Nexon today announced that its subsidiary, Nexon Korea, has signed a publishing agreement with Bluehole Studio for a new mobile game, T2 (working title), based on the popular PC massively multi-player online role playing game, TERA. T2 is currently scheduled for…
Firefall – The9 CEO claims over USD 100 mil has been invested in the game
After 6 years and over USD 100 million spent on development, publisher The9 finally announced Firefall will be entering the non-wipe phase on 18 Nov in China. Firefall China will actually be published by Shanghai Aozhi Technology, formed by original…
WG Cells – Wargaming announces new mobile gaming division
[Website] Wargaming today announced WG Cells, a new mobile games publishing and development division. It will be strategically led by Wargaming management team veteran Marat Karpeko and operationally headed by David Bluhm, previously CEO of DropForge Games. The mobile success…
Nexon vs NCsoft – Alliance ends as Nexon sells off all NCsoft shares
Back in 2012, Nexon became NCsoft’s biggest shareholder in an unlikely alliance between South Korea’s 2 biggest gaming companies (Nexon is actually stocklisted on Tokyo Stock Exchange). Today, after 3 years of power struggle and failed working relationship, Nexon has…
Clash of Clans – Music concert held in Taiwan to promote mobile game
If I am not wrong, developer Supercell does not have an office in Taiwan, but put together a huge marketing campaign with local partners. This past weekend, a massive Clash of Clans-themed music concert was held at the historic Chiang…
Legend of DOTA – Controversial game taken down from China App Store
Following the impending court case between Valve, Blizzard, and defendant Longtu Game and Lilith Games, the mobile game known translated as “Legend of DOTA” was taken off the Apple App Store in China today. According to the game operators, they…
G-Star 2015 – Number of booths this year decreases by around 20%
G-Star 2015, South Korea’s premier gaming event, will take place once again at Busan Bexco from 12 to 15 November. Earlier today, the organizing committee announced there will be 2,070 booths this year (business and public halls), a decrease from…
Valve – Details of Dota IP infringe case against China companies revealed
First announced back in May, the details of Valve suing a China developer was made public recently. Valve, citing Lilith Games and publisher Longtu Game infringing on its Dota IP in《刀塔传奇》, one of China’s hottest mobile games, is seeking nearly…
Tower of Saviors – Tencent shutting down another popular mobile game
After announcing the closure of Monster Strike, Tencent Games will soon be shutting down another popular mobile game soon. Tower of Saviors, developed in Hong Kong, has tens of millions of downloads in regions such as Taiwan and Hong Kong.…
Legend of Mir Mobile – 360MB game tops iOS grossing chart in China
When it comes to mobile games, developers and publishers always want the download size to be small, below 100MB, with the main reason to get players to download without waiting too long. Ironically, sitting at No.3 for downloads and No.1…
Monster Strike – Tencent shutting down famous mobile game in China
Dethroning Puzzle and Dragons from the top spot in Japan a few months after launch, Monster Strike entered the China market with huge ambitions. Tencent Games is the biggest publisher in the world’s biggest gaming market, what could go wrong?…
Webzen – Global publisher buys overs parent company of GamesCampus
According to early reports from South Korea, global publisher Webzen has bought a 86.21% stake in OnNet, the parent company of OnNet North America and OnNet Europe. Webzen will also takeover the OnNet’s gaming portal, GamesCampus, though it is not…
NCsoft – Lineage 1 earnings soars sky high in latest financial report
Even though Lineage 1 is only available in Asia, particularly popular in South Korea, the game has been NCsoft’s main pillar for earnings for many years. In the latest 2nd Quarter 2015 financial report, revenue from Lineage 1 is tops…
Titanfall – Nexon signs deal for exclusive Asia Free-to-Play version
Announced in the Korean media today, Nexon has signed a contract with Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment to develop an Asian online version of Titanfall, along with the publishing rights. Nexon and EA have worked together previously, including the…