Blue Archive is moving its Japanese publishing from Yostar to Nexon in January 2027. NEXON Games stays the developer. Nexon says the switch brings publishing under the same group that develops the game. Accounts, items, and Pyroxene carry over. The transfer page opens in November, with maintenance in January. The game is being consolidated under its developer’s parent company rather than kept with a separate publisher.

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ARC Raiders is still making serious money for Nexon. The extraction shooter generated $114.9 million in revenue during Nexon’s Q2, while selling another 800,000 copies during the quarter. That brings ARC Raiders to 16.3 million units sold worldwide and more than $552.8 million in revenue since launch. Nexon says the game is also preparing for its largest content update since launch, coming in October.

Blizzard is handing over Overwatch’s PC publishing rights in South Korea to Nexon, with the change taking effect on August 12. From that date, Nexon will manage the game’s live service in South Korea, including player support, local events, and regional content. Blizzard will continue developing Overwatch and will retain full ownership of the game and its IP. Nexon CEO Junghun Lee said the company has been working closely with Blizzard and wants to deliver “best-in-class live operations and hyperlocalization” for Korean players. He also said the partnership is about “creating the best possible Overwatch experience” in South Korea.

Blue Archive Japan is changing publishers. Yostar will hand over publishing and operations of the Japanese version to Nexon, with the transition planned for January 2027. Kim Yong-ha reassured players: “The company operating the game will change, but we will do our utmost to ensure that the stories of Kivotos, the content we deliver, and the way the service is provided will not cause concern to the teachers.” He also said the team will work closely with Yostar to preserve players’ progress, memories, and experience.

Blue Archive has permanently banned more than 122,000 accounts in its biggest cheater crackdown so far. Nexon Games announced that 122,046 accounts on the global version were permanently banned for abusing the game’s systems and using illegal programs to gain an unfair advantage. Blue Archive has banned cheaters before, especially in competitive modes like Total Assault and Grand Assault, but this latest ban wave is much bigger than previous ones.

South Korea’s top court has made its final decision in the long legal fight between Nexon and Ironmace creators of Dark and Darker. The court said Ironmace and its boss must pay Nexon about 5.7 billion won, or 3.84 million dollars, for using secret information from Nexon’s old canceled project. The court did not agree with Nexon’s claim that the game copied their work and said Dark and Darker is original enough. There is no ban on the game, so it can keep running as normal. Ironmace said this gives them clear legal safety after 5 hard years but a separate criminal case is still going. Dark and Darker is still in early access and keeps getting updates.