SQEX releases TWEWY for Android worldwide
Square Enix has released an Android version of The World Ends With You Solo Remix, a smartphone and tablet version of the popular RPG The World Ends With You.
The World Ends With You (It's a Wonderful World in Japan) was originally launched in Japan...
WAU govt report recommends R18+ game ban
A report from the Joint Standing Committee on the Commissioner for Children and Young People in Perth has recommended the ban of R18+ classified video games in Western Australia.
The committee’s Sexualisation of Children report would amend the Australian Classification Enforcement Act to “prohibit the...
Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate EU/NA launch dated
Tecmo Koei has announced that Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate for Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PS Vita as well as Microsoft Xbox One will be released on 2 September in North America and 5 September in Europe.
Warriors Orochi 3, the fourth instalment of...
JP, KR Google Play Q1 app revenues doubled
Mobile analytics firm App Annie reports that Google Play revenues in Japan rose 240 per cent in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year, with Android earnings in Korea nearly doubling in the quarter as well, up 190 per...
Overseas launch dated for HN Re;Birth1
Idea Factory has slated the North American launch of the handheld version of Hyperdimension Neptunia for 26 August, with a European release on 27 August.
Launched last October in Japan, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 for PlayStation Vita is a remake of the original PlayStation 3 JRPG...
Koei Tecmo unifies brand name overseas
Japanese game publisher Koei Tecmo has decided to unify the company’s branding domestically and in Europe. Koei Tecmo will now be used by the company in Japan and Europe from 1 July.
Since the merger of Japanese publishers Koei and Tecmo in 2009, the company...
Nintendo to appeal Philips ruling in the UK
Nintendo has lost a patent infringement case by Dutch electronics firm Philips over motion control technology used in Nintendo Wii and Wii U game consoles in the UK.
The lawsuit covers the remote motion control and detection technology in the Wii systems, specifically motion...
KR legislators host game addiction debate
The Democratic Party of Korea hosted a debate on 18 June called "Video Games: Addiction or Art?" in which games industry representatives joined officials and educators to collectively discuss the issue of game addiction in Korea.
"Everyone and everything has the right to freedom of...
Perfect World developing console games for MS
Chinese game publisher Perfect World is reportedly developing several console games for Microsoft in anticipation of the upcoming Xbox One launch in China.
Last year Beijing-based F2P publisher Perfect World Entertainment announced the establishment of a console game publishing division.
“Perfect World Entertainment has long been...
September NA release for Cooking Mama 5
Publisher Majesco has announced that Cooking Mama 5: Bon Appetit from Japanese studio Cooking Mama Limited will launch in North America for Nintendo 3DS this September.
The fifth instalment in the Cooking Mama series was first released for Nintendo 3DS in Japan last November,...
Nintendo CEO recovering after surgery
Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata is recovering from surgery last week to remove a growth from his bile duct.
“In general, it is said that a bile-duct growth can be difficult to treat, partly because of the difficulty of detecting it early,” said...
APAC to top US$38B in game revenues this year
Analyst firm Newzoo predicts in a new report that game revenues in the APAC region will rise 15.2 per cent this year to total circa US$38.9 billion.
Top earners in Asia will include China, forecast to top US$17.9 billion and ranked second worldwide after the...
Nintendo opens new dev facility in Kyoto
Nintendo has announced the opening of a new product development building near in the Japanese publisher's headquarters in Kyoto.
“We’ll be interacting more deeply with hardware development, but we’ll also be able to develop integrated software,” said Nintendo president Satoru Iwata in a statement.
Built at...
Halfbrick launches F2P puzzler Birzzle Fever
Brisbane-based studio Halfbrick has released Birzzle Fever, a F2P puzzle game for iOS devices.
Birzzle Fever, developed by Korean studio Enfeel, is the first externally produced mobile title to be published by Halfbrick.
Halfbrick has also confirmed that the company will be releasing Yes Chef!,...
Esport gaining a global audience
Analyst firm IHS Technology reports the number of esports viewing hours globally has nearly doubled, from 1.3 billion in 2012 to 2.4 billion in 2013.
"(Viewing esports videos) has rapidly transformed from a niche activity into a widely watched, global, cross-platform entertainment category," said IHS...
Bandai Namco reveals Digimon title for PS Vita
Bandai Namco has revealed that the Japanese publisher is developing a new Digimon title exclusively for the Sony PlayStation Vita.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth will join the most recently released games in the Digimon franchise, including Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Red and Blue for...
Capcom abandons takeover defence
Capcom has announced that the Japanese publisher’s six year-old takeover defence, designed to block third parties from acquiring a controlling stake in the company, will not be renewed.
Capcom instated the countermeasure in 2008 to block hostile stock purchase takeovers. The defence was abandoned in...
Sony shareholders vote to retain key execs
Sony shareholders have voted to retain current CEO and president Kazuo Hirai and other key executives in an investor meeting in Tokyo.
“The best way to build our future is for Sony to remain Sony, and realize our motto to become a company that inspires...
Bandai Namco unveils Tenkai Knights
Bandai Namco has announced Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle, a hack-and-slash game in development for Nintendo 3DS.
The single and online multiplayer title is based on Japanese-Canadian anime series launched in North America in 2013 and Japan in 2014.
Bandai Namco plan to release Tenkai Knights: Brave...
EU release for SMT IV and Persona Q
Nintendo has announced that the Atlus titles Shin Megami Tensei IV and Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth will be released in Europe later this year.
Shin Megami Tensei IV for Nintendo 3DS is part of the Megami Tensei series of titles from Japanese...
