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Nexon to end Crazy Arcade service despite record results as profit-floor strategy reaches long-running games

Nexon will end service for its 25-year-old online game Crazy Arcade on Aug. 13 despite posting record results last year. The move follows a profit-floor policy and portfolio review pushed by Patrick Soderlund, head of Nexon’s Japan unit, after he took office in February. Nexon has also ended Bubble Fighter, halted Project EL and shifted Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s China operations to Tencent. Nexon says it has no additional plans to end other classic IP services for now.

Games & Commerce

One in five new Steam games uses AI, lowering development barrier but raising trust hurdle

AI is spreading across game development, lowering production barriers, but user backlash when AI use is revealed is creating new hurdles around disclosure, review and trust, an analysis said. SteamDB data showed 1,704 of 8,700 titles in Steam Next Fest carried a generative AI tag. Korean game companies are adopting generative AI widely, including across entire firms. Still, disputes over AI use and job insecurity concerns are growing.

Industry

South Korea discusses emissions-cut goals at U.N. climate meeting

South Korea attended the 64th session of the subsidiary bodies to the U.N. climate convention (SB64) to discuss responses to the climate crisis, including national emissions-cut targets. Government ministries and agencies joined the meeting in Bonn, Germany. Participants discussed clean energy transition and electrification, and laid groundwork for talks ahead of COP31 in November in Antalya, Turkey. The delegation also highlighted NDC reporting and transparency support for developing countries.