Major Korean studio famed in the west for Mabinogi and Maplestory, among many other MMOs.
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The MOP Up: Plants vs. Zombies goes multiplayer
Do you remember that quirky personality-filled Plants vs. Zombies lane defense game from way back when? Popcap has been expanding that series franchise ever...
Nexon Korea employees stage a protest to stop restructuring and call for job security
In late August, we reported on plans for Nexon's union members to protest against efforts to restructure the company and demand assurances that their...
Pearl Abyss takes over for Nexon and NCsoft as the biggest exhibitor at South Korea’s G-star
It's really unusual that neither NCsoft nor Nexon will be exhibiting this year at South Korea's G-Star conference in November. This prompted some nervousness...
Riders of Icarus’ new publisher vows to ‘keep it more active’ post-Nexon
Back in 2016, one of the fresh new games that rolled off the Nexon assembly line was Riders of Icarus. Our impressions of it...
Fresh off sacking Peria Chronicles, Nexon loses a pair of top execs
Earlier this week, we wrote that Nexon had suspended development of MMORPG Peria Chronicles, which began beta testing in Korea this past spring, having...
Nexon has apparently canceled Peria Chronicles as employee union organizes protest
Nexon appears to have suspended development of MMORPG Peria Chronicles, which began beta testing in Korea this past spring.
According to Korean news website InvenGlobal,...
Rumor: Nexon Korea is shedding more employees and dropping in-development MMOs
More bad news appears to be coming out of the home office of Nexon in Korea. According to unconfirmed and anonymous reports from Inven,...
The MOP Up: Nexon’s Project V4 aims to be the best-looking MMO in your pocket
Nexon gave a preview of Project V4 at a media preview event lately, and this fantasy MMO looks like one of the most shiny...
Riders of Icarus celebrates the summer season with a fishing event
One of the best things about summer is fishing. Good weather, a solid boat or fishing spot, and time alone to just enjoy the...
MapleStory opens an online ‘university’ to help players learn about August 28 server merges
Whenever an MMO announces plans to merge servers, it can either mean you've got a few things to prepare for or the process will...
Lawful Neutral: The long fall of Project Copernicus’ 38 Studios
There are some MMO stories that are just unbelievable. They are so warped convoluted and confusing that we think there's no possible way it...
MMO Business Roundup: Threats on Square Enix, Netmarble’s weak Q2, and Steam’s Workshop scammers
Welcome back to another roundup of business tidbits relevant to the MMO industry!
Square Enix: First up, another edition of why we can't have nice...
ChinaJoy 2019: Dragon Nest 2 is a mobile sequel that’s not World of Dragon Nest, apparently
Having multiple mobile games based on the same IP can be a bit confusing, so let's get this out of the way from the...
Q2 2019 financials: Nexon revenues dip as Netease sees international growth
Nexon's business has been under close scrutiny this year as its owners attempted a sale and then reorganized instead, prompting layoffs earlier this week and...
Nexon’s PC and mobile consolidation ends up with employee layoffs after all
It looks as if rumored efforts to merge PC and mobile divisions weren't just rumors, and according to Gamasutra, the company has closed two...
Nexon aims to fully acquire Patrick Söderlund’s Embark Studios with a stock buyout
On the heels of multiple financial news bursts, Nexon has decided to spend money on a studio once again. This time the cash splash...
Riders of Icarus changes publishers as Nexon’s contract for the game runs out
Apparently, it has been three years since Riders of Icarus arrived in North America, but apparently that time also represents the end of Nexon's...
Rumor: Nexon may be merging its PC and mobile businesses following canceled company sale
Over the course of 2019, we've watched as Nexon's founding family put its controlling interest up for bid, seeking as much as $9B for...
The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
The Soapbox: The counterproductiveness of limited-time content in online games
While thoroughly enjoying playing Astroneer's special event in honor of Apollo 11's moon landing 50th anniversary that's happening now through August 31st, I was...
