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Q1 breaks seasonal slowdown but polarisation widens in South Korea game industry
Major South Korean game companies posted sharply diverging first-quarter results despite the sector’s traditional seasonal slowdown. Larger firms with globally successful intellectual property reported record quarterly sales and profit, while companies facing gaps in new releases or weak early demand remained in the red or saw profitability deteriorate. Nexon, Krafton, NCSoft and Pearl Abyss posted strong gains. Kakao Games and Devsisters reported operating losses, and Webzen saw declines.
Games & Commerce
NCSoft aims for quarterly growth on legacy, new IP and mobile casual three pillars
NCSoft posted a clear earnings rebound after achieving its biggest-ever first-quarter PC sales. The company said it will pursue continued quarter-by-quarter growth based on three pillars: expanding legacy intellectual property, globally launching new IP and ramping up mobile casual. Co-CEO Byung-moo Park said he was confident revenue and operating profit will keep rising quarter on quarter and year on year. The company highlighted Lineage Classic, plans for Aion2 and the integration of Germany\'s JustPlay.
Games & Commerce
NCSoft posts sharp rebound in first-quarter profit on success of new releases
NCSoft said its first-quarter revenue rose 54.7 percent from a year earlier to 557.4 billion won, helped by consecutive hits from new releases Aion2 and Lineage Classic. Operating profit jumped 2,070.1 percent to 113.3 billion won and net profit rose 306.4 percent to 152.4 billion won. PC game sales hit a quarterly record. The company plans to start global service for Aion2 in the second half.
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AI & Enterprise
Cisco releases open source tool to verify origins of third-party AI models
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Games & Commerce
Different strategies in same genre put second-half MMORPG launches in focus
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Games & Commerce
NCSoft forecasts 1,681 percent jump in Q1 operating profit as revenue structure shifts
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Games & Commerce
Red Desert, Aion 2 lift Korean game makers\' first-quarter outlook
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Games & Commerce
Netmarble\'s Sol: Enchant touches MMORPG taboo, operational risks seen as key variable
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AI & Enterprise
Snowflake expands open data architecture to build AI environment without data movement
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Games & Commerce
NC files complaint against YouTuber Yeongraegi over alleged false claims about Lineage Classic
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Games & Commerce
Game companies move into hybrid casual segment
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Games & Commerce
NC changes name and sets out three strategies as shareholders criticise dividend and pay
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Games & Commerce
AI, lawsuits and campaigns still fail to stop game hacks
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AI & Enterprise
Bedrock Labs secures strategic investment from Snowflake to boost AI data governance
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Games & Commerce
Krafton CEO Kim Chang-han tops Korean games industry pay rankings
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Games & Commerce
Netmarble steps up push for 3 trillion won revenue on new game launches and fee tailwind
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Games & Commerce
NCSoft seeks asset seizure and damages over Lineage private servers
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Games & Commerce
NCSoft targets 5 trillion won revenue by 2030 with predictable growth model