Black Friday PS3 sales spur return to growth for video game consoles, says iSuppli

Dec 10, 17:01

A strong rise in US sales of Sony PlayStation 3 during the week of Black Friday is expected to help the global video game console market to return to growth during the fourth quarter,...

Taiwan-based Astro to land order for casino machines from UK

Stockwatch - Dec 1, 11:31

Astro, a Taiwan-based developer of arcade/casino gaming machines, has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based Inspired Gaming (International) to supply 1,000 casino gaming...

Taiwan-based Chinesegamer licenses game to China operator

Nov 4, 16:59

Taiwan-based Chinesegamer International has announced the licensing of its Chinese Hero Online 3D game to Sohu.com ChangYou for the China market.

China market: Clevo invests in retail outlet in Chongqing

Oct 16, 16:40

China-based retail channel operator Buynow, which was set up by second-tier Taiwan notebook maker Clevo, will open its nineteenth store in China in March 2010. The store will be located...

Flextronics to build new facility in Wuzhong, China

Oct 16, 15:45

Singapore-based EMS giant Flextronics International has announced that it will expand its presence in China through the development of a new facility in Wuzhong, Jiangsu province.

Foxconn enters Xbox supply chain, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 15, 17:12

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly became a supplier of Microsoft's game console Xbox 360, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...

Around 30 Taiwan-invested companies in China and other start-ups planning IPO in Taiwan

Oct 9, 17:08

The Taiwan government has, over the past two years, encouraged foreign companies or companies invested in by Taiwan enterprises abroad to tap the island's financial market by listing...

Taiwan-based IGS to export Sega arcade gaming machines to China, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 6, 13:45

International Games System (IGS), a Taiwan-based developer of arcade gaming hardware and software and an operator of online games, will start shipments of Chinese-language arcade...

Three Taiwan online game operators see increased August revenues

Sep 11, 15:44

Soft-World International, Gamania Digital Entertainment and Chinesegamer International- three major developers/operators of online games in Taiwan - saw unaudited revenues for August...

Synnex sees strong revenues in August

Sep 9, 10:44

Synnex Technology International, the largest 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, has reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of...

Lanner introduces automotive DVR with 3G wireless and 4-channel H.264

Sep 3, 15:10

Lanner Electronics has announced the release of the VW-1104, a compact mobile DVR platform built on the Intel Atom CPU and offering Wi-Fi, 3G mobile and GPS communications along with...

Taiwan maker AOpen tapping China digital signage market

Aug 27, 16:51

AOpen has been making efforts to promote digital signage products in the China market, according to the company.

Gyroscopes spin up in video games and handsets, says iSuppli

Aug 27, 16:43

The global market for gyroscopes used in consumer electronics and handsets will expand to US$347.2 million in 2013, up from US$152.9 million in 2008, according to iSuppli.

Subsidiaries drive profits in 1H09 for online gaming firm Soft-World

Aug 27, 12:27

Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, recorded net profit of NT$526 million (US$16 million) for the first half of 2009, with NT$444 million...

Taiwan-based Gamania licenses US firm for operation of MMORPG

Aug 27, 11:42

Gamania Digital Entertainment, a developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, will license the US subsidiary of Japan-based Gamepot Incorporated to operate its Bright Shadow MMORPG...

Taiwan game firms form partnerships

Aug 18, 15:03

Game firms in Taiwan saw some new partnerships formed on August 17. Online game developer/operator Gamania Digital Entertainment announced a strategic alliance with Seed Studio, whereas...

Chinesegamer becomes first Taiwan online game firm to enters MSCI Taiwan index

Aug 14, 16:36

MSCI Barra, a global compiler of stock indexes, on August 13 added Taiwan-based online games developer Chinesegamer International to its Taiwan index, making Chinesegamer the first...

Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen ties up with CHT to promote sales

Aug 14, 15:32

Retail operator Tsann Kuen Enterprise has teamed up with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to promote discount-price sales of handsets, notebooks, netbooks, games consoles and other consumer...

Forum held to boost digital entertainment industry in Taiwan

Aug 13, 16:47

A 2-day Digital Entertainment Summit forum opened in Taipei on August 12 aiming to boost the development of Taiwan's digital entertainment industry, according to the main organizer...

Synnex Technology sees increased consolidated revenues in June

Jul 8, 12:12

Synnex Technology International, a 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$16.93 billion...

Soft-World obtains rights to operate Koei online game Sango Kushi

Jul 3, 16:16

Taiwan-based online games developer Soft-World International has announced that it signed on July 2 with Japan-based Koei for an exclusive right to operate Sango Kushi, a Koei-developed...

Foxconn comments on report speculating orders for new slim PS3

Stockwatch - Jul 1, 16:40

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN)...

Taiwan retail chain Tsann Kuen raises HK$59 million from selling shares in China subsidiary

Jul 1, 14:25

Tsann Kuen Enterprise, the operator of the Tsann Kuen retail chain in Taiwan, on June 30 announced it has disposed of a stake in Tsann Kuen (China) Enterprise, its subsidiary which...

China-based Haier hopes to cooperate with Taiwan 3C retail chains

Jun 30, 11:16

China-based vendor Haier hopes to cooperate with Tsann Kuen and E-Life Mall, two Taiwan-based 3C retail chains, to sell its electric home appliances in the Taiwan market, according...

Taiwan-based IGS working with Sega for China arcade game market, says newspaper

Newswatch - Jun 25, 10:00

Taiwan-based International Games System (IGS) is working with Japan-based Sega to develop an arcade gaming machine specifically for the China market, with shipments to begin in the...

Taiwan-based Gamania obtains right to operate MMORPG Warrior Epic

Jun 24, 14:30

Gamania Digital Entertainment on June 23 announced it has obtained an exclusive right to operate US-based Possibility Space's Warrior Epic, a 3D MMORPG (massively multi-player online...

ASRock steps into intelligent surveillance systems

Jun 9, 14:13

Taiwan-based motherboard maker ASRock has stepped into the production of intelligent surveillance system products in addition to motherboards and notebooks.

PC gaming daunted but unbowed by recession, says Jon Peddie Research

Jun 1, 14:59

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) recently announced its market forecast for PC gaming hardware. The firm noted that the results are encouraging overall, even with a modest drop due to economic...

Thermaltake to launch new brand for e-sports market

May 25, 15:14

Taiwan-based chassis, PC accessory and cooling module maker Thermaltake Technology will launch a new brand – TTeSports – to target the professional gaming (e-sports) market,...

Computex 2009: Visitor numbers expected to be down as swine flu is reported in Taiwan

May 25, 11:22

Attendance at Computex 2009 is expected to be less than the show hosts, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TETDC) and Taipei Computer Association (TCA) originally forecast...

China market: Online gaming services generate over 5 billion yuan in 1Q09

May 15, 14:41

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of 5.51 billion yuan (US$806 million) in the first quarter of 2009, rising by 8.3% on quarter, according...