Executives from Pearl Abyss (Black Desert) and CCP Games (EVE Online) held a media conference together for the first time in South Korea recently since the former bought over the latter last year. During the conference, CCP Games announced a…
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Nexon – New game to be announced next week during special event
Nexon today announced that it is holding a special event on 12 March in Nexon Arena (South Korea), titled “Nexon Special Day”. During this event, the gaming giant is expected not only to reveal schedules for its various new games…
Epic Seven – Smilegate becomes major shareholder of mobile RPG developer
Since launching worldwide, Epic Seven has enjoyed tremendous success such as breaking into the top 10 grossing charts on both Google Play and App Store. These countries include North America, Singapore, Taiwan, and more. Today, it was announced that publisher…
Com2uS – Mobile games giant acquires majority stake in story games studio
Korean mobile gaming giant Com2uS recently announced it has acquired a 51.9% majority stake in local developer Day7 in an effort to expand its business portfolio. Day7 has over 30 published mobile games, mostly targeting female audiences and casual gamers.…
Nexon – No new PC games planned for 2019 outside of South Korea
Yesterday, big Korean game companies such as NCsoft and Nexon announced their financial reports for the 4th quarter of 2018 and also for the year. In Nexon’s latest presentation slides to shareholders, it was revealed that there are no PC…
NCsoft – Mobile gaming is key as sales occupy 66% of quarterly total
For the 4th quarter of 2018 (October to December), sales from NCsoft’s mobile games contributed a massive 66% of the company’s total sales. You might be surprised, given that NCsoft doesn’t really have that many mobile games with just 4…
Netmarble – Mobile gaming giant announces its bid to control Nexon
Following Kakao’s announcement, Netmarble has also revealed its takeover plans for rival Nexon. While both companies have had some bad blood in the past, it eventually all boils down to the numbers. Interestingly, Chinese internet giant Tencent, another potential bidder…
Kakao – Korean internet giant looking at Nexon takeover possibilities
As you might have read previously, Nexon is in discussions internally about selling itself to the highest bidder. This is mostly due to the biggest shareholder possibly looking to cash out and leave the company. While China tech giants such…
MapleStory – New Pathfinder class arriving in Korean server this month
The annual winter update for Nexon’s biggest game, MapleStory, started a week ago but it was only recently that a new class was announced. Called the Pathfinder, this adventurer archer class will be added on 31 January in the 2nd…
Special Report – Netmarble and Pearl Abyss announce new buildings in Gwacheon Knowledge Information Town
According to Korean media Inven, Netmarble has announced it will invest over 180 million USD to build a new Research & Development building in Gwacheon Knowledge Information Town, located around 40 minutes from the central of Seoul. The location Netmarble…
Nexon – Gaming giant confirms it is looking into various options for company’s future
Following various foreign media reports on Nexon possibly being sold next month to the highest bidder, the South Korean gaming giant has issued an official response. While not denying that the company is up for sale, Nexon confirmed that it…
Nexon – Rumor claims Nexon is set to be sold to highest bidder next month
According to rumors from South Korea and Japan, Nexon is set to be sold to the highest bidder next month. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a market value of USD 11.5 billion, the buyer is expected to be…
Blade & Soul – Developer teases new class with first details in interview
The development team of Blade & Soul has been busy updating the Korean server with class awakening updates, and the local media got a chance to talk to them on Blade & Soul’s progress. While admitting that the Unreal Engine…
ArcheAge – Korean server celebrating 6th anniversary with new game update
Earlier today, Korean developer XLGAMES released a new preview trailer for its “massive” ArcheAge update scheduled for January 2019, also the 6th anniversary for the Korean server! If you did not know, founder Jake Song has taken back the lead…