Denpa Men 3 gets May EU/NA release
Japanese developer Genius Sonority has confirmed that Denpa Men 3, the latest instalment in the Denpa Men life-sim series, will launch for Nintendo 3DS in Europe and North America via Nintendo...
TW launch for Drakensang Online announced
Hamburg-based publisher Bigpoint has announced a distribution partnership with Taiwanese online game provider Cube Magic to release a Mandarin language version of the award-winning RPG Drakensang Online in Taiwan. Drakensang Online...
Nexon dates Lost Saga EU open beta
Tokyo-based publisher Nexon has slated the European open beta launch of the company's upcoming fighter game Lost Saga for 24 April.
Nexon Europe has also confirmed that Lost Saga will be localised...
Xurpas To Continue With Its Acquisitions In 2016
Xurpas, which acquired eight companies since it listed in December 2014, said it will continue with its acquisition spree at the same pace next year as it strengthens its foothold in...
“Big in Japan” Sale on the Playstation Network
If you’re looking for Japanese games now that the holiday season has begun, Bandai Namco Entertainment has got you covered! To celebrate the release of J-Stars Victory Vs+, from 24th of...
Nintendo Introduces A Software Development Kit For Its New NX Videogame Platform
While The Wall Street Journal is reporting on Nintendo’s upcoming handheld/console, code named “Project NX,” word of Nintendo’s new Developer Portal rose to the surface. Introduction of the portal is especially...
Steel Empire dated for NA
Japanese publisher Mechanic Arms and Polish co-publisher Teyon have announced that the Nintendo 3DS version of Steel Empire will launch via Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America on 31 July.
Japanese...
Sega to partner with Nexon in Japan for MapleStory 3DS
Sega will work with Nexon to publish MapleStory: The Girl's Fate on Nintendo's 3DS in Japan.
The Japanese 3DS version of the popular MMORPG will be released in 2014. Further overseas releases...
Final Fantasy XIV Now Exceeds 5 Million Registered Users Worldwide
In just under two years, Square Enix, announced that the community of Final Fantasy XIV now exceeds 5 million registered accounts globally across North America, Japan, Europe, and China—not including those from...
Tencent Uses Games to Beat China Slowdown
In China’s slowing economy, billionaire Ma Huateng is finding growth by supplying cheap entertainment to the masses. Smartphone games for the billion users of the WeChat and QQ messaging applications and...
NHN Entertainment Partners With UOL BoaCompra To Bring Toast.com To Brazil
UOL BoaCompra, a online games monetization company in Latin America, and NHN Entertainment, a mobile game publisher and developer, announced that UOL BoaCompra will market and monetize NHN's portfolio of mobile titles...
Animoca Brands Signs Agreement with Tencent For Groove Planet
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited announced it has entered into an agreement with Tencent to distribute in China one of the company’s mobile games across Tencent’s Android versions of Weixin and Mobile QQ platforms,...
SQEX confirms FF X and X-2 HD PS Vita release overseas
Square Enix has announced that the PlayStation Vita HD versions of the popular Final Fantasy X and X-2 titles will launch overseas on the same dates as the upcoming PlayStation 3/PlayStation...
37Games Receives Top Developer Badge From Google
Chinese browser and mobile game company 37Games has received a Top Developer Badge on the Google Play Store, an award that recognizes developers that have a well established reputation and that...
Pokemon-Mania Vindicates Nintendo’s Mobile Game Shift
With Pokemon-mania sweeping the planet, Nintendo’s nascent shift into mobile gaming has proved a massive hit, vindicating the Japanese videogame giant’s decision to unshackle itself from a long-standing consoles-only policy.
Since its...
DeNA Releases Action-Packed RPG, Blood Gate: Age of Alchemy
Blood Gate: Age of Alchemy, DeNA`s a brand new action puzzle RPG, that challenges players to fast-paced fights of intense real-time combat in an attempt to defeat foes, is now out...
NCSoft Announces Date for WildStar Free-to-Play Launch
The sci-fi MMO WildStar’s free-to-play update will launch 29th September, 2015, NCSoft and Carbine Studios™ announced. Additionally, the second phase of the closed beta test is set to begin on Friday,...
Konami appoints new US subsidiary president
Konami has confirmed the appointment of former EVP Tomohiro Uesugi as president of Konami's US subsidiary, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
“I am honoured and grateful for the opportunity to serve as the...
Tencent posts stable results, messaging and games growth
Tencent reported second quarter revenues of 14.385 billion RMB (US$2.328 billion), up 36.6 per cent year on year. However operating profits fell for the period to 4.565 billion RMB (US$738.8 million),...
Mario Kart 8, SSB4 releases confirmed
Nintendo has announced that Mario Kart 8 will launch in Japan for the Nintendo Wii U on 29 May. The game's North American release will be on 30 May, with the...
