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Outsourcing specialists Ultizen have secured $6 million is series B financing in a funding round led Taiwanese venture capital firm PAC-Link, along with Japan Asia Investment Co. and on-line advertising agency CyberAgent. The money will go towards expanding Ultizen's pool of resources through acquisitions. More »
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Mainland China is the place to be for outsourcing, but Disney's game branch is bypassing that whole 'farming out to other companies' thing in lieu of purchasing GameStar, the company they've been using for outsourcing. Founded in '02, GameStar has offices in Shanghai and Wuhan, and will become the sixth studio in Disney's gaming portfolio. More »
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It's no secret that companies from all over the world are dumping money into China, both by setting up their own offices and studios, and by partnering up with local Chinese companies to get work done and games made. The promise of lower production costs and a foothold into the quickly growing, potentially extremely lucrative Chinese market are drawing firms and venture capitalists. Now that art and design elements coming out of China are reaching "world-class levels," the fact that Chinese companies have a better handle on Chinese culture (my favorite recently seen job posting for a game planner included the requirement of a degree in Chines history, literature, or related fields) and local markets means that many companies are formidable competitors and partners indeed. More »
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Epic Games has formed a Shanghai-ased outsourcing division to come up with assets for its games, as well as third-party developers. The idea is to use the skilled communist working class to cheaply make assets that you normally have to pay twice as much for if you hire an American or stinking European. More »
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