Platform Boost
Wemade and RedFox Games partner to bring Kingdom Hunter to WEMIX blockchain platform
Targeting the play and earn mobile community in South America
Get Golfing
Playlinks launches Kitty Golf on Facebook Instant Games
Latest game from the South Korean developer to join the platform
Studio Shares
Krafton acquires Smash Legends dev 5minlab for $19.9 million
100 per cent of shares acquired
The Might Of Mobile
PUBG Mobile boosts Krafton’s 2021 revenues to record-highs of $1.57 billion
Release of Battlegrounds Mobile India and PUBG New State boosted Q4 sales
Equity Investments
Krafton invests $6.6 million to create and sell NFT avatars
Partnering with South Korea auction platform Seoul Auction Blue
Fallen Fiscally
Nexon mobile revenue falls 20% following a year of "building and investment"
Looking ahead at upcoming games pipeline in 2022 to boost revenue
Fighting On
Nexon to bring Dungeon & Fighter to mobile on March 24
Will feature iconic "arcade-style" RPG action
Oh Thank Heaven
Haegin brings 7-Eleven to casual mobile metaverse Play Together
Will bring 7-Eleven Korea mascots and products into the game
Acquiring Astrokings
Tilting Point acquires majority stake in AstroKings developer AN Games
Will scale the studio's games in both Eastern and Western markets
Marbleverse
Netmarble unveils upcoming Metaverse and NFT projects
70% of upcoming games with utilise blockchain tech
Apple Alterations
Apple to make third-party payments available in South Korea
In accordance with change in law
Electric Hypercar
Krafton partners with Bugatti Rimac to bring Rimac Nevera to New State
First big collaboration for Krafton's latest entry
Iron Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Netmarble’s Iron Throne: The Firstborn
Still subsidiary studio Kixeye will take charge
C2x Commences
Com2uS Holdings launches portal for C2X blockchain platform
Titles available will increase "exponentially" in coming months
Agglutination
Nexon to Merge subsidiaries Nat Games and Nexon GT
Will rebrand as Nexon Games
Double Bogey
Neowiz to bring Golf Impact and Brave Nine to the blockchain
Golf Impact set to receive a big makeover
P2e Mmorpg
Com2uS Holdings to add upcoming World of Zenonia to blockchain ecosystem
Scheduled for release in H2 2022
Blockchain Branding
Gamevil rebrands as Com2uS Holdings to focus on blockchain and NFT projects
Solidifies shift towards play-to-earn games
Following Suit
Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business
Taking steps to solidifying blockchain presence
Staying Sanguine
Netmarble's Q3 FY21 revenue down 5.5% to $537 million
Overseas sales accounted for 70% of overall revenue
Rpg+nft
Com2uS is bringing Summoners War: Chronicles to blockchain
Working on its own ecosystem with Terra
Taking Over
PUBG: New State surpasses 20 million downloads in 5 days
Number one mobile game in over 160 countries
New Worlds
Classic MMORPG remake Ragnarok Origin now live
Gravity's got a new game
Lowered
Google Play Store tweaks payment terms in South Korea
Follows a new law passed in August
Heir Apparent
PUBG: New State will launch worldwide on November 11
Has surpassed 50 million pre-registrations
Already Growing
Ragnarok Origin reaches 400,000 pre-registrations
Adds Genshin Impact’s Lilypichu and ProZD as voice talent
Eagerly Awaiting
PUBG: New State surpasses 40 million pre-registrations
Recently made available for pre-registration in PUBG-crazy India
No Deal
Apple refuse Epic Games request to restore Fortnite in South Korea
The latest in the ongoing dispute
Cutting Out Commission
South Korea bans app marketplaces restricting third-party payments
The first country to implement such changes
Save The World
Netmarble's anticipated Marvel Future Revolution launches globally
It's been in soft launch since the start of July this year
Looking Ahead
Netmarble revenue falls by 16% as Marvel Future Revolution looms
"We’re optimistic the launch of Marvel Future Revolution will fortify Netmarble’s competitive edge..."
Quality Inbound
Nexon highlights new games as Q2 2021 sales decline 21% to $510 million
Waiting for new blood to emerge
Direct To Mobile
NCSoft reveals new Lineage entry, Lineage W
The game will come to mobile alongside the PC release
Krafton Crumbles
Krafton shares fall by 20% following IPO debut
The decline is the worst seen in South Korea since 2004
Quite The Gamble
Netmarble picks up social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion
"We expect to fortify our competitive edge…"
New Mmorpg Hits
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds storms the most downloaded Q2 2021 charts in Japan and South Korea
Crunching the data with App Annie
Let Them Mine
Minecraft becomes adults-only in South Korea
Restrictions will see those under 19 unable to access the game
Overestimate
Update: PUBG maker Krafton IPO downgraded to $3 billion
Listing now expected to go ahead in August
Live And Kicking
How Nexon adapted KartRider Rush Plus for mobile
23 million players and counting
Asia B2b
PlayX4 Online emerges as alternative event for global business
South Korea's leading business-to-business games event found success with its first online only conference
New Korean Games
PlayX4 2021 opens Korean gaming to the world
Online event brings together developers, publishers, distributors, marketers and more
More To Come
Netmarble's Q1 2021 sales up 7% to $512 million
The Seven Deadly Sins drives growth
Another Add
Krafton snaps up mobile games studio Dreamotion
Building out the plan
Doubling Down
Nexon's 2021 Q1 revenue grows 7% to $806 million
Generating $420 million profit
Back On Track
Korea’s best 24-hour gaming business event PlayX4 2021 runs 10-14 May
Busines restarts
Coin Up
Gamevil gets into blockchain with $28 million Coinone investment
South Korea publisher exploring new opportunities
Welcome Aboard
Krafton adds four new board members
Ahead of its launch of PUBG New State
Chasing Cats
Tom and Jerry: Chase soft-launches in Japan and South Korea
NetEase decline to comment on future
All In
Com2uS acquires majority stake in Kritika developer AllM
The deal includes mobile games subsidiary Funflow
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