Sony cuts 2014 FYE earnings forecast
Sony has forecast a 130 billion JPY (US$1.27 billion) net loss for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2014; an increase in the company's earlier estimated 110 billion JPY (US$1.07 billion) loss.
Expected operating income was also lowered to 26 billion JPY from February's...
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Kadokawa acquires From Software
Japanese media group Kadokawa has announced that the company will acquire an 80 per cent majority stake in Tokyo-based developer From Software. Kadokawa plans to finalise the acquisition in May and the studio will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kadokawa.
The publisher also revealed plans...
MLB Perfect Inning in closed beta
Korean publisher Gamevil has announced that MLB Perfect Inning, a mobile baseball sim for overseas markets, has entered closed beta testing.
MLB Perfect Inning is being developed by Gong Games, the studio behind Gamevil's popular Korea Baseball Organisation mobile titles in Asia.
MLB...
Denpa Men 3 gets May EU/NA release
Japanese developer Genius Sonority has confirmed that Denpa Men 3, the latest instalment in the Denpa Men life-sim series, will launch for Nintendo 3DS in Europe and North America via Nintendo eShop on 8 May.
The first game in the series, Denpa Men: They Came...
Youkai Watch ships 1M units in JP
Japanese developer Level-5 has confirmed that the studio's RPG Youkai Watch has shipped over one million units to date in Japan.
Released for Nintendo 3DS in Japan by Level-5 last year and recently adapted into a Japanese televised anime series, a Youkai Watch sequel is...
MOBAs pushing PC earnings past consoles
Analyst firm DFC Intelligence reports that global PC game revenues have now grown larger than console game sales. DFC attributes the shift to the worldwide popularity of multiplayer online battle arena titles (MOBAs) like League of Legends and Dota 2, as well as MMOs,...
Tales of Xillia 2 slated for EU/NA in August
Bandai Namco has announced that Tales of Xillia 2, the next entry in the publisher's popular RPG series, will launch on Sony PlayStation 3 in North America on 19 August, with a European PS3 release scheduled for 22 August.
Tales of Xillia 2, developed and...
May EU launch for Conception 2
Atlus has confirmed that Conception 2: Children of the Seven Stars for Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation Vita will launch in Europe this May.
As the first title in the Conception series to be localised in English, Atlus launched a Conception 2 demo version in...
Short Peace adaption gets overseas release
Bandai Namco has announced that Rinko Tsukigime's Longest Day, based on the Short Peace animated film series, has launched in Australia, Europe and North America for Sony PlayStation 3.
Rinko Tsukigime's Longest Day (Short Peace: Tsukigime Rinko no Ichiban Nagai Hi in Japan) was developed...
Danganronpa 2 dated for NA
Japanese publisher Nippon Ichi Software has announced that Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair will be released in North America for Sony PlayStation Vita on 2 September.
The European launch for the latest sequel in the popular Danganronpa mystery adventure series is slated for the fall.
The original...
Tecmo Koei/Nintendo developing Project 0 sequel
Tecmo Koei has confirmed that the Japanese publisher is collaborating with Nintendo to create a Wii U exclusive Project 0 (Fatal Frame overseas) game.
The upcoming sequel will be the fifth title in the Project 0 series, and a follow-up to the Wii-exclusive Zero: Tsukihami...
SoulCalibur spin-off launch delayed
Update: Bandai Namco has delayed the scheduled North American launch of SoulCalibur: Lost Swords. The Japanese publisher's F2P spin-off of the popular SoulCalibur fighting game series for Sony PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network experienced technical problems earlier in the week.
“There is currently a...
SOE reschedules new All Access launch
Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the launch of the online publisher's new All Access subscription plan has been rescheduled for 29 April.
“In an effort to ensure that the transition to the new All Access membership plan is as seamless as possible, we are...
Fall JP/KR/SG launch for Xbox One
Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox One, the company's next-generation home gaming console, will roll-out in 26 countries including Korea, Japan and Singapore on 4 September.
According to Microsoft, a number Asian game companies are developing titles for the Xbox One, including Arc System Works, Acquire,...
Netease to launch HoS in CN
US-based publisher Blizzard Entertainment has partnered with Chinese Internet company and online game publisher Netease to release Blizzard's upcoming F2P MOBA Heroes of the Storm in China.
"We are very excited to be presenting another hotly-anticipated Blizzard game to Chinese players," said Netease CEO William...
Nintendo to close TW subsidiary
Nintendo will close the publisher's sales subsidiary in Taiwan, Nintendo Phuten, at the end of May.
Nintendo Phuten has been primarily responsible for Nintendo hardware and games sales in the country. On closure of the Taiwanese business, Nintendo Hong Kong will take over local product...
King opens JP office
Social/mobile game publisher King Digital Entertainment has established a subsidiary in Japan. King's Tokyo office will be led by Ken Edahiro, former Gloops CMO.
Earlier this month King slated the Chinese release of the company’s mega-hit Candy Crush Saga, in partnership with Chinese publisher and...
PW invests US100M to join Shanda buy-out
Shanda Games has announced that Chinese online game developer and publisher Perfect World Entertainment will purchase 30 million of the company’s shares in a deal valued at US$100 million.
Perfect World will also join the consortium that has announced intentions to take the Chinese...
CN game console regs announced
The Shanghai Municipal Government has outlined the regulatory framework that will allow foreign companies to manufacture and distribute game consoles and software in China.
Foreign companies with production and sales operations in the Shanghai Trial Free Trade Zone will be permitted to sell their game...
