[Source] GREE, headquartered in Japan, recently confirmed that its North America subsidiary, GREE International, has laid off 30% of the employees in its San Francisco studio this week. Once a heavyweight along with DeNA and Gungho, the company is struggling to…
Lineage Eternal – Intel teams up for new tech and global marketing
Last week, Intel and NCsoft signed a contract to work on two of NCsoft’s games, Master X Master and Lineage Eternal. Other than building a new server structure, Intel’s RealSense technology will be utilized, along with improving the UX (user…
Lineage 2 Mobile – NCsoft to develop mobile game with Netmarble
Earlier this year, NCsoft and Netmarble teamed up to prevent a takeover by Nexon. While some see it as a desperation move, things have since changed. After successfully developed and published Marvel Future Fight worldwide, Netmarble will be developing the…
Nintendo – CEO claims upcoming mobile games will be “Free-to-Start”
If you did not know, Nintendo has finally signed a deal recently with DeNA to develop mobile games based on its extensive list of characters, including Super Mario. At the 75th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, CEO Satoru Iwata claimed that…
gumi – Around 30 employees have quit and laid off from China office
About 30 employees left gumi China recently, with 13 of them being let go (15% of workforce), while the rest submitted their notice prior to the cut. It was said those who were let go will get a 5-month severance…
Puzzle & Dragons – Man arrested for selling game hack for mobile game
Gungho Online Entertainment, based in Japan, recently released a press release highlighting the arrest of a game hacker. Developer of the ever-popular mobile game, Puzzle & Dragons, it was stated that the game hack is able to edit monsters’ statistics,…
Dragon Nest – Shanda reveals brand strategy and new games for China
If you did not know, Shanda Games from China is the owner of Eyedentity Games, the South Korean developer of Dragon Nest. Actoz Games, which released its global publishing strategy a few weeks ago, is under Shanda Games as well.…
Webzen – Global publisher officially enters mobile games market
Webzen, a global developer and publisher of Free-to-Play online games, has expanded into mobile games publishing and is actively seeking new titles to bring to the global market. In April 2015, Webzen entered the mobile games market with the release…
Actoz Games – Official press release for Dragon Nest 2 and more
After their mobile strategy conference held in South Korea on May 28th, Actoz Games (subsidiary of Shanda from China) revealed their new mobile game lineup. Actoz Games have a vision of expanding into mobile games and have announced their lineup for…
Blizzard – Developer joins Valve in lawsuit against China copycats
According to China Times, Blizzard Entertainment has joined Valve in the lawsuit against Chinese companies, developer Lilith Games and publisher Longtu Game over the immensely popular mobile game, 刀塔传奇 (or DOT Arena in Southeast Asia). Infringed materials include the “刀塔”…
NCsoft – Latest financial results paint grim picture for declining WildStar
NCsoft has just released its financial results for the first quarter of 2015, and things are not looking too rosy for the English-only online game, WildStar. Basically, sales of the game plunged more than 50% compared to the previous quarter,…
Valve – Gaming giant sues developer of Legend of DOTA mobile game
According to reports, Valve Corporation, the IP owner of DOTA 2, has sued Chinese developer Lilith Games and publisher Longtu Game through a court in Haidian District, Beijing. This court case is due to the likeliness of several characters from DOTA…
Nintendo – Five mobile games to be released by March 2017
If you did not know, Nintendo recently signed a deal with mobile games studio, DeNa, to develop and publish mobile games based on Nintendo’s IP. As the gaming giant prepares for its entry into the $30 billion USD mobile games market, it…
Heroes of Newerth – Garena acquires MOBA development team
[Source] Garena, the number one eSports platform and MOBA publisher in Southeast Asia, has acquired the entire Heroes of Newerth development team and established a brand new studio in the US, Frostburn Studios. Garena is currently the publisher of Heroes…