Cybridge, Inc. [J] has announced that they have acquired all stocks of Conit, Inc. [J] from mixi, Inc. [J]. Conit is a company the entered into the mixi umbrella in November 2011, their business centers around smartphone application planning and development. They manage the ASP “Samurai Smartphone Services” such as the iPhone/iPad/Android application contents billing… Continue reading Cybridge Buys Smartphone App Developer Conit From Mixi
Month: January 2013
Kakao Japan Releases Smartphone Communication App “Kakao Talk”
Kakao Japan, Inc. [J], a subsidiary of the South Korean KAKAO Corporation, who offer the smartphone communication app “Kakao Talk” [J], have released the external site linking service “Talk Plus” for Japan. “Talk Plus” is a function which links to external applications or web services (banner apps) and allows you to apply functions and applications… Continue reading Kakao Japan Releases Smartphone Communication App “Kakao Talk”
AR App And Character Promotion For Himeji Castle
Himeji City, Hoyogo Prefecture [J] has started tourist promotion using the smartphone AR (augmented reality) app “Plus AR.” In this promotion, when you hold a the camera of a device with “Plus AR” up to Himeji Castle’s outer plaza or any of 3 sightseeing locations as well as the word “Himeji,” a 3DCG image of… Continue reading AR App And Character Promotion For Himeji Castle
CyberAgent Opens Open Source Smartphone Development Services “GPUImage for Android” And “Easymock”
CyberAgent, Inc. [J] has announced the opening of “GPUImage for Android,” an image conversion framework for Android as an open source for smartphone service development, and “easymock,” a mock server which easily implements transmission tests with a web server. These open sources were developed for the smartphone auction service Pashaoku [J], which CyberAgent released on… Continue reading CyberAgent Opens Open Source Smartphone Development Services “GPUImage for Android” And “Easymock”
“Romance Game” Series’ “My Lover’s A Thief” Comes To America
Voltage Entertainment USA, Inc., The North American subsidiary to Voltage, Inc., [J] has released Voltage’s “Romance Game” North American counterpart “My Romance” series part two as “My Lover’s a Thief.” “My Lover’s a Thief” is a North American English version of “Kaitou X Koi No Yokokujou” (Mysterious thief X love’s advance notice), a titled offered… Continue reading “Romance Game” Series’ “My Lover’s A Thief” Comes To America
“Go! Go! Museum” International Release
Fuji Television, Inc. [J] and Pankaku, Inc. [J] have released the iOS app “Go! Go! MUSEUM” for the whole world. Download is free. “Go! Go! MUSEUM” is a game where you collect rare works of art and historical artifacts to make your own one of a kind museum. By hunting for treasure around the world… Continue reading “Go! Go! Museum” International Release
Digital Hearts Buys Out Major Game New Site “4Gamer.net”
Digital Hearts, Inc. [J] through its board of directors, has announced their decision to acquire stock of Aetas Inc., [J] who run the game news site “4Gamer.net” [J], and make it a subsidiary company. Thus Digital Hearts will earnestly enter the media business as of this. Aetlas Inc. is a company that manages the PC… Continue reading Digital Hearts Buys Out Major Game New Site “4Gamer.net”
“Eternal Uprise” Released For Western Market
KLab, Inc. [J] has released “Eternal Uprising” for global Mobage as a culturalized version for western audiences of the social game “Shinkai No Requiem.” Culturalization is about making adjustments to respect preferences, customs, and culture, not just about translating the words (localization). Already KLab has released [J] their first exclusive title for the global market… Continue reading “Eternal Uprise” Released For Western Market