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Games & Commerce
Nexth to make OneStore wholly owned subsidiary, linking distribution, payments and on-chain
Nexth plans to acquire the remaining stake in OneStore to make it a wholly owned subsidiary and to integrate game distribution, payments and on-chain infrastructure into a single platform structure. Nexth decided on a comprehensive share swap at a board meeting on Sept. 29. It previously bought 89.03 percent from SK Square and Naver and later raised its stake to 95.88 percent by acquiring shares from KT and LG Uplus.
Games & Commerce
OneStore opens AI games hub to all developers, including individuals
OneStore is expanding eligibility to register AI-made games to all developers and strengthening support from distribution to monetisation. The company said on Sept. 29 it is opening its AI game section, AI Games, to all developers and accepting registrations through its developer centre, One Console. It will prioritise exposure for more complete titles and support HTML5 web games first. It will also revamp the menu and place it permanently in the app.
Games & Commerce
KakaoGames makes strategic investment in AI backend firm BackendX
KakaoGames said on Tuesday it made a strategic investment in BackendX, an AI-based backend development and operations automation service company. KakaoGames plans to use the investment to identify promising indie and small game developers early and seek business opportunities that could lead to acquisitions and publishing. It is also considering offering BackendX services to small developers with which it has publishing deals. BackendX plans to launch its service on Sept. 7.
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Games & Commerce
G-Star expands content to AI, webtoons and mobility, reduces reliance on game studios
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AI & Enterprise
AI vibe coding spurs surge in mobile game releases, 180,000 launched in six months
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Games & Commerce
One in five new Steam games uses AI, lowering development barrier but raising trust hurdle
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AI & Enterprise
Apple to offer free cloud AI to small developers to lower AI infrastructure cost barriers
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Games & Commerce
Zero tax support for production costs; K-games face neglect despite 60 percent of content exports
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Games & Commerce
NCSoft aims for quarterly growth on legacy, new IP and mobile casual three pillars
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Games & Commerce
Small game developers in South Korea falter as weak launches shake survival model
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Games & Commerce
Game industry calls for tax credit on development costs
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Games & Commerce
NCSoft targets top end of 2026 revenue guidance at 2.5 trillion won
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Games & Commerce
OneStore to run permanent 50 percent commission cut for small developers