Shin Sengoku Buster, a “historic” social game developed by Tokyo-based social game maker Klab, hit one million users. Klab started offering the game in March last year, first on Mobage for feature phones. Shin Sengoku Buster was ported to smartphones later: just last week, the game...
Klab Releases Its First Native App, Shin Sengoku Buster [Social Games]
Tokyo-based social game maker Klab, which went IPO in September last year, released its first native app. The game in question is Shin Sengoku Buster, one of Klab’s most successful titles. Just like the feature phone and smartphone browser versions, the iOS app is embedded in the Mobage...
Klab Ports Captain Tsubasa Social Game From Mobage To GREE [Social Games]
Klab has ported its soccer-themed social game Captain Tsubasa to GREE, a few weeks after the title crossed the 1.5 million user mark on Mobage. The company has probably paid quite a few yen to acquire the license for the famous soccer anime and manga from the 1980s, which means the port isn’t...
Startup Laboratory: Social Game Maker Klab Enters VC Business [Social Games]
Tokyo-based (and newly listed) social game maker Klab is entering the venture capital business. The company’s newly launched subsidiary Klab Ventures has announced it will establish a VC firm together with major Japanese VC SBI Investment this month. Both partners will hold a 50% stake in the...
For International Smartphone Game Development: Klab Opens Office In Singapore [Social Games]
Tokyo-based (and newly listed) social gaming company Klab is going international. KLab Cyscorpions is the name of 100% subsidiary that was launched in Singapore and will handle international smartphone game development for Klab in the future. Tokyo- and Manila-based game maker Cyscorpions (which...
Social Gaming Company Klab Sues Competitor Crooz [Social Games]
First the GREE–DeNA lawsuit, now this: Tokyo-based social game maker Klab has sued competitor Crooz for copyright infringement. Both companies are listed (Klab just went IPO in September). Klab is asking for 55 million yen (US$710,000) in damages. The company claims that Crooz infringed on...