Open Your Horizon
5 tips for launching your mobile game on Windows 10
Jae Chan Shin on going cross-platform
Very Early Marketing
Why pre-registration launch campaigns rule Korea and are headed west
3 ways to improve your launch velocity
Going Global
Ourpalm spends $170 million to become the largest shareholder in Webzen
Chinese publisher expands Koreanwards
Community Building
What Fincon learned about operating global RPGs from the success of Hello Hero and Angel Stone
Emilio Villarruel explains all
Levelling Up
Com2uS' Summoners War-fueled growth continues with 2015 sales up 85% to $369 million
Another big year
Better Together
Pablo Jordi on a magical Finnish-Korean mobile game co-production
And why more devs should do it
Testing Testing
Chinese testing outfit Testbird signs IGS partnership for Korea and beyond
Deal inked at G-Star 2015
Cash Cow
Summoners War leads Com2uS into a record $27 million profit quarter
RPG keeps rising
Smash Korea
Video: En Masse Entertainment on how to make it in South Korea
Not the StarCraft country anymore
A Real Godzilla
At $6.2 billion, Japanese mobile games market remains global #1
So says SuperData
Tera Tease
Nexon Korea to publish T2, the mobile version of MMORPG TERA sometime in 2016
An MMO, or something else entirely?
Open Your World
Network and party at G-Star 2015 with Pocket Gamer and Adways
Join Pocket Gamer and Adways for global-themed night time entertainment
Strong Start
DomiNations surpasses 3 million downloads in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea after only one month
No signs of slowing for Nexon's strategy hit
Market Forces
Why Chinese mobile games are growing fast in Korea
Nasmedia explains the trend
A Wonder
Dominations does 1 million downloads in Japan, Korea and Taiwan
Building a civilisation
Remixed
Raven becomes Evilbane as Netmarble renames its top grossing Korean RPG for international release
Flown away
Levelling Up
Off the back of aggressive UA spending for Summoners War, Com2uS' sales rise 16% to $97 million
RPGs are the way ahead
Super Hero
Despite super villainous file size, Marvel Future Fight hits 20 million downloads
Netmarble has a big hit
Inflationary
Apple updates App Store prices in four countries, adds low price tier for India
South Africa, South Korea and Turkey prep for price hike
Publisher Pal
Top grossing Korean publisher Webzen wants new mobile partners at Gamescom
Korean firm on the hunt for mobile games to publish
Expand On All Fronts
Innospark raises $6.5 million to expand into China with cross-platform midcore games
Keytone Ventures leads the round
Heating Up
The 4 marketing trends shaking up the Korean mobile games market
Mature market is getting more competitive says Nasmedia
Boom Continues
Despite spending $15 million on UA, Com2uS sees FY15 Q1 profits rise to $25 million
Another record quarter for Korean publisher
Coming Up Trumps
When it comes to Hearthstone's Asian success, Japan is the outlier
Phone version has provided another boost
Long Players
Japanese mobile gamers play 3 times more than Americans
App Annie says Asia eclipses the west
Best Fiends With Seoul
How Seriously is crafting its approach to the competitive, lucrative and culturally vibrant Korean market
Working in conjunction with Incross
Power Of Tv
How Korean user acquisition is moving beyond Kakao
Kyunga Park on a changing scene
Level Up
Nexon buys Gamevil-published RPG developer Boolean
Studio behind Dark Avenger series gets acquired
New Fantasy
Square Enix partners with Nexon to make Final Fantasy XI Mobile
Due in 2016
Get Connected
Honed in the Korean PC market, the ProudNet networking engine comes to mobile
Ready for millions of players?
Heroic High
Innospark's CEO on why its debut game Hero Sky is the spiritual successor to Warcraft III
Jae Chan Shin is shooting for the sky
Plan Of Action
Gamevil's future success will be built on global RPG mega brands and support for 15 languages
How to reach $200 million in 2015
Financial Roundup
Snapshot of Korean mobile game company financials
Marking mobile gamings winners and losers
Big Year
Thanks to southeast Asia, Com2uS sees 2014 sales up 188% to $216 million
International sales up 523%
Ambition Rising
With 2014 sales up 79% to $131 million, Gamevil predicts 2015's sales will rise another 120%
Korean RPGs drive the growth
Pc To Mobile
Gamevil bringing two top Korean PC games to mobile
Age of Storm Mobile and Devilian Mobile inbound
Building Connections
Nexon set to develop Asia-first LEGO game for iOS and Android
LEGO's first foray into free-to-play on mobile
Deal
Gamevil levels up, acquiring Korean RPG dev Waplesoft
More content for its global publishing arm
Interview
Make the best possible game you can. Everything else will follow, says Gamevil's Europe GM
What to expect at PG Connects London 2015
Opinion
How Korean indies like Owlogue and Wispsoft are finding success with local crowdfunders
The News Gangnam Style
Investment
Rumour: Alibaba to invest big in Com2uS
Making up for lost time
Ukie promotes UK games business in Korea at G-Star conference
Big in Busan
Deal
Gamevil and XL Games combine to release ArcheAge
Mobile ready
Kakao-centric
WeMade sees FY14 Q3 mobile game sales rise 4% to $16.5 million
Focused on local market
Investment
LINE and Tencent invest $110 million Korean startup 4:33 Creative Lab
Double up
Chart Of The Week
Everywhere is a boomtown for Com2uS, but especially Europe and Asia
Korea is now the laggard
Financials
With FY14 Q3 revenue up 28%, Gamevil looks to break $100 million mark for 2014
Profit up 185% to $9 million
Financials
Summoners War and Ace Fishing push Com2uS' FY14 Q3 sales up 102% to $85 million
Asia Pacific region dominates
Unity signs global alliance with Korean giant NHN Entertainment
Set to build on 60% share of output
Video
Why breaking into the lucrative Korean mobile games market is an uphill battle
Wisdom from Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2014