Games Industry
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Games development gets training boost in S'pore
News update Center set up by Nanyang Polytechnic and Sony Computer Entertainment Asia will train students to develop games on PlayStation platforms.
Tags: Games, Product development and design, Training, Sony Playstation, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, Games Development, Sony PlayStation 3, industry
Asia must localize for global gamers
News Asian countries keen to be game hubs still need to work at localization and content issues for a larger market, say market experts.
Tags: Games, Gamer, Game players, Market, India, China, revenue, barrier, talent, incentive
S'pore body unveils digital media mentorship
News Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation and Media Development Authority launch program to mentor country's interactive digital media startups.
Tags: Digital media, Software, IP Television, SingTel, Singapore, interactive digital media industry, Industry Body, mobile digital media, network, broadcaster
The business reality of being a S'pore gamer
Blogs The Beijing Olympics came to a close last weekend, and Singapore spent much of this week celebrating the nation's lone m...
Social games widen Asian audience
News Online games with easier gameplay and lower hardware requirements open Asia's games market to new demographics, say industry watchers.
Tags: Games, Game players, Gamer, Facebook, Apple Inc., revenue, Gamer, International Data Corp., Singapore, Online Game
Ex-MySpace CEO wants to gamble on social games
News In Chris DeWolfe's new venture, sources say, he'll attempt to snowball a bunch of social online games properties and pit himself against industry leader Mark Pincus of Zynga.
Tags: Games, Facebook, MySpace, Rupert Murdoch, CEO, Online Game, News Corp., entertainment, TechCrunch, private equity
S'pore govt, Razer unveil games R&D lab
News New US$21 million initiative aims to mentor local game startups and allow them to learn from, and exchange ideas with global game powerhouses.
Tags: Games, Game players, Digital media, Software, Gamer, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, game company, Digital media, Microsoft Xbox
PlayStation Go digital, but not all to follow
News Digital downloads can help "lock out" content pirates, but games companies say they will not shift business model solely to online platform.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, Microsoft Xbox Live, software, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, entertainment, Microsoft Xbox
'PS3 Slim' rumor fervor hard to fathom
News commentary Given that Sony's flagship video game console has lagged badly behind its Nintendo and Microsoft rivals, it's hard to see why people are so worked up over a device that might not even exist.
Tags: Game players, Product marketing, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Nintendo Wii, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Corp.
Video game industry sales finally take a hit
News Industry still performing better than most, but in March, for the first time in the recession, its year-over-year revenues dropped.
Tags: Games, Game players, Video Game, hardware sale, Video, Sales, Nintendo Wii, Hardware, Sony PlayStation 3, NPD Group Inc.
Early returns show strong holiday video game console sales
News Microsoft said its Xbox 360 had the strongest holiday season of its lifetime, while Sony and Nintendo both tout their own sales success.
Tags: Games, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Microsoft Corp., Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sales, Video Game Console, Forecasting
Video games industry defies recession
News Sector's sales in February increases 10 percent year-over-year to reach US$1.47 billion, according to data released by analyst NPD Group.
Tags: Digital media, Games, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Sony PlayStation 2, Sales, Digital media, Video Games Industry, Nintendo Wii
Thailand's video games potential
News International experts view Thailand as a professional and fast growing source for game and animation development and services, advising that now is the right time to bring Thai products to the global market.
Tags: Games, Video Game, Thailand, Animation, Video, game company, 3D, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Apple iPhone
Game over for UK games industry?
News Britain is in danger of losing its edge in the global games industry as investment flounders and broadband remains too expensive, a report from thinktank Demos warns.
China, India ready for games industry
News The games industry is set to become big business in China and India.
