With Nexon still at loggerheads with its own employee union and several canceled projects, the show must still go on at the business side of things. Today, along with developer NAT Games, tons of new images and a couple of…
V4 – Quick preview of the 6 playable classes in upcoming mobile MMORPG
With an official “premium showcase” event a couple of weeks down the road, publisher Nexon and developer NAT Games (HIT, Overhit) today revealed the 6 playable classes in their upcoming Unreal Engine 4 mobile MMORPG, V4 (Victory For). While not…
Nexon – Gaming giant makes strategic investment in Wonder Holdings
Despite the recent internal turmoil over at Nexon, business still goes on with no solution announced by the gaming giant on the treatment of its employees. Nexon today announced it has made a “strategic investment” in a little-known company called…
V4 – Nexon to announce full game details at “premium showcase” event
Nexon today announced that it will be holding a “premium showcase” event for its new mobile MMORPG, V4, on 27 September at Le Meridien Seoul. It seems like V4 is the official game title, which still seems pretty weird despite…
Project V4 – Launch details for Unreal Engine 4 mobile MMORPG set to be announced next week
After previously releasing a ton of information for Project V4, Nexon today announced that more details about the game will be revealed on 3 September, which ironically is the day where Nexon employees plan to hold a demonstration. Powered using…
Nexon – 2 key executives step down from Korean gaming giant
Following the recent restructuring turmoil at Nexon and the cancellation of Peria Chronicles, the latest news emerged from the South Korean media is that 2 high-level executives at the gaming giant will be stepping down. They are Jiwon Park, Director…
Peria Chronicles – Nexon confirms cancellation of ambitious MMORPG
First announced in 2012 as Project NT, it was confirmed today that Nexon has stopped the development of Peria Chronicles. A project under subsidiary studio Thingsoft, Peria Chronicles most recently had a debut test phase in May for a small…
Nexon – Employee union receives permit to hold demonstration in front of headquarters
Nexon’s employee union, Starting Point, today announced it has obtained permission from the local police to hold a demonstration in front of Nexon’s Korean headquarters on 3 September. This is apparently the first demonstration or rally in the local gaming…
Nexon – Over 80 employees “dropped” from canceled Unreal Engine 4 game
It seems that the “crisis” at Nexon is continuing over in the Korean offices. 2 weeks after closing down 2 western subsidiaries, Nexon M and Division Partners Office, and after announcing it will not be taking part in G-Star 2019…
Project V4 – Media preview of upcoming mobile MMORPG from Nexon
Project V4 was first teased by developer NAT Games back at G-Star 2018 by global publisher Nexon. Perhaps due to Nexon dropping out of G-Star this year, a media preview was held yesterday at Nexon’s Pangyo building to introduce Project…
Nexon – Korean gaming giant will not be at G-Star for the first time in 14 years
According to reports from South Korea, Nexon has announced it will not be attending this year’s G-Star game exhibition (at least in the public halls) for the first time in 14 years. The reason given by Nexon is to “focus…
Nexon – Latest financial results paint a rather healthy picture for gaming giant
Amidst all the recent gloomy news about the future of Nexon in North America and Europe, Nexon today announced healthy financial results for the second quarter of 2019 (April to June). Overall, the net income surpassed expectations despite being down…
Nexon – 2 western subsidiaries are shutting down due to internal restructuring
Following the shift to Embark Studios leading Nexon’s future growth in North America and Europe, big changes have happened. Both Nexon M and Nexon’s Division Partners Office are being closed by the end of this month, with many developers and…
Nexon – Former EA executive tasked to lead Western market and we are genuinely worried
Barely a month after investing in the startup, Nexon today announced its plan for the complete acquisition of Embark Studios AB (“Embark Studios” or “Embark”), founded by Patrick Söderlund. Nexon will increase its existing stake of 66.1% to 72.8%, and…