Nexon now largest shareholder of Korean publisher NCsoft

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Newsbrief: Korean online game developer and publisher Nexon has invested in South Korean publisher NCsoft, and is now the largest shareholder in the company. Nexon acquired more than 3 million shares of NCsoft for a total of 804.5 billion South Korean won ($685.4 million), and now claims a share ownership of 14.7 percent. The two companies said that the partnership of NCsoft's IP and Nexon's international publishing platform will be long-term, allowing each to leverage ...

Nexon's power grows. Watch them eat up the entire industry.

so now Nexon has a say in my precious Aion and Blade & Soul.

Guess I wont be buying Guild Wars 2 as I have vowed never to buy/play any game associated with Nexon.

And I had high hopes for Blade and Soul.

AHHHH FML -_-! Just when I about to buy a copy of GW2. I hope they don't touch Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2

Loling so hard at people's reactions.

[MENTION=4235]KhainiWest[/MENTION]

@KhainiWest

Less than 15% ownership... Not exactly running the place they are.

Less than 15% ownership... Not exactly running the place they are.

But Nexon dipped their fingers in the peanut butter, man.

I bet they don't even wash their hands!

But Nexon dipped their fingers in the peanut butter, man.

I bet they don't even wash their hands!

[MENTION=4235]KhainiWest[/MENTION]

you just can't escape.

.... Know what Nexon should invest in?

 Spoiler

Their own games for crying out loud.

Woah woah guy's calm down!

@ShinkuDragon;
@Moonlapse;

Blade and soul isn't a free to play game, if it is I'm not playing it, nexon or not. Now that I read more of it, this is actually good, it means B&S will get international possibly quicker. I just don't see a "Nexon" influence other than that with the current circumstances.

nooooooooooo wtp!! this is horrible. They better not touch GW2