Mobile is likely to disrupt PC-based social and casual games in China.
The original creators seek to relaunch Sissyfight as an online multiplayer game.
CCP will also launch a collector's edition of EVE Online this fall.
Mobile-game monetization rates are worse than social and other game platforms.
Fans of strategy, role-playing games, racing, action, adventure, and more are experiencing an incredible entertainment revolution, and a recent TED talk embodies this.
Players can use the portal to get into 20 MMOs quickly.
Min Kim takes over as CEO of Nexon America.
Online gaming giant Bigpoint is expanding to new platforms by launching new free-to-play games on Amazon's digital games store.
Electronic Arts and Nexon are launching their most authentic online title ever, setting a new gold standard for soccer games.
China has one of the most dynamic and unique game markets in the world. Rising from virtual non-existence a decade ago, and surviving a stage when every disk was pirated, the nation has become a force to be reckoned with …
Chasing World of Warcraft in its biggest market, Trion Worlds is announcing today that it will launch its Rift online fantasy role-playing game in China in a partnership with Shanda Games.
In an interview, Trion Worlds chief executive Lars Buttler …
It’s good to be a gamer, and not so bad to be a game publisher either.
Online-gaming firm Nexon went public today on the Japanese stock market, raising $1.2 billion in a move that will call a lot of attention …
Online gaming firm Nexon is expected to go public on Dec. 6 in Japan, VentureBeat has learned. The company, which was started in Korea and moved its headquarters to Tokyo, is expected to raise $1.28 billion in its initial public …
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Evony, the maker of an online-only fantasy strategy game, spammed the entire internet with ads that featured a large-breasted animated game character named Lady Eva. Today, it named a real-life model who will appear in ads featuring Lady Eva.
The …
Two major Asian online game companies are forming an alliance. South Korea’s Nexon (recently relocated to Japan) and China’s Perfect World are teaming up with a joint venture to manage and operate online games in Korea.
The deal comes just …
City of Heroes, an online role-playing game run by NCSoft, will now use a freemium model that makes money off the sale of premium goods in lieu of requiring all players to pay a subscription fee.
All City of Heroes …
Blizzard Entertainment’s next highly-anticipated online game, Diablo 3, won’t come out until early next year, the company’s chief executive Mike Morhaime said Friday.
Blizzard Entertainment is known for taking its time before releasing a game. So far, the strategy has …
Game publisher Electronic Arts‘ massive online role-playing game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, could be delayed until 2012, the company’s chief financial officer, Eric Brown, told investors today.
The Old Republic is Electronic Arts’ Hail Mary pass in online games …
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The beta for Blizzard Entertainment’s next potential hit, Diablo 3, finally landed yesterday. We got a chance to blitz through the beta with each of the character classes and try out just about everything available, and it looks like Blizzard …
Initial invitations to join the beta testing program for Blizzard Entertainment’s Diablo 3 game are finally making the rounds to Battle.net account holders.
The start of a beta for an online game usually indicates that the game will come out …
