Tencent Licenses Korean MMO, Blade & Soul from Korean game company NCsoft, and plans to start testing the game in July - Pacific Epoch News - http://pacificepoch.com/china-i...
"Tencent (0700.HK) has licensed 3D fantasy martial arts MMORPG Blade & Soul from Korean game company NCsoft, and plans to start testing the game in July, the two parties jointly announced on May 16."
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Goldman sold stake in Japan golf course firm in Jan 2011: Japan's sluggish economy has made it difficult to attract more golfers (Reuters) - http://www.reuters.com/article...
"Missing out The market for computer games is bigger than ever – but as a greater number of people look to the internet and their mobile phones to play, retailers of packaged software such as Game Group are missing out on the growth, writes Tim Bradshaw. The problem for high street retailers is not just that games consoles such as the Wii are gathering dust as people spend more time on Facebook. Many online games are initially free to play, funded either by advertising or by the purchase of power-ups and virtual items that help players progress more quickly. Players of Smurfs’ Village on Apple’s iPhone and iPad, for instance, pay for berries to help crops grow and build cottages. The proportion of gamers paying for such items is small, but the low distribution costs of games online, coupled with cheaper development costs, can make the games more profitable than many console titles. Reports have suggested that Zynga, maker of the wildly popular FarmVille and CityVille games, has been...
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Recently EA shares jumped because the company raised its fourth-quarter targets and announced a long-awaited stock buyback plan (WSJ) - http://online.wsj.com/article...
"The Korea Communications Commission said three general-interest newspapers—Chosun Ilbo, Dong-A Ilbo and JoongAng Ilbo—as well as finance-oriented Maeil Business News can launch cable channels that must be carried by all cable networks."
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"the overall margin for the mobile game industry is on the rise, although profitability varies widely by publisher. With app stores and smartphones representing a new frontier, the research firm expects strong sales from publishers that have evolved with the changing business model; those focusing on carrier deals are likely to see more subdued growth."
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This is the first time that EA Mobile's sales have been down quarter on quarter, presumably because of the decline in its core Java and Brew business; something not yet overcome by the rise in smartphone game sales.
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"Despite the blowout results, the stock ticked lower, given Ctrip's outlook for 30% to 35% revenue growth during the current quarter. Analysts had penciled in top-line growth of 40% for the fourth quarter."
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The government has completed a new national employment strategy which aims to raise the country’s employment rate to 70 percent by 2020.
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I ordered Ha-Joon Chang's new book "23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism". Following link is article from YH - http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/interna...