Will Asian online game publishers Nexon and NCSoft buy blockbuster publisher Valve?
Two online game companies may be putting a price on Valve.
Chasing more engaged users, Zynga acquires ‘midcore’ social game startup A Bit Lucky
Faced with a slowdown in the core casual game market on Facebook, Zynga has expanded into mid-core games with the acquisition of A Bit Lucky
The DeanBeat: The race between the game giants and the startups
Who will win the race in the video game business: startups or giants?
Min Kim takes over as Nexon’s chief executive in North America
Nexon, the publisher of popular online games like Dungeon Fighter Online, has appointed Min Kim as the chief executive at its important North American business unit, replacing Daniel Kim, who will return to Seoul to take on new duties at the parent company.
EA and Nexon team up to deliver online soccer in Korea
Electronic Arts and Nexon are launching their most authentic online title ever, setting a new gold standard for soccer games.
Dragons, dinosaurs, and Transformers: RuneScape’s CEO on the future of free to play
Free to play is the future of gaming, even for traditional game publishers, according to Jagex Games Studio CEO Mark Gerhard. He talks to GamesBeat about the rush to the free-to-play model, Jagex's potential market value, and the development of upcoming MMO Transformers Universe.
Korean game togetherness: Nexon acquires 14.7 percent of NCsoft for $688M
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...
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Nexon to publish A Bit Lucky’s Lucky Space in South Korea (exclusive)
Nexon, the online gaming giant that went public in December, plans to publish A Bit Lucky‘s Lucky Space social game in Korea. The move is...
EA stock spikes on rumor that Nexon will buy it (not likely)
Shares of Electronic Arts rose today on a rumor that Japan’s Nexon has made a bid to purchase EA. The odd thing is that...