Nexon’s Tokyo office announce the collaboration, which will see the Korean company publishing the MOBA in both eastern territories. It’s only the latest in a string of agreements between the two companies; Nexon has a number of free-to-play games on Valve’s Steam service, and at one point, was believed to be trying to buy Valve.
“Nexon, a company with whom we have a long and strong relationship, was clearly the right choice as a publisher to successfully deliver Dota 2 into the Korean and Japanese market,: Valve boss Gabe Newell said.
“Partnering with Nexon will allow us to deliver Dota 2 to a massive audience of Asian gamers via a premium service.”
Nexon representatives said the company is “very excited” to give Japanese and Korean gamers a chance to play DOTA 2, which they described as a “highly successful franchise” with “worldwide momentum”.
Other western companies have been equally keen on Nexon; it published EVE Online in Japan, for example. One of the first major free-to-play publishers, Nexon went public late last year for a whopping $1.2 billion.
. Asiaticii nu sunt normali oricum. Cand vad un joc de la iG, LGD sau DK raman asa
...joaca mult mai imprevizibil fata de americani sau europeni (desi la europeni parca Na'Vi sunt o exceptie)
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