Online games giant moves to purchase Korean mobile studio

Nexon acquiring Boolean Games

Nexon has begun the process of of acquiring Korea-based studio Boolean Games.

The mobile developer is best known for its action game Dark Avenger and sequel Darkness Reborn, the latter of which has racked up 10m downloads since its release in November.

Nexon will acquire all outstanding shares of Boolean Games, although full terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

“Boolean Games is an outstanding mobile game studio in Korea, with a successful track record of developing global hit titles,” said Nexon Korea CEO Jiwon Park. “From this partnership, we can bolster our global mobile pipeline with more top-quality titles. We are excited about working with the talented team at Boolean Games, combining their proven development capabilities with Nexon’s F2P know-how and global distribution platform.”

Mobile publisher Gamevil will continue to publish Darkness Reborn.

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