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With FY14 Q3 revenue up 28%, Gamevil looks to break $100 million mark for 2014

Profit up 185% to $9 million

With FY14 Q3 revenue up 28%, Gamevil looks to break $100 million mark for 2014

Korean mobile game publisher Gamevil (KOSDAQ:063080) has announced its FY14 Q3 financials for the three months ending 30 September 2014.

Revenue was a record $38.9 million, up 102 percent year-on-year, or 28 percent quarter-on-quarter.

Net profit was $8.9 million, up 449 percent year-on-year, or 185 percent quarter-on-quarter.

Indeed, in the nine months of 2014 to-date, the company has generated $94.9 million, compared to $74.4 million for the whole of 2013.

Key games have included Dragon Blaze, which has been big in Korea, while the likes of MLB Perfect Inning and Monster Warlord have been big hitters internationally.

Going global

During 2014, Gamevil has opened offices in Singapore, Taipei, and Berlin and plans to release MMORPG Darkness Reborn, strategy-simulation game Mark of the Dragon, and strategy RPG Elune Saga in Q4.

Already out in Korea, Dragon Blaze and Zenonia Online will be released internationally in 2015.


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