Colopl, the Japan studio which made mobile games such as Dragon Project and White Cat Project, recently announced that it had “caught” 2 employees trying to manipulate the grossing chart of its new mobile game, Project Babel. Launched in Japan…
Nyou – New PC MMORPG studio nabs over $8 million from Series B funding
South Korean startup developer Nyou today announced it has obtained 9.8 billion Korean Won (around 8.3 million USD) of investment from its Series B round, led by a number of different companies including Maple Investment Partners and Kakao Ventures, which…
Sharkmob – Tencent acquires Swedish indie games developer
Founded just 2 years ago with no games or any products launched, Swedish indie studio Sharkmob today announced it has been 100% acquired by behemoth Tencent Games. No financial details were provided. Unaffected by the acquisition, Sharkmob continues working with…
NetEase – Chinese developer partners with Marvel to create new content for global market
NetEase, one of China’s leading internet and online game services providers, and Marvel Entertainment, the world-famous entertainment company, announced their strategic partnership at NetEase Games Annual Product Launch today. The two companies will collaborate to create original entertainment content based…
Dota Underlords – Valve files various trademarks for possible new game
According to various online sources and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Valve has recently filed trademarks for “DOTA UNDERLORDS”. Under the 3 different filings, it can be confirmed that “DOTA UNDERLORDS” is a video game with plans to…
Rocket League – Developer Psyonix joins Epic Games
[Source] Following the massive global success of Fortnite, this deal doesn’t come much as a shock to me as Epic Games looks to expand its competitive games portfolio. Powered by Unreal Engine 3 and having a smaller but dedicated fan…
PUBG – Developer sues China government board for rejecting trademark request
As reported by the Chinese media, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court recently started a court hearing for a legal case involving PUBG Corp. Back in July 2017, PUBG Corp applied for a trademark for “今晚吃鸡”, which is the Chinese equivalent…
Lineage – Classic MMORPG going Free-to-Play in South Korea
Korean gaming giant NCsoft recently announced it will abolish the subscription “Pay-to-Play” business model for its oldest and more profitable game, Lineage. Starting on 2 May, Lineage will officially enter the Free-to-Play era in South Korea while the old top-up…
Nintendo Switch – Tencent listed as company bringing console to China
According to a new document regarding approved game-related hardware from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, Tencent was revealed to be the company which is bringing Nintendo Switch to the massive market of China. Along with the approval,…
Riot Games – League of Legends developer debuts new company logo in China
Riot Games today announced on its Weibo account (China’s version of Twitter and the country’s largest social media platform) that it has debuted a new logo for the company. The main idea behind this re-design is to make the Riot…
Neowiz Bless Studio – Bless developer to dissolve and merge with parent company
Neowiz Bless Studio, an independent subsidiary of Korean games company Neowiz, will merge with its parent company by 19 June 2019. Once having over 200 employees, its PC MMORPG Bless did not perform really well in South Korea or other…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert developer announces $1 Billion gross sales milestone
[Company website] Pearl Abyss today announced that its open-world action MMORPG franchise Black Desert has surpassed 1 billion USD in gross sales in four years after its initial release. The critically-acclaimed game, which has launched on PC, mobile (in Asia)…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer acquires new studio for global expansion
Vespa, the Korean developer which rose to prominence in recent years due to the global success of mobile RPG King’s Raid, has purchased fellow Korean studio Cocoon Games. Founded in 2013, Cocoon Games made a couple of mobile strategy games,…
Shift Up – Destiny Child developer reveals 2 new games for global market
Shift Up, the up and rising Korean games developer behind mobile RPG Destiny Child, revealed 2 new games for the global market earlier today in a media event titled “Crank in Showcase”. If you did not know, Shift Up’s founder…