Mobile developer DeNA has announced that they will launch DeNA Asia Pacific Holdings in Singapore on September 1, 2011. Separately, they will team up with publisher Namco Bandai Games for a brand-new joint venture to create new social titles for mobile platforms; the new company, BDNA, Inc, will start operations on October 1, 2011.

“Mobage is a truly global platform for social games and entertainment and we’re excited to expand our game development capability in the Asia-Pacific region with DeNA Asia,” said DeNA managing director Tetsuya Mori. “Southeast and South Asia are full of entrepreneurial talent and has huge growth potential. DeNA Asia will serve as local developers’ gateway to the global market and bring unprecedented monetization opportunities by enabling them to deliver social games across borders and devices.”