![]() ![]() App Stores are diversifying further, with XD’s Tap Tap expanding its market share, subscription services like Apple Arcade entering into new phases of existence and Netflix entering the market. While 2022 has been a year dominated by consolidations, with many of last year’s Top 50 directly involved in a merger or acquisition, whittling down the headcount of mobile game studios, it’s also been a year of dynamic changes. It's much bigger than that too, it's here that literal nations place their investments and it's here that advertising, user acquisition and all forms of other industries forge themselves in the burning heat. It’s here that different play styles and monetisation methods first find their feet - and it’s here they grow and expand once established. Mobile gaming continues to be a centre of innovation that always pulls the rest of the gaming industry forward into new territories. We’re lucky to be part of the biggest and fastest-moving entertainment sector in the world. ![]() One that will long be remembered for massive mergers and acquisitions in a time dominated not only by advertising changes, but also emerging technologies. NCsoft's operating profit for the fourth quarter of last year jumped 35.78 percent thanks to solid sales of its online role-playing games, the company said.The celebrated Top 50 Mobile Game Makers list is back for another year. Meanwhile, launch dates in global markets, including Japan, have not yet been released, the company said. NCsoft said pre-character creation will kick off starting midnight when users can decide the name and title of their characters. NCsoft said it has strengthened community functions for its "Lineage M" in which users can voice chat without downloading a separate application. The mobile role-playing game has gained huge success by bringing in more than 100 billion won (US$89.5 million) in revenue for the developer. Netmarble became the most valuable game publisher on the KOSPI on the back of the global popularity of its latest mobile product, Lineage 2 Revolution. ![]() The launch comes as Netmarble Games successfully debuted on the country's main bourse last week above its initial public offering (IPO) price. The company said it started receiving preorders for its "Lineage M" on May 12, with over 1 million preregistrations tallied in just eight hours.Ī total of 4 million people have preordered so far, beating the 3.4 million preorder record set by NCsoft's local archrival, Netmarble Games Corp.'s "Lineage 2 Revolution." Players can create a character by choosing from a variety of classes and titles, and can create a team with other players and slay monstrous opponents in various environments. The new "Lineage M" features a very high degree of visual resolution, yet brings back the classic "Lineage" game by featuring role-playing scenes. "NCsoft used every bit of expertise acquired over the past 19 years since the launch of 'Lineage,'" Kim Taek-heon, the company's chief publishing officer, told reporters in Seoul. "Lineage M" will be officially available on both Android and iOS on June 21, bringing the original "Lineage" title to the mobile platform after nearly 20 years. SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) - NCsoft Corp., a South Korean online gamemaker, unveiled the mobile version of its mega-hit "Lineage," "Lineage M," on Tuesday, with the official launch date set for next month. (ATTN: ADDS more details throughout) By Kim Han-joo ![]()
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