Kakao Games

Kakao Games Corp. (Hangul: 카카오게임즈) is a South Korean video game publisher and a subsidiary of Kakao.^[3] It specializes in developing and publishing games on PC, mobile, and VR platforms.^[4] Each is represented by Namgoong Hoon and Cho Gye-hyun.^[5]

Kakao Games Corp.

Type	Division
Industry	Video games
Headquarters	Jeju, South Korea
Area served	Worldwide
Parent	Kakao
Subsidiaries	Action Square (10.4%)^[1] XLGAMES (52.97％)^[2] AdPage ^[a]
Website	www.kakaogames.com game.kakao.com game.daum.net

Originally known as Daum Games before the acquisition of Daum, Kakao Games has expanded from game distribution solely in Korea. Now, Kakao Games distributes its games globally throughout North America, Europe, and other parts of Asia thanks in part to its social aspect with KakaoTalk. Kakao uses the game portal of Daum and social network of KakaoTalk to connect players within their games.^[6][7]

Games

Games released as "Daum Games"

Year	Title	Developer	Notes
2015	Black Desert Online	Pearl Abyss	Publishing rights handed over to Pearl Abyss after February, 24, 2021.

Games released as "Kakao Games"

Year	Title	Developer	Notes
2017	PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds	Krafton	Publishing deal in Korea since August 2017^[8]
2018	Lord of Dice	NGEL Games
	BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!	Craft Egg	Publishing deal in Korea since February 6, 2018^[9]^[10]
	Moonlight Sculptor	XL Games
	Friends Racing	Kakao Games
2019	Path of Exile	Grinding Gear Games	Publishing deal in Korea since March 2019^[11]
2020	Guardian Tales	Kong Studios
	Elyon	Krafton
2021	Eternal Return	Nimble Neuron	Publishing deal since July 2021^[12]
	World Flipper	Cygames
	Friends Racing Duo	Kakao Games

Cancelled Games

 

Title screen of Capcom Super League Online

Kakao Games was to be the publisher for Capcom Super League Online, a tactical role-playing game for Android and iOS phones developed by Capcom Entertainment Korea that was planned for release in South Korea only.^[13][14] The character-collecting game allowed the player to recruit from an all-star cast of characters from different Capcom IPs to fight against various villains.^[15] A closed beta test of the Android version was conducted from 4–7 October 2018.^[13][15] The game was scrapped due to an unspecified "business decision" between Kakao Games and Capcom, which also closed down its Korean branch.^[13]

Notes

1. joint venture with Kakao Entertainment

References

1. "Kakao Games acquires 10.4% stake in mobile game developer". Pulse by Maeil Business News Korea. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
2. 카카오게임즈, 1181억에 엑스엘게임즈 인수 (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. February 11, 2020.
3. "Kakao's game business to merge into Kakao Games". The Korea Herald. August 17, 2017.
4. "Kakao Games merger brings total registered users to 550 million". Pocket Gamer. November 2, 2017.
5. "Kakao Games brings Lord of Dice to America and Oceania". keengamer.com. January 9, 2018.
6. "Daum Games Rebrands to Kakao Games". Black-Desert. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
7. "Kakao Games Launching Mobile RPG Lord of Dice in NA Later عاالغبThis Month". mmos.com. January 5, 2018.
8. Tebay, Andy (August 14, 2017). "Kakao signs contract with Bluehole to publish Korean version of PUBG". VentureSquare.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
9. 임영택 기자 (June 12, 2018). "'뱅드림'에 인기 아이돌 '여자친구' 노래 뜬다". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved March 27, 2020.
10. "뱅드림! 걸즈 밴드 파티!". Kakao Games (in Korean). Retrieved March 27, 2020.
11. "Path of Exile is Coming to Korea!". pathofexile.com. Mar 19, 2019.
12. "Kakao Games Service Open". Daum. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
13. "카카오게임즈 기대작 '캡콤 슈퍼 리그 온라인', 개발 취소" (in Korean). Game About. 2019-03-12. from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
14. "Capcom Super League Online Announced By Kakao Games!". Gamer Braves. 2018-09-18. from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
15. "록맨-마계촌 등 캡콤 IP 20개 참전! '캡콤 슈퍼 리그 온라인'" (in Korean). Game Vu. 2018-10-08. from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-06-26.

External links

• KakaoGames
• KakaoGames Services
• KakaoGame
• Daum Game