Nexon merging with its mobile affiliate studio

Newsbrief: Online game publisher Nexon is set to merge with its smartphone affiliate Nexon Mobile, as a means of boosting its mobile game offerings. According to a report from the Korea Herald, the two companies have signed an agreement, and are due to merge in April of this year. Nexon's chief executive Seo Min explained that mobile games are going to becomes a core portion of the Nexon business, and that by merging the two companies, Nexon will now be able to make more active use of its various IPs for mobile.