[Source] One of the most popular Free-to-Play games currently, Warframe suffered a cyber-attack almost two years ago, but developer Digital Extremes only just found out about it. Through the exploit on the old Drupal website, over 775,000 player email addresses were…
Overwatch – Team shooter reigns supreme on PC bang usage chart
The almost-impossible has been achieved, as Overwatch claimed the throne of top PC bang (internet cafe) game from former champion, League of Legends. From the metrics given by Gametrics on 21 June, which tracks thousands of PC bangs in the…
Supercell – Tencent paying over USD 8 billion to become majority shareholder
[Press Release] After weeks of speculation, Tencent today confirmed it has bought out all of Japanese company Softbank’s shares in Finnish mobile games developer, Supercell. The whole deal will cost Tencent a massive USD 8.57 billion for a majority stake…
Kakao Games Corporation – Black Desert publisher changing name again
Less than a year after the name change to NZIN Corporation, the gaming division of Kakao is gearing up for another corporate name change. Kakao, if you did not know, is famous for the popular South Korean chat app, KakaoTalk.…
Overwatch – Team shooter set to claim top spot from League of Legends
Overwatch is the hottest game release in recent months, and it is no wonder everyone is trying out the game. In South Korea, the invincible League of Legends is looking likely to lose its top market share spot among PC…
Overwatch – New shooter continues to increase PC bang market share
After a stellar opening in PC bangs (gaming cafes) in South Korea, Overwatch continues to erode market share from long-time leader, League of Legends. According to Gametrics’ data from yesterday, Overwatch now owns 23.79% of time spent in PC bangs,…
Aeria Games – Publisher announces impending merger with Gamigo AG
[Press Release] Gamigo AG and Aeria Games Europe GmbH, two of the leading European games publishers, have agreed a strategic merger of their companies and are jointly taking the next step toward creating a leading platform on the consolidation of…
Tencent – China giant set to pay billions for majority stake in Supercell
[Source] Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings is in talks with SoftBank to buy its majority stake in Supercell, the Finland-based developer of some of the world’s most popular mobile games, according to people briefed on the discussions. Tencent’s talks with SoftBank are still…
Legend of Titan – Internet rages over mobile clone of Overwatch
As you might have read over the past day, the first clone of Blizzard’s upcoming online team shooter, Overwatch, has surfaced in China (no surprises), loosely translated as “Legend of Titan.” A mobile game, it was first shown at the…
Valiant Force – FunPlus and XII Braves team up for launch later this year
[Game website] FunPlus, the publisher of top ranking mobile game Dot Arena and worldwide leader in social games, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with mobile game developer XII Braves. Through this multi-million investment, FunPlus becomes…
Legend of DOTA – Valve and Blizzard reach truce with Chinese companies
Back in November last year, Valve and Blizzard stated their intent to continue purusing a legal victory over Chinese companies Longtu Games and Lilith Games over the copyright infringement found in the mobile game, Legend of DOTA. Yesterday, Longtu Games claimed a…
Lineage Eternal – NCsoft delays Closed Beta for action MMORPG
During its financial announcement for the 1st quarter of 2016, developer NCsoft announced the first Closed Beta phase for Lineage Eternal for South Korea has been moved from early 2016 to the “3rd quarter of 2016”, which is anytime between…
League of Legends – Tencent sues Chinese developer for IP infringement
Tencent, the parent company of Riot Games, recently sued a Chinese developer for IP and copyright infringement with regards to League of Legends. The accussed, a prominent studio known as GY Games, has a mobile game titled “Cutest Heroes” where…
Smilegate – Founder of once-failing studio is now Korea’s 4th richest man
According to Forbes, the founder of developer Smilegate, Kwon Hyuk-Bin, is now South Korea’s 4th richest man. Kwon Hyuk-Bin currently owns 100% shares of Smilegate Holdings, and his company was once on the edge of closing down. Tencent, China’s biggest…