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Entries in ‘japan’ (66)

Sony cuts profit projections on games division to 2%
24th May 2013, 12:26pm

News: Sony cuts profit projections on games division to 2%

PlayStation manufacturer cuts back predictions by six per cent

Square Enix America CEO leaves company
24th May 2013, 7:55am

News: Square Enix America CEO leaves company

Mike Fischer leaves game publisher for Amazon's digital music and video in Japan

PlayStation creator heads to Marvelous AQL
10th May 2013, 11:26am

News: PlayStation creator heads to Marvelous AQL

Ken Kutaragi to assist with Japanese publisher's business fortunes

Interview: Silicon Studio
26th April 2013, 10:00am

Features: Interview: Silicon Studio

We ask the Japanese middleware outfit about bringing Yebis 2 to a global audience

Platinum Games dissatisfied with sales
17th April 2013, 3:45pm

News: Platinum Games dissatisfied with sales

Bayonetta was Japanese studio’s biggest seller by the end of 2012

Kabam establishes $50m fund for Japanese devs
8th April 2013, 12:26pm

News: Kabam establishes $50m fund for Japanese devs

US firm to take revenue share of 30 per cent

Pride holding back Japanese devs, says Inafune
4th April 2013, 11:05am

News: Pride holding back Japanese devs, says Inafune

'They know they have to learn more from western games, but they don’t know what to do or how to do it'

SoftBank fronts $250m for mobile dev GungHo
26th March 2013, 3:21pm

News: SoftBank fronts $250m for mobile dev GungHo

Telecomms giant increases stake in company by 20 per cent to 58.5 per cent

Yoichi Wada resigns as Square Enix warns of huge losses
26th March 2013, 10:08am

News: Yoichi Wada resigns as Square Enix warns of huge losses

Final Fantasy publisher warns of 'extraordinary losses' in its current financial year

Codemasters parent buys mobile outfits in Japan and Korea
11th March 2013, 3:34pm

News: Codemasters parent buys mobile outfits in Japan and Korea

Bluesom and Funnel Japan join Reliance Big Entertainment

PlayStation division sales dip 15%
7th February 2013, 2:02pm

News: PlayStation division sales dip 15%

PlayStation Vita forecasts cut, but electronics giant is pulling out of financial dive

Capcom profits rise, despite lukewarm response to RE6
4th February 2013, 1:28pm

News: Capcom profits rise, despite lukewarm response to RE6

Resident Evil maker sees increase in income, despite poor response to its lead franchise

Capcom: Resident Evil stagnating from 'too many' releases
4th February 2013, 12:35pm

News: Capcom: Resident Evil stagnating from 'too many' releases

Producer admits inundating the market has tarnished the franchise

GungHo acquires Grasshopper Manufacture
30th January 2013, 10:05am

News: GungHo acquires Grasshopper Manufacture

Suda 51's studio bought by online gaming publisher

Microsoft Points 'damaging' for Japanese XBLA devs
24th January 2013, 12:10pm

News: Microsoft Points 'damaging' for Japanese XBLA devs

Studios losing out due to Microsoft paying out revenues based on US dollar instead of the Yen

DeNA teams up with Nexon
22nd January 2013, 7:06am

News: DeNA teams up with Nexon

Partnership brings games to Japan through DeNA's Mobage platform

Nintendo 3DS shifts ten million units in Japan
9th January 2013, 11:42am

News: Nintendo 3DS shifts ten million units in Japan

Handheld reaches milestone after 98 weeks

Luminous engine remains exclusive to Square Enix
4th January 2013, 10:21am

News: Luminous engine remains exclusive to Square Enix

Final Fantasy developer has no plans to license its next-gen technology

Sony ends PS2 production in Japan
2nd January 2013, 10:50am

News: Sony ends PS2 production in Japan

Console giant ceases manufacturing of hardware in home nation only

TERA goes free-to-play in the Far East
2nd January 2013, 10:15am

News: TERA goes free-to-play in the Far East

Japanese and South Korean players get free access to fantasy MMO

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