News Netmarble generated $2.1 billion in revenue in 2021 Growth settles following pandemic boom, EBITDA down 30% year-on-year due to rising labour costs Feb. 25, 2022 Danielle Partis
News Netmarble US to join Kabam Studio president Simon Sim is appointed chief operations officer for the company behind Marvel Contest of Champions Feb. 17, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Netmarble says 70% of upcoming lineup will use blockchain Korean publisher to sell upcoming play-to-earn and NFT titles in foreign markets due to ban in home country Feb. 2, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Netmarble Q2 sales down 16%, publisher optimistic ahead of new Marvel launch Contest of Champions continues to drive revenues as new licensed game prepares to launch Aug. 19, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Netmarble to acquire SpinX Games for $2.19bn Lineage 2: Revolution publisher aims to add social casino games to its catalog Aug. 2, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Netmarble acquires Kung Fu Factory Mobile publisher picks up a majority stake in LA studio behind WWE Champions and NBA Ball Stars Feb. 19, 2021 Brendan Sinclair
News Netmarble doubles full-year profits for 2020 Marvel Contest of Champions publisher reports revenue up 14% for the year Feb. 17, 2021 Brendan Sinclair
News Netmarble's global portfolio maintains growth in Q2 Korean mobile developer saw 75% of its revenue come from overseas Aug. 14, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
Feature Seven Deadly Sins push Netmarble Q1 revenues up The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross became the mobile publisher's second biggest game less than a month after worldwide launch May 25, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Netmarble's full year sales are up, but profit is down Korean mobile developer to continue focus on global expansion Feb. 20, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Seungwon Lee appointed co-CEO at Netmarble Former chief global officer to focus on overall management, current CEO Young-sig Kwon will head up game business Jan. 14, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News Netmarble posts 54% profit increase in Q3 Strong overseas performance continues to drive profit and revenue increases for Korean mobile dev Nov. 19, 2019 Ivy Taylor
Feature When and what to culturalize? Netmarble US president Simon Sim lays out the Marvel Future Fight company's approach to adapting games and monetization for new markets March 18, 2019 Brendan Sinclair
News EA, Amazon, Comcast reportedly bidding for Nexon Companies join Netmarble, Kakao in pursuing founder's controlling stake Feb. 27, 2019 Rebekah Valentine
News Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in Nexon bid Bidding for largest Korean game developer expected to begin on February 21 Feb. 15, 2019 James Batchelor
News Netmarble readying bid for Nexon South Korean games firm reportedly forming consortium to go up against Kakao and Tencent Jan. 31, 2019 James Batchelor
News Netmarble's Lineage 2: Revolution has seen $1.3 billion in player spending Sensor Tower data indicates the importance of the mobile RPG to Netmarble's business Aug. 6, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Netmarble moving US office to Los Angeles South Korean mobile firm wants better location as it ramps up Western expansion April 11, 2018 James Batchelor
News Nexon and Netmarble fined for loot box practices Korean FTC hands out almost $1 million in fines, the majority to Nexon April 10, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
News Netmarble invests $190m in label behind K-pop group BTS The deal follows announcement of BTS World, a Netmarble game based on the band April 5, 2018 Matthew Handrahan
Feature Netmarble's acquisition shopping list Chief global officer Seungwon Lee details what the Lineage 2 and Marvel Future Fight publisher has in mind for its multi-billion-dollar acquisition fund July 18, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
News Netmarble Games IPO raises $2.3bn Second-biggest share sale in South Korea, thanks partly to the success of high-end mobile title Lineage II: Revolution April 21, 2017 James Batchelor
News Netmarble setting aside $4.4 billion for acquisitions Kabam Vancouver was just the beginning as Korean publisher ramps up post-IPO consolidation aspirations April 18, 2017 Brendan Sinclair
News Netmarble to raise $2.4 billion with an IPO Around $1.3 billion will be used for deals and acquisitions as Korean publisher strides towards global top five March 20, 2017 Matthew Handrahan
News Two Kabam studios form Aftershock following Netmarble acquisition New company has “opened itself for acquisition”, conversations already underway with potential buyers Feb. 24, 2017 James Batchelor 1 comment