Announced on 19 Sep 2014, Shinra Technologies (namesake taken from Final Fantasy) was coined as “the next evolution in gaming” with world-class facilities. Unfortunately, the ambitious company has been dissolved, as announced by parent Square Enix. The closure, due to lack of…
Angry Birds – NHN Studio 629 developing game based on popular IP
Studio 629, under IT giant NHN, announced it has signed a deal with Rovio Entertainment to develop a mobile game based on the popular Angry Birds series. This is apparently the first time Rovio Entertainment has worked directly with a Korean developer. Studio…
Activision Blizzard – $46 million spent to acquire eSports company assets
It seems like Activision Blizzard, home to games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and more recently Candy Crush, is getting serious about eSports. MLG today announced it has sold “substantially all” assets to Activision Blizzard for 46…
NZIN – Korean publisher aiming Southeast Asia as core market
Earlier this month, new Korean mobile games publisher NZIN revealed a brand identity trailer highlighting the major games it is publishing for the domestic Korean market next year. Today, it was announced the publisher will go multi-platform, including mobile, Smart TV,…
Firefall – Red 5 Studios was unable to meet payroll on Christmas Day
[Source] According to a recent Reddit post, developer Red 5 Studios “failed to meet payroll” on Christmas Day, 25 December. It was claimed Red 5 Studios is now currently working with China-based parent company, The9, to fulfil its salary obligations.…
NCsoft – South Korea studio now hiring for new Unreal Engine 4 shooter
Recently, NCsoft posted jobs related to a new game simply referred as “FPS project”. There are now positions available, including System Design, Concept Art, 3D Character Art, 3D Environment Art, and UI. Some of these positions require experience in Unreal…
Beyond Lineage – New mobile games revealed for 17th anniversary
After 17 years, Lineage has remained as NCsoft’s top earning product, which says much about the game’s longevity. Earlier today, NCsoft held a live event called “Beyond Lineage” to showcase the future. Technically, the 2 mobiles games are still “within…
Gigantic – Windows 10 MOBA studio lays off 16 staff after gigantic delay
[Source] Originally scheduled to launch its first game this time of the year, new developer Motiga recently announced it has sent 16 employees packing due to a delay in Gigantic’s launch. The Windows 10-only MOBA will now launch next year on Xbox…
NZIN – New Korean mobile publisher aims to launch 17 titles next year
Founded this year by the former CEO of CJ E&M (Netmarble) and Wemade Entertainment, Namgoong Hun, NZIN is a new player in the mobile publishing market in South Korea. Who said the games market in Asia is too crowded? Even without an…
Legend of DOTA – Blizzard and Valve continue to pursue claims in China
First made public in May this year, Blizzard Entertainment and Valve launched a lawsuit against China developer Llith Games and publisher Longtu Games for copyright and trademark infringements in character designs found in the mobile game, Legend of DOTA. The heavyweight claimants…
NCsoft – Korean gaming giant announces Western mobile studio
Today, NCsoft West officially announced the name of its new mobile gaming division, Iron Tiger. Iron Tiger is located in San Mateo, California, and is focused on developing original mobile games, as well as titles inspired by NCsoft’s existing game…
Borderlands Online – Fate unknown as 2K Games shuts down in China
Earlier today, it was revealed on several Chinese websites that 2K Games has shut down its Shanghai headquarters and Hangzhou office in China. 2K Games Shanghai was working on Borderlands Online, which was set to be published by Shanda Games.…
Lineage Eternal – NCsoft delays Closed Beta phase until next year
Today, NCsoft released its earnings release for the 3rd quarter of 2015. As seen below, overall sales are down worldwide for the South Korean developer. WildStar’s Free-to-Play transition’s sales will be reflected in the next earnings release. During the conference call, NCsoft…
Nexon – Major PC online game missing from G-Star 2015 lineup
Earlier today, Nexon held its G-Star 2015 preview conference in South Korea. A total of 7 PC onlne games and 8 mobile games were announced in its lineup, but the highly-anticipated Peria Chronicles was no where to be seen. If…