NCSoft's Kim Taekjin: "We Will Create Games with Our Unique Identity Across Diverse Genres"

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"Amid the cultural changes brought about by new technologies and generations, we are creating our own unique identity. We will continue to craft games in our own style, games where people can truly connect with one another."

NCSoft founder and CEO Kim Taekjin is delivering a greeting at the opening session inside the booth at 'G-Star 2025,' which opened on the 13th at BEXCO in Busan. Photo by Noh Kyungjo

Kim Taekjin, founder and CEO of NCSoft, appeared at the opening session inside the booth at 'G-Star 2025,' which opened on the 13th at BEXCO in Busan. He stated, "NCSoft enjoys creating games where countless people are intertwined and can experience joy together."

Kim remarked, "The gaming industry is undergoing fundamental changes," adding, "It is different from the past, when a few blockbuster titles dominated the market and players simply followed those trends as consumers."

He continued, "Players today are no longer passive consumers of content. Beyond watching, sharing, and creating, they are transforming their experiences into new content. We constantly think about how the world will have changed by the time our games are released and whether our games will be chosen."

He further stated, "Our joy comes from creating stories that players can laugh, argue, grow, and remember together. Not only will we reinterpret the essence of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) from a new perspective, but we will also create games with our own unique style in genres such as shooting, action, and subculture."

Kim has visited the venue every time NCSoft has showcased its titles at G-Star. This year, participating as the main sponsor for the first time, NCSoft set up 300 booths-the largest scale-and unveiled five new titles.

The lineup includes 'AION 2,' which NCSoft has positioned as a signal of its revival, as well as 'Sinder City,' 'Time Takers,' 'Limit Zero Breakers,' and 'Horizon Steel Frontiers.'

Among these, 'AION 2' is the only triple-A (blockbuster-level) new title from a Korean game company at G-Star this year that is confirmed for release within the year. It will launch in Korea and Taiwan on the 19th. 'Horizon Steel Frontiers,' introduced by NCSoft for the first time at G-Star, reimagines the existing single-player 'Horizon' intellectual property (IP) as a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).

Kim concluded, "I believe G-Star is not just a place to showcase our present, but a stage where we open the very first scene of the future together. I hope that moment will be as vivid, moving, and memorable as a scene from a movie."

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