Kakao Games

South Korean video game publisher

Kakao Games Corp.

Company 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

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]

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

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### Games released as "Daum Games"

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Year  | Title  | Developer  | Notes

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2015  | Black Desert Online | Pearl Abyss | Publishing rights handed over to Pearl Abyss after February, 24, 2021.

### Games released as "Kakao Games"

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Year  | Title  | Developer  | Notes

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2013  | CookieRun: Kakao  | Devsisters  | Publishing deal since April 2, 2013
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  |
ArcheAge | XL Games  | Publishing deal since December 1, 2021 for EU and NA.[13]
2023  | Eversoul | NINEARK  |

### Cancelled Games

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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.[14][15] 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.[16] A closed beta test of the Android version was conducted from 4–7 October 2018.[14][16] The game was scrapped due to an unspecified "business decision" between Kakao Games and Capcom, which also closed down its Korean branch.[14]

## Notes

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1. ^ joint venture with Kakao Entertainment

## References

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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. ^ "ArcheAge Game Data Transfer Application Announcement". Kakao. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
14. ^ a b c "카카오게임즈 기대작 '캡콤 슈퍼 리그 온라인', 개발 취소" (in Korean). Game About. 2019-03-12. Archived from the original on 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
15. ^ "Capcom Super League Online Announced By Kakao Games!". Gamer Braves. 2018-09-18. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
16. ^ a b "록맨-마계촌 등 캡콤 IP 20개 참전! '캡콤 슈퍼 리그 온라인'" (in Korean). Game Vu. 2018-10-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-06-26.

## External links

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* KakaoGames EUNA
* KakaoGames
* KakaoGames Services
* KakaoGame
* Daum Game

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Kakao

Web assets|

* Daum
* KakaoBank
* KakaoGroup
* KakaoMusic
* KakaoPage
* KakaoStory
* KakaoStyle
* KakaoTalk
* KakaoPay
* Kakao T
* KakaoTV
* Kakao Webtoon
* MelOn
* Piccoma
* Tistory
* tvPot

Subsidiaries|

* Kakao Entertainment
* Kakao Games
* Kakao Japan

People|

* Brian Kim

Other|

* Kakao Friends
* PotPlayer
* Global World Encyclopedia
* Path (social network)

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