Ski Safari 2 Will Bring Avalanche Avoiding Action to iOS
Ski Safari 2, the sequel to the hit game Ski Safari, which has more than 140 million installs worldwide, is coming to iOS and Android devices on August 27. In Ski Safari 2, animals, avalanches and action come together to create a casual gameplay...
Busan Will Continue To Host G-Star
Busan will continue to host the G-Star game show for two more years till 2016. This means the southern port city has succeeded in solidifying its status as the destination for one of the world's largest game shows, wiping out suspicions that it might lose...
Linekong’s Chinese Online Game Net Profit Down 44%
Chinese game developer and publisher Linekong recently released its semi-annual financial report ended June 30, 2015, stating that its net profit decreased by 44% compared with the same period of last year. Linekong's operating revenue for the second quarter of 2015 was CNY187 million,...
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 come as they continue to expand their presence in the game market compared...
YuuZoo Buys Key Assets Of Chinese Mobile Game Developer
Singapore listed social e-commerce company YuuZoo Corporation announced Tuesday that it had acquired ‘key assets’ of Camigo Media LLC, a leading mobile game developer based in China. The deal includes user data for over 26 million users as well as 11 leading mobile games...
Korea: With Focus On Profits, Game Developers Lose Their Edge
Korean developers used to dominate the computer game industry, leading with innovative content. But as the market has moved to emphasize mobile games, local developers are having trouble keeping up reported Korean Joongang Daily. Some argue they are too focused on making a quick...
Sony Turns To The Dark Side With Darth Vader Edition PS4
There’s been an abundance of Star Wars announcements out of Disney’s D23 expo this past weekend, but only one on the gaming side of things – Sony is bringing out a Darth Vader-themed PS4 console in time for the release of the hugely anticipated...
Singapore´s Autumn Interactive And Crimson Games Signed Deal With Chinese Companies
Travis Ho from Autumn Interactive signed a deal with Jack Ho, founder and CEO of ZPLAY Beijing Information Technology, at this year ChinaJoy to create 秋战3 for the Chinese market. This is in response to overwhelming interest in their iOS best-seller, Autumn Dynasty. The deal involves...
Perfect World’s Exhibit Receives Wide Acclaim at 2015 ChinaJoy
The 13th ChinaJoy was held in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from July 30 to August 2, 2015. Perfect World has always been one of the major exhibitors at ChinaJoy, and, this year, under the theme of "Perfect New Competition World", the game...
Rovio Announces New Country Director for India and Southeast Asia
Rovio Entertainment, creators of the popular Angry Birds, today announced the appointment of Anurag Sachdeva as its new Country Director for India and South Asia.
According to a statement by Rovio Entertainment, “In his new role, Sachdeva will focus on consolidating Rovio’s strong presence in...
Tencent Earnings Signal Slowing Growth in Online Games
Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holding’s latest quarterly results revealed a slowdown in its core online-games business, highlighting the need for the company to turn online advertising into a bigger engine for growth. Tencent has built a lucrative business...
Splitmedialabs Announces Partnership With Asus Graphics Cards
The ongoing partnership with Asus was announced by SplitmediaLabs last Friday. All qualified ASUS gaming graphics cards including the GeForce Titan Series, Geforce 900 Series, Geforce 700 Series, GeForce 600 Series, Radeon R9 Series, Radeon R7 Series will automatically receive a 14 day XSplit Premium License,...
TY The Tasmanian Tiger 4 Coming To Steam
Like his trusty boomerang, TY the Tasmanian TigerTM is coming back with a blast! Thanks to the demand from TY-hard fans, Krome Studios is bringing TY the Tasmanian TigerTM 4 to Steam for Windows PCs on September 18, 2015.
The star of three, multi-million-selling console...
Tokyo Game Show Announces Outline For TGS Forum And Asia Game Business Summit 2015
The Tokyo Game Show 2015 (TGS 2015), organized by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) and and co-organized by Nikkei Business Publications, announces the outline of TGS Forum 2015 and Asia Game Business Summit 2015, which will be held over two days of Business...
Importing Video Games to Australia to Become more Expensive
State and Federal treasurers have agreed to abolish the existing $1000 threshold for GST-free purchases on online goods. The State and Federal treasurers have agreed: the existing $1000 threshold for GST-free purchases on online goods is to be abolished. From the 1st of July...
The New Clicker Genre Game “Beat Bop” Brings Catchy Tunes
Beat Bop is a new clicker genre game that combines funky fresh beats with frenzied tapping! Grow from a poor busker into a billionaire superstar by tapping to play upbeat tunes to your adoring fans. Melbourne based Independent game developer Fliptus has announced the upcoming...
GigaMedia Announces Second-Quarter 2015 Financial Results
For the second quarter of 2015, the sales revenues for Gigamedia were $2.7 million. The contribution made by the mobile games, the social casino games and the cloud computing business accounted for about 45.7%, 28.2% and 26.5% respectively. The mobile gaming market is getting...
37Games Teams Up with Chinese Media Giants to Diversify Its Product Line
37Games (officially Sanqi Interactive Entertainment) one of the top ten Chinese gaming company, held a conference to announce its plans for the coming months. 37Games has already acquired the adaptation rights of multiple popular franchises such as MMORPG Lineage II of NCSoft, TV series "Chinese...
Angry Birds 2 Hits 30 Million Downloads With Huge Sales In China
Mobile giant Rovio has announced that Angry Birds 2 has been downloaded 30 million times since it first launched on 30 July, a little less than two weeks ago. The impressive milestone was reached in large part due to huge success in a growing...
Nexon CEO Mahoney on Financial Results And Business With NC Soft
Owen Mahoney, chief executive officer of Nexon Co. talks about the company's second-quarter earnings, new games and business strategy. He speaks with Angie Lau on Bloomberg Television's "First Up."
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-08-14/nexon-ceo-mahoney-on-financial-results-strategy
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