NCsoft recently announced the acquisition of two domestic indie studios, NOVN and Dotomchi Games, for 800 million Korean Won (around 740,500 USD). These 2 indie studios focuses on mobile development, and have been around for some time despite not having any hit…
Xbox One – Head of Xbox Japan resigns over disastrous sales figures
[Source] In the wake of the Xbox One launch in Japan, head of Xbox Japan Takashi Sensui (middle, with microphone) has resigned from his post, Sensui, who took over as head in 2006, will be transferred to the company’s U.S.…
Perfect World – Income down due to falling number of Neverwinter players
Perfect World’s profits fell for 3Q, due in part to the performance of its operations in the US. In the latest financial report, during the three-month period ended Sep 30 2014, Perfect World reported ¥60.7 billion ($9.9 million) in net income…
Snail Games USA – CEO being sued for unfair dismissal and racism
[Source] David Runyan, who joined Snail Games USA in 2012 as its director of game operations, is suing CEO Shi Hai over claims of racism and unfair dismissal. He also claimed that Shi Hai is a “volatile individual who would often make…
World of Warcraft – Developer in potential legal case over panda design
While Blizzard Entertainment and its Chinese partner, NetEase, won a legal battle over the IP infringement of Hearthstone recently, it seems they are ready for another legal case with Snail Games. You see, Snail Games launched a new mobile game…
NCsoft – WildStar sales dropped by 43% while Lineage 1 grows stronger
NCsoft today released its quarterly financial records, and overall, the company did well in the 3rd quarter compared to the first 2 quarters of 2014. Total sales globally were up, with Aion and Lineage 1 the main contributors. Old is…
WildStar – Carbine Studios claims NCsoft is still supporting the game
[Source] With recent negative reports about Carbine Studios (here and here), the developer of WildStar talked to Eurogamer to put things on record, officially. While speaking to NCsoft West CEO a few weeks ago about WildStar’s future, the reply was…
Transformers Universe – Developer Jagex looking at possible layoffs
[Game website] Jagex, developer of browser classic RuneScape, recently acknowledged that layoffs will possibly hit the team behind Transformers Universe. The UK-based studio is currently in the consultation process with affected employees, and some will find new roles within the company.…
Hearthstone – Blizzard wins legal case against copycat game in China
While not many folks in the gaming industry have faith in China’s legal system when it comes to IP rights, they can be heartened to know that Blizzard Entertainment and publisher NetEase won a legal battle against a local developer…
Carbine Studios – Employees slam studio management on Glassdoor
Carbine Studios, a studio under NCsoft which recently fired 60 employees after WildStar’s launch, is back in the headlines. This time, it seems disgruntled employees, both currently working or left, have gone on Glassdoor to slam the management team, as…
Microsoft – Mass global layoffs spread to Xbox development studio in China
After the recent closure of Xbox Entertainment Studios in North America, layoffs continues to hit offices related to the Xbox brand (and Microsoft departments in general). This time, the whole Xbox development studio in Shenzhen, China, was affected, with around…
Puzzle & Dragons – Developer made US$4.5 million revenue per day
Japanese mobile games developer, GungHo, recently announced it latest financial report, which revealed it made roughly US$4.5 million revenue per day during the first nine months of 2014. The main contributor is singled out as its hit mobile game, Puzzle &…
Capcom – Operating income falls by over 40% in latest financial report
Capcom just announced some rather alarming numbers, with both sales and profits falling drastically for the 6 months ending on September 30, 2014. The Japanese developer powerhouse citied a lack of major software launch during this period, with Ultra Street Fighter…
NCsoft – WildStar developer takes major hit with latest round of layoffs
NCsoft just revealed that layoffs have hit the Western offices, including Carbine Studios, developer of WildStar. However, ArenaNet, developer of Guild Wars 2 and subsidiary of NCsoft, remains unaffected by this round of layoffs. Looks like Blade & Soul for…