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Transgaming acquires Oberon Smart TV division
Deal covers distribution agreements and a catalogue of over 100 games
4th January 2012 @ 3:49pm
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Maltese games push to create 100 new jobs
Ex-SCEE boss Chris Deering to lead MMO company
30th November 2011 @ 9:03am
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Business
Samsung in "final talks" on Google TV
New wave of Google TV to launch next year, but not at CES
22nd November 2011 @ 4:16pm
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Hardware
Southeast Asian online market to hit $1bn by 2015
2011 revenues will top $474 million, says research firm
22nd November 2011 @ 9:14am
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Online
New Zealand industry grows 46 per cent in 12 months
Survey of 21 studios reveals 114 new jobs created, 99 more in the coming year
17th November 2011 @ 9:31am
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Developers
Microsoft: Onlive and Gaikai point the way forward
"Really exciting" work on cloud gaming for consoles is already underway
14th November 2011 @ 9:03am
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Online
Asiasoft takes Blizzard titles to Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore
Distribution deal signed for World Of Warcraft, Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty and the upcoming Diablo III
19th October 2011 @ 10:33am
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New publisher Red Stallion targets Arabian Gulf market
Business a result of Trans Technologies and Digital Development Management collaboration
28th September 2011 @ 7:46am
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Publishers
PC and freemium key to growth in emerging countries
Newzoo survey forecasts $4.7b spending in Russia, Brazil, Mexico this year
14th September 2011 @ 9:27am
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Retail
Gaikai receives new investment from Intel
Social game analytics firm Swrve also among companies sharing $24m in funding
12th September 2011 @ 7:38am
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Business
Zeebo Inc. raises $17m in equity funding
Developing wireless console for emerging markets, due for launch in 2012
30th August 2011 @ 2:37pm
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Hardware
Tencent posts quarterly profits of $362m
Chinese online giant dips from last quarter but continues year on year growth
10th August 2011 @ 3:24pm
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Sony opens PSN Store for Brazilian gamers
Blog and official site go live as Sony expands into Latin America
25th July 2011 @ 7:39am
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Publishers
500 million connected TVs to be sold by 2015
A new DisplaySearch report forecasts rapid worldwide growth for smart TVs
11th July 2011 @ 7:53am
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Hardware
Shanda Games pushing IP to Renren, Tencent, Sina
Chinese developer expanding to portals and social networks after positive financials
1st June 2011 @ 2:09pm
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Chinese online market grew 25% in 2010
Industry now worth $5 billion, with $8 billion predicted for 2014
12th April 2011 @ 10:54am
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Financial
Chinese Starcraft II launch scheduled for April
Open beta begins today, with analysts predicting big gains for publisher NetEase
29th March 2011 @ 10:17am
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Online
Internet cafes to generate $19 billion sales in 2011
Report estimates 350,000 internet cafes across Asia, despite increasing PC home ownership
23rd March 2011 @ 9:01am
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Business
Zynga opens India studio
200 staff planned for largest office outside the US
10th March 2011 @ 4:31pm
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Social Network
PC games market has grown 20% to $16bn
China is largest and fastest-growing market, claims PCGA
1st March 2011 @ 8:32am
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Business
PlayJam looks to Germany, China and USA
UK TV games firm seeking regional partners and devs
28th February 2011 @ 2:03pm
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Gamebase extending Chinese reach
Ben Mowery to head up new operations as Gamebryo engine demand increases
25th February 2011 @ 9:53am
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NetEase exceeds expectations with Q4 financials
Chinese WoW publisher pulls $254m in quarterly revenue, profit of $168.7m
24th February 2011 @ 1:49pm
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Financial
Digi-Capital: Investment demand still exceeds supply
Devs with 100% growth and operating margins of 50% struggle for funding
22nd February 2011 @ 10:53am
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Social Network
Vietnamese gov't: ISPs to block online game access after 10pm
Ministry of Information concerned about social impact
22nd February 2011 @ 9:52am
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Online
Abu Dhabi Media Company founds Karkadann Games
Middle Eastern studio will release first game in February
31st January 2011 @ 10:41am
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Developers
South East Asia to double revenues by 2014 - report
Niko Partners paper predicts 90 million gamers generating over $830 million
27th January 2011 @ 10:53am
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Business
First game for new Chinese console revealed
Mixamo-developed Flyimal to debut on new hardware this year, powered by Unity platform
18th January 2011 @ 6:07pm
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Games
Hardware
New initiatives to encourage UK/Singapore collaboration
Serious games funding aims to share markets and encourage spread of learning and training software
17th January 2011 @ 10:55am
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Developers
Sony targeting Chinese mainland
New HQ to develop games, train staff for estimated $15bn market
14th January 2011 @ 9:07am
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