Netmarble's First Console Game 'Seven Knights Time Wanderer' to Launch in the Second Half of the Year

'Stoneage World' and 'Magumagu 2020' Also Scheduled for Release
Netmarble "Strengthening Future Competitiveness with Platform Expansion Strategy"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] Netmarble is accelerating platform diversification, including the release of new console games, to expand its global competitiveness.

On the 16th, Netmarble announced that it will release the first console game using the 'Seven Knights' intellectual property (IP), titled 'Seven Knights Time Wanderer,' in the second half of the year.

The Switch version of Seven Knights attracted attention as a combination of Netmarble's core IP and its first console game. Expectations rose when part of the game footage was first revealed during Nintendo's game presentation broadcast, 'Nintendo Direct,' held in March. Seven Knights Time Wanderer features the eighth member of Seven Knights, 'Vanessa,' who embarks on an adventure to return home after being trapped in a distortion of time and space. The game promises unique fun by having Seven Knights heroes join as companions during the adventure.

As part of its platform expansion strategy, Netmarble also made a 30% equity investment in Neostream, the developer of 'Little Devil Inside,' which is being developed as a PC Steam and console game. This game is an action-adventure RPG with a survival concept set in a fictional Victorian era. It was recently selected as a launch title at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE)'s PlayStation 5 (PS5) online presentation event.

'Mad World,' which can be played on all platforms including PC and mobile based on HTML5, is also considered a highly anticipated title. In August last year, Netmarble signed a global publishing contract for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Mad World, developed by JandiSoft. Mad World is a traditional MMORPG featuring hand-drawn 2D quarter-view graphics, telling the story of humans struggling to survive in a world where civilization has collapsed and demons rule.

Meanwhile, following the release of 'A3: Still Alive' in March, Netmarble plans to launch the mobile turn-based MMORPG 'StoneAge World,' utilizing the PC game 'StoneAge' IP, in the global market on June 18. Additionally, mobile MMORPG 'Seven Knights 2,' based on the Seven Knights IP, and the mobile game 'Magumagu 2020,' based on the 'Magumagu' IP, are scheduled for release in the second half of the year. A Netmarble official stated, "At the 4th NTP in 2018, we announced a platform expansion plan as part of our business area expansion strategy to secure future competitiveness," adding, "From the second half of this year, the results of this will become fully visible."

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