Despite MapleStory 2 not doing that well in terms of revenue and barely touching what its predecessor MapleStory is currently achieving, the development team at Nexon has always provided regular new content to the game since launch. The biggest landed…
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Ascendant One – Mabinogi studio teases upcoming sci-fi MOBA
devCAT Studio, a development team under the wings of Nexon Korea, today revealed the teaser trailer for its new PC online game, Ascendant One. Reported as a 5 vs 5 MOBA title, devCat confirmed that Ascendant One will enter “several…
NHN Entertainment – Internet giant introduces its own flexible work hours scheme
Following the examples of fellow South Korean game companies such as Nexon and Netmarble (along with considerable government pressure), NHN Entertainment today announced its own flexible working scheme as well for its employees. Basically, employees must be available during the…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlgrounds – PUBG Corp withdraws lawsuit against Epic Games
In a surprising twist to the legal battle between PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite, developer PUBG Corp has withdrawn the lawsuit against Epic Games. According to Bloomberg, PUBG Corp sent a letter of withdrawal to Epic Games Inc.’s attorneys on Monday…
Blade & Soul – Possible battle royale map discovered in Korean server files
Blade & Soul received its 3rd and last part of its massive summer update today, which included the new Warrior class added earlier this month. A China gamer who is playing on the Korean server discovered a curious looking map…
Nexon – Flexible working hours to be implemented starting next month
Following the suicide incidents at Netmarble due to overworking (which was subsequently improved), Nexon Korea today announced it is adopting a flexible working culture for its employees starting 1 July. This action is inline with what other major gaming companies…
Project DH – Brief combat footage revealed for new PC MMO under Nexon
First announced back at G-Star 2016, Project DH is a PC MMO currently in development by studio DevCat (Mabinogi series) under Nexon. While there hasn’t been news since then, the game’s director recently uploaded a teaser on his Twitter account,…
MapleStory – Black Mage update arrives in Korean server this summer
The final battle against the Black Mage is set to begin this summer for MapleStory Korea, as Nexon announced at a media event this weekend that the annual summer update is titled MapleStory: Black Mage! As usual, this mega update…
Sion – Nexon is recruiting for new mobile MMORPG based on Three Kingdoms
Nexon Korea recently posted 2 positions for its new mobile MMORPG, Sion, on its job recruitment board, one being a Character Modeler while the other being a Character Concept Artist. From both the job details, it is confirmed that Sion…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlgrounds – PUBG Corp files lawsuit against Epic Games for copyright infringement
Last Friday, Korean game developer PUBG Corp, a subsidiary of Bluehole, filed a copyright violation lawsuit against Epic Games, asking a court to determine whether the latter’s Fortnite was copied from the former’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. A PUBG official said Friday…
Nexon – Korean gaming giant takes over developer of HIT and Overhit
If you ask me, this business deal was bound to happen once HIT became quite a success both internationally and in native South Korea. Nexon announced today that it has acquired an additional 30% stake in developer Nat Games, bringing…
Lost Ark – New skills preview trailers revealed for Hawk Eye and Soul Master
With the Final Closed Beta phase beginning in less than 2 days in South Korea, developer SMilegate revealed new skills trailers for 3 classes last week for Hawk Eye, Soul Master, and (surprise) Bard. The former 2 are the new…
Blade & Soul – NCsoft announces job extension system in new Vision trailer
After the recent announcement of upgrading Blade & Soul from Unreal Engine 3 to Unreal Engine 4, NCsoft is back again with another developer “Vision” video. This time, NCsoft is back with a follow-up, talking about the job extension feature…
Pearl Abyss – Quick look at first financial report from Black Desert developer
Pearl Abyss, the Korean developer of the popular Black Desert Online, officially got listed on the stock market last year. Today, its first financial report was released for the first quarter of 2018 (Jan to Mar). In a nutshell, Peal…