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Premier League football club Manchester United has struck a deal that will see official social games launch in Japan. It has signed a new sponsorship agreement with Japan social gaming company Gloops. The new two-year regional sponsorship will see Gloops become the club’s first Official Social Gaming Partner, giving it …

We ask the Japanese middleware outfit about bringing Yebis 2 to a global audience

Bayonetta was Japanese studioâ??s biggest seller by the end of 2012

Tomb Raider fans in Japan are being asked to buy $30 worth of additional content if purchasing the game on Steam. Kotaku reports that as of April 25th the Japanese Steam Store will offer a $30 ‘Japanese language pack’ that adds subtitles and a Japanese voice track to the game. …

The Japanese video games market grew by 1.2 per cent year-on-year for the 12 months ending March 31st. No, that is not a typo. It’s the first annual growth the Japanese industry has reported in five years. Tech In Asia reports that the region’s games market hit $4.6bn in the …

US firm to take revenue share of 30 per cent

Former Capcom developer Keiji Inafune has once again lashed out at Japanese games developers and the state of games development in the region. I hope Japanese game developers are breaking through the stagnation,” he told IGN. However, the reality isn’t as good as I want it to be. I see …

'They know they have to learn more from western games, but they donâ??t know what to do or how to do it'

Telecomms giant increases stake in company by 20 per cent to 58.5 per cent

Final Fantasy publisher warns of 'extraordinary losses' in its current financial year