GREE Social Game “Tanken Dorirando” Starts As Comic Series

A comic series of GREE’s in-house social game “Tanken Dorirando” (Explore Dori-Land) has begun for Shueisha’s monthly comic magazine JumpSQ. (Square) [J] as of August 4th. “Tanken Dorirando” is a popular social game developed and managed by GREE from 2008.  It consists of adventuring through a series of dungeons, defeating monsters and getting treasure, and… Continue reading GREE Social Game “Tanken Dorirando” Starts As Comic Series

DMM.com Brings Original New Service For Online Games

DMM.com, [J] whose business includes weekly distribution of digital contents and DVD sales, has opened DMM.com Online Game [J] and begun distribution of PC online games. They are already distributing mobile and smartphone casual games and social games, but now additionally they’ve entered into online game distribution.  The titles now offered are as follows: ・Pink… Continue reading DMM.com Brings Original New Service For Online Games

3DCG Virtual Idol Display “Hako Ani” Debuts

SSS LLC [J] and Frontier Works Inc. [J] have set up a shopfront 3D display demo installation of “Hako Ani” [J] (Box Sister), that lets you enjoy three dimensional images of virtual idols at home. This 3D image installation has been developed by ALBEDO Inc., and it has succeeded in reforming and miniaturizing large scale… Continue reading 3DCG Virtual Idol Display “Hako Ani” Debuts

Dating Simulation Game With Personified Animals As Boyfriends Now As Comic

Ambition Inc. [J] has released “Gijin Kareshi Comic Anthology” (Simulated Boyfriend …) based on their social game Gijin Kareshi. [J] “Gijin Kareshi” is a nurturing anthropomorphic romance social game for girls currently offered for Mobage, entagl, pixiv, and mixi.  As well as having made collaborations with various corporations, from March of this year they have… Continue reading Dating Simulation Game With Personified Animals As Boyfriends Now As Comic

Bandai Namco Hijacks Ad Space At Akihabara Station

Bandai Namco Games Inc. [J] has announced that they are developing advertising of their social game for Mobage Idol Master Cinerella Girls [J] at the JR Akihabara station and the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Akihabara station. This time they are posting advertisements from this title in many places at once, and they’re “Hijacking the advertising… Continue reading Bandai Namco Hijacks Ad Space At Akihabara Station

Series 8 Of “1 Million Yen Prize Game” Also On iOS

CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has begun to offer the 8th in the series of the smartphone application on Ameba “Hyaku Man En Kenshou Game,” [J] (1 Million Yen Prize Game) for iOS as well. The “1 Million Yen Prize Game” series lets you participate in prize giveaways held at fixed intervals in each of the standard… Continue reading Series 8 Of “1 Million Yen Prize Game” Also On iOS

Fly A Pokemon Jet With AR App From ANA

All Nippon Airways (ANA) [J] is releasing “Pokemon Jet O Tobasou!” [J] (Let’s Fly a Pokemon Jet), an Android app which uses AR (Augmented Reality) to display the airframe of pokemon jets.  Koozyt Inc. [J] is in charge of development. “Let’s Fly a Pokemon Jet” is being released as part of ANA’s “ANA Natsu Tabi”… Continue reading Fly A Pokemon Jet With AR App From ANA

Tokyo Metro Stations Featured In Location Based App “MyTown”

Tokyo Metro [J] and Yumemi Inc. [J] have announced that from July 27th (Fri.) they are beginning services which allow the acquisition of metro train and station items in “MyTown,” [J] a social game application operating with Yumemi’s location based service for iOS. “My Town” is a game application which works with location based services… Continue reading Tokyo Metro Stations Featured In Location Based App “MyTown”

Japanese Civil War Game Release Collabo With Historical Themed Pub

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. [J] has released an Android version of Sengoku Tenka Trigger [J] (Rule the War Torn Country Trigger).  Download is free. [J] “Sengoku Tenka Trigger” is a conquest game where you seek to lead an army of commanders on the main stage of the warring states period of Japan.  Although the simple… Continue reading Japanese Civil War Game Release Collabo With Historical Themed Pub

“Worst Busters” Project To Reform The Worst Of Japan With Smartphone Apps

Omoshiro Houjin Kayac Inc. [J] has announced that they will begin Worst Busters, [J] a project that will, using an application, reform the worst areas in the 47 prefectures of Japan, by their collaboration with 1192 Inc. [J]. “Worst Busters” is a project to take on what 1992 has deemed the “worst” of society as… Continue reading “Worst Busters” Project To Reform The Worst Of Japan With Smartphone Apps