Innospark Closes $6.5M in Series B Funding
Mobile game developer Innospark has closed $6.5M in Series B financing with participation from venture capital firm Keytone Ventures (founded by the former founding managing partner at KPCB China and former...
Chinese Investors Bring The Cash, Japanese Developers Supply The Fun
Japan's smartphone game industry, now estimated to be worth around 700 billion yen ($5.72 billion), is showing signs of maturing. At the same time, the cost of developing games has been...
Around 345,000 Visitors Celebrated The Next Level of Entertainment At gamescom
gamescom 2015 had achieved a record result when its doors closed on 9 August. In total, 345,000 visitors from 96 countries attended the world's largest event for computer and video games...
Mobile Games In China Continue To Power MNC Media’s Revenue Growth
Strong demand for mobile games and social e-commerce in China has continued to propel Singapore based MNC Media Investment, a provider of media and entertainment content and services in key strategic...
Asia-Based Fifth Journey’s Strategic Partnerships With Hollywood Companies
Hong Kong-based mobile entertainment company Fifth Journey has signed a strategic partnerships to develop mobile games, interactive entertainment and virtual reality experiences with Universal Pictures, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM). The partnerships...
Japan: Is Growth In The Mobile Games Market Close To Topping Out?
Tumbling earnings at a leading smartphone game developer show that market growth may have peaked, indicating a shift in focus from blockbusters to repeated successes as competition heats up according to...
Nintendo: This Is The Reason Why Wii U Was A Retail Disaster
Despite the Wii U launching a full year ahead of competition from Microsoft and Sony, Wii U sales lag behind those of its competitors: Wii U has sold around 7.5 million units worldwide,...
Eiyuu Senki European Conquest Date Revealed
Fruitbat Factory announced the release date for Eiyuu Senki - The World Conquest in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Fruitbat Factory will release Eiyuu Senki - The World Conquest for PlayStation 3 ...
Visa’s CyberSource In SEA Mobile Payments Pact
E-commerce payment management services provider CyberSource, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Visa Inc, has announced a partnership with South-East Asian payment network provider AirPay Co Ltd. This agreement will allow AirPay to provide...
Nova Genesis Lauches New Pet System
The brand new update for the fantasy browser MMORPG, Nova Genesis, introduces a novel pet system called Daemons. Players’ toons will be able to bond with a Daemon, which will endow...
Korean Mobile Game Companies Expanding Clout
Netmarble Games and Com2uS have posted record earnings in the second quarter on the back of strong performances at home and abroad. The record performances by the local mobile game companies...
Mobile Game Developer Youzu Plans To Partner An Electric Vehicle Maker
After China’s largest search-engine provider and the owner of the country’s fastest growing online sports company made separate forays into self-driving cars in China, a mobile games developer has just joined...
Vice Chairman of NetDragon Joins The Advisory Board Of Interactive Human Holograms Maker ARHT...
Today Canada based ARHT Media announced the appointment of the Vice Chairman of NetDragon Websoft, Dr. Simon Leung, to its advisory board.
Dr. Simon Leung, a seasoned technocrat and devout educator, has spearheaded...
KLM game ‘Jets’ takes off
Just as KLM's first game Aviation Empire, Jets links gaming to real life. For each ticket they purchase, players are rewarded with Wings, the game's currency. And by sending a notification,...
Indonesian Studio Kidalang Released “An Octave Higher” Earlier this Month
Good news for Visual Novel Fans! Kidalang, based in Jakarta, has released An Octave Higher on App Store and Google Play. And for those of you who prefer to play games on...
Pac Man Creator Toru Iwatani Gets Gamelab Barcelona Industry Legend Award
The Spanish Games & Interactive Entertainment Conference Gamelab will grant Toru Iwatani, Pac-Man creator, the Legend Award for his lifetime achievements. Pac-Man, the title he developed back in 1980, is one of the...
Captain Heroes: Extreme Arcade Shooter & RPG Gets Release Dates
Captain Heroes, extreme arcade shooter and RPG from ZQGame Global, will be officially launched in the Google Play Store on June 4 and in the iOS Store on July 16. Captain...
Digital Life Pioneer Pulse Evolution Gets USD 10 Million by China’s Original Force Animation...
Pulse Evolution Corporation, a recognized pioneer and leading developer of hyper-realistic digital humans for entertainment, virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence, announced that Original Force Computer Animation and Shanghai U9 Game have...
Alibaba Acquires Youku Tudou
Alibaba Group Holding Limited and Youku Tudou Inc. announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which an affiliate of Alibaba Group will acquire Youku Tudou Inc., a leading multi-screen entertainment and...
Gowth Of Mobile Games In Southeast Asia Is Slowing
Southeast Asia may be the world’s leading market for mobile games, but the market is showing signs of becoming more sluggish due to oversaturation. While more people in this region have...
