Perfect World to publish mobile games, new titles announced
Chinese publisher Perfect World has announced that the company is also to develop and publish mobile games, and revealed four games slated for release.
"Perfect World knows how to build great free-to-play games, how to excite hardcore gamers and how to trust great studios with...
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy sequel announced for Japan
Square Enix has revealed that the upcoming sequel to its popular Theatrhythm Final Fantasy series will be available on Nintendo's 3DS in Japan in early 2014.
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call will feature more than 200 songs and over 60 characters. The original game was...
Sega to partner with Nexon in Japan for MapleStory 3DS
Sega will work with Nexon to publish MapleStory: The Girl's Fate on Nintendo's 3DS in Japan.
The Japanese 3DS version of the popular MMORPG will be released in 2014. Further overseas releases are yet to be confirmed.
Nintendo shares fall on exclusion from Nikkei 255
Nintendo's steepest share price fall in two years occurred yesterday after the company failed to place in the Nikkei 255 Stock Average listings, against analyst expectations.
The game publisher's stock fell more than 8.4 per cent to 10,860 JPY, a reversal on the previous 31...
Phantasy Star Nova coming to PS Vita
Sega announced at Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's press conference yesterday that Tri-Ace's RPG Phantasy Star Nova will be coming to the PS Vita platform next year.
Sega also announced that the game will be on display at Tokyo Game Show next week.
Nexon to fund another US game start-up
US game start-up Shiver Entertainment has been launched with investment from Asian F2P publisher Nexon. John Schappert, the new studio's CEO, is a former game developer and executive at Zynga.
“Consoles are still very strong in the Western market, but the future is free-to-play.” said...
SCEJ Press Conference: Sony announces PlayStation Vita TV
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan unveiled the new PlayStation Vita TV at their press conference yesterday. The device will connect to a television and allow users to play PS Vita and PSP games, as well as access entertainment services like Hulu, Sony Music Unlimited and...
SCEJ Press Conference: PS4 Japan release pushed to 2014
Sony Computer Entertainment will delay the launch of the company's new flagship PS4 game console in the Japanese market until 22 February 2014.
According to a spokesperson at yesterday's press conference in Tokyo, the domestic release is being pushed back in the order to have...
SCEJ Press Conference: New PlayStation Vita announced
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan announced a new version of the PS Vita at a press conference yesterday.
The PS Vita PCH-2000 will be 15 per cent lighter and 20 per cent thinner than the original, and will have a longer lasting battery. The new Wi-Fi...
FF XIV server update after launch issues
After initial launch problems with long wait times, Square Enix' online Final Fantasy XIV sequel A Realm Reborn has brought new servers online, though digital sales have yet to resume.
“Once we have ensured that current players are all able to log-in and enjoy the...
German dev Goodgame expands into Asia
Goodgame Studios, the social game developer based in Hamburg, has established offices in Tokyo and Seoul in a bid to raise the company's profile in Asia.
"No western gaming company has ever been able to establish itself there in the long term," said Dr....
Hoolai partners with Kabam for Wartune’s release overseas
China's Hoolai Games has announced an overseas distribution partnership with US mobile publisher Kabam to distribute 7th Road's popular MMORPG Wartune on iOS and Android in North America and Europe.
“As an award-winning game developer of top grossing mobile games in China including, Hoolai Three...
Japanese developers looking overseas for mobile game growth
According to a report from Japanese business daily Nikkei, game companies in Japan are rapidly shifting their smartphone game focus overseas.
Nikkei noted that Namco Bandai and Square Enix Holdings have already established local development studios in overseas markets, and that DeNA has also...
Game-related phishing rises to 95 per cent of reports in Japan
An August survey by Japan's Anti-Phishing Council Japan reports that daily attacks targeting online Japanese game users rose significantly from the previous month.
According to the council, 364 phishing cases were recorded in August compared to 237 in July, the largest rise since 2005. Reported...
Sony to end new PS Home content in Asia next year
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that new content delivery for PlayStation 3 Home service in the Asian region will terminate next year.
PlayStation Home is a user community service that includes shopping and real-time communication. From September this year, new content on the service...
Autodesk releases Maya LT, new mobile game development tool
Autodesk has announced the release of Maya LT, a new version of the company's popular animation tool intended for mobile game development. Looking to meet the needs of independent studios in the rapidly expanding mobile game market, Autodesk's new 3D platform is meant to...
PvZ 2 surpasses 25 million global downloads 2 weeks from launch
EA owned social game developer PopCap Games has announced that downloads of the newly released F2P iOS sequel to the company's hit title Plants vs. Zombies have already exceeded total downloads of the original game, first published in 2010.
According to PopCap, Plants vs....
Project Phoenix raises US$700K on Kickstarter, seven times goal
Japan's Creative Intelligence Arts has collected over US$700K on Kickstarter to fund their upcoming RPG Project Phoenix.
The game's original goal was US$100K, and the additional funding will allow the developers to add more content and localise the title for several overseas markets, according...
Philippines tops SEA region in mobile game and app downloads
A recent study of mobile Internet use in Southeast Asia by the Mobile Marketing Association reveals that the Philippines tops the region in downloaded apps and games on smartphones
According to the survey, 78 per cent of smartphone users in the Philippines downloaded games in...
Square Enix to launch Deadman’s Cross for mobile
Square Enix has announced Deadman's Cross, a F2P RPG for Android and iOS, with the title's release date set for late 2013.
The RPG/card game hybrid will also be on display at Tokyo Game Show later this month, according to the company.
