Korean game togetherness: Nexon acquires 14.7 percent of NCsoft for $688M Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 8, 2012 1 min Nexon said today it has acquired a 14.7 percent minority stake in Korean online game publisher NCsoft for $688 million. Nexon, which was started... Continue Reading 1 min
Why China’s game business will hit $20B by 2016 (exclusive interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 11, 2012 14 min China has one of the most dynamic and unique game markets in the world. Rising from virtual non-existence a decade ago, and surviving a... Continue Reading 14 min
Free-to-play games catching MMO subscribers’ attention (and wallets) Posted byby GamesBeat March 21, 2012 2 min The successful launch of Star Wars: The Old Republic notwithstanding, the business model of mandatory subscriptions for massively multiplayer online (MMO) games seems to... Continue Reading 2 min