Japan game giant Nexon plots western expansion


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TOKYO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Japanese creator of one of the longest-running online role-playing titles, whose most popular video game has attracted nearly a billion registered users, is gearing up for global expansion and setting its sights on the West.

Nexon Co Ltd - little known outside Asia - is one of the world's 10 largest video game companies by market capitalization; its $22 billion valuation is larger than Take-Two Interactive, the company behind "Grand Theft Auto," or Roblox.

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