Gaming luminaries explore industry’s struggles and how its best days are still ahead
The challenging state of the game industry has triggered a lot of conversations, and on the eve of the Game Developers Conference, we assembled...
Embark Studios’ The Finals debuts on PC and consoles
Embark Studios announced the immediate release of The Finals, a first-person shooter combat entertainment set within a game show. While the narrative behind the...
Why Owen Mahoney stepped down after a decade of success as Nexon’s CEO
Owen Mahoney joined Nexon in 2010 as CFO, and he oversaw its initial public offering in 2011. He has led the company as president...
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney will step down in March and be replaced by Junghun Lee
Nexon announced a leadership succession plan where longtime CEO Owen Mahoney will step down in March 2024 and be replaced by Junghun Lee. That’s...
Nexon boss wants to move past the vague promises of the ‘metaverse’
Nexon chief executive officer Owen Mahoney wants to put a sanity check on all the buzz around the metaverse. In particular, he wants to...
The DeanBeat: Nexon pushes back at analysts by refusing to give game launch dates
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney told investors during an earnings call Wednesday that he would not give launch dates for highly anticipated releases of KartRider:...
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney: Game companies say they love innovation but resist creators at every turn
Owen Mahoney has grown skeptical of people who say they love innovation but fail to support creative people. The Nexon CEO brought this up...
Nexon invests $874 million in Hasbro, Bandai Namco, Konami, and Sega Sammy
Nexon, the Tokyo-based maker of Maplestory and other online games, has invested $874 million in Hasbro, Bandai Namco, Konami, and Sega Sammy. Nexon said...
How Nexon is expanding its PC online games to mobile
Nexon is a lucky online-only video game company with five major franchises that have generated billions of dollars in revenues over the years. That’s...
The DeanBeat: What we’ve learned about pandemic gaming
The second-quarter earnings results from major game companies over the past two weeks have taught us more about how gamers are responding to the...