Sankei Digital Inc. (headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Sozo Otsuka; hereinafter “Sankei Digital”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Eliphant Pte Ltd (Headquarters: Singapore; CMD: Elicia Lee; hereinafter “Eliphant”), a Singapore-based leading company providing comprehensive game marketing services across Asia.
Through this collaboration, both companies will mutually support their respective clients’ promotional activities for overseas expansion. This partnership aims to accelerate and expand customers’ global reach while contributing to the further development of the gaming business.
Covering Japan, Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe: A Mutual Support System Empowering Global Expansion
Founded in 2014, Eliphant is a comprehensive marketing and event production company specializing in the gaming and esports sectors across Asia. Widely known as the organizer of GameStart Asia, one of Southeast Asia’s premier game conventions that was held in Singapore from 2014 to 2019, the company has managed numerous corporate booths and activations at large-scale events, spanning both offline and online formats.
Eliphant was also known as the organizer of SEA Major, which hosted major tournaments for Capcom Pro Tour, Tekken World Tour and co-organised the SoulCalibur Asia League with Bandai Namco Entertainment, making significant contributions to the growth of the fighting game community in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. The company also offers end-to-end marketing and esports solutions, including community management, content creation, influencer campaigns, tournament operations, livestreaming and talent management, delivering a wide range of services in both the B2B and B2C spaces. In 2023, Eliphant also launched Indie Wavemakers, which focuses on supporting indie games, and TableCon Quest, which is now Singapore’s largest tabletop games convention.
Meanwhile, Sankei Digital launched IGN JAPAN, the Japanese edition of the world’s largest gaming and entertainment news site, in September 2016. The company possesses deep insights based on its unique media perspective and strong distribution capabilities targeting game fans both domestically and abroad. In July 2023, Sankei Digital launched HYPER REAL as an indie game publishing label. Through this initiative, it produces and provides marketing support for highly original and outstanding titles from Japan and overseas, distributing three titles worldwide as of the end of June 2026.
In addition, Sankei Digital places a strong focus on comprehensive consulting for companies entering the gaming sector and launching game-related initiatives. From supporting exhibitions at major game events like the Tokyo Game Show (Japan’s largest gaming festival) to executing domestic and international promotional campaigns, as well as planning and operating esports tournaments, the company provides a one-stop shop for a broad spectrum of marketing solutions specialized for the gaming industry.
Sankei Digital, with its media prowess in the Japanese market and deep expertise in indie games, joins forces with Eliphant, which boasts formidable strengths in large-scale events and esports communities in Southeast Asia. In an increasingly competitive global gaming industry, these two companies – equipped with expert teams and extensive knowledge covering Asia (including Japan) as well as the North American and European markets – will team up to powerfully drive their clients’ overseas expansion, from exhibition support to booth design and construction, event management and strategic PR.
Company Profiles
Sankei Digital Inc https://www.sankei-digital.co.jp
Profile: Established in November 2005. Operates news sites, lifestyle media and the Sankei Net Shop. The company also supports clients with advertising placements, esports business promotion, event operations and more.
Eliphant Pte Ltd https://eliphant.co/
Profile: Southeast Asia’s premier game marketing and esports specialists. As the organizers of GameStart Asia, SEA Major, Indie Wavemakers and TableCon Quest, Eliphant has contributed to the service building and business development of various companies and brands. It plans and produces highly effective campaigns across marketing, events, influencer marketing, content creation and esports.