Vietnam: Video Game Culture
Victor Vautrin gives a very interesting inside view in his personal blog about the current Video Games Culture in Vietnam.
When talking about gaming in the East, most people would pay more attention to Japan’s massively successful gaming culture or China’s rapid growth in the...
Tsugi Studios Released an Update on its Game Audio Localization Tool Alto
Thanks to its new plug-in system, it is now easier to integrate Alto with proprietary audio tools and dialogue databases and benefit from its sound analysis and reporting capabilities. Importer plug-ins will get the dialogue files into Alto while tool plug-ins will provide a convenient...
Nintendo Announces New Games
A special Nintendo Direct Micro video is now live on Nintendo.com and is not short on new reveals and further details about previously announced Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games. “This Nintendo Direct provides a nice preview of things to come – for Nintendo 3DS...
Players from Asia join the PES World Finals at the UEFA Champions League Final Day in Berlin
The greatest PES 2015 players from around the globe will gather at the UEFA Champions Festival, in front of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, as the grand final of the PES World Finals is held mere hours before the UEFA Champions League Final on June...
Taiwan is One of the Top Five Markets of Google Play by Revenue
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Taiwan's third-largest wireless carrier, teamed up with more than 10 game Publishers to seek a further push into the fast-growing mobile game market. The partnership is expected to add 3,000 mobile games to Far EasTone's "friDay APP Assistant" app store in...
Australian Game Industry Veterans founded New Studio
Prettygreat was founded by Luke Muscat, Phil Larsen and Hugh Walters. The trio are veterans of Halfbrick, where Luke was creator and designer of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride. Phil served as Chief Marketing Officer, and Hugh was lead artist and Art Director for multiple projects....
Dynasty War officially Launched in Singapore and Malaysia
NGames' RTS mobile game, Dynasty War has officially launched. Players in Singapore and Malaysia can download the game for free in the Google Play Store as NGames has released the Android Version first. Other region players can download from Ngames official page freely. The iOS...
2000 Attendees for Mobile Game Asia Conference in Ho Chi Minh City Expected
Building on the popularity of the last two Mobile Game Asia Conferences in Bangkok and Singapore, GMGC expects July’s conference (9th & 10th) to be the largest ever and to attract more than 2000 participants and more than 600 game developers, publishers and players...
Online Gaming Revenues are Forecasted to Continue Growing at Double-Digit Rates in the Next Years in Asia Pacific
Digital gaming revenues already account for a double-digit share of the gaming revenues worldwide and are forecasted to see their share rise further. Generally, as video game software sales growth slows or declines, mobile and online play are pushing digital game sales higher. Among...
NCSoft Doubles Down on Existing Game Portfolio – Unveils New Mobile Studio in San Mateo
Over the last week, NCSOFT West has made two major announcements with the news of Blade & Soul coming to the West this winter and WildStar going free-to-play this fall. Not only is NCSOFT West doubling down on its existing portfolio of products, from...
Actoz Games Set To Launch Over 30 Mobile Games
After their mobile strategy conference Held in May, South Korea based Actoz Games revealed their new mobile game lineup. Actoz Games have a vision of expanding into mobile games and have announced their lineup for the next few years. Chien Tung Hai, CEO of Actoz...
Animoca Brands Signs Major Publishing Deal with Ourpalm
Animoca Brands announced the signing of an agreement with Ourpalm Co. Ltd. to publish the popular game Doraemon Gadget Rush on the Android platform in China. OurPalm will act as China publisher for the Android version of Doraemon Gadget Rush, exposing the game to China’s booming Android...
AppsFlyer Partners With Criteo to Provide Unbiased Attribution for Mobile Ad Retargeting Campaigns
Appsflyer announced that they have been certified as one of the first participants in Criteo’s Mobile Partner Program. AppsFlyer’s independent, unbiased analytics and attribution solution is now available to all of Criteo’s 7,000+ worldwide advertisers. Joining Criteo’s Mobile Partner Program makes it easy for...
Seasun Entertainment Starts its Expansion Into the West
Seasun Entertainment, one of the top game developers in China, announced the establishment of its U.S. subsidiary, Seasun Games, in San Mateo, California. As part of its globalization strategy, this first expansion into the West will be focused primarily on bringing the exciting mobile gaming...
London Symphony Orchestra to Perform Final Symphony II in Japan
In what will be a landmark first for video game music, the world famous London Symphony Orchestra will perform the Japanese premiere of the hugely anticipated Final Fantasy® concert programme, Final Symphony II, on September 27 in Osaka. This will be the first time...
Bandai Namco Announced Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment for Playstation 4
Bandai Namco announced that Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment will be coming to Australasia exclusively through PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®4 in summer 2015. Sword Art Online: Lost Song is scheduled to launch via retail stores in Australasia for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®Vita in autumn...
China Mobile Games Entered Into Cooperation With Disney
China Mobile Games and Entertainment Group, the largest publisher and a leading developer of mobile games in China, announced that it has entered into cooperation with Disney and obtained rights to publish the combat strategy mobile game Star Wars?: Commander in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau...
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 Heroes is a tribute to the classic arcade shooter, combining frenetic gunslinging with...
Mobile Game Asia Conference Ho Chi Minh City 2015 Announced First Speakers
The second Mobile Game Asia in Bangkok in January was a huge hit - it once again brought together the top minds in mobile gaming from all over Asia. This time, the Global Mobile Game Confederation (GMGC) is bringing it back to Southeast Asia...
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 your PC, An Octave Higher is also available for Windows, Mac, and Linux on...
