Tecmo Koei confirms titles for overseas release
Tecmo Koei has announced that several games released in Japan for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 in late June will be launched overseas this fall and in 2014.
Action RPG Toukiden: the Age of Demons will be released in North America on Sony's PS Vita...
Official calls for stricter game classification in Australia
Australia's new game classification system could still expose minors to violent and sexually explicit games, warns John Rau, Attorney General from South Australia.
Rau claims that despite a government agreement earlier this year to introduce a new R18+ mature rating and enforce the country's MA15+...
F2P Deep Down from Capcom coming to PS4 in Japan
Capcom has announced that Deep Down, the company's next generation F2P MMO title for PS4, will launch in Japan early next year.
According to SCE head Shuhei Yoshida, Sony plans an open beta for the game just prior to PlayStation 4's Japanese release on 22...
Long-time Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at 85
Hirsoshi Yamauchi, Nintendo's president from 1949 to 2002, has died at 85. Yamauchi remained the company’s largest shareholder after his retirement, with an estimated net worth of US$2.1 billion.
Yamauchi was the grandson of Nintendo’s founder, Fusajiro Yamauchi, who established the firm in 1889. Yamauchi...
Capcom reveals Blade Fantasia for iOS
Capcom has announced a new RPG for iOS devices. Blade Fantasia, created by veterans from the company's Breath of Fire and Devil May Cry series, will be released in Japan on 26 September.
Blade Fantasia’s overseas release is yet to be confirmed.
Overseas release for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure
Namco Bandai has announced that Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle, the popular F2P fighting game available in Japan since August, will be released in North America later this year.
Developer CyberConnect2 and publisher Namco Bandai have also revealed that the overseas version will include...
Sony to release PS4 companion mobile app
Sony will release a PS4 companion app for iOS and Android devices, with availably to coincide with the console's global release schedule.
PlayStation App users will be able to use their mobile device as a game controller or second screen, and also be able to...
Listing on Tokyo Stock Exchange Seminar in Singapore
Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is taking the opportunity to invite persons at non-Japanese companies interested in raising funds in the Japanese capital market, as well as those involved in providing related services for non-Japanese companies to a seminar on listing in Japan.
TSE has also...
Asian PS4 launch slated for December 2013
Sony has confirmed that PlayStation 4 will launch in Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan this December.
The company's newest flagship game console will be released in North America on 15 November and in European countries on 29 November. The PS4 will go on sale...
Perfect World launching DotA 2 closed beta in China
Chinese developer and game operator Perfect World has announced an unlimited closed beta for Valve's hit online RPG/RTS title DotA 2 in China from 25 September.
“We have been working diligently to localise DotA 2 for Chinese players, and we are now ready to launch...
Namco Bandai to release Dark Souls 2 worldwide
Namco Bandai has confirmed global release dates for the upcoming sequel to Japanese developer From Software's hit title Dark Souls.
Dark Souls 2 for PS3 and Xbox 360 will go on sale in Japan on 13 March, with the North American release scheduled for...
Australian Andrew Wilson to lead EA
Australia's Andrew Wilson has been confirmed as new CEO of Electronic Arts. Wilson has been EA Sports' executive vice president, and also formerly led EA's Origin digital distribution platform.
"When I think about our vision for the future, we have a very strong strategy around...
MS confirms Xbox One for Japan in 2014
Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One, the company's newest game console, will be released in Japan in 2014.
"We are on track to launch (the Xbox One) in Japan and additional markets around the world in 2014," said a company spokesperson.
The Japanese...
Early 2014 launch for Sony’s PS Vita TV in Asia
Sony has confirmed that PlayStation Vita TV will be released in China, Korea and other Asian markets next January. PS Vita TV is scheduled to go on sale in Japan on 14 November.
Asian launch dates and pricing details, as well as a European and/or...
Square Enix announces new mobile F2P Final Fantasy game
Square Enix has announced a new F2P Final Fantasy RPG for iOS and Android. The mobile title, Final Fantasy Agito, is scheduled for release in Japan this winter.
Game director Hajime Tabata has also confirmed that the game will be localised into other languages, but...
Spike Chunsoft to release Attack on Titan for 3DS in Japan
Spike Chunsoft has confirmed that the company will publish Shingeki no Kyojin: Jinrui Saigo no Tsubasa for Nintendo 3DS in Japan. The game is based on the popular Japanese manga and anime series, Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan).
Gree has also published a mobile...
Sega to purchase Atlus parent Index
Sega Sammy has confirmed that the company has established a subsidiary, Sega Dream Corporation, to acquire the assets of Index Corporation, the bankrupt parent company of Japanese developer and publisher Atlus, for 14 billion JPY (US$140 million) this fall.
Sega has stated that the...
Kakao releases King’s Candy Crush Saga in Korea
Korean mobile messaging service Kakao Talk has partnered with UK developer King to release the popular Candy Crush Saga title in Korea.
“In Candy Crush Saga for Kakao, King has developed exclusive features that specifically fit to the mobile messenger based SNS Kakao Talk and...
Mobile edugame series a global hit for CN studio TribePlay
China's TribePlay has announced that the studio's Dr. Panda series of mobile educational games has accumulated 10 million downloads worldwide.
“The US and Europe are our biggest markets,” said TribePlay CEO Thijs Bosma. “What we see with every title that we launch is that we...
Agate Studio partners with Square Enix in Indonesia
Agate Studio has released the online RTS Sengokuixa in Indonesia, developed and localised in partnership with Square Enix.
Sengokuixa has over 1.1 million players in Japan. Agate localised the title from Japanese to Bahasa, and also created the game's Indonesian tutorial. Agate CEO Arief Widhiyasa...
