Nexon’s Owen Mahoney: Artistry is key to solving mobile gaming’s malaise
At his core, Owen Mahoney is a business guy. But the chief executive of Asian gaming giant Nexon doesn’t talk like one. At our...
Nexon’s hit Heroes of Incredible Tales is going mobile across the globe
A South Korean mobile hit is going to try its luck with a global audience. Nexon announced today that Heroes of Incredible Tales, an...
The DeanBeat: Everybody is an underdog. What you do about it is what matters
At our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event this week, our theme was about underdogs. And during our talks with some of the leaders of the...
Nexon chief Owen Mahoney thinks art is the solution to mobile gaming’s rising marketing costs
Making money from mobile gaming is expensive thanks to rising costs of acquiring users, but one company wants to subvert this by treating the...
This Game Studio is Nexon’s latest stab at breaking into the West’s mobile game market
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,...
GamesBeat Summit to feature Owen Mahoney, leader of Asian free-to-play giant Nexon
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,...
Nexon acquires DomiNations developer Big Huge Games
Nexon is making a move to expand its appeal in the West. The publisher and developer announced today that it has acquired Big Huge...
Nexon Korea’s mobile gaming boss wants to take on the world
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....
South Korea’s Netmarble finally brings its near-$1B mobile gaming business to the U.S.
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...
Nexon’s Ghost in the Shell embodies everything good about 2007’s Shadowrun shooter
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....