The Curtain Falls on 'G-Star 2020'... 850,000 Online Visitors Gather Over Four Days

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Korea's largest game show, 'G-STAR 2020,' will conclude on the 22nd.

This year's G-STAR was held online for the first time due to the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Although it did not attract the 240,000 visitors from last year, about 850,000 people (including e-sports channel viewers) participated in the event via 'G-STARTV' over four days starting from the 19th, showing a strong performance.

According to the G-STAR Organizing Committee, the Twitch 'G-STARTV' channel had 230,693 viewers on the first day, 150,799 on the second day, 177,249 on the third day, and an estimated 180,000 on the last day.

Major new releases were also unveiled through this G-STAR.

Main sponsor Wemade revealed its flagship intellectual property (IP), 'Mir4,' at this event. Mir4 is scheduled for official release on the 25th.

Nexon held showcases for new titles 'Curtis Fell' and 'Konosuba Mobile Fantastic Days,' attracting the attention of game fans.

Kakao Games disclosed information and development processes for the highly anticipated mobile MMORPG 'Odin: Valhalla Rising' and the PC MMORPG 'Elyon.'

Smilegate unveiled new titles prepared by its subsidiaries. Smilegate Megaport introduced 'Magic Shop,' released on the 17th, and revealed 'Titaniny Online' for the first time.

The e-sports tournaments hosted by G-STAR also drew interest.

Professional players participated in three categories: 'KartRider Rush Plus,' 'NBA 2K21,' and 'The King of Fighters 98.'

The Twitch 'G-STARTV e-sports' channel had 29,549 visitors on the 20th and 82,375 on the 21st.

The business-to-business (B2B) meeting, 'Live Biz Matching,' was also conducted online, with 527 companies from 45 countries participating.

Kang Sin-cheol, chairman of the G-STAR Organizing Committee, said, "Despite the difficult circumstances, leading domestic companies participated in G-STAR and greatly contributed to achieving meaningful records even in an ontact format. We will take this year's experience to overcome any situation that may arise."

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