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...
On GREE Global: Konami’s Dragon Collection Hits The Canadian App Store [Social Games]
Dragon Collection, the biggest 3rd-party social game on GREE, is finally getting an English version. Maker Konami released an iOS app in the Canadian App Store on August 21 (it’s not available anywhere else at this point). The company couldn’t resist and write that the game has six...
DeNA’s Q1 FY2012 Report: Revenue Reaches Record-High, Mobage International Growing [Social Games]
Kompu what? DeNA released their financial report for Q1 FY2012 today (April to June 2012), and things are looking pretty good for the company. Apparently, the kompu gacha (complete gacha) shock that hit Japan’s social gaming industry in May, didn’t have that much of an effect on the...
Tokyo-Based Social Games Maker Crooz Expands To San Francisco And Singapore [Social Games]
Tokyo-based social game maker Crooz announced the opening of two new offices outside Japan, Crooz America (in San Francisco, on August 1) and Crooz Asia (in Singapore, on July 26). Both subsidiaries will be headed by Japanese executives and focus on marketing some of Crooz’ Japanese titles in...
Mobage Gets “Marvel: War of Heroes” Card Battle Game [Social Games]
Following the deal with Hasbro to bring Transformers to Mobage, DeNA has now unveiled details about its previously announced Marvel game. In a nutshell, Marvel: War of Heroes will be exclusively available on Mobage in the form of a social card battle game. DeNA and Marvel Entertainment promise...
Global Card Battle Game Hit Dark Summoner Hits 1 Million Downloads [Social Games]
Dark Summoner, a mobile social card battle game available in English and Japanese, has racked up 1 million downloads, maker Ateam is reporting. What’s interesting is that Dark Summoner was released on February 23 this year (in Japan and elsewhere), meaning the title took just about 150 days...