Major domestic game companies successively announced new titles at the world's largest gaming event, 'Gamescom 2026'. With global expansion becoming a key topic in the recent game industry, these announcements were made at overseas gaming events rather than domestic ones.
According to the IT industry on the 26th, Krafton unveiled videos of five new titles at ONL (Opening Night Live), the eve event of Gamescom. ONL is an official pre-event where major global game companies annually announce new titles and key updates. This year, Krafton was the only domestic game company to open a B2C (business-to-consumer) booth and participate.
At ONL, Krafton unveiled videos for five new titles: Project Zeta, Age Twister, PUBG Deadnet, No Law, and Tala Unbound. 'Project Zeta' showcased the characteristics of multi-team tactical PvP (player versus player), while 'Age Twister' revealed scenes of players clearing stages through two-player cooperative play.
'PUBG Deadnet' introduced a growth system utilizing roguelike elements, and 'No Law' presented gameplay where users can choose various approaches depending on how the protagonist overcomes each situation and mission. Set in an Eastern dark fantasy world, 'Tala Unbound' featured combat using skills and boss battles.
NC, which participated at the Gamescom B2B (business-to-business) booth, also unveiled three new titles in its lineup at ONL. NC showcased new videos for 'Aion 2' and 'Thinder City', and made the first public reveal of its newly developing title 'Like or Die'. NC stated that with the unveiling of these three new titles, it aims to fully enter the global market.
Alongside the release of a new trailer, Aion 2 confirmed its official global launch date. NC plans to simultaneously launch Aion 2 on October 5 via PC platforms such as Steam and Purple in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia regions. In the new video for Thinder City, the process of the world reaching destruction in the 21st century was depicted from the perspective of characters within the story.
Like or Die, now unveiled, is a team-based survival FPS (first-person shooter). Its key feature is that users become streamers and engage in a survival competition to be the last remaining team while cooperating with teammates. In the video, NC revealed core gameplay scenes including combat methods using blocks and destroying the opposing faction's nexus.
Pearl Abyss, which successfully made 'Red Desert' a hit, proved its popularity by being nominated in two categories at the Gamescom Awards: Epic and Best PC Game. Pearl Abyss participated in Gamescom together with Samsung Electronics, allowing visitors to play Red Desert using Samsung Electronics' world's first 6K gaming monitor, 'Odyssey G8'.
A game industry official stated, "As the main goal of recent major domestic game companies is global expansion, interest in overseas gaming events is higher than before," and added, "To enter markets such as the U.S. or Europe, it is more effective to unveil new titles locally, so participation rates at overseas gaming events are expected to be higher than those at domestic ones going forward."
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