Nexon keeps thriving on games that are decades old
Asian gaming giant Nexon keeps on making money from games that are many years old, like Dungeon Fighter and Maple Story. The Tokyo-based company...
The DeanBeat: The Leisure Economy — where we all get paid to play games
I’ve been bouncing this idea about the Leisure Economy, where we all get paid to play games, off everyone I meet these days. With...
Game Boss interview: Nexon CEO preaches focus on players, not monetization
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney thinks that mobile game publishers lost sight of what was good for players when they turned up the crank on...
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney wants the game industry to lose its Hollywood envy
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney spoke passionately about creativity and inspiration at our recent GamesBeat Summit 2017 event. In a fireside chat with me, Mahoney said he...
The DeanBeat: GamesBeat Summit conversations on the Metaverse, AR’s future, and Hollywood envy
We just hosted our third annual GamesBeat Summit at the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Calif. It was a beautiful place and a great backdrop for...
Nexon courts Western game developers with creativity pitch
Owen Mahoney, CEO of Asian gaming giant Nexon, has been fed up with the mobile game malaise where millions of rivals are competing with...
Nexon’s Owen Mahoney will tell how to craft a culture of inspiration at GamesBeat Summit
Nexon CEO Owen Mahoney will speak about creating a culture of inspiration and creativity at our next conference, titled GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi,...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screenwriter Gary Whitta to speak at GamesBeat Summit 2017
Gary Whitta, the screenwriter for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, will be one of our speakers at GamesBeat Summit 2017: How games, sci-fi, and...
Nexon to publish Titanfall: Frontline mobile strategy card game
Nexon has partnered with Respawn Entertainment and Particle City to publish Titanfall: Frontline, a strategy card game set in the Titanfall universe. The new...
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...