Blizzard’s Overwatch Debuts In Korea’s Top 3 While League of Legends Is Top 1
According to data from Korean gaming market researcher Gametrics and a report at Koreatimes, Blizzard Entertainment's new first-person shooter (FPS) "Overwatch" had an 11.7 percent market share, surpassing Nexon's "FIFA Online...
#1 Mobile RPG Dragonica Mobile Hits 1,000,000 Installs In Southeast Asia
Launched simultaneously across the big six in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines ), Dragonica Mobile breaks a significant milestone, reaching over one million installs this week. Dragonica...
SQEX confirms FF XIV: A Realm Reborn to PS4 next year
Square Enix has announced that the popular MMORPG version of the Final Fantasy series, FF XIV: A Realm Reborn, will launch on PlayStation 4 in April 2014.
Prior to launch, the...
Overseas release for FF Type-0
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy Type-0, originally released for Sony PSP in 2011, will be re-released worldwide for Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One.
“The voice of our Western...
CyberFront board dissolves JP publisher
Cyberfront, the localisation publisher of Western titles like The Walking Dead and Portal series in Japan, has been dissolved.
Established in 1998, Japanese firm made major management changes earlier this year following...
KH HD 2.5 Remix releases dated
Square Enix has announced that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix, an HD compilation exclusively for Sony PlayStation 3 featuring the Final Mix editions of the games Kingdom Hearts 2 and Kingdom...
Nintendo’s Dynamic Lineup at E3 2015
Nintendo reaches out directly to gaming fans, media and partners with a dynamic lineup for E3 2015, starting with the exciting return of the Nintendo World Championships after a 25-year hiatus....
Clash of Kings Jumped Into Top 5 Games By Revenue Worldwide In July 2015
Clash of Kings has become one of the largest and most revenue grossing mobile app games in the world. According to App Annie Intelligence, Clash of Kings was ranked #5 in...
Singapore Companies Make Good At the Tokyo Games Show
Singapore games companies attracted significant attention at the Tokyo Game Show last month, resulting in at least two signings and nomination for a major Japanese magazine award. A contingent of 15...
Sony makes 15M JPY donation to PH in wake of Typhoon Haiyan
Sony has announced a cash donation of 15 million JPY as well as emergency equipment for disaster stricken Philippine communities in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
“Sony and its group companies will...
Sega Invested In Singapore Mobile Gaming Distribution Startup
Marketing, localisation, customer service — these are not necessarily the top priorities on of the average game developer. This pain point is why the mobile arm of Japanese gaming company Sega...
Seasun Entertainment Starts its Expansion Into the West
Seasun Entertainment, one of the top game developers in China, announced the establishment of its U.S. subsidiary, Seasun Games, in San Mateo, California. As part of its globalization strategy, this first expansion...
Wii U Zero sequel dated for JP
Koei Tecmo has announced that the Japanese publisher will release Zero: The Black-Haired Shrine Maiden, a Wii U exclusive Zero (Fatal Frame overseas) sequel, on 27 September in Japan.
The upcoming game...
Phantasy Star Nova coming to PS Vita
Sega announced at Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's press conference yesterday that Tri-Ace's RPG Phantasy Star Nova will be coming to the PS Vita platform next year.
Sega also announced that the game...
Overseas launch dated for HN Re;Birth1
Idea Factory has slated the North American launch of the handheld version of Hyperdimension Neptunia for 26 August, with a European release on 27 August.
Launched last October in Japan, Hyperdimension Neptunia...
Koei Tecmo unifies brand name overseas
Japanese game publisher Koei Tecmo has decided to unify the company’s branding domestically and in Europe. Koei Tecmo will now be used by the company in Japan and Europe from 1...
Worldwide launch for SSB 3DS
Nintendo has announced that Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS will launch worldwide on 3 October. The Wii U edition of Super Smash Bros. is slated for release later this year.
The...
NCSoft to launch Lineage 2: Valiance expansion next week
NCSoft has announced the new Valiance expansion to the Korean publisher's popular MMORPG Lineage 2 will be released worldwide on 11 December.
"Players deep into the game will find themselves...
“Soul Hunters” now avilable in the West
Following the success of Soul Hunters in Asia, Chinese game developer Lilith Games has released in collaboration with publisher Kick9 its card collecting battle game (CCBG) in North America. Soul Hunters is available for download across mobile...
Hideo Kojima Has Left Konami
The New Yorker reported that Hideo Kojima’s time with Konami and Kojima Productions has come to an end, as he left the company he’s been with for over 29 years earlier...
