Sony's PlayStation 4 debuts in China on Friday with few games and bare-bone online services as the company navigates tight censorship rules to get a toehold in the world's biggest gaming market.
Nintendo has ended its resistance to letting its characters play on smartphones as the maker of Mario and Zelda teams with DeNA Co. to develop new games for mobile devices made by others.
The launch of Sony’s PS4, Microsoft’s Xbox One and Nintendo’s Wii U in late 2013 led to a bumper 2014 for the Australian video game industry.
ASX-listed mobile game maker Animoca Brands is hoping to replicate some of the extraordinary success of Nasdaq–listed Glu Mobile’s Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game, signing a deal with Paris Hilton to produce apps featuring the celebrity heiress.
"How many people came for video games?" asks a keynote presenter at Sony Corp.'s PlayStation bash in Las Vegas last December. The crowd roars. "And how many came to give Shu Yoshida a hug?" The roar gets even louder.
Beneath the bright pixels and bubbly sound effects, digital gaming is a brutal industry. Witness this week's 20 per cent share price plunge ...
A cache of secret bank files shows HSBC's Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers - including Kerry Packer - avoid taxes and hide million...
Echo Entertainment has four years left as Sydney's monopoly casino operator and chief executive Matt Bekier needs to make the most of it.
Sources said a private equity fund has been running the numbers on a Tatts break-up.
Not so fast, Sony. Your game console rivals, Microsoft and Nintendo, show signs of life.
