NETMARBLE ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH KLAYTN
Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Klaytn Foundation, the non-profit organization that was established to accelerate global adoption and ecosystem maturity on Klaytn.
As part of the strategic partnership, Netmarble launched a proprietary blockchain ecosystem ‘MBX’ and recently began servicing the ‘MARBLEX Wallet,’ which utilizes a Klaytn mainnet-based blockchain ecosystem. Netmarble games such as ‘A3: Still Alive’, ‘Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds’, ‘Monster Arena’, and ‘Everybody’s Marble: Meta World’ will be adding the proprietary blockchain ecosystem progressively.
LOS ANGELES – Mar. 22, 2022 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Klaytn Foundation, the non-profit organization that was established to accelerate global adoption and ecosystem maturity on Klaytn.
As part of the strategic partnership, Netmarble launched a proprietary blockchain ecosystem ‘MBX’ and recently began servicing the ‘MARBLEX Wallet,’ which utilizes a Klaytn mainnet-based blockchain ecosystem. The ecosystem is focused on elevating the excitement of Netmarble games by incorporating blockchain technology.
This venture will allow Netmarble to advance its games’ key narratives through blockchain technology incorporation that encourages organic engagement from players and rewards them for their participation.
On the partnership, Sam Seo, Director of Klaytn Foundation says, “Klaytn plans to be the bridge that connects Web2 game companies onto the Web3 arena, and this will allow us to accelerate the expansion of our gaming universe with key strategic partners like Netmarble.”
“This strategic partnership with the Klaytn ecosystem, powered by decentralized applications, will create positive synergy,” said Kwon Young-sik, CEO of Netmarble. “We look forward to achieving our goal in advancing Netmarble’s blockchain ecosystem overall.”
Netmarble continues to raise its competitiveness within the industry by leveraging the ecosystem for various games. ‘A3: Still Alive (Global)’, ‘Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds (Global)’, ‘Monster Arena’, and ‘Everybody’s Marble: Meta World’ will be adding the proprietary blockchain ecosystem progressively.
More information can be found on MBX’s official website, Twitter, and Facebook page.
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About Netmarble Corporation
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a top developer and publisher pushing the boundaries of the mobile gaming experience with highly innovative games including Marvel Future Revolution, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, Lineage 2: Revolution, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, Blade & Soul Revolution and MARVEL Future Fight. As a parent company of Kabam, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble strives to entertain audiences around the world with a variety of mobile games based on its powerful franchises and collaborations with IP holders worldwide. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com
About Klaytn Foundation
Klaytn Foundation is a non-profit organization that was established to accelerate global adoption and ecosystem maturity on Klaytn. The foundation manages the US$500m Klaytn Growth Fund and operates alongside Krust, the holding company for all overseas ventures of internet giant Kakao Corp.
