SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Kabam, the leader in the western world for free-to-play games for traditional players, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced they will partner to co-publish two new mobile games based on The Lord of the Rings and Mad Max. “WBIE has been an amazing partner and we look forward [...]
NEW YORK, June 30, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Beyoncé Knowles (No. 1) topped Forbes’ 15th annual Celebrity 100 ranking of the world’s most powerful celebrities (“The Celebrity 100 List: The Full List,” p. 14) for the first time since she debuted on the list in 2004. LeBron James (No. 2), the NBA’s top player, who just opted [...]
ST. LOUIS, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Today, Friskies® kicked off its search to find the next Internet cat superstar with the third annual “The Friskies” – the renowned awards for the best Internet cat videos of the year. Does your cat have what it takes to earn one of the coveted catuettes? Now through [...]
BEIJING, June 20, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Tencent, China’s leading online communications, social and entertainment services company, kicked off its World Cup Channel when the games began the morning of June 13 in Brazil, bringing real-time coverage and a host of World Cup-related features to hundreds of millions of Tencent users via their mobile terminals and PCs. [...]
GLENDALE, Calif. June 19, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Disney Publishing Worldwide today re-defines the storytelling experience with the release of “Star Wars Scene Maker,“ a new line of creativity apps that gives kids and Star Wars fans of all ages the tools to create, control, customize, capture and share their own 3D animated Star Wars scenes. Utilizing simple, intuitive [...]
SEATTLE, June 18, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–In a surprise announcement immediately following its Un-carrier 5.0 launch earlier this evening, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) unveiled its second groundbreaking move of the day — designed to both unleash music in America and put its LTE network’s data muscle on full display with Un-carrier 6.0. Beginning immediately, T-Mobile’s [...]
SEOUL, South Korea and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 18, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)– One of South Korea’s leading mobile gaming companies, FiveThirty, Inc., is bringing their acclaimed Origami game “Let’s Fold” to the United States. “Let’s Fold” revolutionizes the ancient art of origami by giving players the ability to have fun and challenge themselves with each new [...]
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) today announced that EA SPORTS™ UFC® is now available at retail stores throughout North America and will be in stores June 20 in Europe for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system. Heralded by USA [...]
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–KLab Inc. announced today the release of the mobile football game, Fantastic Eleven. In the game, players will be able to collect player cards, create and manage teams, and compete in football matches. Fantastic Eleven is KLab’s first global mobile football game with in-app purchases. KLab signed an agreement [...]
SEATTLE, June 11, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Learning financial skills is as easy and fun as playing a video game. Just in time for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Visa, Inc. has released Financial Soccer, a new version of its fast-paced multiple-choice question game. The updated game, which features improved graphics and new questions, tests players’ money [...]