Nexon and Hyundai Card issue a private label credit card

Nexon and Hyundai Card released credit and debit cards that give benefits to Nexon game players, the game company said Thursday. With the Nexon Hyundai Card private label credit card (PLCC), cardholders get up to 3 percent rewards for ...

2022-06-30

NFTs can be used and traded in new games from Nexon

Nexon will release various MapleStory games, creating an ecosystem where users are allowed to earn and trade non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

2022-06-08

Nexon signs agreement with KMGA to help local game developers

Nexon signed an agreement with the Korea Mobile Game Association (KMGA) to help local game developers make games using its upcoming metaverse platform Project MOD, the company said Tuesday. Project MOD is a metaverse service under development by ...

2022-06-07

New releases mean strong quarter one earnings for game companies

Krafton and NCSoft reported consensus-beating net profit in the first quarter, working against unfavorable market conditions and waning investor sentiment. The two largest game companies in Korea each released new online games last November and ...

2022-05-14

Dungeon&Fighter Mobile launches in Korea

Nexon launched Dungeon&Fighter Mobile in Korea Thursday morning. The new online action roleplaying game saw 1.2 million pre-downloads on Google and Apple’s app stores as of Wednesday, the highest for a mobile game released by ...

2022-03-24

Game maker in good hands despite sudden passing

At the time of his death, Kim owned 67.49 percent of NXC shares, which controls Tokyo-listed Nexon. Nexon wholly owns Nexon Korea as well as other Nexon units in the United States, Taiwan and Thailand.

2022-03-02

Kim Jung-ju, Nexon founder and iconoclastic leader, is dead at 54

Kim Jung-ju, gaming pioneer and founder of Nexon, is dead at 54.

2022-03-02

Saudi fund buys more shares in NCSoft

The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought a 6.69 percent stake in game publisher NCSoft, becoming the fourth-largest shareholder. PIF, a $500-billion sovereign wealth fund chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, posted a ...

2022-02-10

Game companies report good 2021, though many one-offs

Gaming companies, beaten up by disappointed gamers and investors, have reported strong 2021 earnings, though some of the profits are due to crypto investments other one-offs. Nexon's net profit doubled in 2021. The Seoul-founded, Tokyo-listed ...

2022-02-09

Saudi Arabian fund buys 5 percent stake in Nexon

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought a 5 percent stake in game company Nexon for $883 million, making the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund the fourth-largest shareholder. The PIF is a $500-billion sovereign wealth fund chaired by ...

2022-02-06

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