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Friday 31 August 2007
Soft-World enjoys good returns on non-operating investment in 1H07
Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, reported pretax profits of NT$421.9 million (US$12.8 million) for the first half of 2007, rising...
Friday 31 August 2007
Nokia strides into handheld gaming and GPS industries via N-Gage and Nokia Maps
Nokia, with its recent introduction of its N-Gage gaming platform and Nokia Maps, is trying to transfer its success in the fields of MP3 and camera phones into the digital gaming...
Thursday 23 August 2007
Taiwan casino machine maker Astro lands order for game terminals
Astro, a Taiwan-based maker of arcade/casino gaming machines, on August 22 signed an agreement with Macau-based LT Game Limited to supply 200 Paradise Box gaming terminals with shipments...
Wednesday 22 August 2007
China market: Online gaming valued at 2.67 billion yuan in 2Q07
Online gaming services provided in China during the second quarter of 2007 were worth 2.67 billion yuan (US$348 million), rising by 4.3% on quarter and by 50.0% on year, according...
Monday 20 August 2007
Taiwan gaming machine maker Astro to set up joint venture in China
Astro Corporation, a Taiwan-based maker of arcade/casino gaming machines, will indirectly invest US$3.0 million to establish a joint venture (JV) in Beijing, China, with the corporate...
Friday 17 August 2007
Nintendo delays Wii expansion plans
Due to the tight supply of components such as IC chips and PCBs, Nintendo's plans to expand production of its Wii games console, originally set for June, have been delayed, according...
Wednesday 15 August 2007
Shortage of DVD components said to be emerging
With sales of game consoles booming, especially for the Wii and Xbox 360, there has been growing demand for components of built-in DVD-ROM drives, and this has led to tight supply...
Tuesday 14 August 2007
Taiwan market: TWM introduces mobile games developed by Japan-based Namco Bandai
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the top three operators of mobile communication services in Taiwan, on August 13 indicated it has launched six mobile games developed by Japan-based Namco...
Thursday 9 August 2007
Taiwan POS maker Flytech continues revenues record in July
Flytech Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of industrial PCs specializing in POS (point of sale) equipment/devices, on August 8 reported revenues of NT$264.1 million (US$8 million)...
Thursday 9 August 2007
Adlink said to have secured new gaming orders from the US
While gaming continues to serve as a powerful catalyst to spur the stock prices of related companies and draw the attention of investors, Adlink Technology is said to have secured...
Monday 30 July 2007
Taiwan makers to ship 5.6 million digital satellite STBs in 2007, says MIC
Taiwan-based makers will ship an estimated 5.6 million digital satellite STBs (set-top boxes) in 2007, growing by 20% from 2006, according to forecasts made by the Market Intelligence...
Thursday 26 July 2007
Albatron penetrates arcade game market, sales contribution expected to double in 2008
Albatron Technology has gained arcade game orders from a leading Japan-based vendor, according to market sources. Although company executives declined to comment on the speculated...
Tuesday 24 July 2007
Taiwan game firm Soft-World to set up joint venture in Singapore
Soft-World International, the largest developer/producer of online and PC games in Taiwan, will soon establish a joint venture in Singapore to develop Xbox 360, PC and online games...
Thursday 19 July 2007
Wistron to hire 1,000 new R&D staff, but reportedly not able to land Wii orders
Wistron plans to hire 1,000 additional R&D engineers to strengthen its developments in desktop and notebook PCs, LCD TVs, PDAs, servers and other new products, according to sources...
Tuesday 10 July 2007
Sony announces 80GB PS3, price cuts
Sony announced a new 80GB model of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game console and a price reduction for its current 60GB version.