Monthly Archives: February 2012
[NX] Nexon Stock Prices Surge 4.57%, Highest Point Since Feb. 14
Nexon Co. Ltd. (3659:JP)
Nexon stock prices surged 4.57% on the day of trading of February 27, 2012. This is the highest point since the peak on February 14 and since Nexon’s stock plunged following their 2011 earnings report. Nexon needs another 2.27% to surpass the February 14 mark and another 9.9% to surpass the price of shares on the day of Nexon’s public launch, 1,300 yen.
[KK] Karma Koin Expands To Fantage
Fantage, the free-to-play with optional paid membership virtual world geared towards gamers aged 6 to 13 with over 16 million players globally, is now accepting Karma Koin as one of its payment options. Fantage is developed by Fantage Inc. which is a North America-based subsidiary of Nexon Co. Ltd. Fantage Europe was published by Nexon Europe Limited but this service was closed and Europeans are now encouraged to join the North American service. Nexon Japan also published in Japanese service of Fantage which also closed.
Karma Koin (http://karmakoin.com/) is a virtual cash card from Nexon America and 1% of all purchases made using Karma Koin is donated directly to charity. In addition to use on Nexon America’s online game portal, Karma Koin’s growing list of partners currently consists of Musicshake and Fantage. For a full list of the thousands of locations where Karma Koin can be purchased, see http://karmakoin.com/where_to_buy.
Frequent M&A Change Market Shares in South Korea’s Online Game Industry
Another very interesting read.
Large-scale game makers’ frequent merger and acquisition activities are changing the market shares in South Korea’s online game industry. After four well-known acquisitions, Nexon has reinforced its leadership in South Korea’s online game industry, leaving other competitors far behind, while at the same time, NHN and CJ E&M are gradually being kicked out. The R&D power of large enterprises and the deepening of the online game market have attracted wide attention aroused the great attention of many industry insiders.
Upcoming Mabinogi 2
During this merger and acquisition wave, Nexon really showed its mightiness. Many South Korean developers, including Wizet, Neople, Ndoors, Gamehi and JCE were taken over by Nexon, as a direct result of which 8 hot-selling games in South Korea, including Maplestory, Dungeon Fighter Online, Atlantica Online, Sudden Attack, Free Style, FreeStyle Football, Free Style 2 and Cyphers, joined Nexon’s lineup.
[NXNA] Shadow Company Press Release
Nexon America has finally sent a release to the public on their plans to publish Shadow Company. This over a week after it was revealed that Nexon had acquired the publishing right to the game in North America. This press release has also revealed that Nexon also holds the rights to the game in Europe and Japan.
Feb. 23, 2012 – Los Angeles, CA - Nexon America today announced plans to publish “Shadow Company: The Mercenary War,” a first-person shooter PC game, in North America later this year. From Doobic Game Studios, “Shadow Company: The Mercenary War” is being developed using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3, offering the first-person shooter (FPS) a level of graphic fidelity rarely seen in a free-to-play game.
“Shadow Company: The Mercenary War” is an evolution in free-to-play FPS games, offering features such as weather effects, dynamic lighting effects, 24 person multiplayer combat, and realistic character animation made possible by Unreal Engine 3.
“Shadow Company: The Mercenary War’ represents the exceedingly high level of quality we strive for in the games we publish,” said Nexon America CEO Daniel Kim. “Robust graphics and innovative gameplay combined with solid multiplayer options make ?Shadow Company: The Mercenary War? a perfect fit for players in North America.”
