Nexon today released its financial results for the 4th quarter of 2019 (from October to December), and we were surprised to see that SINoAlice is still in the pipeline. A game from Square Enix developed by Pokelabo, it was slated…
KLab – Japanese studio announces new game based on mascot Kumamon
KLab, the Japanese mobile games developer and publisher of games such as Love Live! School idol festival- Music Rhythm Game and BLEACH Brave Souls, today announced that is has obtained the global rights to make a new game based on…
Nexon – Japan subsidiary sold for 1 Japanese Yen after years of losses
Back in 2012, Nexon bought over a Japanese studio called gloops to “accelerate Nexon’s mobile strategy.” The deal was all-cash with a massive outlay of 36.5 BILLION Japanese Yen! Fast forward to last week, it was revealed that Nexon has…
SEGA – Japanese developer announces internal mergers and new business group name
Just before Christmas a couple of day back, Japanese games developer SEGA Sammy Holdings announced that it had merged subsidiary SEGA Interactive into SEGA Games, effective since 20 September 2019. Furthermore, on 1 April 2020, SEGA Games will be renamed…
Shadowverse – Anime series based on popular card game now in production
Yesterday, Japanese developer Cygames announced it is making an anime series based on its popular competitive card game, Shadowverse. According to the staff list, the animation will be done by local studio ZEXCS which has worked on projects such as……
Tree of Savior – Nexon drops publishing duty of Japan server back to IMC Games
Yesterday, Nexon announced that the Japan server for Tree of Savior will close later this year on 27 November. Instead of a game shut down, player data will be passed to Tree of Savior’s developer, IMC Games, which will become…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – 6th Angel from Evangelion attacking this winter
For the final article from Tokyo Game Show, we are once again looking at the evergreen IP Evangelion! With a new mobile game Evangelion Battlefields announced during the annual show, we recently learnt from the Phantasy Star Online 2 panel…
Project Resistance – Game details announced by Capcom at Tokyo Game Show
First leaked and teased a couple of weeks ago, Capcom today finally revealed the full details for its new game, Project Resistance. Set to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC (Steam), Project Resistance is a new 1…
Phantasy Star Online 2 – New class announced during annual player event
During the annual Phantasy Star Online 2 anniversary event, developer SEGA announced a new playable class, currently translated as Etoile. SEGA offered little information other than releasing a teaser trailer and calling it “the third power.”SEGA also announced an event…
Nexon – Latest financial results paint a rather healthy picture for gaming giant
Amidst all the recent gloomy news about the future of Nexon in North America and Europe, Nexon today announced healthy financial results for the second quarter of 2019 (April to June). Overall, the net income surpassed expectations despite being down…
Blue Protocol – Debut trailer lands with Closed Alpha starting in Japan this month
First announced last week by Bandai Namco, many more details were revealed earlier yesterday about the new PC action MMORPG, Blue Protocol. Crafted using Unreal Engine 4 by 2 internal teams, namely Bandai Namco Studios and Bandai Namco Online, the…
Lost Ark – Japan server announced along with teaser for new class
Japanese games publisher GameOn today announced it has signed a publishing contract with Korean developer Smilegate to launch Lost Ark in the land of the rising sun. The signing ceremony took part at the Smilegate campus located in Pangyo, Seongnam.…
Dragon’s Dogma Online – Capcom announces closure of Japanese MMORPG
Capcom today announced the closure of Dragon’s Dogma Online in Japan, with the server permanently shutting down on 5 December later this year. Launched back in August 2015, Dragon’s Dogma Online is playable on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Windows…
Blue Protocol – Bandai Namco announces new Unreal Engine 4 MMORPG for PC
Surprising news came out from Japan today as Bandai Namco announced a new MMORPG, Blue Protocol. Developed in-house by a team known as Project Sky Blue with members from Bandai Namco Online and Bandai Namco Studios, Blue Protocol is being…