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Sea Group: Singapore’s ‘oops’ company?
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Sea Group: Singapore’s ‘oops’ company?

No one had predicted Sea Group’s meteoric rise. But its formation stood on the shoulders of the government’s immigrant-friendly policies.
Melissa Goh · · 9 min read
IMDA launches, announces new programs in Singapore’s Smart Nation roadmap

IMDA launches, announces new programs in Singapore’s Smart Nation roadmap

The joint entity that emerged from Singapore’s IDA and MDA has officially launched and this is its mission statement.
Michael Tegos · · 4 min read
Singapore restructures IDA and MDA. What will it mean for the tech industry?

Singapore restructures IDA and MDA. What will it mean for the tech industry?

In 2016, IDA and MDA will be no more. They will refashion to form the IMBA and GTO. We analyze if this is a good thing.
Terence Lee · · 5 min read
4 years on, a look at where Games Solution Center has succeeded and failed

4 years on, a look at where Games Solution Center has succeeded and failed

Singapore’s Games Solution Centre has been around for a while, almost four years now. We take a look at where it has succeeded and failed.
Mary-Anne Lee · · 7 min read

MDA clarifies: games will be safe from Remote Gambling Act

Games developed and published in Singapore will be safe from the broad Remote Gambling Act passed last year.
Mary-Anne Lee · · 2 min read

With more regulations in hand, guess who the MDA is after now?

Hint: Popular video streaming sites such as YouTube will be affected.
Daniel Tay · · 2 min read

Singapore developers, here's your chance to make a game for Singapore's 50th birthday!

In view of Singapore’s upcoming fiftieth birthday as a nation, the Media Development Authority (MDA) of the country has put out a call for celebratory games. While select development studios
Mary-Anne Lee · · 2 min read

Like lego blocks, Singapore government to double size of the Block 71 startup experiment

An artist’s impression of JTC LaunchPad. Block 71, a government experiment to bring the startup community under one roof, will double its capacity by the end of the year from
Terence Lee · · 4 min read

Did you know Dusty Revenge was produced by a multimedia company?

Dusty Revenge is one hell of a game, and who’d have guessed it came from a company whose only practical game design background was making flash browser games?
Mary-Anne Lee · · 6 min read

Go away MDA, and leave Singapore’s news startups alone

Update: Edits were made to clarify the fact that Breakfast Network does not yet fall under the new licensing rules. Therefore, it did not need to pay a performance bond.
Terence Lee · · 4 min read