19 Jul
Cliff Bleszinski’s studio Boss Key Productions has hired two former Call of Duty: Ghosts developers to work on its upcoming shooter, Blue Streak. Ryan Palser, who previously was an animator at Neversoft and worked on Call of Duty: Ghosts, will join Boss Key as a senior animator. David Rose, who was the Lead User Interface […]
17 Sep
Free-to-play publisher Nexon will begin acquiring all outstanding shares of Thingsoft, the South Korean online games studio behind the FIFA Online series. “Thingsoft has a wealth of experience in the F2P business, and a successful track record of developing AAA content,” Nexon president and CEO Seungwoo Choi said, in part. “Building on our history of […]
According to a report by Massively, Nexon, the Korean publisher of Maplestory, Combat Arms, and Dungeon Fighter Online, has acquired a minority stake in NCsoft, the publisher of Aion, Guild Wars, and multiple other MMORPGs. More details are included after the jump.
After a rumor of an Electronic Arts buyout by South Korean free-to-play publisher Nexon began circulating early this morning (via Bloomberg video report), shares in EA spiked $1.22 (8.1%). Coming up from a year-long low, Electronic Arts evened out at $16.23 after closing bell.