Nexon VP describes new frontiers for games

The next big thing for game developers will be finding ways to boost interaction among users via technology like augmented reality (AR) and cloud-based streaming, Nexon says.

2021-06-09

Kart Rider Rush+ starts sale of game items created by Blackpink's Jisoo

Mobile racing game Kart Rider Rush+ started selling game items designed by Jisoo of girl group Blackpink on Friday. Ten items were jointly created by the game's publisher Nexon, Naver's character franchise Line Friends and Jisoo. Sales of ...

2021-03-19

NCSoft is the latest gaming company to boost salaries

NCSoft has joined the pay raise trend at Korean game companies, raising the pay of developers by at least 13 million won ($11,470).

2021-03-11

Money no object as gaming companies hire programmers

A man who had been working as a developer at an IT company for seven years moved to an e-commerce company last year. He received a signing bonus of about 70 million won ($62,400).

2021-03-01

[NEWS IN FOCUS] Will a new law take the mystery out of loot boxes?

An old controversy in Korea’s game industry over “loot boxes” is getting serious as the government threatens to regulate the practice once and for all. The game industry is fighting back, saying it would prefer self-regulation to legislation.

2021-02-28

Nexon offers all its employees a big pay rise

Young developers joining the company straight out of college will now start their career at an annual wage of 50 million won ($44,700). Nexon also decided to offer a pay rise of 8 million won for everybody.

2021-02-01

Nexon Foundation donates ￦382 million to children’s hospital

Nexon Foundation has donated 382 million won ($350,000) to the Purme Foundation Nexon Children's Rehabilitation Hospital to improve the hospital's anti-infection measures system to protect its young patients, the game company said on ...

2020-12-15

Game publisher Nexon to launch new arts and culture project

Nexon will launch a new arts and culture project titled the “Borderless Project” at the Nexon Foundation with a video of an open discussion session titled “Borderless: A Tiki-Taka Conversation on Games” on Sunday evening. According to Nexon, a ...

2020-11-25

Nexon donates 10 billion won to palliative care center for children

Nexon Foundation will donate 10 billion won ($8.87 million) to Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) to fund the establishment of a palliative care center for children.

2020-10-30

Gaming companies have great quarter during pandemic

Korean gaming companies did well in the second quarter as people stayed home during the pandemic and spent their time in the virtual worlds doing battle with online foes and building fantasy lands.

2020-08-13

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