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Nexon is partnering with EA to release a free-to-play version of Respawn’s Titanfall to Asia. Games Industry reports that Nexon, with whom EA already partners for FIFA Online, is in charge of developing the port, with Respawn collaborating on the efforts. "With its pilot vs titan gameplay, among other innovations, …
Read More »Ron Moravek quits Nexon XP
Relic co-founder declines to comment on sudden departure
Read More »Ghost in the Shell Online hacking in to Western market
Nexon has confirmed that it is bringing its Korean online FPS Ghost in the Shell Online to the West. The free-to-play title is on track to arrive in Europe, the Americas and Australasia some time this year, with beta sign-ups to become available in June. The game itself is a …
Read More »Nexon to acquire Korean dev Boolean Games
Nexon has begun the process of of acquiring Korea-based studio Boolean Games. The mobile developer is best known for its action game Dark Avenger and sequel Darkness Reborn, the latter of which has racked up 10m downloads since its release in November. Nexon will acquire all outstanding shares of Boolean …
Read More »Nexon acquiring Boolean Games
Online games giant moves to purchase Korean mobile studio
Read More »Nexon signs licensing deal for Unreal Engine 4
Tech to power number of new titles including upcoming mobile RPG
Read More »Human Element ditches free-to-play, losing publishing partner in the process
Indie studio Robotoki’s upcoming title Human Element has decided to ditch free-to-play in favour of becoming a premium product. Gamasutra reports that, as a result, the game will no longer be published by Nexon. "Nexon and Robotoki have come to a mutual decision to end their publishing agreement for the …
Read More »Robotoki’s Nexon deal ends after studio ditches free-to-play
Studio lays off a number of staff following decision to adopt premium price
Read More »Nexon beats quarterly revenue and profit forecasts
Nexon beat its own revenue and profit forecasts for its third quarter of 2014, thanks largely in part to the Korean-based firm’s native market. Games Industry reports Nexon saw a 14 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue to $395m, along with net income of $94m – a 69 per cent …
Read More »Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies open beta launches
Free-to-play Counter-Strike spinoff Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies is out now in open beta. The game – set to officially launch in October – is the western version of Korea’s Counter-Strike Online 2. As always, player feedback means a great deal to us, and is reflected in our games,” Nexon Europe’s Product …
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