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Netmarble To Appoint Seungwon Lee As New Co-CEO


Netmarble today officially announced the nomination of Seungwon Lee, currently Chief Global Officer, as new co-CEO of the company. His official appointment is scheduled for next month, February 2020. Lee will share his position with Young-sig Kwon with Kwon taking care of game business while Lee focuses on overall management and global operations. Lee, a … Continue reading “Netmarble To Appoint Seungwon Lee As New Co-CEO”

Amazon Game Studios Suffers Layoffs, Cancellations


Amazon Game Studios confirmed this week that it has laid off dozens of employees in a report published by Jason Schreier of Kotaku. Affected employees have been told that they have 60 days to seek new positions within Amazon or they will receive a severance package upon dismissal. An Amazon spokesperson stated to Kotaku: “These … Continue reading “Amazon Game Studios Suffers Layoffs, Cancellations”

IPE Update: Epic Games v. Sperry Ends


Another Epic Games lawsuit has come to a close. Plaintiff Epic Games and defendant Joseph Sperry, a.k.a “Spoezy” in a lawsuit related to the creation and distribution of cheat software for the video game Fortnite. According to the lawsuit filed by Epic, Sperry promoted, marketed, and sold the cheats to third parties for financial gain, … Continue reading “IPE Update: Epic Games v. Sperry Ends”

ArenaNet Braces for Layoffs As NCSoft Tightens Its Belt


Kotaku’s Jason Schreier is reporting today that ArenaNet employees have been told to brace for big layoffs. According to the article, CEO Songyee Yoon emailed employees to inform them that due to declining revenue, the company will be cutting costs across the organization, and merging NCSoft and ArenaNet’s publishing divisions in the process. There has … Continue reading “ArenaNet Braces for Layoffs As NCSoft Tightens Its Belt”

MMOments: Secret World Legends and the Power Of Second Impressions


The Secret World will go down in history as one of the few games to put some of its executives in actual, physical prison, a strong connection considering that the game itself didn’t exactly leave much of a splash on the genre when it launched in 2012. It’s disappointing but true, while critics were praising … Continue reading “MMOments: Secret World Legends and the Power Of Second Impressions”

Weekend Starter: A Collection of Free Weekend Games


What is free to play this weekend? Everything, apparently. Well maybe not everything, but there are a fair amount of free games to fill your weekend, especially if you’re willing to subject yourself to things like the Uplay launcher. Of the games listed below, Battleborn is permanently free to try and Payday 2 is the … Continue reading “Weekend Starter: A Collection of Free Weekend Games”

The Return of Bill Roper: New Worlds To Explore In SpatialOS


Bill Roper has returned to the world of MMORPGs. Following his tenure at Flagship Studios and Cryptic Studios (during Champions Online’s launch), Bill Roper left the genre to head up the gaming division at Disney with its Infinity line of products. Now he is back, joining SpatialOS creator Improbable to create new worlds. Those of … Continue reading “The Return of Bill Roper: New Worlds To Explore In SpatialOS”

Square Enix Releases Fiscal Year Results, Divorces From IO Interactive


Square Enix has released their end of the year fiscal results, boasting an impressive boost to revenue thanks to the launch of strong AAA titles like Final Fantasy XV. Final Fantasy XV boosted revenues alongside Deus Ex and the Playstation 4 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider, alongside strong downloads of prior releases. Net sales … Continue reading “Square Enix Releases Fiscal Year Results, Divorces From IO Interactive”