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• LawBreakers goes free-to-play, prepares for September shutdown

  You have one more chance to play LawBreakers before Boss Key Productions turns off the lights.

• Final Fantasy 11's mobile remake screenshots look pretty slick

  Final Fantasy 11’s mobile remake has its first screenshots, and they look great so far.

• South Korea fines 3 big publishers over loot boxes

  The South Korean Fair Trade Commission has fined three game publishers over misleading odds for loot boxes in their games.

• LawBreakers development suspended as Boss Key moves on to new projects

  LawBreakers developer Boss Key Productions is suspending development of the game and moving on to new projects.

• Cliff Bleszinski addresses the differences between Lawbreakers and Overwatch

  While Lawbreakers may look like it plays similarly to Overwatch, but director Cliff Bleszinksi would rather that people focus on the differences.

• Here's 22 minutes of Lawbreakers gameplay

  We’ve only had a brief glimpse of Lawbreakers so far, but one YouTube user has strung together numerous clips into a 22 minute showcase.

• Nexon CFO argues against intrusive monetisation in free to play games

  Nexon free to play games might be big news in Asia, with smash hits like Maplestory, but their free to play offerings like Combat Arms and Vindictus have had a harder time gaining traction in the west. The company’s Chief Financial Officer Owen Mahoney argues that free to play attitudes in the west have held […]

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex MMOFPS releasing 2014

  Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex was announced a while back by developer NEOPLE. Publisher Nexon has now confirmed that the MMOFPS is due to launch in the first half of 2014.

• Report - EA and Nexon teaming up for FIFA Online release in Asia

  EA and Nexon are reportedly working together on the distribution of EA’s FIFA Online game in Asia, according to “three people with knowledge of the matter,” speaking with Bloomberg. The report states EA is considering using Nexon’s servers in the region to run the sports game. Rumors last week pegged the South Korean company as […]

• EA shares up after rumored Nexon takeover

  EA shares are up after a South Korean newspaper rumored this morning Nexon has made a bid for EA. Shares spiked $1.22, or 8.1%, to $16.23 after a 52-week low. Nexon, which has offices in Japan, are the makers of free-to-play MMOs such as MapleStory and Combat arms. The firm’s market cap sits around $8.1 […]

• Nexon receives $1.2 billion in Japanese IPO

  Nexon went public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this week, and managed to rake in a staggering 1.2 billion USD in its IPO. Driven largely by the strength of Maple Story, which is said to be one of the most popular games in the world, Nexon boasted the largest IPO of the year on the […]

• Thursday Shorts - funding, investment, and startups edition

  Today’s bits and pieces are largely about money moving around, a thing of great interest.