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Overworking still habitual in game industry

The game industry is still under fire for excessive workloads and long working hours. Despite efforts by some enterprises to make improvements, game developers especially in small firms are seemingly failing to get better working conditions. Late last month, mid-sized game firm WeMade Entertainment officially urged employees of its game development subsidiary WeMade IO to work extra hours for the next eight months until November. Such directions came as the company is aggressively pushing to meet the deadline to develop its new mobile game, “Iracus M.” The written notification specifically s...

Game | 2017-05-08 15:56

Nexon CEO urges game firms to innovate

Nexon opened Korea’s largest developer forum in Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, to promote exchange of expertise among gaming businesses, the company said Tuesday. Citing Blizzard Entertainment’s “Overwatch” and Niantic’s “Pokemon Go,” which were the most successful games of 2016, Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney stressed the game industry needs to be more experimental and innovative. “Over...

Game | 2017-04-25 16:13

NCSOFT launches bid for mobile games with 'Lineage M'

NCSOFT is gearing up to open a full-fledged mobile game business, drawing favorable early response with “Lineage M,” according to the industry, Friday. The game company said Friday the mobile role-playing game has attracted over 2 million users in three days after it started receiving preregistrations for the game in Korea, Wednesday. This is the shortest time for a Korean mo...

Game | 2017-04-14 18:35

Game companies swarm e-sports biz platforms

An increasing number of Korean game companies are rushing toward the lucrative e-sports platform business to boost their sales and raise customer awareness of their services. “A game company can expect to extend the boundaries and lifespan of a game by successfully making its own e-sports platform,” a game industry source said Tuesday. Such moves are expected to gain momentum as the global e-sports industry is expanding.

Game | 2017-04-04 17:49

Korean survival shooter tops global game chart

A Korean mid-sized game development company has taken a chance on what not many other major game businesses here would have done. Bluehole is pushing to develop a computer online game “Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds” when many others are rushing more into the mobile sector.

Game | 2017-04-03 21:13

Upgraded 'StarCraft' to be released this summer

Megahit computer strategy game “StarCraft” will be redesigned for ultra high-definition resolution and the latest multiplayer platform, Blizzard Entertainment said Sunday. The U.S. game company said “StarCraft: Remastered” will overhaul the visual and audio experiences as well as network-play features, without affecting the original balance of game play. Expectations are high...

Game | 2017-03-26 16:15

Netmarble eyes mobile e-sports market

Netmarble Games seeks to expand the e-sports market for mobile games, the company said Wednesday. The nation’s largest mobile game firm showcased its new multiplayer battle game “Penta Storm for Kakao” in Seoul. “Penta Storm” is the Korean version of Tencent’s “King of Glory,” which recorded 50 million daily users in China in January. “Penta Storm” is scheduled to be publishe...

Game | 2017-03-15 15:29

Netmarble to increase IPO scale to W3 tril.

Netmarble Games is considering increasing the scale of its initial public offering (IPO) to 3 trillion won, up from 2 trillion won, on escalated market expectations, according to the industry Wednesday. Should this be realized, the IPO of Korea’s top mobile game firm will become the second-largest of all time, surpassing Samsung BioLogics. The biomedicine affiliate of Samsung Group drew about 2.25 trillion won in its IPO last year. “Netmarble Games is reviewing a plan to expand the scale of its public offering amid high market expectations on its future growth,” an industry source said.

Game | 2017-03-08 15:53

NCSOFT unveils first VR game

Korean virtual reality (VR) games have drawn attention at a global game developers’ fair in the United States, according to the game industry Friday. NCSOFT unveiled its first VR game based on its computer online title “Blade & Soul” at the Game Developers Conference 2017 in San Francisco. The demo version of the real-time strategy game “Blade & Soul Table Arena” became the f...

Game | 2017-03-02 15:18

Netmarble eyes N. American market via Kabam acquisition

Netmarble has finalized the acquisition of Kabam Vancouver, the cash-cow branch of the U.S.-based entertainment company, waxing lyrical about its full-fledged plan to expand into the North American market. The Seoul-based game titan said Friday that it wrapped up an official legal agreement, making the Kabam affiliate a wholly owned subsidiary of Netmarble. The company will also acquire several separate business units of Kabam’s office in Austin, Texas, including teams dedicated to marketing, customer service and business development.

Game | 2017-02-24 16:17

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