When you think of animation, you think of Disney. Disney started with the character of a single mouse, and now owns the world’s largest and most successful brand in the entertainment business. Recently the debate on Disney’s agressiveness for ALL intellectual properties is one of the hottest topics anywhere. First with Pixar, Marvel, and now Lucasfilm - What will become of all these well-known names, and how will they all fit into the universe of Disney?   About the Walt Disney Company Founded: 1922 as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. IPs Assets include: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Snow White and

Gama Speech Presentation “You need to know who you are before you can be creative with life. The most important thing is identity. Every thought that you come up with will always have some kind of connection to your personal experience. It is part of your roots, and that is where you must start from.”  -- Jeffery Huang, Machi Brother Starting off from a Fixed Point The first thing that Jeff mentions is how he, as a hip hop lover, came to be. When he was growing up in the States, hip hop was not a thing yet. It

DC Comics is the oldest and largest comic book companies in the United States, owning over 1,000 well-known characters -- mostly superheroes. This includes the popular cultural icon, Superman! DC Comics went through a lot to solidify the image of Superman in the DC universe. Needless to say, with all the movies about him, the battle over Superman’s intellectual property has been a fascinating one. About DC Comics Origin: Started with the publishing of Detective Comics, Inc. Founded: 1934 as National Allied Publications IP Assets include: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern Parent Company: Warner Bros Entertainment

Promoting a character intellectual property is not an easy task. It calls for solid public recognition and constant daily-life references. Since 2009, Angry Birds has become the most popular mobile App of its time. This year, an amusement park inspired by the game opens in Zhejiang, China. So what’s the story behind its creator, Rovio Entertainment Ltd.? What’s the secret to a character IP success? About Rovio Entertainment Founded: 2003 as Relude, 2005 changed to Rovio Entertainment Ltd. IP Assets include: Angry Birds, Bad Piggies Headquarters: Espoo, Finland Revenue: €152.2 million (2012)            “Twang! ----

【Gama News】 Gamania collaborates with the legendary Japan games company SEGA for the very first time! The highly anticipated PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2 (PSO2) will be represented in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau by Gamania starting in 2014. The PSO2 teaser trailer is already available for fans to get a taste of this classic space adventure game! Gamania states that in order to maintain as the top gaming companies in the business, in 2014 the popular ARPG PSO2 will be launched as to capture the hearts of all gamers alike. This is Gamania’s first collaboration with SEGA Japan, who

Superman, Hello Kitty, Disney, and Angry Birds. By now you already now what intellectual property is all about. Actually, here in Gamania, we also have experts that secure rights to our intellectual property. Last year when Mig Said was in collaboration with one of Taiwan’s popular teen dramas, the Square-Head Lion instantly became a household image. This was made possible by Global Pursuit (GPNA), our studio-turned licensing company led by our very own Sanvy Hsieh, the Director of Gamania’s Creativity Center. About Global Pursuit Established by Sanvy Hsieh of the Creativity Center in 2012 IP assets include: Harajuku Lovers,

【GamaBears】Gamania’s GamaBears started their very own LOL team this April. They impressed everyone by entering the WGT2013 (World Gamemaster Tournament) on June 15th and 16th and ended up first runner-up for the championship, beating their more-experienced e-sports team opponents. The GamaBears Official Fanpage hosted a “Win a GamaBear Jacket” lottery event on June 19th as to celebrate with fans this very special day! ▲The LOL GamaBears wins an honorable place the first time joining the tournament! 2013 WGT started in June online, with the LOL GamaBears started off with a bang, squeezing in the top 4 during semifinals, and

Apple’s new iOS 7 was introduced during the 2013 WWDC and immediately became the talk of the day. The use of “Skeuomorphism” in its UI design is replaced with the minimalist “Flat Design”: It is said to be the biggest change in iOS history since the invention of the first iPhone.    Of course, there has been much debate on whether this change pleased its fans or not. Some stated that the new interface showed that Apple was capable of coming out of its own shell. Others say that it was losing its brand image in favor of a

Movie Recommendation: Back to the Future 2, The Fifth Element Movies are the windows of our imagination. Many future predictions have already come true thanks to modern technology. Remember the home surveillance cameras, 3D projections and cam-calls depicted in Back to the Future 2? That was how people viewed the year 2015 in 1985. We are in the year 2013, and most of the gadgets in the movie are already embedded in our everyday life. Take The Fifth Element for example. The spaceship-like cars that took our eyes briefly away from the gorgeous Milla Jovovich gives us a look

Gamania Production “Armageddon Girls” started its OB since Aug. 15th, which garnered rave reviews and much talk over the past weeks. Over 900,000 zombies were slain in the first 3 days of its release.  ▲ The Armageddon Girls OB was a huge success, thanks to all the fans that made it possible.      Beauties V.S Zombies: The True Story    To thank its fans support for Armageddon Girls, cosplay professionals Misa and Neneko took on the roles of “Hanado Clover” and “Nanima Blue”, and led 3 lucky gamers through the campus of Tokyo Horror Academy. The thrill of

Have you surfed the net today? Looking up info, checking Facebook, online shopping, streaming music, downloading files... We already forgot how living was like before the era of the Internet. That doesn’t mean we are always aware of its changes, though. During the San Francisco New Media Expo in 2004, the concept of Web 2. 0 had just been introduced to the world. Only 2 years later, Web 3. 0 became the only thing people were talking about. But now Web 3. 0 is not just “talk” anymore. It is actually taking place among us! This month, G!Voice invites

The Armageddon Girls development team thanks its gamers by announcing its future plans for the popular game that will definitely meet up to everyone’s expectations.  ▲ The Armageddon Girls team promises to present new game content as to respond to its fans’ support.    Question: What main changes will take place after the expansion on Aug. 22nd? What’s most exciting about it?  Producer: This expansion includes new features such as the “Death ring”, “imparting”, “Bonus characters” and “Bonus skins”. The death ring is a PVP system resonating Armageddon Girls’ will to survive. Players match up in pairs and try