[Source] According to a recent Reddit post, developer Red 5 Studios “failed to meet payroll” on Christmas Day, 25 December. It was claimed Red 5 Studios is now currently working with China-based parent company, The9, to fulfil its salary obligations.…
NCsoft – South Korea studio now hiring for new Unreal Engine 4 shooter
Recently, NCsoft posted jobs related to a new game simply referred as “FPS project”. There are now positions available, including System Design, Concept Art, 3D Character Art, 3D Environment Art, and UI. Some of these positions require experience in Unreal…
Beyond Lineage – New mobile games revealed for 17th anniversary
After 17 years, Lineage has remained as NCsoft’s top earning product, which says much about the game’s longevity. Earlier today, NCsoft held a live event called “Beyond Lineage” to showcase the future. Technically, the 2 mobiles games are still “within…
Gigantic – Windows 10 MOBA studio lays off 16 staff after gigantic delay
[Source] Originally scheduled to launch its first game this time of the year, new developer Motiga recently announced it has sent 16 employees packing due to a delay in Gigantic’s launch. The Windows 10-only MOBA will now launch next year on Xbox…
NZIN – New Korean mobile publisher aims to launch 17 titles next year
Founded this year by the former CEO of CJ E&M (Netmarble) and Wemade Entertainment, Namgoong Hun, NZIN is a new player in the mobile publishing market in South Korea. Who said the games market in Asia is too crowded? Even without an…
Legend of DOTA – Blizzard and Valve continue to pursue claims in China
First made public in May this year, Blizzard Entertainment and Valve launched a lawsuit against China developer Llith Games and publisher Longtu Games for copyright and trademark infringements in character designs found in the mobile game, Legend of DOTA. The heavyweight claimants…
NCsoft – Korean gaming giant announces Western mobile studio
Today, NCsoft West officially announced the name of its new mobile gaming division, Iron Tiger. Iron Tiger is located in San Mateo, California, and is focused on developing original mobile games, as well as titles inspired by NCsoft’s existing game…
Borderlands Online – Fate unknown as 2K Games shuts down in China
Earlier today, it was revealed on several Chinese websites that 2K Games has shut down its Shanghai headquarters and Hangzhou office in China. 2K Games Shanghai was working on Borderlands Online, which was set to be published by Shanda Games.…
Lineage Eternal – NCsoft delays Closed Beta phase until next year
Today, NCsoft released its earnings release for the 3rd quarter of 2015. As seen below, overall sales are down worldwide for the South Korean developer. WildStar’s Free-to-Play transition’s sales will be reflected in the next earnings release. During the conference call, NCsoft…
Nexon – Major PC online game missing from G-Star 2015 lineup
Earlier today, Nexon held its G-Star 2015 preview conference in South Korea. A total of 7 PC onlne games and 8 mobile games were announced in its lineup, but the highly-anticipated Peria Chronicles was no where to be seen. If…
Naruto Online – Chinese government targeting unlicensed manga games
Last Friday, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Copyright held a press conference to make an announcement about protecting the intellectual property (IP) rights for manga titles. Due to the explosive growth of mobile games in China (over 20,000 in operation), there…
Gunpie Adventure – Nexon signs global deal for new mobile shooter
After announcements for Titanfall mobile and TERA mobile, Nexon Korea also revealed it has signed a global publishing deal with a small Korean studio, Npie Games, for its upcoming FPS mobile game, Gunpie Adventure (subject to change). Players will take the roles of treasure hunters…
Bandai Namco – Asian studios wanted to develop mobile games
The Taiwan branch of Japanese games developer, Bandai Namco, is looking to work with local and Asian studios to develop mobile games based on established intellectual properties. These includes Tekken, SoulCalibur, Katamari Damacy, and Mr. Driller. More IPs will be made…
Titanfall – Global publisher for Titanfall mobile games announced
Nexon and developer Respawn Entertainment announced today that the two companies have partnered to create several new and original smartphone and tablet games based on the expansive sci-fi universe of Titanfall. In connection with the partnership, the two companies jointly…