Latest update: As of July 6, 2022, Vespa has applied with the court for corporate rehabilitation. Since early this year, we have reported on Korean developer Vespa facing financial difficulties. According to various sources, on July 1st, the King’s Raid…
Time Defenders – Quick look at global launch of futuristic tower defense RPG
Time Defenders launched worldwide a couple of days back, and we finally found time to give the game a go. In case you missed our previous articles, Time Defenders is developed by the Japanese branch of Korean developer Vespa, creators…
Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness – Vespa confirms development has stopped
Officially announced to the public in August 2021, Korean developer Vespa last week announced the suspension of development for its new mobile RPG, Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness. The main reason provided by the CEO of Vespa is…
Time Defenders – Pre-registration for new tower defense RPG from King’s Raid studio begins
Time Defenders is a new mobile game which combines elements of RPG and tower defense into one, developed by developer Vespa which made the popular King’s Raid. Unfortunately, Time Defender was citied as one of the reasons why Vespa is…
Vespa – Stock trading for King’s Raid developer suspended following dismal financial results
Korean developer Vespa, well-known for its mobile RPG King’s Raid, yesterday (7 Feb) was forced to suspend trading of its stock after the latest financial results announcement. According to local news, Vespa’s 2021 total sales saw a drop of 36.5%…
Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness – First game trailer revealed for mobile sequel to classic JRPG series
First announced just last week, Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness is a mobile game based on the classic Shining Force JRPG series in development by HIVE, a Japanese subsidiary of Korean studio Vespa of King’s Raid fame. Of…
Shining Force: Heroes of Light and Darkness – New mobile game based on classic JRPG announced
Big news coming out of Japan, as the classic JRPG series Shining Force is about to get another chance at revival on the mobile platform. HIVE, the Japanese subsidiary of Korean developer Vespa (King’s Raid), has acquired the rights from…
Time Defenders – New tower defense + RPG mobile game enters pre-registration in Japan
First announced back in March, Time Defenders is a strategy mobile title from Korean developer Vespa Inc, more well-known for being the creator of mobile RPG King’s Raid. While Time Defenders uses the same anime-style of design, the genre this…
Time Defenders – King’s Raid developer announces new game for Japan
South Korean developer VESPA, most well-known for its mobile RPG King’s Raid, today announced its next new game Time Defenders. This is a mobile game developed by subsidiary Nexciting, borrowing heavily from the Tower Defense genre (hence the title initials…
King’s Raid – Teaser trailer for new anime series revealed
First announced this February, the first teaser trailer for the anime series based on popular mobile RPG King’s Raid was revealed recently. Developed by Korean studio Vespa, King’s Raid achieved global fame upon its launch and it was decided…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer returns to profitability in Q4 2019
Vespa Interactive, the Korean developer behind King’s Raid, today announced its financial results for Q4 2019 (October to December). To summarize, it recorded a revenue of nearly USD 27 million, with an operating profit of around USD 1.4 million. Compared…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer suffers massive losses as global expansion continues
Korean developer Vespa Interactive, the team behind the super-popular mobile RPG King’s Raid, recently announced its financial numbers for the 3rd quarter of 2019 (from July to September). In all, this 3-month period recorded sales of around USD 15 million,…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer acquires new studio for global expansion
Vespa, the Korean developer which rose to prominence in recent years due to the global success of mobile RPG King’s Raid, has purchased fellow Korean studio Cocoon Games. Founded in 2013, Cocoon Games made a couple of mobile strategy games,…
Vespa – King’s Raid developer prepares for stock listing in South Korea
According to the Korean media, mid-size games developer Vespa, the creator of mobile RPG King’s Raid, has submitted a securities report to the Financial Services Commission in view of being publicly listed on KOSDAQ, the trading board of Korea Exchange (KRX).…