EU/NA release for Samurai Warriors 4
Tecmo Koei has revealed that Samurai Warriors 4, the newest entry in the Japanese publisher's popular hack and slash game series, will be released in Europe and North America for Sony PlayStation 3, PS4 and PS Vita this fall.
The Samurai Warriors series is a...
Sony expands PS Now beta to PS4
Sony has expanded the on-going private beta of the publisher's PlayStation Now game streaming platform to PlayStation 4.
Sony PlayStation 3 users currently registered for the PS Now private beta will also be invited to join the beta service on PS4.
Announced in January, the PlayStation...
Adways and 5Rocks in analytics partnership
Japanese mobile app marketing firm Adways has partnered with Seoul-based mobile app analytics developer 5Rocks to add a wide range analytics features to Adways' user acquisition SDK Party Track.
“Adways is always seeking the way to support our clients to maximise the profit by using...
SCEJA to spotlight PS4 SG devs at CCA
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia will spotlight two games from Singaporean studios, as well as deliver a special Unity development presentation for PlayStation platforms at the Casual Connect Asia conference in Singapore.
The games, One Upon Light from SUTD Game Lab and Ratloop Asia's Rocketbirds...
Kabam expanding Asian partnerships
Korea’s CJ E&M Netmarble has partnered with F2P mobile social game publisher Kabam to bring a yet to be announced mobile title overseas.
“Kabam is a great partner for us on this project we want to share with a new audience of Western gamers,” said...
Mid-year release for Super Monkey Ball Bounce
Sega has announced that Super Monkey Ball Bounce, a spin-off of the Japanese publisher's popular Super Monkey Ball series, will launch worldwide in mid-2014.
The F2P pachinko-inspired puzzle game for iOS and Android devices joins other mobile titles in the Super Monkey Ball franchise including...
AU cancels dev funding scheme
The Australian government has announced the cancellation of the Australian Interactive Games Fund. The game development stimulus program will end on 1 July
The three-year A$20 million investment package was announced in 2012 to bolster the ailing Australian games industry. Media funding body Screen Australia...
Philips suing Nintendo over Wii tech
Philips has filed a lawsuit in the US against Nintendo over motion control technology used in Nintendo Wii and Wii U game consoles.
The patent infringement case covers the remote motion control and detection technology in the Wii systems, specifically motion control and wireless remote...
Kakao Talk hits 500M DLs and 145M users
Kakao has announced the company's popular mobile messaging and app distribution platform Kakao Talk has registered more than 500 million downloads and over 145 million MAUs on iOS and Android devices worldwide.
“Kakao Talk has already become the greatest single source for driving mobile game...
Kadokawa/Dwango merger announced
Japanese media group Kadokawa and mobile internet content provider Dwango have announced that the companies will merge on 1 October.
Dwango chairman Nobuo Kawakami will lead the merged company, and Kadokawa's Tatsuo Sato will assume the role of president.
“We aim to establish the world’s leading...
Flappy Bird dev to re-launch hit title
Hanoi-based developer Nguyen Ha Dong (Dong Nguyen) has announced that his viral mobile hit Flappy Bird will return to iOS and Android devices in August. The re-launched game will also reportedly feature a multiplayer mode.
Early in 2014 the title topped app store rankings in...
F2P Pokémon 3DS title launches in Sept
The Pokémon Company has announced that Thieves and the 1,000 Pokémon, a new F2P Pokémon title for Nintendo 3DS, will launch worldwide in June.
The Thieves and the 1,000 Pokémon will utilise the Nintendo 3DS StreetPass online platform to also reportedly download special content at...
JP release for PS4 exclusive Omega Quintet
Japanese developer and publisher Compile Heart has announced that the studio's new idol-RPG Omega Quintet will launch exclusively for Sony PlayStation 4 in Japan on 18 September.
The Tokyo-based studio was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Japanese publisher Idea Factory. Compile Heart created...
Pokémon OR/AS 3DS re-release announced
The Pokémon Company has revealed that new Nintendo 3DS versions of the popular Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire titles for Nintendo GBA will launch worldwide in November.
“Pokémon fans first enjoyed ‘Pokémon Ruby Version’ and ‘Pokémon Sapphire Version’ when it launched in 2003...
FF XIV: ARR tops 2M players worldwide
Square Enix has reported that the publisher's MMO Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn has registered over 2 million player accounts worldwide.
Square Enix launched a beta version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn for Sony PlayStation 4 in February and the worldwide final...
Slow pachinko/packaged sales lower Sega profits
Sega Sammy Holdings reported operating income up 103 per cent year-on-year at 38.5 billion JPY (US$379 million) on net revenue of 378 billion JPY (US$3.7 billion), also up 17.6 per cent from the previous year, with net profit dropping by 8 per cent year-on-year...
SQEX returns to profit but forecasts lower sales
Square Enix has reported operating income of 10.5 billion JPY (US$103 million) for the fiscal year ending 31 March, compared to a 6 billion JPY (US$59 million) operating loss in the previous fiscal year. Net revenues rose to 155 billion JPY (US$1.5 billion), up...
DeNA lowers forecast on falling browser sales
Japanese mobile game publisher and Mobage social gaming platform operator DeNA has lowered estimated fiscal year operating profits down sharply on falling browser game revenues, a mainstay of the company's business.
DeNA forecasts operating profit for the fiscal year ending 30 June at circa 6.5...
CCA confirms Indie Prize Showcase games
Indie Prize, a scholarship program created by the Casual Games Association for independent developers, has announced over 80 games to be featured at the Indie Prize Showcase at Casual Connect Asia on 20 – 22 May.
“We are very excited to welcome great indie developers...
Dark Souls 2 lifts Bandai Namco results
Bandai Namco has reported operating income of 44.6 billion JPY (US$438 million) and a 4.2 per cent rise in net revenues to 507 billion JPY (US$5 billion) for the fiscal year ending 31 March.
The Japanese publisher recorded strong fourth quarter European and North American...
