[Smart Summer Survival] Guardian Tales Explores Global Markets This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kakao Games is focusing on three key areas this year: development, global expansion, and new business, aiming to secure new growth engines.

Starting with the acquisition of the mid-sized game developer 'XL Games' in February, Kakao Games has been actively investing in promising game developers. In March, Kakao Games made strategic investments totaling 23 billion KRW in three developers: 'Second Dive,' 'Ocean Drive Studio,' and 'Pathfinder8,' planning to strengthen its development capabilities through these efforts.

In the second half of the year, the company will target overseas users. The exploration-type mobile RPG (role-playing game) 'Guardian Tales,' developed by the global game developer Kong Studio, is scheduled for a global release within the year. The MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) 'Dalbitjogaksa' is also preparing for global service. Additionally, Kakao Games plans to sequentially unveil various new titles, including 'Friends Golf (tentative title),' which utilizes the 'Kakao Friends' intellectual property (IP), as well as unreleased self-developed new works, further expanding its influence in overseas markets.

This year, Kakao Games will also develop new businesses in various fields through its subsidiaries such as Kakao VX and Life MMO. Kakao VX launched the motion recognition home training application 'Smart Home Training' in October last year and will introduce the virtual reality (VR) content 'Friends VR World' through a strategic partnership with SKT. Life MMO plans to release content based on location-based service technology. They are also developing 'Project R,' which maximizes the enjoyment of outdoor mobile activities and communication, and the location-based mobile game 'ArcheAge Walk (tentative title),' which integrates location-based technology.

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