Company:Netmarble Games

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Netmarble Games Corporation
Native name
넷마블게임즈 주식회사
TypePublic
KRX: 251270
IndustryMobile game, Web game
FoundedMarch 1, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-03-01)
FounderBang Joon-hyuk
HeadquartersGuro District, Seoul
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
RevenueIncrease KRW 1,500 billion (2016)[2]
Increase KRW 294 billion (2016)[2]
Increase KRW 209 billion (2016)[2]
Total assetsIncrease KRW 1,957 billion (2016)[2]
Total equityIncrease KRW 1,310 billion (2016)[2]
OwnerBang Joon-hyuk (24.4%)
Tencent (Han River Investment Pte. Ltd.) (22.0%)[3]
CJ E&M Corp. (22.0%)
NCsoft Corp. (6.9%)
Number of employees
3,000 non-consolidated in Korea (2016)
Websitewww.netmarble.net
www.netmarble.com
www.netmarble.com/en/

Netmarble Games (Korean: 넷마블게임즈) is a South Korea n game publishing company. As of 2015, it had more than 3,000 employees and served over 120 countries worldwide. Netmarble earned $900 million in profits in 2015. The firm expected to earn $1.1 billion by the close of the 2016 fiscal year.[citation needed]

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 E&M Corporation.[citation needed] Since 2015, the company has licensed Disney-owned properties to produce games such as Marvel (2015),[4] Disney Magical Dice (2016),[5] and Star Wars (2017).[6][7][8] [9]

In April 2018, Netmarble Games acquired 25.71% in Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of Korean boy group BTS, becoming its second largest shareholder.[10]

Notable games available



References

  1. ↑ "Netmarble names Park Sean as new CEO". http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2018/02/26/0200000000AEN20180226009900320.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서" (in kr). dart.fss.or.kr. https://dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20170317000094. Retrieved 2017-05-21. 
  3. ↑ "Netmarble Seeks as Much as $2.4 Billion in IPO for Gamemaker" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 20 March 2017. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-20/korea-s-netmarble-aims-to-raise-as-much-as-2-4-billion-in-ipo. 
  4. ↑ "Marvel: Future Fight launches from Netmarble". Marvel Entertainment. April 30, 2015. https://news.marvel.com/games/24540/marvel_future_fight_launches_from_netmarble/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  5. ↑ Jones, Elton (April 28, 2016). "Disney Magical Dice: Top 10 Tips & Cheats You Need to Know". Heavy.com. http://heavy.com/games/2016/04/disney-magical-dice-tips-cheats-ios-android-mobile-games/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  6. ↑ Minotti, Mike (November 17, 2016). "Star Wars: Force Arena for mobile sure looks like a MOBA". VentureBeat. https://venturebeat.com/2016/11/17/star-wars-force-arena-for-mobile-sure-looks-like-a-moba/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  7. ↑ Brooks, Dan (January 12, 2017). "Dream Teams: How Star Wars: Force Arena Puts You in Control of the Galaxy's Greatest". StarWars.com. http://www.starwars.com/news/dream-teams-star-wars-force-arena. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  8. ↑ Shaul, Brandy (January 12, 2017). "Netmarble Launches Star Wars: Force Arena on iOS, Android". AdWeek. http://www.adweek.com/digital/netmarble-launches-star-wars-force-arena-on-ios-android/. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  9. ↑ "Star Wars: Force Arena". Netmarble Game. http://www.starwarsforcearena.com/en. Retrieved July 26, 2017. 
  10. ↑ Herman, Tamar. "Netmarble Games Becomes Second-Largest Shareholder Of BTS's Label, BigHit Entertainment" (in en). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tamarherman/2018/04/04/netmarble-games-becomes-second-largest-shareholder-of-bts-label-bighit-entertainment/#25752e4f8e94. 




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