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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1998; 27 years ago (1998) |
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| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Com2uS Holdings |
| Website | Official website |
Com2uS (Korean: 컴투스) is a South Korean mobile andonline game development/publishing company established in 1998.[1] Com2uS develops games for Android,iOS, and other platforms.[2] The company's corporate offices are located in theUnited States, Korea,Japan, andChina.
In 2007, Com2uS was listed onKOSDAQ.[3] On October 4, 2013,Gamevil acquired a majority stake in Com2uS for a little over $65 million.[4][5]
Com2us launched Summoners War in 2014 and subsequently went on to earn more than 1.3 trillion won in revenue from the game in over three years.
Com2uS Corporation was founded in 1998 byKorea University students Jiyoung Park, Youngil Lee, and Yu Jin (Gin) Hyeon, who developed games for mobile devices.
On September 10, 2008, the mobile game division ofDisney (Disney Interactive) made a deal with Com2uS in which the latter would develop games for the former to publish and distribute in the United States.Disney Puzzle Family was the first game developed under the agreement, which was released later that month. The next title with Disney Interactive, Disney Game Parade, was released the following year.[6]
In 2008, Com2uS registered a trademark for the term "Tower Defense". Many developers who make tower defense games have changed their games because of this, includingNinja Kiwi's games in theBloons Tower Defense series.[7] During early 2010, some developers inApple'sApp Store affected by this change had reported receiving messages asking them to change names of games, citingtrademark violation.[8][9]
On October 4, 2013,Gamevil acquired 21.37% of Com2us for $65 million.[4]
In January 2020, Com2uS teamed up withSkybound Entertainment, a U.S. entertainment company, to create a mobile game based onThe Walking Dead series.[10]
On October 18, 2021, Com2uS announced that it had invested a total of 350 billion won ($295 million) in media and gaming companies that year.[11] Investments included acquiring 13.7% of Wysiwyg Studios in March, and an additional investment in August bringing its total stake in the company to 38.11%. Earlier in the year, In February 2021, Com2uS became the second-largest shareholder inDevsisters with a total 14.88% stake. Com2uS also acquired 2.1% stake inK bank, as well as investments into Allm, Grampus, Jungle Studios, Whynot Media, and Mediacan.
On November 30, 2021, Gamevil changed its corporate name to ‘Com2uS Holdings’ after 21 years in order to strengthen its holding role and increase cooperation with other affiliates in hopes of increasing its reach at a time of rapid global expansion.[12]
On March 28, 2022, Com2uS announced the acquisition of My Music Taste controlling a 58.5% stake in the company.[13]
The company launched its metaverse platform Com2Verse in July 2023, but began downsizing two months later after operating at a net loss.[14] In August, Com2uS partnered with Firefly Games,The Sandbox, and Formless Capital to form MetaWorld Entertainment, a new venture that would focus onWeb3 experiences.[15] On November 1, 2022, Com2uS acquired a 4.2% stake inSM Entertainment.[16]
In January 2023, and subsequent 2024 Com2uS began looking for employees to voluntarily resign,[17] following an extended period of operating at a loss, as it looked to cut "a two-digit number of people."[17]
Com2uS said October 28, 2024 it will begin service of its subculture title, "Starseed: Asnia Trigger," in North America and two other English-speaking nations later this week.[18]
The Summoners War series is the largest franchise of the company.Sky Arena the first in the series is a turn based RPG. TheLost Centuria is an earlier example of the now populargacha game subgenre, with added elements of their previous series.Chronicles is their most recent installment and allows open world exploration as a MMORPG. Aside from the games theSummoners War series also has alight novel,[19] titledSummoners War: Summoner Combat and a comicSummoners War: Legacy.
| Games | Awards | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Summoners War: Chronicles | won the Grand Prize at the 2022 Korea Game Award | 2022 |
| Summoners War | Wins OGN G-Rank Global Special Award | 2016 |
| Summoners Wars | Winner of Korea Game Awards Excellence Prize & Technology Award | 2014 |
| Slice It | Winner of 2010 Korea Game Grand Prize | 2010 |
| Super Action Hero 2 | Winner of the Korea Game Awards Excellence Prize / Game Character Award | 2008 |
| Super Action Hero | Winner of the 'Best Game Design Award' in China's 3rd Excellent Mobile Game Award | 2008 |
| Mini Game Paradise 3 | Winner of Korea Game Grand Prix | 2007 |
| Mini Game Paradise | Awarded Minister of Culture and Tourism Prize for Korea Cultural Contents Export Award in | 2003 |
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| Name | Location | Acquired | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day7 | Seoul, South Korea | 2019 | [21] |
| Nova Factory | Seoul, South Korea | 2019 | [22] |
| Mana Core | Seoul, South Korea | 2019 | [23] |
| Com2uS Tygem (formerly Dongyang Online) | Seoul, South Korea | 2020 | [24] |
| Tikitaka Studio | Seoul, South Korea | 2020 | [25] |
| Out of the Park Developments | Berlin, Germany | 2020 | [26] |
| allm | Seoul, South Korea | 2021 | [27] |
| FunFlow | Seoul, South Korea | 2021 | [28] |