Categories Posted inin Business Nexon chief Owen Mahoney thinks art is the solution to mobile gaming’s rising marketing costs Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 4, 2016 2 min Making money from mobile gaming is expensive thanks to rising costs of acquiring users, but one company wants to subvert this by treating the... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business This Game Studio is Nexon’s latest stab at breaking into the West’s mobile game market Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 24, 2016 2 min Asian game giant Nexon has teamed up with Vancouver’s This Game Studio to publish the developer’s next mobile game. The deal between Nexon M,... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business GamesBeat Summit to feature Owen Mahoney, leader of Asian free-to-play giant Nexon Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 11, 2016 8 min We’re happy to announce that Owen Mahoney, the CEO of Asian gaming giant Nexon, is one of our speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016,... Continue Reading 8 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon acquires DomiNations developer Big Huge Games Posted byby Mike Minotti March 10, 2016 2 min Nexon is making a move to expand its appeal in the West. The publisher and developer announced today that it has acquired Big Huge... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon Korea’s mobile gaming boss wants to take on the world Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 9, 2016 4 min Nexon Korea has established itself on the PC as a strong publisher of free-to-play games, now it’s trying to take that strategy to mobile.... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business South Korea’s Netmarble finally brings its near-$1B mobile gaming business to the U.S. Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 20, 2016 7 min Netmarble Games has grown to nearly $1 billion in sales, but it hasn’t been well known as a game publisher in the West. That... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon’s Ghost in the Shell embodies everything good about 2007’s Shadowrun shooter Posted byby GamesBeat December 16, 2015 5 min As a digital artist and game industry press goon, I won’t blame you if you peg me as a fan of anime and manga.... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Role-playing games are under siege in South Korea’s mobile market Posted byby Jason Wilson December 5, 2015 3 min Since the rise of mobile RPG in the South Korean mobile games market, RPG games have been hugely active. It is no exaggeration to... Continue Reading 3 min
Categories Posted inin Business Nexon wins over Western developers by pitching gaming as an art form Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 1, 2015 12 min Nexon is a pioneer of free-to-play online games in Asia, and it wants to break into the West in a big way. A couple of years... Continue Reading 12 min
Categories Posted inin Business Titanfall games coming to mobile thanks to partnership between Nexon and Respawn Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 29, 2015 3 min Triple-A gamemakers are seeking their fortunes on mobile, which has become the world’s biggest game market, with $30 billion in estimated 2015 revenue. The... Continue Reading 3 min