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Monday 9 March 2009
Taiwan maker IGS sees February revenues from arcade gaming machines up over 66% on month
International Games System (IGS shipped arcade gaming machines worth NT$145 million (US$4.2 million) in February 2009, hiking by 66.7% on month, according to the company.
Thursday 5 March 2009
Foxconn forms strategic partnership with IBM Taiwan
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and IBM Taiwan have announced a strategic partnership under which Foxconn will invest around US$1 billion over the next five years...
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Acer clarifies rumors of game console launch
With rumors circulating in China about Acer planning to enter the game console market, executives with the vendor have refuted the rumors, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Tuesday 24 February 2009
Taiwan maker Firich extends lottery machine supply contract with Intralot
Firich Enterprises, a Taiwan-based maker of POS (point of sale/service) equipment and gaming machines, has signed with Intralot SA, a Greece-based provider of lottery management solutions...
Monday 23 February 2009
Taiwan game firm Wayi not to deal dividend for 2008
Wayi International Digital Entertainment, a developer and operator of online games in Taiwan, has decided not to distribute any dividend for 2008 operation, and will use all the 2008...
Friday 20 February 2009
Taiwan market: Operators of imported games seeing limited impact from exchange rate fluctuations
Online game operators in the Taiwan market have said they are not seeing any significant impact on their operating costs from the recent large depreciation of the NT dollar against...
Monday 16 February 2009
Venture capital firm VanEdge interested in Taiwan game developers
VanEdge Capital, a Canada-based venture capital company focusing on digital media, will evaluate investment in or cooperation with Taiwan-based developers of online games, according...
Thursday 12 February 2009
Taiwan science parks see total revenues down in 2008
The three government-developed science parks in Taiwan generated total revenues of NT$1.8417 trillion (US$54.1 billion) in 2008, slipping by 6.55% from 2007, according to statistics...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Taiwan game firm Soft-World hits record revenues for third time in January
Soft-World International, on February 10, reported revenues of NT$736.9 million (US$21.7 million) for January 2009, scoring a new historic high the third consecutive month.
Tuesday 10 February 2009
Game firm Gamania hits record sales in January
Gamania Digital Entertainment, the second largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, on February 9 reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of NT$443.9 million (US$13.3...
Friday 6 February 2009
Taiwan market: EA to offer Chinese-language Need for Speed World Online, paper says
US-based Electronic Arts (EA) plans to launch a Chinese-language version of Need for Speed World Online, its MMORG (massively multi-player online racing game) co-developed by EA Black...
Friday 6 February 2009
Taiwan gaming machine maker Astro focuses on Italy for tapping other European markets
Astro, a Taiwan-based developer of arcade/casino gaming machines, expects to gain official certification from Italian authorities for two new AWP (amusement with prize) gaming machines...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
China market: Mobile game revenues over 4 billion yuan in 2011, Analysys says
The total revenues from handset-based mobile game service in the China market will continue to increase to 4.21 billion yuan (US$615 million), according to China-based consulting...
Friday 23 January 2009
Taiwan market: Fun Town to launch game at Xbox 360 Live Arcade, says paper
Fun Town, an operating platform of online entertainment and casual games under GigaMedia in Taiwan, has announced that it will launch Mahjong, a traditional Chinese gambling game,...
Friday 23 January 2009
China market: Mobile game user base to top 15 million in 2011
In the China market, the number of handset-based mobile games, including online games, grew to 6.98 million at the end of 2008 and will keep increasing to 15.45 million at the end...