Articles featuring Netmarble

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July 22, 2019

Charts

Weekly global mobile games charts: Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle strikes up US top grossing spot

Rankings from July 8th to 14th

June 20, 2019

Live And Kicking

Four years on: How Travelling Millionaire’s regular events have garnered an engaged audience in the Middle East

"I owe everything I’ve learned to Travelling Millionaire and it has been a privilege working with a lot of talented people.

June 14, 2019

Lineage Royale

Netmarble gives MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution the battle royale treatment

Up to 25 players can compete to be the last person standing

June 3, 2019

Nexon Acquisition Battle

Netmarble, Kakao and others submit final bids for Nexon

KKR & Co, Bain Capital and MBK Partners also join the fray, but there's no direct deal from Tencent

May 23, 2019

Financial Declines

For the first time since launch Lineage 2 is no longer Netmarble’s biggest sales driver

Blade & Soul Revolution generated more revenue than any of the publisher’s other games in Q1 2019

May 9, 2019

Live And Kicking

Four years on: Netmarble on how Marvel Future Fight has continued to assemble fans

"In order to compete with other games, the title should be as fun as if it only came out yesterday"

March 4, 2019

Acquisition Battle

Nexon shortlists five bidders including Kakao and Tencent

Formal bidding process starts in early April

February 19, 2019

Nexon-marble

Netmarble on Nexon acquisition: "With some leverage we could do the funding ourselves"

Been execs remain coy on exactly how a deal might be structured

February 19, 2019

Financials

Netmarble profit tumbles 72% year-on-year in Q4 due to slowing sales and lack of new releases

Publisher appears to be struggling to fill the hole from fading Lineage 2 and Harry Potter revenue

February 15, 2019

The Saga Continues

Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in bid for Nexon

Deal could be made official as soon as February 21st

January 31, 2019

Nex-marble

Netmarble forming consortium to acquire Nexon

Serious contender for $9bn-valued publisher

December 12, 2018

Soulful

Netmarble’s Blade and Soul Revolution tops iOS grossing charts in South Korea one day after launch

The MMORPG will launch globally in 2019

November 28, 2018

All In

Who could be top dog in the fight to acquire Zynga?

We speculate on the potential suitors if any deal were to take place

October 19, 2018

Region Focus

Region Focus: The opportunities and challenges facing South Korea’s lucrative games industry

In-depth analysis of the sector with comment from executives at Netmarble, Com2uS and Pearl Abyss

October 18, 2018

Lineage Of Ips

Netmarble on Lineage 2 Revolution's runaway success and finding the next big hit

Simon Sim talks up the company's global strategy and M&A activity

October 17, 2018

Top Performers

PUBG Mobile and Lineage M top download and grossing charts in South Korea in H1 2018

The top 10 grossers and downloaded mobile games across the App Store and Google Play for the first six months of the year

September 10, 2018

Giant

Speaker Spotlight: Netmarble EMEA president Barış Özistek on the rise of artificial intelligence and accessibility

Barış Özistek will be giving a talk called Going Global - Bringing giant games from Korea to the west at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki

August 21, 2018

Best Of 2018

The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018

Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!

August 10, 2018

Oh No

Netmarble shares plummet to all-time low as Lineage 2 popularity fades

Shares dropped 11.27 per cent on August 9th to close at 126,000 won

August 6, 2018

Billions

Lineage 2 Revolution follows Lineage M in breaking $1 billion barrier

Still making $30 million a day 20 months on

July 30, 2018

Brand Power

The curious tale of how Lineage’s mobile releases shook up (and didn’t) South Korean gaming

Shots of adrenalin

May 22, 2018

Knighted

Netmarble’s Knights Chronicle pulls in 500,000 pre-registrations in one week

Players who sign-up will gain a slew of rewards come games launch

May 11, 2018

Financials

Netmarble revenue and profits tumble year-on-year as sales slow

Lineage 2: Revolution takes 35 per cent of revenue share of game sales

May 1, 2018

Marvellous

Marvel Future Fight breaks the 70 million players mark

Netmarble celebrates the milestone by extending its in-game event campaign

April 10, 2018

Crack Down

South Korea’s FTC deals out fines to Nexon, Netmarble and NextFloor over misleading loot box promotions

Nexon Korea hit by $887,000 penalty

April 10, 2018

New Digs

Netmarble to set up shop in Los Angeles with new US office

The move will put the studio closer to partner Walt Disney and its Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm subsidiaries

April 5, 2018

Joining The Band

Publishing giant Netmarble picks up stake in K-pop label Big Hit Entertainment for $190m

Becomes the second largest shareholder

March 7, 2018

All The Marbles

Netmarble’s Lineage 2: Revolution generated $924 million in first 11 months

Seoul-based games publisher also looking to continue big Western push with more titles set for 2018

March 2, 2018

Big Moves

Lineage 2 developer Netmarble names new CEO

South Korean-based developer Netmarble

February 15, 2018

Kakao Investment 2018

Kakao Games raises $131 million ahead of planned IPO in 2018

Tencent, Netmarble and Bluepoint all chip in

February 7, 2018

Netmarble: The Gathering

Netmarble partners with Wizards of the Coast on real-time multiplayer Magic: The Gathering mobile game

Project M is expected to launch sometime in 2018

February 6, 2018

Netmarble Financials Q4 Fy17

Netmarble's latest game Tera M helps push revenues to $567 million

Lineage 2 Revolution still generating the most revenue

January 9, 2018

Lineage 2 Revolution Downloads

Netmarble's MMORPG Lineage 2: Revolution clears five million downloads in 50 days in the West

Still going strong in South Korea

January 8, 2018

Sticking Around?

Which of 2017's biggest mobile games will sustain in 2018?

Homescapes, Lineage 2, Toon Blast, Final Fantasy XV?

January 4, 2018

Bulls & Bears

Which mobile game stocks performed best in 2017?

On the up

November 27, 2017

Western Revolution

Lineage 2: Revolution races to top 50 grossing positions across Europe and North America

Hit MMORPG off to a strong start but failed to replicate South Korea success

November 27, 2017

Iap Inspector

How does Lineage 2: Revolution monetise?

IAPs from the players' perspective

November 24, 2017

The Charticle

From Lineage 2 to Contest of Champions: The games powering South Korean powerhouse Netmarble

It's not all about Lineage 2 - though nearly half of it is

November 15, 2017

Lineage 2 Heads West

Netmarble's MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution launches in the US and Europe

It's been a long time coming

November 13, 2017

Netmarble Financials Q3 Fy17

Lineage 2 Revolution generated 45% of Netmarble's revenues in Q3 FY17

Launching in Europe and North America on November 15th

October 23, 2017

Celebrity Partnership

Netmarble taps Conan O'Brien for Lineage 2: Revolution Twitchcon promotion

TV show host appears on stage to make Western release date announcement

October 13, 2017

Set For Success?

Lineage 2: Revolution surpasses one million pre-registrations for US and Europe launch

Follows on from successful launches in South Korea and Japan

September 29, 2017

Best Of 2017

Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017

The movers, shakers and moneymakers

August 25, 2017

Ruling The App Stores

Netmarble’s Lineage 2: Revolution heads straight to number one on Japan’s App Store

Also tops free download charts on App Store and Google Play

August 11, 2017

Netmarble Financials Q2 Fy17

Netmarble's revenues slide to $472.3 million as Lineage 2 Revolution loses business in South Korea

Lineage 2 Revolution makes up 37% of all Netmarble's revenues

August 1, 2017

Asian Hit

Lineage 2: Revolution racks up one million pre-registrations ahead of Japan launch

Early signs point toward positive reception in Japan

July 7, 2017

Champions And Revolutions

Netmarble scores top five grossing ranks in 77 countries with just two games

Marvel Contest of Champions and Lineage 2 Revolution take over the world

June 28, 2017

Coming Soon

Asian top grosser Lineage 2 Revolution set for US launch in 2017

Further Asian launches successful

June 16, 2017

Live And Kicking

Two years on: Netmarble on the evolution of Marvel Future Fight

Game Director Jin Oh on the game's life so far

June 15, 2017

Talkin' Bout A Revolution

Lineage 2 Revolution sees English language soft-launch in Asia ahead of worldwide release

Already a top ten grossing game in Macau, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia