Bandai Namco unifies brand name for JP and overseas markets
Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco has decided to unify the company's branding domestically and abroad. Bandai Namco will now be used by all company subsidiaries, including six in Japan and 25 overseas.
Since the merger of Japanese publishers Bandai and Namco in 2005, the...
Idea Factory self-censors Monster Monpiece for overseas release
Japanese game studio Idea Factory has toned down sexual content in the upcoming overseas versions of the developer's card battle game Monster Monpiece.
"Western society is not as lenient as that of Japan when sexual images are involved; especially images of humanoids that appear to...
JP Dgame release for Goodgame’s Empire: Four Kingdoms
NTT Docomo has released Empire: Four Kingdoms from German social game developer Goodgame Studios on the operator's Dgame mobile platform.
The Japanese telecom launched the Dgame social gaming service in late 2012, in cooperation with domestic publishers Bandai Namco, Konami, Sega and Square Enix. Goodgame...
NIS confirms overseas release for Demon Gaze on PS Vita
NIS America has dated the overseas release of Experience Inc.'s JRPG Demon Gaze. The title will be available exclusively for PlayStation Vita in retail and via the PlayStation Network on 22 April in North America and 25 April in Europe.
Demon Gaze was first published...
Sony Pictures Television launches F2P mobile RPG Suits and Swords
Sony Pictures Television has confirmed of the release of the fantasy RPG Suits and Swords for iOS and Android.
“Sony Pictures Television has built a successful track record of leveraging familiar franchises like Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy to create a variety of popular and...
Sony nearing completion on PS4 exclusive Driveclub
Sony PlayStation 4 exclusive road racing title Driveclub is reportedly nearing completion, with a planned mid-2014 release.
"Driveclub will be a truly innovative, socially connected racing game," said Sony Worldwide Studios chief Shuhei Yoshida. "I'm fully confident the game will surpass your expectations."
Evolution Studios, the...
Capcom announces five-year plan to expand development
Capcom CEO Kenzo Tsujimoto has revealed plans to expand the company’s internal game development team, hiring “at least” 100 new developers annually over the next five years.
“I want to build a development framework that can put the right people in the right places,” said...
NCSoft confirms new Aion expansion for worldwide release
Korean publisher NCSoft has announced that Steel Cavalry, the upcoming fourth expansion to the company's popular F2P MMOG Aion, will be released worldwide on 29 January.
Steel Cavalry follows last year’s Dark Betrayal expansion and will feature additional in-game instances and skills, as well as...
Conception II NA release date announced
Japanese publisher Atlus has confirmed the North American release for Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars on 15 April.
The overseas version of the popular RPG from Spike Chunsoft was first announced last year as a Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita sequel to...
Nintendo releases Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter in Asia
Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter applications for the Nintendo 3DS have been launched in Japan and other Asian territories, Nintendo has confirmed.
Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter provide cloud storage for up to 3,000 Pokémon characters, and are compatible with Pokémon Black and White, Pokémon...
Square Enix launches Deus Ex: The Fall for Android
Square Enix has released the mobile action RPG Deus Ex: The Fall for Android devices via Google Play Store.
Developed by Square Enix studio Eidos Montreal and N-Fusion Interactive in the US, the iOS version was released worldwide last July.
The original Deus Ex game...
Capcom confirms RE4 Ultimate HD Edition for PC
Japanese publisher Capcom has confirmed the worldwide PC release of Resident Evil 4 Ultimate HD Edition for 28 February.
Resident Evil 4 (Biohazard 4 in Japan) is the sixth game in the popular survival horror franchise. Resident Evil 4 was originally released in Japan and...
Namco Bandai dates SC: Lost Swords PS3 JP release
Namco Bandai has announced that the F2P SoulCalibur title SoulCalibur: Lost Swords will launch in Japan for Sony PlayStation 3 on 6 February.
The first SoulCalibur game was released by Namco for Japanese arcades in 1998. A North American console version released in 1999 as...
Sony to launch PS4 video streaming and live TV network
Sony has plans to launch a live TV and on-demand streaming service for PlayStation 4. The cloud-based platform will allow PS4 users to watch live television and purchase a range of video content via their consoles.
"We're trying to resolve one of the biggest hurdles,...
Square Enix discontinues Core Online
Square Enix has closed down Core Online, the publisher's venture into playable HD games via web browsers.
Square Enix has described Core Online as an experiment to test consumer demand and business models for HD games played via browsers. The company has been satisfied with...
Marvelous AQL cancels Rune Factory 4 release for Europe
Marvelous AQL has decided to cancel the planned release of Rune Factory 4 in Europe.
“We regret to inform you that the European release of Rune Factory 4 for Nintendo 3DS has been cancelled," said the publisher in a statement. "While Marvelous AQL has made...
CN, IN to push PC gaming revenues to US$24B by 2017
A new report from analyst firm IDC anticipates that China, India and other fast growing game markets in developing countries will drive PC game revenues to US$24 billion in 2017.
The hardcore audience is on the rise for F2P games as well, IDC notes....
Asia dominates list of top microtransaction earners in 2013
Analyst firm SuperData has released a new survey of the top ten online PC games earning over US$100 million in global microtransactions last year.
China's Tencent led the list, as both publisher of the top grossing game CrossFire (US$957 million) and owner of League of...
Nintendo dates Etrian Odyssey Untold and Lego titles for KR
Nintendo has partnered with Atlus to publish Etrian Odyssey Untold: Millennium Girl in Korea. The localised version is scheduled for release on 27 February.
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl (New Yggdrasil Labyrinth: Millennium Girl in Japan) was released domestically by Atlus for the Nintendo...
Marvelous AQL confirms HM and Valhalla Knights titles for 2014
Marvelous AQL producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto has commented on upcoming releases for 2014.
"First (in 2014 will be) Harvest Moon: Connect to a New Land, and we’ll (also) be publishing Valhalla Knights 3 Gold," said Hashimoto. "Some other things are being worked on now, so we...
