Gamevil Acquires Mobile Game Developer 'King Media'
[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Gamevil announced on the 28th that it has acquired King Media, a domestic mobile game developer.
King Media is a promising developer known for its game "Eternal Sword."
Gamevil plans to leverage King Media's unique development capabilities to securely secure its own new titles and strengthen its global competitiveness.
Since the first half of this year, Gamevil has been pursuing a game business strategy to discover and expand works from strong small and medium-sized developers with proven game quality, such as "Arcana Tactics: Revolvers" and "Roem," into the global market. This acquisition is expected to accelerate the strengthening of Gamevil's own game business.
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A Gamevil official said, "In the second half of the year, in addition to the global launch of Eternal Sword, we will continuously discover promising games with innovative gameplay and target the global market to enhance the profitability and efficiency of our own game business."
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