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Aeria Games inherits 10M players with game portal acquisition

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

Newsbrief: California-based MMO publisher Aeria Games today announced that it has acquired the online games portal Ijji Games from the Korean firm NHN Corporation, adding 10 million new players for a combined player base of more than 35 million unique users worldwide. As part of the acquisition, Aeria Games will receive the first right to publish NHN’s online games outside of Asia, and NHN will … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Wii U’s CES 2012 Appearance Features Only E3 2011 Demos

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

No new Wii U information will come out of CES 2012. Nintendo of America revealed that the upcoming Wii U’s CES appearance will be nothing more than a replay of the E3 2011 showing. The company will not have a booth, and will only be showing the system to members of the media who missed it at E3 last year. Check below for the full comment from Nintendo. “Nintendo of America, working with the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Konami Integrates Digipass Security Into Its Online Games

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

Konami announced today that it will integrate Digipass security technology into its online games and online shopping services, as a means of enhancing protection of user details. The company said that with fraudulent online activity on the rise, it has been necessary to integrate the Digipass security features, made available via an agreement with Internet security company Vasco. Users will be … Continue reading →

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‘Zelda’ marks end of Wii era

Posted on November 28, 2011 by admin

It has been a brutal year for fans of the Wii. Other publishers have stopped bringing AAA games to Nintendo’s low-powered console. The best-reviewed new game on the system, “Xenoblade Chronicles,” has inexplicably been withheld from the United States. Nintendo seems ready to move on to its forthcoming Wii U. Continue reading →

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Report: Bigpoint Makes 2M Euros From A Single DarkOrbit In-Game Item

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

German online games publisher and developer Bigpoint made over 2 million euros of revenue this month on a single in-game item purchase. The company’s free-to-play MMO space shooter DarkOrbit, which launched in December 2006, has seen 66 million registered users in total over its five year life. Earlier this month, BigPoint sold a special in-game item called ‘The 10th Drone’, which cost 1,000 … Continue reading →

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Former CCP Staffers Form Pathfinder Online Studio

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

Ryan Dancey, formerly CMO at Eve Online developer CCP Games, has launched a new development studio that is currently developing an MMO based on the Pathfinder tabletop roleplaying game. Goblinworks currently consists of Dancey, Paizo Publishing CEO Lisa Stevens, and Mark Kalmes, previously a programmer for Microsoft, Cryptic Studios and CCP. Pathfinder Online aims to bringing the world of the … Continue reading →

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GDC China: DeNA Talks ‘Not Very Competitive’ Social Smartphone Game Biz

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

In a talk kicking off GDC China’s Social Games Summit, Japanese executive Kenji Kobayashi of major Japanese smartphone social game network Mobage discussed what makes social gaming businesses successful worldwide, giving hints and tips to social game firms along the way. Kobayashi, who is a key executive and director for DeNA, started his talk at the Shanghai-based event, which runs through … Continue reading →

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Perfect World, Nexon Establish New Online Games Company In Korea

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin

Major Chinese MMO maker Perfect World has announced a partnership with Seoul-based online game publisher Nexon, and the establishment of a new online games company in Korea. The two companies have banded together to establish the tentatively named ‘New Company’, with the aim to manage and operate online games in the region. No other details regarding the company have yet been divulged. Michael … Continue reading →

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Ubisoft: Wii’s Drawsome Tablet Will ‘Test The Market’ For Wii U

Posted on November 8, 2011 by admin

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the company’s recently announced Drawsome tablet for the Wii will serve as a platform to “test the market for the Wii U” before Nintendo’s new console arrives in stores. Speaking in a call accompanying the company’s recent earnings announcement, Guillemot responded to concerns that the soon-to-launch Drawsome was overly similar to THQ’s uDraw by saying that the … Continue reading →

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GDC China Reveals Online Game Sessions From BioWare Austin, Carbine, Bigpoint

Posted on November 8, 2011 by admin

With less than a week left before GDC China, show organizers have revealed three new sessions in the Online Games track, featuring speakers from BioWare Austin on merging casual and hardcore, WildStar developer Carbine on MMO production, and Bigpoint on its 3D web game Drakensang Online (pictured). Taking place November 12-14 at the Shanghai Exhibition Center in Shanghai, the event will once … Continue reading →

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