Major FF XIV: A Realm Reborn update in mid-December
Square Enix has announced the 'A Realm Awoken' (Patch 2.1) update for Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn will be released worldwide on 17 December.
The update will introduce new features to the popular online RPG, including player-versus-player arenas and player housing, as well...
KR dev Playnery secures US$2.8M in overseas funding
Korean social game developer Playnery has raised US$2.8 million in Series B financing, led by Japanese investment firm JAFCO Asia. The company secured US$3.8 million in Series A funding earlier from Softbank Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures and Stonebridge Capital.
“Playnery has a strong team of industry...
Kadokawa to release Natural Doctrine in Japan next year
Kadokawa Games has confirmed the 22 February Japanese launch date for strategy RPG Natural Doctrine on Sony PlayStation 3 and 4, as well as PlayStation Vita. The release coincides with the domestic launch of Sony's next-generation PlayStation 4 console.
Natural Doctrine is a new...
Persona 4 Golden honoured, ships over 700K units worldwide
Atlus has announced that the publisher's RPG Persona 4 Golden for Sony PlayStation Vita has surpassed 700,000 shipments worldwide, including both digital sales and retail outlet orders.
The Asia (English) edition of Persona 4 Golden was also honoured as a "User's Choice" game at...
NCSoft to launch Lineage 2: Valiance expansion next week
NCSoft has announced the new Valiance expansion to the Korean publisher's popular MMORPG Lineage 2 will be released worldwide on 11 December.
"Players deep into the game will find themselves faced with new challenges and experiences that will push their skills and dedication...
Smartphone release for DQ VIII confirmed for December in Japan
Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced that Dragon Quest VIII for iOS and Android devices will be released in Japan on 12 December.
Dragon Quest VIII will be joining the previously released mobile versions of the company's early Final Fantasy titles in Japan.
As reported earlier,...
Live FPS event IRL Shooter to debut in Sydney next year
IRL Shooter, a live FPS game combining laser-tag technology and realistic weapon props, will launch a new event dubbed Patient 0 in Sydney in 2014.
The first zombie-shooter edition in Melbourne attracted 6000 players over a four-month run last year. The game's Australian...
Parent Sega looking to Atlus to develop dormant IP
According to a statement by Sega Sammy COO Naoya Tsurumi, the company would "love to have (newly acquired Atlus) utilise any of Sega's dormant IPs."
Sega IPs that are currently dormant include Sakura Wars, Jet Set Radio and Space Channel 5.
"There are...
Sony sells 2.1M PS4s overseas ahead of Asian launch
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House has announced that the company sold 2.1 million PlayStation 4 units as of 1 December, with 700,000 consoles purchased in Europe and Australia within days of their respective releases.
As reported earlier, Sony’s newest flagship game console launched on...
Mobile, PC games to drive SEA market growth to US$1.2B
Niko Partners managing partner Lisa Cosmas Hanson expects the Southeast Asian games market to double in value from US$661 million to US$1.2 billion by 2017. Mobile and PC games will be the key drivers of growth in the region, according to a recent survey...
SQEX confirms FF XIV: A Realm Reborn to PS4 next year
Square Enix has announced that the popular MMORPG version of the Final Fantasy series, FF XIV: A Realm Reborn, will launch on PlayStation 4 in April 2014.
Prior to launch, the title's PS4 beta release in North America and Japan will coincide with the...
SEA smartphone sales up 61 per cent, Android takes 72 per cent
Southeast Asian smartphone sales rose 61 per cent in the first three quarters of this year, reports market research firm GfK Asia.
From January to September this year, consumers spent US$10.8 billion for nearly 41.5 million smartphones in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia...
CN and KR dominate WCG 2013 Grand Final results
The World Cyber Games 2013 Grand Final in Kunshan, China concluded on Sunday, with world's top 500 esports teams and players from 40 countries meeting over four days to compete in several games, including Crossfire, FIFA 14, League of Legends, StarCraft II: Heart of...
Rune Factory dev files for bankruptcy in Japan
Neverland, the Japanese developer of Marvelous AQL's popular RPG sim Rune Factory, has ceased operations, according to a statement by the studio. Citing 'changing economic conditions', the company will begin bankruptcy proceedings shortly.
Rune Factory, a spin-off of the Harvest Moon series, was described by...
Tencent’s Weixin tops 570M game downloads in China
Tencent has announced that the company's Weixin mobile messaging app in China (WeChat overseas) has registered over 570 million game downloads since launching the LinkLink social game platform via Weixin three months ago.
As reported earlier, the company plans to distribute popular licensed titles like...
LandShark launches ‘Occupy’ inspired social puzzler Bad Candy
Singapore based developer LandShark Games has announced the release of Bad Candy for iOS and Facebook, a puzzle logic social game for "a worthy cause."
Developers at the studio were inspired to create the title after witnessing the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests in 2011. "The...
Intel Extreme Masters returns to Singapore
Intel Extreme Masters is gathering some of the best esports players and teams in Asia and around the globe to compete in StarCraft II and League of Legends from 28 November to 1 December at the SITEX exposition centre in Singapore.
StarCraft II players are...
SQEX releases FFIV: The After Years for smartphones overseas
Square Enix has announced the launch of Final Fantasy 4 sequel The After Years for iOS and Android devices worldwide.
Final Fantasy 4: The After Years was released for Japanese mobile devices in 2008. The overseas version has been updated with new visuals and content.
Report claims overseas games lose CN sales with Google billing
A new report on mobile market trends released by Chinese Android app store Wandoujia states that games from overseas might be losing potential revenue by using the Google Play in-app billing platform in China.
Wandoujia estimates that over 70 per cent of Android devices in...
MS Halo dev Corrinne Yu moves to Sony’s Naughty Dog studio
Hong Kong born programmer Corrinne Yu has joined Sony developer Naughty Dog, moving from her previous post at Microsoft's 343 Industries as Principal Engine Architect on the Halo series.
Yu is a founding member of Microsoft's Direct 3D Advisory Board. Prior to Microsoft, Yu was...
