Pinoy X-Play brings StarCraft II expansion to the Philippines
X-Play has brought the long-awaited first expansion of the best-selling StarCraft II game to the Philippines, which coincided with the global launch by US-based Blizzard Entertainment.
The Heart of the Swarm is...
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,...
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...
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...
Sony unveils PlayStation Now streaming game service
Sony has announced the PlayStation Now game streaming service at CES in Las Vegas. Developed by Sony-owned streaming technology provider Gaikai, the platform will allow Sony hardware owners (including PS4/PS3 consoles,...
Asia dominates list of top microtransaction earners in 2013
Analyst firm SuperData has released a new survey of the top ten online PC games earning over US$100 million in global microtransactions last year.
China's Tencent led the list, as both publisher...
Tencent to publish F2P title from US dev Hi-Rez in China
Leading online entertainment and game publisher Tencent has announced a distribution partnership with US studio Hi-Rez to localise and distribute the developer's F2P MOBA title Smite in China.
Hi-Rez co-founder Todd Harris...
Southeast Asia’s billion-dollar gaming market to double by 2017
Southeast Asia is one of the fastest-growing regions for gaming thanks to increased adoption of smartphones and movement to cities in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, and the expansion is not slowing...
Renren posts 40 per cent Q1 earnings drop
Chinese game publisher and social network operator Renren has reported first quarter revenues of US$24.9 million, down 40 per cent year-on-year. The company forecasts a year-on-year drop in second quarter earnings...
Animoca Brands Launches He-Man Tappers Of Grayskull
Animoca Brands announced the launch of its latest mobile game, He-Man Tappers of Grayskull. The game is based on the iconic Masters of the Universe franchise, launched in 1982.
In He-Man Tappers...
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...
August release for Mikami’s The Evil Within
Bethesda has dated the overseas release of The Evil Within (Psychobreak in Japan), a new survival horror title from Tango Gameworks, the development studio of Capcom veteran and Resident Evil (Biohazard...
Casual Games Publisher GameTop.com Moves Headquarters to Singapore
Casual games publisher GameTop.com has changed the company headquarters from the United States to Singapore in mid-2015. With the new focus, gamers in the region and around the world can enjoy...
Japanese Top Games 2015
Japanese game magazine Famitsu has published a list of the best selling games for 2015 in Japan. Not entirely unexpected either is that the majority of the games are from Nintendo and...
DeNA to publish upcoming Crytek mobile F2P title worldwide
German game developer Crytek has announced that Tokyo-based DeNA will release the studio's new F2P mobile title The Collectables worldwide on DeNA's Mobage game service in 2014.
“DeNA offers unparalleled experience in...
Singaporean Game Development Scene Looks Pretty Bright
The Singapore Gamebox is hosted by the Games Solution Centre (GSC), an initiative by the Media Development Authority (MDA) and managed by Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP). GSC is an incubation centre for...
Capcom confirms USF IV overseas release by mid-2014
Capcom has announced that latest addition to the Super Street fighter series, Ultra Street Fighter IV, will launch in mid-2014 on multiple console platforms in North America and Europe.
Capcom has also...
Square Enix Invades San Diego ComicCon
Square Enix announced its lineup for San Diego ComicCon (July 9-12) in San Diego. Attendees will have a chance to Play Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below™...
China game sales up 35 per cent in 2012
According to a Chinese government report, domestic game revenues reached 60.28 billion RMB last year, an increase of 35 per cent from 2011. The figures included online, browser and social game...
Bethesda parent to establish AU publishing subsidiary
ZeniMax, the parent of US developer Bethesda, has announced the establishment of a publishing office in Sydney.
"The establishment of ZeniMax Australia underscores the importance of the growing Australian market as well...
