Back in 2020, Singapore-based gaming company Garena (subsidiary of the SEA group) acquired US-based games developer Phoenix Labs for a reported USD 150 million. In our news article, we mentioned a few concerns that we had with this acquisition, citing…
Project D – Open world action MORPG aims to be more than Dragon Nest and not a sequel
Korean developer Hound13 made some waves in the gaming industry 2 weeks back when Project D was announced, given that it looks similar to Dragon Nest with the studio founded by formers core members of the Dragon Nest development team.…
Project D – First look at new co-op action RPG from Hundred Soul developer
Back in July 2021, it was announced that Korean developer Hound13 received a major investment from Singapore-based game publisher Garena and is working on Project D and Project M. Today, the first look at Project D was showcased for the…
Garena – Singapore game company invests USD 25 million in new Korean developer
According to reports in South Korea, Singapore-based game company Garena has invested 30 billion Korean Won (around USD 25 million) in new Korean developer Alt9. Alt9 was founded in December 2021 with a grand aim to “innovate the stagnant mobile…
Project M – Garena-backed Korean developer teases new PC + console with combat preview trailer
If you did not know, Singapore-based gaming company Garena invested “some” money back in July into Korean developer Hound13, the studio formed by former Dragon Nest veterans and launched Hundred Soul as its first title. Project M will be Hound13’s…
Hound13 – Korean studio receives massive investment from Garena
Korean developer Hound13, known for its first mobile action RPG titled Hundred Soul, yesterday announced it has received a major investment of more than USD 17.5 million from Southeast Asia games company, Garena. Other than publishing League of Legends in…
Undawn – SEA publisher announced with Pre-Alpha registration now live
Following the recent game reveal of Undawn, developed by the Chinese team which made PUBG Mobile, the publisher for the Southeast Asia server (including Taiwan and Macau) has been announced. Garena, which found major success with Free Fire and League…
Fairy Tail: Forces Unite! – Garena launches new Fairy Tail mobile game in Taiwan
A new mobile RPG based on the popular Fairy Tail IP launched in Taiwan recently by Garena, titled Fairy Tail: Forces Unite!, and we decided to take a quick look. We have tried a couple Fairy Tail mobile games in…
Garena – Parent company posts USD 1.46 billion net loss for 2019
In an astonishing financial report revealed by Sea Limited (parent company of Garena) recently, a hefty net loss of USD 1.46 billion was posted for the full year of 2019. Other than Garena, Sea Limited has other subsidiaries such as…
Phoenix Labs – Singapore’s Garena acquires North America developer of Dauntless
Sea Limited, the parent company of games company Garena, has acquired Phoenix Labs, an acclaimed independent games development company and the studio behind the popular cross-platform co-op action RPG, Dauntless. The teams intend to work together to continue building Phoenix…
Ace Force – Rumors point to Garena preparing mobile FPS for tests this week
According to rumors, Garena is holding a Focus Group Test for a mysterious new test this week. This game in question is supposedly “similar” with Overwatch, and the prime suspect is Ace Force, a new mobile team-based FPS which launched…
Contra: Return – Garena begins SEA pre-registration for new mobile shooter
[Pre-register] Garena, the digital entertainment platform under Sea Group, has announced the start of the Southeast Asia pre-registration phase for Contra: Return, the highly anticipated mobile game based on the classic “Contra” franchise. It is co-developed by both Tencent’s Timi…
Arena of Valor – Popular mobile MOBA launches in Singapore, Malaysia, and Philippines
Known as the top downloaded and grossing mobile game 王者荣耀 in China, 传说对决 in Taiwan, Penta Storm in South Korea, and Realm of Valor in Thailand, Arena of Valor has landed for players in Philippines, Malaysia, and Singapore! We have…
Arena of Valor – Garena prepares to launch mobile MOBA in remaining SEA countries
[Facebook page] After launching separate servers in Indonesia and Thailand, Garena is finally preparing to launch Arena of Valor (AOV) in the remaining Southeast Asia countries, mainly Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines, which will share a server. Known as 王者荣耀,…