News December 4 Dan Houser’s studio received investments from Smilegate The South Korean company Smilegate, known for Lost Ark and Crossfire, has made strategic investments. It has invested in Absurd Ventures — the studio of Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser.
News November 8, 2023 The authors of the gacha game Epic Seven canceled the update due to the protest of gamers – they were going to send a truck with a video message to the company’s office Chinese fans of the mobile RPG Epic Seven raised $6 thousand for a truck that was supposed to drive around the office of the publisher Smilegate in South Korea for eight hours a day for a week. They wanted to put psychological pressure on the company and force it not to change the pumping system in the game.
Industry September 23, 2021 Amazon will be the publisher of the indie studio whose team worked on Fable, Horizon Zero Dawn and Battlefield Last Tuesday, Amazon announced a partnership with the British independent game studio Glowmade. The developers are planning an online cooperative game, but there are no details yet.
Industry April 20, 2018 The creators of CrossFire decided to close the Berlin office a year later Korean gaming company SmileGate announced a plan to liquidate a branch in Berlin. It opened last February and has been in operation for a little over a year. SmileGate explained their decision by restructuring the business.
Industry May 16, 2017 Crossfire developer is looking for partners in the West The South Korean company Smilegate is looking for developers in the United States and Europe to expand its business in the Western video game market and promote the Crossfire shooter.