User:Jang Won Lim/Action Square

Action Square is a Korean game development company established in August 2012.

= About = Action Square is a Korean game development company established in August 2012.

The company received the 2014 Korea Game Award's President Award after the success of mobile game 'Blade' made with Unreal Engine. Blade became the first Action RPG to have over 5 million downloads in 6 months and reach over 90 billion won in revenue. This was the first time a mobile game won the Korea Game Award's President Award since it was established in 1996. Action Square went on to release 'Blade of Three Kingdoms' and 'Balde 2' based off of Blade. Action Square released global PC / Console shooting action game ANVIL as Early Access in 2021 and is currently working on new projects including 'Kingdom: The Blood' based off of popular Netflix miniseries Kingdom IP and 'Blade: Re.Action.'

= History = Action Square history is as follows.

2012

 * Aug 2012 : Action Square founded

2014

 * Apr. 2014 : Mobile game  released in Korea
 * Apr. 2014 : Mobile game  reaches #1 on Google Play Korea and Korea iOS App Store sales chart
 * July 2014 : Mobile game  wins Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism & Korea Creative Content Agency 
 * July 2014 : Mobile game  wins  by Ongamenet
 * Nov. 2014 : Mobile game  wins 2014 Korea Game Award , first mobile game to win

2014 KGC Awards  2014 Korea Mobile App Award 


 * Nov. 2014 : Mobile game  2014 Kakao Game Award 

2015

 * Oct. 2015 : Listed in KOSDAQ
 * OCt. 2015 : Mobile game  released in Taiwan (Taiwanese title : BLADE刀鋒戰記)

2016

 * Ap. 2016 : Mobile game  released in Japan (Taiwanese title : BLADE -ブレイド 天から堕ちる千の刃)

2017

 * Jan. 2017 : Mobile game  released in Korea
 * Sept. 2017 : Mobile game  released in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia etc.

2018

 * June 2018 : Mobile game <Blade 2 for kakao> released in Korea
 * July 2018 : Mobile game <Blade 2 for kakao> reaches #1 on Google Play Korea and Korea iOS App Store sales chart
 * July 2018 : Mobile game <Blade 2 for kakao> wins <G-Rank Game of the Month> by OGN
 * Sept. 2018 : Mobile game <Blade 2 for kakao> wins Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism & Korea Creative Content Agency <Game of the Month>

2019

 * June 2019 : <Blade 2> Nintendo Switch version released in NA, EU, Oceania
 * July 2019 : Mobile game <Gigantic X> released globally
 * Nov. 2019 : YJM Games becomes largest shareholder and CEO changed

2020

 * May 2020 : Key members of the success of Nexon <Maplestory> and other producers from major game companies joins & reorganization to studio based development
 * Sept. 2020 : Netflix original miniseries 'Kingdom' IP game development agreement made
 * Sept. 2020 : <Project GR> publishing agreement with SK Telecom for Xbox and Xbox Game Pass
 * Dec. 2020 : Mobile game <Blade of Three Kingdoms> Japan publishing agreement with 5X Games

2021

 * Jan. 2021 : Mobile game <Blade of Three Kingdoms> performs massive 2.0 update for 4th Anniversary
 * Jan. 2021 : <Project GR> official title set as <ANVIL>
 * Mar. 2021 : Mobile game <Blade of Three Kingdoms> released in Japan published by 5X Inc (Japan title : 三国ブレード)
 * Oct. 2021 : Mobile game <Blade of Three Kingdoms> released in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia (Title: 三國blade: 再戰)
 * Nov. 2021 : <Blade: Re.Action> Wemix onboarding contract made
 * Dec. 2021 : <ANVIL> releases Early Access on Steam, Game Preview / Game Pass on Xbox

2022

 * Apr. 2022 : Publishing agreement with Gala Games for <Project AE>
 * May 2022 : Mobile game <Blade of Three Kingdoms> releases in NA / EU with Tilting Point (Title : Three Kingdoms: Legends of War)
 * Aug. 2022 : Studio HG joins

= Game =

Games in development
= Note =