Video Games: A Winning Strategy for Japan
These days we often hear talk of the poor health of Japan’s video game industry. The consensus that the industry is ailing is presumably related in part to the string of...
Tencent buys US$500M stake in KR CJ Games
Chinese Internet operator and game publisher Tencent has acquired a 28 per cent minority stake in leading Korean publisher CJ Games.
The US$500 million deal will give Tencent access to CJ...
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...
Sony PS3/PS4 F2P sales up 50 per cent
Sony has revealed that PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 F2P revenues have risen by 50 per cent year-on-year.
The Japanese publisher also noted in a presentation at the Game Developers Conference...
MapleStory 2 Will be Published by Tencent in China
Nexon will enter into an agreement with Tencent to service MapleStory 2 in China.
Developed in-house and launched in Korea in July 2015, MapleStory 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. In...
Oreshika sequel confirmed for JP/overseas
Sony will release the RPG Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke 2 (Over My Dead Body 2) for PlayStation Vita in Japan on 17 July.
The publisher has also confirmed that...
Youzu Interactive Recognized As Leader In Innovation – Creating A New Generation Of Mobile...
Youzu Interactive, a world-leading game developer and publisher, recently earned recognition from both Apple and Microsoft at their respective annual developer conferences in San Francisco. As the parent company of GTArcade,...
Lufia, HM 2 confirmed for NVC
Japanese publisher Natsume has announced that the Game Boy Color titles Lufia: The Legend Returns and Harvest Moon 2 will be re-released for Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console later this year.
Lufia: The...
F2P Pokémon 3DS title launches in Sept
The Pokémon Company has announced that Thieves and the 1,000 Pokémon, a new F2P Pokémon title for Nintendo 3DS, will launch worldwide in June.
The Thieves and the 1,000 Pokémon will utilise...
Bandai Namco Announced New Disney Game – Disney Magic Castle 2: My Happy Life
Bandai Namco Entertainment launched a website lat week for Disney Magic Castle 2: My Happy Life, a follow-up to Disney Magical World, again for Nintendo 3DS. The website will host a live...
Ragnarok Online Sees its Apocalyptic World in Thailand Ended
Ragnarok Online, once very popular MMORPG (Massively multiplayer online role-playing game) in Thailand will see its apocalyptic virtual world in Thailand ended on June 30, Asiasoft Corporation Plc announced.
Asiasoft said the...
Boomzap: Nonstop Callasia Livestream And Giveaway
After launching on Steam's Early Access last February, Boomzap Entertainment’s world conquest strategy game Legends of Callasia now has 30 levels for the single-player campaign mode and both casual and ranked...
Farmerama Users Help Rebuild Nepal
In the aftermath of the deadly and devastating earthquake in Nepal, Farmerama is teaming up with charity: water to support the country’s rebuilding efforts. Now, players can contribute to long-term, sustainable...
Animoca Brands Signs Distribution Agreement with Tencent To Publish ‘Armies of Dragons’
Animoca Brands announced it has entered into an exclusive agreement with China’s leading digital entertainment and technology company Tencent to distribute its mobile game Armies of Dragons across the WeChat platform in Hong Kong,...
Manchester United Announces Partnership With Nexon Korea
Manchester United has announced an exciting new partnership with Korean based online games developer and publisher, Nexon. The new partnership will see the innovative company become the club's first Social Football Gaming...
May EU launch for Conception 2
Atlus has confirmed that Conception 2: Children of the Seven Stars for Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation Vita will launch in Europe this May.
As the first title in the Conception series...
Soul Sacrifice Delta EU/NA launch dated
Sony has announced that Soul Sacrifice Delta, released in Japan for Sony PlayStation Vita in March, will launch in North America on 13 May and in Europe on 14 May.
The...
ChangYou users decline 21 per cent in Q3, profits flat
Chinese online developer and publisher ChangYou has released third quarter financial results, recording sales of US$183.1 million, a 10 per cent increase over last year. However net income for the quarter...
Konami Launches Metal Gear Online
Konami Digital Entertainment today launches Metal Gear Online, the dedicated, squad-based multiplayer component of its best-selling Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain title for PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, Xbox One™, and Xbox...
Heroes Die Forever as Nexon Korea Soft-Launches Legacy Quest on Android
Family bloodlines are at stake as Nexon Co., Ltd. announced its Korean subsidiary, Nexon Korea Corporation, is rolling out the soft-launch of its latest epic mobile action role-playing game Legacy Quest. The...
