NCsoft recently revealed its financial results for the second quarter of 2017 (April to June), and posted a declining revenue trend from its PC titles, while mobile games revenue soared thanks to Lineage M in Korea. NCsoft also confirmed during…
Netmarble – Government recognized overwork as cause of employee death
[Source] Last year, 3 employees from Netmarble died due to suspected overwork reasons. Last month, the Korea Workers’ Compensation and Welfare Service acknowledged 1 of the employee’s death as work-related, approving the bereaved family’s filing for compensation. He is part of…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert studio purchases game network developer
Pearl Abyss, the studio behind Black Desert, today announced it has bought over Korean game network developer Nettention. Its core product is ProudNet, a middleware which helps game companies build an efficient server with the best possible latency. Current games…
Riot Games – League of Legends studio sues Mobile Legends developer
[Source] Riot Games, the Tencent-owned studio behind League of Legends, has filed a lawsuit against Shanghai Moontoon Technology, developer of hit mobile game, Mobile Legends. The lawsuit was recently filed in Los Angeles, California, and claimed Moonton has “knowingly infringed on…
LINE Games – New games subsidiary officially announced by LINE Corp
LINE is known to most users as a mobile chat app which took digital stickers to the next level. While it has published some mobile games, there was no official games department under LINE. Recently, the formation of LINE Games…
GREE – Japanese developer shuts down all Western offices and studios
[Source] According to reports, Japanese developer GREE has closed all its Western offices and studios, at the same time laying off all employees in them. The locations affected include Melbourne (Australia), San Francisco (USA), and Berlin (Germany). According to GREE,…
Monster Strike – Developer opens Beijing office to relaunch mobile game
Monster Strike is a top-grossing mobile game in Japan where it earns millions of USD daily. However, its China publisher Tencent Games (country’s biggest gaming company) chose to shut down the local version back in August 2015, citing “changes to…
Lineage M – Mobile MMORPG achieves record sales in South Korea
A mobile remake of the popular Lineage Online, gamers overseas might not see how the game, Lineage M, would trump the numbers set by Lineage 2: Revolution. While one is crafted using the latest Unreal Engine 4, the other is…
Nexon – Thailand subsidiary officially opens to serve Southeast Asia market
First announced back in October 2016, Nexon Thailand is officially opened after Nexon purchased 100% shares Thailand publisher iDCC (i Digital Connect Co). For 2017, Nexon Thailand will launch a couple of PC games in Thailand, including MapleStory, Tree of…
Nexon – Global contract signed with new studio for UE 4 mobile MMORPG
Nexon Korea has been signing and investing in tons of studios over the past 24 months, and the latest to benefit is Moai Games. Located in South Korea, this new studio received funding from K Cube Ventures and Partners Investment…
Final Fantasy XIV – New video explores development team size
[Reddit thread] Being in the game industry for the past decade, I have always been curious about the number of staff it takes to make a great game. While obviously some games require just less than 10 employees, it is…
Latis Global Communications – Game service provider lands in SEA
Latis Global Communications, a localization and marketing company based in South Korea, today announced it has opened a subsidiary in Singapore. It will function as a one-stop gateway for Korean game developers who are looking to enter the lucrative Southeast…
Pearl Abyss – Black Desert studio prepares for IPO in South Korea
According to local reports, game developer Pearl Abyss has started procedures to be listed on KOSDAQ, a trading board of Korea Exchange (KRX) in its native South Korea. Its maiden game, Black Desert, is currently serviced in multiple regions worldwide…
Blizzard – South Korea office to have rival Riot Games as neighbour
Blizzard Korea will be moving to its new office within Parnas Tower over the next few months to accommodate its aggressive expansion. Located above Samseong Station within the affluent Gangnam area, Blizzard will have rivals Riot Games as coincidental same-tower…