Kakao Games Corp. (
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...
: 카카오게임즈) is a South Korean
video game
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...
publisher and a subsidiary of
Kakao
Kakao ( ko, 카카오) is a South Korean internet company that was established in 2010. It formed as a result of a merger between Daum (web portal), Daum Communications and the original Kakao Inc. In 2014, the company was renamed Daum Kakao. Th ...
. It specializes in developing and publishing games on PC, mobile, and VR platforms. Each is represented by Namgoong Hoon and Cho Gye-hyun.
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
KakaoTalk (Hangul: 카카오톡), commonly referred to as KaTalk (Hangul: 카톡) in South Korea, is a mobile messaging app for smartphones operated by Kakao Corporation. It was launched on March 18, 2010, and it is available on mobile and deskto ...
. Kakao uses the game portal of Daum and social network of KakaoTalk to connect players within their games.
Games
Games released as "Daum Games"
Games released as "Kakao Games"
Cancelled Games
Kakao Games was to be the publisher for ''Capcom Super League Online'', a
tactical role-playing game
Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated TRPGs), also known as strategy role-playing games and in Japan as (both abbreviated SRPGs), are a video game genre that combines core elements of role-playing video games with those of tactical (turn-bas ...
for Android and iOS phones developed by
Capcom Entertainment Korea that was planned for release in South Korea only.
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.
A closed beta test of the Android version was conducted from 4–7 October 2018.
The game was scrapped due to an unspecified "business decision" between Kakao Games and Capcom, which also closed down its Korean branch.
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References
External links
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Kakao
Video game companies of South Korea
Video game development companies
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