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Netmarble has officially launched their mobile MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution in the United States and Europe. First released in South Korea back in December 2016, Lineage 2 Revolution has been one of the top grossing mobile games this year. The game generated over $170 million during its first month in South Korea, and has garnered plenty of attention in the [...]
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Netmarble Games, the studio best known for Marvel: Future Fight, Lineage 2: Revolution, and Seven Knights, raised $2.3 billion in its initial public offering today valuing the company at a bit over $11 billion, making it the largest gaming company in South Korea, and one of the largest in the world. For the sake of context, Nexon and NCSoft are [...]
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Netmarble, the developer and publisher of the highly successful mobile MMORPG Lineage 2: Revolution, announced today that it is gearing up to raise upwards of 2.7 trillion Korean Won, or $2.4 billion, via an initial public offering. According to Gamesindustry.biz, granted it can manage to raise the money, it would then hold the title of South Korea's second largest IPO, [...]
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Netmarble Games had a pretty strong year in 2016. Lineage 2: Revolution alone brought the company over $41 million over a period of two weeks. But it's not just Lineage 2: Revolution that is doing well. The entire company has seen a sales increase of 40.4% year-over-year, totaling 1.5 trillion won or approximately $1.3 billion, as well as an operating profit [...]
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Netmarble Games, a Korean studio, is set to purchase the Vancouver branch of Kabam, the studio responsible for Marvel Contest of Champions. While the deal has not been finalized just yet, it is expected to close early in 2017. While we don't know how much money Netmarble offered Kabam, we do know that some anonymous buyer offered Kabam $800 million [...]
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Last year, NCSoft and Netmarble ed forces to keep NCSoft from being taken over by Nexon. At the time, the companies had already been working together on Lineage 2: Revolution, Netmarble's mobile Lineage 2 spin-off. According to MMOCulture, NCSoft recently filed a lawsuit against Netmarble for infringing on that exact IP with their recently-released open world mobile MMORPG Aden. The [...]
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Netmarble's G-Star 2016 lineup has been announced. The company will be showcasing its Lineage 2 mobile title, Lineage 2: Revolution, the recently-released mobile game Seven Knights, and another mobile game called Modoo Marble. Netmarble will also be bringing two new, unannounced games. One of the teasers simply features text stating that the game is an "ambitious new work" by [...]
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Star Wars: Force Arena is a free-to-play mobile MOBA where players must the side of the Empire or the Rebellion in the battle for the galaxy. Collect characters in the form of cards and build a squad to take down enemies in real-time PvP matches. Publisher: Netmarble Type: Mobile MOBA Release Date: January 11, 2017 Shut Down: March 18, [...]
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Pirates Treasure Hunters is a free-to-play MOBA where players are cutthroat pirates feuding in 6v6 battles where teamwork and skill go hand-in-hand with victory. Publisher: Virtual Toys Playerbase: Small Type: MOBA Release Date: July 5, 2016 (NA/EU) Shut Down: September, 2016 Pros: +Good variety of pirates. +Great tutorial. +Co-op cars and boats with cannons. Cons: -Awkward to reload ammo. -Controls [...]
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Uncharted Waters Online is a 3D trading and exploration MMORPG set during the European Age of Exploration. Choose from six nationalities and chart your own destiny as either a merchant, adventurer, or soldier! Publisher: PapayaPlay Playerbase: Medium PvP: Naval PvP / Duels / Arenas Type: Nautical MMORPG Release Date: October 1, 2010 (NA Open Beta) Pros: +Unique setting and genre. [...]
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