NCsoft – CEO extends office term for three years as Nexon looks on

A few days back, NCsoft held a shareholder meeting, and founder Kim Taek-jin’s term as CEO was extended for another three years. Nexon, NCsoft’s largest shareholder, had Executive Director Kim Jung-wook, and Chief Financial Officer Han Kyung-taek in attendance. This is the first time…

gumi – Brave Frontier publisher to lay off around 100 employees

Just around four months after an IPO which raised hundreds and millions of dollars, mobile games studio gumi has taken a dramatic turn in fortunes. The company announced plans to lay off about 11 percent (around 100) of its employees and that it…

Heroes of the Storm – Interview with game designer Matthew Cooper

[Game website] I recently had the chance to interview Matthew Cooper, a Game Designer behind Blizzard’s hero brawler (not MOBA), Heroes of the Storm, which is currently in Closed Beta. Rather than focusing on how different it is from other MOBA…

Black Desert – Game celebrates 100 day of launch with new trailer

While Blade & Soul marked its 1000th day since launch in South Korea, Black Desert hit the 100th day milestone recently. Developed by PearlAbyss (founded by former members behind Continent of the Ninth) and published by Daum Games, a new game…