News December 3, 2020 Silent Hill creator teams up with other industry legends to form Bokeh Game Studio Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama joined forces with game designer Junya Okura (Gravity Rush, Siren) and game designer / producer Kazunobu Sato (The Last Guardian, Siren). The trio announced a new studio called Bokeh Game Studio.
News November 26, 2020 Square Enix shifts to work from home for good On December 1, 2020, Square Enix will kick off a permanent work-from-home program to all executive officers and employees.
News September 22, 2020 Supercell must pay $8.5 million for infringing Gree’s patents A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, ruled that Supercell’s titles like Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars infringe four patents held in the US by Japanese studio Gree. Supercell will now have to pay $8.5 million in royalties to Gree.
News September 18, 2020 Bandai Namco acquires Reflector Entertainment to expand in global markets Bandai Namco announced the acquisition of Montreal-based Reflector Entertainment, co-founded by ex-Creative Director at Ubisoft. The studio is now making its first game Unknown 9: Awakening.
News September 9, 2020 Upgraded Switch likely to support 4K Nintendo is yet to reveal the next Switch model, but insiders have already shared some information on the hardware.
News September 4, 2020 App Store critisized in Japan over inconsistent enforcement of its own guidelines Apple has come under fire in Japan. Dozens of local developers have criticized the App Store’s policies. Now the tech giant will be investigated by Japan’s antitrust regulator. Surprisingly, it’s not about Apple’s 30% commission.
News August 27, 2020 Voodoo opens new offices across Asia-Pacific region Following the recent investment from Tencent, French hypercasual publisher Voodoo is launching new offices across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
News June 30, 2020 CD Projekt Red to change Cyberpunk 2077 for release in Japan The Japanese release of Cyberpunk 2077 will be heavily censored when the game comes out on November 19.
News May 5, 2020 Video game certification to resume in Japan Japan’s Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) will resume its review process on May 7.