SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — In an industry where the average age falls somewhere around 33, and 30 percent are women, leading gaming companies are taking strides to foster a more family friendly workplace. Those in the industry point out that Nexon has since last year been carrying out a “Happy Mom” in-house policy, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – K-pop idol, Marvel Superhero, why not both? Billboard reported January 16 that the marriage of K-pop and superhero embodied in character Luna Snow will be made available via the action role-playing game “Marvel Future Fight” come January 24. K-pop superstar by day and crime-fighting hero by night, Snow, whose [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean game makers Nexon and Netmarble posted record-breaking annual sales figure of over 2 trillion won last year, confirming the steady growth of the country’s video game industry. According to sources close to the stock market on Sunday, the sales figures of the two leading South Korean game companies [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Netmarble Games said Thursday it will launch a foundation this month to contribute to society. Netmarble will be the third online game developer in South Korea to establish a foundation to support social welfare efforts after NCsoft Corp. and Smile Gate. “We’ve decided to launch a foundation to enhance [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — NCsoft, one of South Korea’s top game developers, is set to introduce a flexible working hours policy that has industry watchers hopeful a positive change is coming to the infamous working conditions — described as “murderous” — in the gaming industry. The company revealed on the first day of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Organized by KOTRA, the annually held “G-Star” gaming extravaganza in Busan will open on November 16. This year’s four-day event is expected to be the busiest yet, with 2,758 requests submitted for booths as of last September. Since it was founded in 2005, this year marks the first time [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Netmarble Games, South Korea’s top mobile game developer, said Monday it has enlisted the help of American TV show host Conan O’Brien to market its mega-hit title, “Lineage 2: Revolution,” in 54 countries next month. The O’Brien appearance in an advertisement is part of the company’s aggressive marketing effort [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Overwork is once again in the headlines thanks to a former employee of Netmarble Neo, a subsidiary of the video game company, who spoke at a press conference held in Yeouido on August 8 decrying the dangers of the excessive work culture at his former job. The man in question joined [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Netmarble Games, South Korea’s top mobile game developer, said the number of pre-registrations for its mega-hit title, “Lineage 2: Revolution,” in Japan surpassed the 1 million mark Tuesday. Netmarble started accepting the preorders for the mobile role-playing game from the official website for Japanese players on April 28 before [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The first middle and high school students to enroll in the Netmarble Game Academy, an education program offered by Netmarble and the Arts & Community Network, are presenting their final works at the Ganainsa Art Center in Seoul. The exhibition is themed “Turning the Dreams of the Future into [...]