According to the latest report from research firm Newzoo, Tencent is once again at the top of the global game revenues ranking list for 2014, successfully defending its crown from 2013. The China giant has minimal influence in the West,…
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Tencent – Record year for IT giant in 2014 with USD 4 billion profits
When I first started researching the China market, a colleague joked with me about Tencent, claiming the company might just worth ten cents since it is from China. Today, Tencent announced that its profits increased 53% in 2014 from 2013 (year…
Smilegate – CrossFire developer takes No.2 spot in 2014 gaming revenue
According to reports from the Korean media, Smilegate has taken over NCsoft in the No.2 spot for gaming revenue for the year 2014. Much of the revenue should derive from CrossFire, still the current No.1 online shooter in China published…
NCsoft – Korean developer announces record revenue for the year of 2014
NCsoft, currently embroiled in a massive “civil war” with its biggest shareholder, Nexon, today announced its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2014 and for the whole year of 2014 as well. Total sales for 2014 increased slightly by…
Tencent Games Carnival 2014 – A look at the various game trailers
Tencent held its annual games carnival over the weekend, and other than ArcheAge and Blade & Soul, there are several client games on show as well. For Naruto Online, a new combo trailer was displayed, with the game having entered…
Project HON – Full game trailer now available as G-Star 2014 closes
G-Star 2014 actually ended more than 24 hours ago, but NCsoft decided to release the full trailer for Project HON only hours ago. The trailer includes interviews with the team, as well as more game footage goodness for the new…
AIMA – New action side-scroller makes G-Star 2014 debut under Nexon Korea
Nexon Korea is not just busy collecting cute and anime-ish games, but also looking at the action genre pretty closely as well. One of the many games to be published under Nexon Korea, AIMA is an action side-scroller developed by…
Closers – Nexon Korea reveals new 60FPS trailer for G-Star 2014
Nexon held its G-Star 2014 preview event earlier, and while some new trailers will only be released next week, Closers got its awesome trailer early. Making use of YouTube’s new 60FPS function, Closers’ game action look must closer to the…
Nexon G-Star 2014 Preview – 15 games to make appearances at event
Earlier today, Nexon held its G-Star 2014 Preview event, showcasing 15 games which the mega corporation will be showcasing in some form at next week’s main event. Most of the G-Star game trailers will only be revealed next week, such…
NCsoft – Lineage Eternal and Project HON to appear at G-Star 2014
The G-Star 2014 page has gone live for NCsoft, and as expected, Lineage Eternal will be taking center stage at the annual event.The developer will also be showcasing Project HON for the first time to the public. There will apparently…
Tree of Savior – IMC Games rents a booth in business hall at G-Star 2014
[Source] Uncovered by a fan-site, the developer of Tree of Savior, IMC Games, will be making a presence at G-Star 2014 with a booth in the business (B2B) hall. They are certainly there to look for new business opportunities, since NHN Hangame…
Overwatch – Blizzard reveals new team-based shooter at BlizzCon 2014
[Game website] Blizzard Entertainment sprung a little surprise over at BlizzCon 2014 by announcing a brand new IP, Overwatch, which appeared in a recent trademark filing. Overwatch is an online team-based shooter, with several heroes (or characters) with unique abilities…
King of Wushu – New game trailer revealed at Nvidia Game Festival 2014
Developer of Age of Wushu, Snail Games, recently revealed a new technical trailer for King of Wushu over at Nvidia Game Festival 2014, which took place at Shanghai. The trailer focuses on the living environment, as well character movements in…
League of Legends – Popular MOBA poised to be top global earner in 2014
Poised to take over China’s CrossFire which held the throne last year, League of Legends is now the top worldwide earner for 2014 (Jan to Sep) in the MMO category. The final annual numbers have yet to be calculated since there…