Gree’s G-Labs to release new title in March
Gree has announced that the publisher's experimental game development studio G-Labs will launch the fighting game Flop Fu for Android devices in March.
Launched in 2013, San Francisco-based G-Lab focuses on 'fast...
Aero Birdies worldwide iOS release dated
Mumbai-based Milestone Interactive Group has announced that the publisher's F2P physics action title Aero Birdies will be released worldwide for iOS devices on 6 March.
“At Milestone, we love making quality, fun...
TH dev to launch disaster preparedness app
In the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami disaster in Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia, Thai interactive design studio OpenDream has collaborated with UN agency UNESCO in Bangkok to develop...
VN indie withdraws mobile hit Flappy Bird
Hanoi-based developer Nguyen Ha Dong (Dong Nguyen) has removed his viral mobile hit title Flappy Bird from Android and iOS app stores worldwide.
The F2P 2D game was created by Nguyen over...
Bandai Namco launches F2P Tales of Phantasia for iOS overseas
Bandai Namco has released a F2P version of the JRPG Tales of Phantasia for iOS devices.
The original Tales of Phantasia was developed by Telenet Japan and released domestically by Namco for...
JP Dgame release for Goodgame’s Empire: Four Kingdoms
NTT Docomo has released Empire: Four Kingdoms from German social game developer Goodgame Studios on the operator's Dgame mobile platform.
The Japanese telecom launched the Dgame social gaming service in late 2012,...
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...
Square Enix launches Deus Ex: The Fall for Android
Square Enix has released the mobile action RPG Deus Ex: The Fall for Android devices via Google Play Store.
Developed by Square Enix studio Eidos Montreal and N-Fusion Interactive in the...
Mobile growth and market disruption for Asia in 2014
The Asian region is becoming the biggest growth driver of economic value in mobile/online games, with OTT messaging platforms also disrupting mobile game markets as Kakao Talk (KR), WeChat (CN) and...
Sega releases Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper for iOS
Sega has launched Rhythm Thief & the Paris Caper worldwide for iOS devices, an updated mobile edition of Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure (Rhythm Thief R: Emperor Napoleon's Legacy in...
Alibaba to launch mobile gaming platform
Hangzhou-based Alibaba has revealed plans to launch a mobile games platform in China. The new platform will distribute third-party mobile games, led by a new Alibaba subsidiary that will focus on...
iOS app sales US$10B in 2013; 1B Android users by 2014
Apple has announced that the company's App Store for iOS devices posted US$10 billion in global revenues for 2013.
Popular games last year included Candy Crush Saga, Puzzles and Dragons, Minecraft...
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...
Android titles led Asian markets in 2013
According to a year-end report from app analytics firm Distimo, Google Play Android app revenues led in Korea and Japan this year, two of the three fastest growing mobile game markets...
Mobile gaming portal WePlay launches in SG
Android social gaming and app store platform WePlay has launched via Google Play for SingTel subscribers in Singapore. Singapore-based telecom SingTel and US mobile game publisher PlayPhone announced a partnership to...
Samsung partners with Fingerprint to curate edugames
Samsung has partnered with US-based app selection platform Fingerprint to offer consumers in Asia a branded subscription channel featuring games for smaller children.
"Parents do feel nervous about apps because it...
JP smartphone use up 50 per cent, game app sales soar
Japanese consumers have shifted rapidly from feature phones to smartphones over the past year, according to game data research firm Newzoo, with smartphone penetration rising from 28 per cent last year...
China’s Yodo1 secures US$11M in second round funding
Chinese mobile game publisher Yodo1 has secured US$11 million in Series B funding. The investment round was led by GGV Capital, and included new investors Pavilion Capital and Iris Capital. GGV...
Google Play gift cards launch in Japan
Google has released Google Play gift cards for Android devices in Japan, the first Asian territory to receive the pre-paid cards.
Japanese Google Play gift cards are available in denominations ranging from...
Mobile browser use tops 30 per cent in Asia
According to the latest data from StatCounter, mobile devices accounted for a record 32.91 percent of Asian web browsing in November.
Mobile browsing has risen steadily both in the Asian region...
