The South Korean company Nexon was withdrawn from sale. Its owner Kim Jung Ju (Kim Jung Ju) doubted the solvency of buyers.

Netmarble, Kakao and three investment firms have submitted final bids to acquire Nexon. According to early forecasts, the price of the South Korean publisher reached $9 billion. Now it has grown to $11 billion.

Karlsruhe company flaregames reported on the success of its tug-of-war game in South Korea. Royal Revolt 2 not only reached the Top 5 Overall in downloads, but also got into the box office Top 30.

Former Zynga employee Todd Arnold has become the head of the growing games division of Tango, a mobile messaging service.

Does Kakao’s support increase box office figures in South Korea? App2Top was being analyzed, inspired by the Pocket Gamer material. 

Gamevil has announced its intention to acquire Korean publisher and developer Com2us. This deal has already been dubbed the most important step towards the consolidation of the region.

The analytical company Distimo has published a fresh review of the mobile app market: over the past six months, Google Play revenue has increased by 67%, and the App Store has shown only 15% growth.

The Korean messenger Kakao “lowered the bar”. Starting in August, it is enough for a mobile game to meet only one of two conditions to enter the Kakao Game Platform.

During the year, the gaming platform of the social messenger Kakao gained 30 million users. Her income in just six months was $311 million.

According to our colleagues from Techcrunch, Facebook is testing a new mobile game distribution system that will bring direct profit to the social network.