Star Wars Force Arena Shutting Down
Star Wars wouldn’t be the same without droids. Astromechs, protocol droids, GNK power droids — they all have a role to play within the galaxy, some more important than others. C-3PO and R2-D2, for instance, are key players throughout the Star Wars saga. They appear in all six films, in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in Star Wars Rebels, and are slated to show up in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The duo is often important to the story’s progression, and in fact, the continuation of the plot has been contingent upon R2-D2 jumping into action and being the hero more than once.
The devoted and resourceful astromech has pulled Anakin Skywalker, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and many others out of certain danger and/or death repeatedly. Artoo deserves a medal just as much as Chewbacca. Here are seven times R2-D2 has saved the day:
1. Stopping the Death Star trash compactor
Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewbacca would have all become substantially thinner if not for R2-D2 shutting down all the garbage mashers on the detention level of the Death Star. Actually, it was Artoo who reminded Threepio to turn the comlink back on, too. Our heroes cries for help almost went unheard.
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2. Gathering a droid army
The Separatists might have thousands of battle droids at their disposal but those droids are only loyal because they’re programmed that way. In The Clone Wars episode, “A Friend in Need,” Mandalorians forced R2-D2 to repair droids that were damaged in recreational combat. Artoo carried out the repairs and organized the droids against the Mandalorians. He also freed Ahsoka and got her lightsabers back to her so she could fight Pre Vizsla.
3. Taking care of buzz droids
R2-D2 never backs down from a challenge. He doesn’t technically have feelings and can’t be scared, but still. He’s loyal and reliable and totally stopped Anakin’s ship from being ripped apart by buzz droids during the opening battle of Revenge of the Sith.
4. Fixing the shield generator
Queen Padmé Amidala would have had a much shorter reign if R2-D2 wouldn’t have repaired the shield generator on her royal starship in The Phantom Menace. She and everyone else aboard the ship surely would have been destroyed during the Blockade of Naboo if not for Artoo.
5. Repairing the Millennium Falcon hyperdrive
Things rarely go according to plan when it comes to depending upon the Millennium Falcon for an escape, and that was the case when Leia, Chewbacca, and Lando tried to escape Cloud City. The hyperdrive wasn’t fixed as Lando said it would be, and Threepio ignored Artoo’s warnings more than once. R2-D2 fixed the hyperdrive under pressure — even when C-3PO told him, “You don’t know how to fix the hyperdrive.” When will he learn to trust in Artoo?
6. Reassembling C-3PO
The Battle of Geonosis was an intense firefight, but that didn’t stop R2-D2 from rolling into the arena to put his best droid friend back together. He retrieved C-3PO’s misplaced head and reattached it to the proper body, ensuring the protocol droid would survive and tell people the odds for years to come.
7. Lightsaber tossing
It might sound like an event at a Star Wars circus, but lightsaber tossing is also one of Artoo’s specialties. He used one of his handy compartments to hide Luke’s lightsaber in Return of the Jedi and managed to toss it perfectly to Luke from Jabba’s sail barge. Having the weapon gave Luke the upper hand he needed to take out Jabba’s men, and helped get them out of the sticky situation. R2-D2 should have considered a career in droid sports; he’d be a great droid equivalent of a quarterback!
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| 넷마블게임즈 주식회사 | |
| Public | |
| Traded as | KRX: 251270 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mobile game, Web game |
| Founded | March 1, 2000; 20 years ago |
| Founder | Bang Joon-hyuk |
| Headquarters | Guro District, Seoul |
| Worldwide | |
Key people | Park Sean (CEO)[1] |
| Products | Online games |
| KRW 294 billion (2016)[2] | |
| KRW 209 billion (2016)[3] | |
| Total assets | KRW 1,957 billion (2016)[4] |
| Total equity | KRW 1,310 billion (2016)[5] |
| 3,000 non-consolidated in Korea (2016)[6] | |
| Website |
Netmarble Corp. (Korean: 넷마블컴퍼니) is a South Korean mobile game developer. It is South Korea's largest mobile-gaming company which was founded in 2000 by Bang Jun-hyuk.
Overview[edit]
Netmarble developed Lineage 2 Revolution in 2015 and released to the public that same year. As of 2019 L2R became one of the highest-grossing mobiles in the market; exceeding 924 million dollars in 11 months since its release. Currently, Netmarble continues to update and bring new content to L2R.
Netmarble produces role-playing mobile games. As of 2015, it had more than 3,000 employees and served over 120 countries worldwide. In May 2017, Bang took the company public, raising $2.4 billion.[7]
Netmarble has developed mobile games including Seven Knights, Raven (Evilbane in the U.S.) and Everybody's Marble. It also claims a large shareholder stake in SGN, a casual game developer, and has a strategic partnership with CJ E&M Corporation.[8]
Since 2015, the company has licensed Disney-owned properties to produce games such as Marvel: Future Fight (2015),[9]Disney Magical Dice (2016),[10] and Star Wars: Force Arena (2017).[11][12][13][14]
In 2018, Netmarble named Park Sean as its new CEO. Park, the former chief strategy officer of the operator of KakaoTalk, co-headed Netmarble with incumbent chief Kwon Young-sik.[15]
As of 2018, Netmarble shareholders consisted of Bang Joon-hyuk (24.31%), CJ E&M Corp. (21.96%), Tencent (Han River Investment Pte. Ltd.) (17.66%), NCsoft Corp. (6.85%) and National Pension Service (5.00%).[16]
In April 2018, Netmarble acquired 25.71% in Big Hit Entertainment, the agency of Korean boy group BTS and TXT, becoming its second largest shareholder.[17]
Netmarble and Disney's partnership significantly deteriorated near the end of 2018 when the former announced that it can no longer support Disney Magical Dice and Star Wars: Force Arena, and eventually shut down both games,[citation needed] leaving Future Fight as the only Disney-based game it supports.
Notable games available[edit]
- Assault Gear
- Blossom Party
- BTS WORLD
- Destiny6 (Not out worldwide yet)
- Disney Magical Dice
- Dragon Ball Online (드래곤볼 온라인)
- Dragon Striker
- Everybody's Marble (모두의마블)
- Firstborn: Kingdom Come
- Fishing Strike
- Grandchase (그랜드체이스)
- GunZ: The Duel (건즈 더 듀얼)
- Iron Throne
- King of Fighters: All-Star
- Knights of Night (RPG starring Yoo Ah-in)
- Koongya Heroes
- Legend of Edda
- LINE's Get Rich
- Magic Cat Story
- Mini Fighter
- Naughty Monster Party
- OZ Chronicle
- Penta Storm (펜타스톰) (Arena of Valor in Europe and America)
- Raven (레이븐) (Evilbane in the U.S.)
- Queen's Blade (Scarlet Blade in Europe and America)
- Seven Knights (세븐나이츠)
- SoulKing
- Stone Age Begins (스톤에이지)
- The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross
- YS Online
- EvilBane
References[edit]
- ^'Netmarble names Park Sean as new CEO'. Yonhap News. February 26, 2018.
- ^'넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서' (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^'넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서' (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^'넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서' (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^'넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서' (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^'넷마블게임즈 주식회사 감사보고서' (in Korean). Dart. March 17, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^'Profile: Bang Jun-hyuk'. Forbes. February 28, 2019.
- ^'넷마블 분기보고서' (in Korean). Dart. September 30, 2018.
- ^'Marvel: Future Fight launches from Netmarble'. Marvel Entertainment. April 30, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017 – via Marvel.com.
- ^Jones, Elton (April 28, 2016). 'Disney Magical Dice: Top 10 Tips & Cheats You Need to Know'. Heavy.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^Minotti, Mike (November 17, 2016). 'Star Wars: Force Arena for mobile sure looks like a MOBA'. VentureBeat. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^Brooks, Dan (January 12, 2017). 'Dream Teams: How Star Wars: Force Arena Puts You in Control of the Galaxy's Greatest'. StarWars.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^Shaul, Brandy (January 12, 2017). 'Netmarble Launches Star Wars: Force Arena on iOS, Android'. AdWeek. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^'Star Wars: Force Arena'. Netmarble Game. Retrieved July 26, 2017 – via StarWarsForceArena.com.
- ^'Netmarble names Park Sean as new CEO'. Yonhap News. February 26, 2018.
- ^'넷마블 분기보고서' (in Korean). Dart. September 30, 2018.
- ^Herman, Tamar. 'Netmarble Games Becomes Second-Largest Shareholder Of BTS's Label, BigHit Entertainment'. Forbes.