That was quick: just two weeks after the release in Canada, Tokyo-based social game maker KLab started offering Lord Of The Dragons in the US App Store yesterday (free download). It’s the first major release in English for KLab, which established KLab America in San Francisco in April this...
Lord Of The Dragons: KLab Releases New Social Card Battle Game In The Canadian App Store [Social Games]
I have mentioned it multiple times in the past: the App Store and Google Play will see a flood of made-in-Japan card battle games in the next few weeks and months. Rage Of Bahamut, Dragon Collection, Deity Wars, Driland, or Dark Summoner were just the beginning. Now Tokyo-based (and listed) social...
Social Game Maker KLab Moves To 1st Section Of Tokyo Stock Exchange [Social Games]
Tokyo-based Klab played a major role in the “kompu gacha” shock story that rocked the Japanese social game industry in the last week. The company is one of Japan’s biggest 3rd-party social game makers and developed titles on Mobage, Yahoo-Mobage, Mixi, GREE, and Nico Nico Douga...
KLab Establishes Klab America In San Francisco [Social Games]
KLab has been relatively serious about doing business outside Japan so far: the company owns Manila-based game maker Cyscorpions, established KLab Global in Singapore, and just bought a foreigner-led gaming startup called Pikkle in Tokyo. And now KLab is going to the US: the company announced it...
KLab Buys Pikkle To Expand International Business [Social Games]
Tokyo-based (and listed) KLab has announced it acquired Pikkle, a social gaming company established in 2005. Pikkle was led by Englishman David “DC” Collier who joins KLab to accelerate its international business. In 2009, Pikkle raised money from Mixi, CyberAgent, and a few other...
Klab Buys Tokyo-Based Gaming Company Dream Laboratory [Social Games]
Klab acquired Tokyo-based social game maker Dream Laboratory, the company announced today. Dream Laboratory was founded in 2006, currently employs 19 people, and offers games on Mobage and Yahoo Mobage. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, but given the current talent crunch in Japan’s...