By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry

DeNA Gets License For Transformers Mobile Social Games [Social Games]

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DeNA today announced it inked a deal with Hasbro under which the Mobage operator has a three-year exclusive right to create and publish games based on the Transformers franchise.

The first Transformers game will hit Mobage on iOS and Android worldwide “later this year” – with the exception of Japan.

In Japan, a mobile social game called “Transformer – The Live” actually hit Mobage in May 2011 (here’s the website). Another title based on the franchise, “Transformers for GREE”, was released in February this year.

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By Dr. Serkan Toto – On Japan's Game Industry