services mobile development platform at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
The newest edition of the mobile developer tool...
Gem Wizard launches worldwide
Mobile game studio Pixelmatic has announced the worldwide launch of Gem Wizard for iOS and Android devices.
The RPG item collection and crafting title has also been localised in nine different...
DeNA to distribute titles via Zedge
Japanese mobile publisher DeNA has announced that the company will distribute Android games via Norway/US-based mobile content discovery platform Zedge.
“During our time working with Zedge, we have identified its...
Puzzle & Dragons passes 3M NA DLs
Japanese mobile game developer and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment has revealed that the company's flagship Puzzle & Dragons game has recorded over 3 million downloads in North America to date.
Last year...
Worldwide iOS release for 999
Aksys Games has confirmed that the overseas version of the popular RPG 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors will be released for iOS devices on 17 March.
The Japanese iOS version...
Apple expanding production in Asia
Apple is reportedly expanding development and manufacturing of the company's iOS hardware in Asia, with several hundred engineers and supply-chain managers recently added in Shanghai and Taipei.
According to reports, the new...
Caveboy Escape released worldwide
Malaysian developer AppXplore has announced the release of Caveboy Escape, a new F2P puzzler for iOS, Android and Blackberry devices.
Caveboy Escape's launch follows the release of several original mobile titles by...
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...
Mobile Secret of Mana title for JP confirmed
Square Enix has released the F2P RPG Rise of Mana for iOS devices in Japan. The new title is part of the publisher's popular Secret of Mana series.
The franchise...
SpiritBomb debuts with Awesome Cutetulu
Newly established Vietnamese game developer SpiritBomb has announced the worldwide launch of the studio's debut title, the F2P adventure platformer Awesome Cutetulu for iOS devices.
Ho Chi Minh City-based SpiritBomb consists of...
