Bandai Namco unifies brand name for JP and overseas markets
Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco has decided to unify the company's branding domestically and abroad. Bandai Namco will now be used by all company subsidiaries, including six in Japan and 25...
NIS confirms overseas release for Demon Gaze on PS Vita
NIS America has dated the overseas release of Experience Inc.'s JRPG Demon Gaze. The title will be available exclusively for PlayStation Vita in retail and via the PlayStation Network on 22...
NCSoft confirms new Aion expansion for worldwide release
Korean publisher NCSoft has announced that Steel Cavalry, the upcoming fourth expansion to the company's popular F2P MMOG Aion, will be released worldwide on 29 January.
Steel Cavalry follows last year’s Dark...
Conception II NA release date announced
Japanese publisher Atlus has confirmed the North American release for Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars on 15 April.
The overseas version of the popular RPG from Spike Chunsoft was...
Nintendo releases Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter in Asia
Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter applications for the Nintendo 3DS have been launched in Japan and other Asian territories, Nintendo has confirmed.
Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter provide cloud storage for up...
Capcom confirms RE4 Ultimate HD Edition for PC
Japanese publisher Capcom has confirmed the worldwide PC release of Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition for 28 February.
Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4 in Japan) is the sixth game in the...
Namco Bandai dates SC: Lost Swords PS3 JP release
Namco Bandai has announced that the F2P SoulCalibur title SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will launch in Japan for Sony PlayStation 3 on 6 February.
The first SoulCalibur game was released by Namco for...
Marvelous AQL cancels Rune Factory 4 release for Europe
Marvelous AQL has decided to cancel the planned release of Rune Factory 4 in Europe.
“We regret to inform you that the European release of Rune Factory 4 for Nintendo 3DS has...
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...
Nintendo dates Etrian Odyssey Untold and Lego titles for KR
Nintendo has partnered with Atlus to publish Etrian Odyssey Untold: Millennium Girl in Korea. The localised version is scheduled for release on 27 February.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (New Yggdrasil...
Marvelous AQL confirms HM and Valhalla Knights titles for 2014
Marvelous AQL producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto has commented on upcoming releases for 2014.
"First (in 2014 will be) Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land, and we’ll (also) be publishing Valhalla Knights 3...
Sony PlayStation Now to run on customised PS3 hardware
Sony is reportedly using custom-designed PlayStation 3 hardware to support the company's recently announced PlayStation Now game streaming service. Cloud platform server units will feature eight consoles built into a single...
Nintendo cuts forecasts sharply, predicts 35B JPY FY loss
Nintendo has lowered annual worldwide sales projections for the company's Wii U games console sharply down from an earlier 9 million units to 2.8 million units, and estimates for global 3DS...
Tecmo Koei confirms overseas release dates for Deception 4: Blood Ties
Japan's Tecmo Koei has announced that the newest sequel in the publisher's strategy-action Deception series, Deception IV: Blood Ties (Kaero: Dark Side Princess in Japan) will launch for PlayStation 3 and...
JP to tax overseas DLC as early as next year
Lawmakers in Japan will reportedly implement a sales tax on content downloaded from abroad as early as 2015.
Japan collects a five percent tax on physical products purchased from overseas, as well...
Nintendo confirms NA release for Yoshi’s New Island 3DS
Nintendo has announced the North American launch for the sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island and Yoshi's Island DS.
Packaged and digital editions of new 3DS title, Yoshi’s New...
Nintendo shares rise on lifting of CN console ban
Shares in Nintendo rose 10.76 per cent to 15,850 JPY in Tokyo following China's announced suspension of a ban on game consoles from overseas firms.
Nintendo had operated in China prior...
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,...
Nintendo confirms Inazuma 11 NA release for 2014
Japanese sports RPG Inazuma Eleven (Lightning Eleven) will launch in North America for Nintendo 3DS in the first quarter of 2014, according to a statement by Nintendo.
The popular franchise from Japanese...
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...
