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*BullHorn Entertainment (24.12%) |
*BullHorn Games Entertainment (24.12%) |
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*[[CJ ENM]] (21.78%) |
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*[[Tencent]] (17.52%) |
*[[Tencent]] (17.52%) |
Revision as of 02:39, 7 March 2022
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Native name | 넷마블 주식회사 |
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Company type | Public |
KRX: 251270 | |
Industry | Mobile game Web game |
Founded | March 1, 2000 |
Founder | Bang Jun-hyuk |
Headquarters | Guro District, Seoul |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Park Sean (CEO)[1] |
Products | Online games |
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Number of employees | 3,000 non-consolidated in Korea (2016)[7] |
Subsidiaries | Hybe Corporation (19.90%) Kabam Kung Fu Factory Jam City, Inc. (minority stake) |
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Netmarble Corp. (Korean: 넷마블 주식회사) is a South Korean mobile game developer. It is South Korea's largest mobile-gaming company which was founded in 2000 by Bang Jun-hyuk.100000[8]
Overview
Netmarble developed Lineage 2 Revolution in 2015 and released to the public that same year. As of 2019 L2R became one of the highest-grossing mobiles in the market; exceeding 924 million dollars in 11 months since its release. Currently, Netmarble continues to update and bring new content to L2R.
Netmarble produces role-playing mobile games. As of 2015, it had more than 3,000 employees and served over 120 countries worldwide. In May 2017, Bang took the company public, raising $2.4 billion.[8]
Netmarble has developed mobile games including Seven Knights, Raven (Evilbane in the U.S.) and Everybody's Marble. It also claims a large shareholder stake in SGN, a casual game developer, and has a strategic partnership with CJ ENM.[9]
Since 2015, the company has licensed Disney-owned properties to produce games such as Marvel: Future Fight (2015),[10] Disney Magical Dice (2016),[11] and Star Wars: Force Arena (2017).[12][13][14][15]
In 2018, Netmarble named Park Sean as its new CEO. Park, the former chief strategy officer of the operator of KakaoTalk, co-headed Netmarble with incumbent chief Kwon Young-sik.[16]
In April 2018, Netmarble acquired 25.71% in Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of Korean boy group BTS and TXT, becoming its second largest shareholder.[17] As of 2021, Netmarble owns 19.31% of the Big Hit Entertainment after it changed its name to HYBE Corporation[18]
Netmarble and Disney's partnership significantly deteriorated near the end of 2018 when the former announced that it can no longer support Disney Magical Dice and Star Wars: Force Arena, and eventually shut down both games,[citation needed] leaving Future Fight as the only Disney-based game it supports.
In February 2021, the company acquired Los Angeles based developer Kung Fu Factory.
As of 2021, Netmarble shareholders consisted of Bang Jun-hyuk (24.12%), CJ ENM (21.78%), Tencent (Han River Investment Pte. Ltd.) (17.52%), NCsoft Corp. (6.8%) and Others (29.78%).[19]
Notable games
- BTS WORLD
- District 187: Sin Streets
- Dragon Ball Online (드래곤볼 온라인)
- Grandchase (그랜드체이스)
- GunZ: The Duel (건즈 더 듀얼)
- The King of Fighters All Star
- Lineage 2: Revolution
- Marvel: Future Fight
- Marvel: Future Revolution
- Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds (제 2의 나라)[20]
- Penta Storm (펜타스톰) (Arena of Valor in Europe and America)
- Prius Online
- Queen's Blade (Scarlet Blade in Europe and America)
- SD Gundam Capsule Fighter
- Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross
- Seven Knights (세븐나이츠)
- Seven Knights 2
- Star Wars: Force Arena
- Uncharted Waters Online
- WonderKing Online
- RF Online
References
- ^ "Netmarble names Park Sean as new CEO". Yonhap News. February 26, 2018.
- ^ "넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서" (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서" (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서" (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서" (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서" (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "Profile: Bang Jun-hyuk". Forbes. February 28, 2019.
- ^ "넷마블 분기보고서" (in Korean). Dart. September 30, 2018.
- ^ "Marvel: Future Fight launches from Netmarble". Marvel Entertainment. April 30, 2015. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017 – via Marvel.com.
- ^ Jones, Elton (April 28, 2016). "Disney Magical Dice: Top 10 Tips & Cheats You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Minotti, Mike (November 17, 2016). "Star Wars: Force Arena for mobile sure looks like a MOBA". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Brooks, Dan (January 12, 2017). "Dream Teams: How Star Wars: Force Arena Puts You in Control of the Galaxy's Greatest". StarWars.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Shaul, Brandy (January 12, 2017). "Netmarble Launches Star Wars: Force Arena on iOS, Android". AdWeek. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Star Wars: Force Arena". Netmarble Game. Retrieved July 26, 2017 – via StarWarsForceArena.com.
- ^ "Netmarble names Park Sean as new CEO". Yonhap News. February 26, 2018.
- ^ Herman, Tamar. "Netmarble Games Becomes Second-Largest Shareholder Of BTS's Label, BigHit Entertainment". Forbes.
- ^ "HYBE Corporate Governance". hybecorp.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2 Worlds: Cross Worlds Official Site". 2worlds.netmarble.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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