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G-STAR reveals 2019 success: record number of visitors attend the South Korean games event News Dec 24th, 2019

G-STAR reveals 2019 success: record number of visitors attend the South Korean games event

Indies and international support reportedly behind both b2c and b2b growth

IDreamSky in talks to buy Hong Kong games firm Leyou News Dec 9th, 2019

IDreamSky in talks to buy Hong Kong games firm Leyou

And there's $1.4bn on the table for such a deal

The 2019 Korea Game Awards and Game Investment Market head to G-STAR 2019 News Oct 22nd, 2019

The 2019 Korea Game Awards and Game Investment Market head to G-STAR 2019

Organisers reveal the full schedule for the massive South Korean games industry conference

Nexon Korea union is holding its first demonstration a year after forming News Sep 6th, 2019

Nexon Korea union is holding its first demonstration a year after forming

The first games industry union in South Korea demands job security

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

East meets West at G-STAR 2019, Asia's largest game exhibition in Busan, Korea, on November 14-17th - early bird registration now open! News Jul 8th, 2019

East meets West at G-STAR 2019, Asia's largest game exhibition in Busan, Korea, on November 14-17th - early bird registration now open!

Join over 2,000 trade visitors from 36 countries and nearly 700 exhibitors at Asia’s most accessible show

Lineage 2 can't save overall PC game declines at NCSoft in Q1 2019 News May 17th, 2019

Lineage 2 can't save overall PC game declines at NCSoft in Q1 2019

Publisher wants to take greater advantage of legacy IP on mobile and PC moving forward

Netmarble on potential Nexon acquisition: "With some leverage we could do the funding ourselves" News Feb 19th, 2019

Netmarble on potential Nexon acquisition: "With some leverage we could do the funding ourselves"

Been execs remain coy on exactly how a deal might be structured

China's Tencent joins Nexon bid consortium with Netmarble News Feb 15th, 2019

China's Tencent joins Nexon bid consortium with Netmarble

Deal could be made official as soon as February 21st

South Korea's Netmarble makes plans to purchase Nexon News Jan 31st, 2019

South Korea's Netmarble makes plans to purchase Nexon

Serious contender for $9bn-valued publisher

Report: Nexon founder puts $9bn controlling stake up for sale News Jan 3rd, 2019

Report: Nexon founder puts $9bn controlling stake up for sale

Total 98.64 per cent stake owned by Kim Jung-ju up for grabs, it seems

Blizzard is publically shaming over 18,000 toxic South Korean Overwatch players News Jan 3rd, 2019

Blizzard is publically shaming over 18,000 toxic South Korean Overwatch players

Banned players have been named and shamed on the region’s Overwatch forums

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea News Dec 13th, 2018

“Boosting” multiplayer game accounts is now a crime in South Korea

Playing on someone else’s account to up their rank could land you in prison with an $18,000 fine

Outworld Battlegrounds is the last game standing at The PC Indie Pitch at G-STAR 18 News Nov 23rd, 2018

Outworld Battlegrounds is the last game standing at The PC Indie Pitch at G-STAR 18

We check out the top 3 prize winners at this years PC Indie Pitch at G-STAR 2018

How Nexon brought MMO MapleStory 2 from Korea to the West Success Story Nov 20th, 2018

How Nexon brought MMO MapleStory 2 from Korea to the West

Lead designer Miyoung Oh shares how the project attracted one million users within a week of this launch

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