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Rakuten and Blackstorm launch HTML5-based mobile games platform

Rakuten and Blackstorm launch HTML5-based mobile games platform

The new R Games portal starts with 15 titles, including re-envisioned versions of beloved classics like PacMan and Space Invaders.
Nadine Freischlad · · 3 min read
Forget Netflix and chill. This 20 year-old founder wants you to play

Forget Netflix and chill. This 20 year-old founder wants you to play

Commitment is out. Gaming app raises funding to keep India playing casual.
Kylee McIntyre · · 3 min read
Gree admits failure with browser-based mobile gaming, shifts half of workforce to make native games for iOS and Android

Gree admits failure with browser-based mobile gaming, shifts half of workforce to make native games for iOS and Android

In response to crashing revenue and net income, Gree is leaving browser games behind in favor of native mobile games.
David Corbin · · 2 min read
HTML5 game company founder: we don’t need to innovate, we just need to be good

HTML5 game company founder: we don’t need to innovate, we just need to be good

It’s undeniable that the gaming industry is very big, especially in Asia. While the overall global gaming market amounts to an estimated US$70 billion with expected steady growth over the
Saiyai Sakawee · · 4 min read

Committed to moving beyond hardware, Foxconn announces first mobile game will be out “in six months”

Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, held a meeting with select media representatives last Thursday in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where he confirmed his company’s dedication to moving away from contract manufacturing for
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read

Opera's Chinese mobile browser has over 100 million downloads, game platform coming soon

We just learned that Opera’s Chinese mobile browser, Oupeng, has over 100 million downloads in China. It is still far short of UC Browser’s numbers, but 100 million downloads ain’t
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

Opera’s Chinese mobile browser has over 100 million downloads, game platform coming soon

We just learned that Opera’s Chinese mobile browser, Oupeng, has over 100 million downloads in China. It is still far short of UC Browser’s numbers, but 100 million downloads ain’t
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

Youku Revamps Homepage for Smaller Screens In Response to “Exponential” Mobile Traffic

As we explained last month, China’s top video site has 150 million daily mobile users. In order to cater to all those mobile viewers, Youku (NYSE:YOKU) has rolled out a
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Terrabook: Building Educational Mobile Apps And Platforms For Vietnamese Kids

A model that I’m encountering more and more lately in Vietnam is an outsourcing-to-product business growth pattern. It’s where a company starts out doing outsourcing for clients, and then slowly
Anh-Minh Do · · 2 min read

NMA Launches Ridiculous ‘North Korea Smackdown’ HTML5 Game

North Korea’s missile belligerence has been the target of an awful lot of humor, but the folks at Taiwan’s Next Media Animation have taken things a step farther and gone
C. Custer · · 1 min read