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"
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Netmarble
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Located in Seoul, Republic of Korea, CJ E&M Games is a global entertainment company dedicated to enriching people's lives through fun, social, and massive online gaming.
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Accolades
Articles featuring Netmarble
Acquisition Battle
Nexon shortlists five bidders including Kakao and Tencent
Formal bidding process starts in early April
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
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
The Saga Continues
Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in bid for Nexon
Deal could be made official as soon as February 21st
Nex-marble
Netmarble forming consortium to acquire Nexon
Serious contender for $9bn-valued publisher
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
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
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
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
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
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
Best Of 2018
The Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2018
Revealed: the movers, shakers and moneymakers!
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
Billions
Lineage 2 Revolution follows Lineage M in breaking $1 billion barrier
Still making $30 million a day 20 months on
Brand Power
The curious tale of how Lineage’s mobile releases shook up (and didn’t) South Korean gaming
Shots of adrenalin
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
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
Marvellous
Marvel Future Fight breaks the 70 million players mark
Netmarble celebrates the milestone by extending its in-game event campaign
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
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
Joining The Band
Publishing giant Netmarble picks up stake in K-pop label Big Hit Entertainment for $190m
Becomes the second largest shareholder
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
Big Moves
Lineage 2 developer Netmarble names new CEO
South Korean-based developer Netmarble
Kakao Investment 2018
Kakao Games raises $131 million ahead of planned IPO in 2018
Tencent, Netmarble and Bluepoint all chip in
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
Netmarble Financials Q4 Fy17
Netmarble's latest game Tera M helps push revenues to $567 million
Lineage 2 Revolution still generating the most revenue
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
Sticking Around?
Which of 2017's biggest mobile games will sustain in 2018?
Homescapes, Lineage 2, Toon Blast, Final Fantasy XV?
Bulls & Bears
Which mobile game stocks performed best in 2017?
On the up
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
Iap Inspector
How does Lineage 2: Revolution monetise?
IAPs from the players' perspective
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
Lineage 2 Heads West
Netmarble's MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution launches in the US and Europe
It's been a long time coming
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
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
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
Best Of 2017
Top 50 Mobile Game Developers of 2017
The movers, shakers and moneymakers
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
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
Asian Hit
Lineage 2: Revolution racks up one million pre-registrations ahead of Japan launch
Early signs point toward positive reception in Japan
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
Coming Soon
Asian top grosser Lineage 2 Revolution set for US launch in 2017
Further Asian launches successful
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
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
Gambling Fears
Lineage 2 Revolution trading system shut down
Publisher in hot water over real money trading system
The Charticle
Are Clash Royale clones making any money?
Can developers feed off the crumbs from Supercell's table?
All About The Money
Naive, greedy or both: Why can’t games companies IPO properly?
The uncertain pricing of uncertainty
Maximum Leverage
Why Tencent’s M&A strategy is smarter than gotta buy ‘em all
Second Pocket Gems deal was beginning of the end
Lost Its Marbles
Netmarble share prices fall 8.3% from its IPO price despite $610 million revenues in Q1
Financial results apparently weren't good enough