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Attend G-STAR 2021 in Korea this year News Oct 5th, 2021

Attend G-STAR 2021 in Korea this year

Korea's biggest games event returns for 17th edition this November

PUBG firm Krafton plans to raise $5bn in IPO News Jun 16th, 2021

PUBG firm Krafton plans to raise $5bn in IPO

Company going public at the end of July

PUBG maker Krafton has applied for IPO News Apr 16th, 2021

PUBG maker Krafton has applied for IPO

Korean analysts value firm at $17.9 billion

Krafton could be valued at $27.2bn at IPO News Jan 19th, 2021

Krafton could be valued at $27.2bn at IPO

This would make it one of the most valuable games companies in the world

Early Bird tickets available for G-STAR 2020 News Sep 30th, 2020

Early Bird tickets available for G-STAR 2020

Attendees can pay $100 to attend the event until October 12th

Krafton spins out Bluehole as new independent subsidiary News Sep 22nd, 2020

Krafton spins out Bluehole as new independent subsidiary

Outfit to be headed up by Doo-in Cho, creative director for the upcoming Elyon

Nexon axes MMO MapleStory 2 News Mar 19th, 2020

Nexon axes MMO MapleStory 2

Servers to be shut down in May

Nexon Korea gives staff 6.8% pay rise after union talks News Feb 6th, 2020

Nexon Korea gives staff 6.8% pay rise after union talks

Follows more than 600 employees protesting for a wage increase

CCP, Thatgamecompany, Creative Assembly, and ArtPlay headline G-STAR 2019 News Oct 15th, 2019

CCP, Thatgamecompany, Creative Assembly, and ArtPlay headline G-STAR 2019

Event taking place between November 14th and 15th in Korea's Busan

G-STAR 2019 opens the gateway for indie studios to the Korean market worth $9 billion this year News Sep 18th, 2019

G-STAR 2019 opens the gateway for indie studios to the Korean market worth $9 billion this year

Indie developers to explore massive opportunities at Asia's largest game exhibition

Update: South Korea's Nexon is no longer up for sale following lack of buyers News Jul 9th, 2019

Update: South Korea's Nexon is no longer up for sale following lack of buyers

CEO Jungju Kim apparently wasn't impressed by the list of companies who stepped forward

China drives Total War: Three Kingdoms to break series pre-order records News May 24th, 2019

China drives Total War: Three Kingdoms to break series pre-order records

Chief product officer Rob Bartholomew says the franchise has finally broken Korea and China

Pearl Abyss' Black Desert franchise crosses $1bn revenue News Apr 11th, 2019

Pearl Abyss' Black Desert franchise crosses $1bn revenue

30 per cent on mobile

Why Jagex's new publishing label Partners is heading to Korea's G-STAR Interviews & Opinion Nov 7th, 2018

Why Jagex's new publishing label Partners is heading to Korea's G-STAR

Head of third-party marketing for Jagex Partners Simon Bull tells us more

South Korea looking to make sexual harassment in video games a crime News Sep 17th, 2018

South Korea looking to make sexual harassment in video games a crime

Follows laws brought to make cheating in games illegal

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