Kakao Games to Launch 'Odin: Valhalla Rising' in Japan on July 15

Kakao Games announced on the 18th that it will officially launch the major MMORPG "Odin: Valhalla Rising" (hereafter "Odin"), developed by Lionheart Studio, in the Japanese market on the 15th of next month.

On the same day, Kakao Games opened the event page for "Odin" and started the character name and server reservation event. Users can reserve their desired character names and servers on the page.

On April 27th, Kakao Games held a separate media showcase in Japan and revealed detailed plans related to local service. Since then, it has operated pre-experience zones in major Japanese cities such as Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Sapporo, and Sendai, conducting local user marketing.

Pre-registration for Odin in Japan began on the day of the local media showcase and recently surpassed 500,000 registrants. Kakao Games plans to offer various rewards, including a Japan service-exclusive "Ninja Avatar," based on the number of pre-registrations.

Odin features extensive content including ▲top-tier graphics using 3D scanning and motion capture technology ▲a world view based on Norse mythology ▲an open world playable without loading screens ▲organic role-playing among characters ▲and large-scale wars delivering explosive combat excitement.

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