Over 200,000 Visitors Experience New Game Demos and Immersive Attractions at "G-Star 2025" Over Four Days

NCSoft, Netmarble, and Krafton Unveil New Titles
Increased Participation from International Developers
G-CON Draws Packed Audiences

The nation's largest game exhibition, "G-Star," has concluded its four-day run.

On the 14th, the Netmarble game demonstration zone at Hall 1 of BEXCO in Busan, where "G-Star 2025" was held. There is a long queue. Photo by Noh Kyungjo

According to the G-Star Organizing Committee on November 16, "G-Star 2025," held at BEXCO in Busan from November 13 through the weekend, attracted more than 202,000 visitors.

This year's G-Star featured a total of 3,269 booths across Halls 1 and 2. In Hall 1, which was open to the general public, NCSoft, the main sponsor, offered demo opportunities for its new titles "Aion 2" and "Sindercity." The wait time for "Aion 2," which is just days away from release, reached up to four hours.

New game trailers were showcased in a dome-shaped panoramic theater. These included upcoming titles such as "Limit Zero Breakers" and "Time Takers," both scheduled for release next year, as well as the debut of the MMORPG "Horizon Steel Frontiers," which was revealed for the first time at the event.

Netmarble also made significant efforts to let visitors try out various new titles, including "Project Evilbane," "Solo Leveling: Karma," and "The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin." Notably, the demo PC screens were arranged to face the aisles rather than the walls, maximizing exposure to attendees. Outdoors, Netmarble operated a booth for its unreleased title "Sol: Enchant."

Webzen, which showcased two titles-"Gate of Gates" and "Terbis"-drew attention with a theme park-style event zone featuring its own intellectual property, "Webzen Friends." Krafton created an exhibition space themed after "Palworld Mobile," bringing the game's universe to life. Gravity unveiled as many as 18 titles based on its "Ragnarok" IP.

Battlestate Games captivated visitors with a military-themed booth inspired by the atmosphere of "Escape from Tarkov." Google Korea hosted live events with Ryu Minseok ("Keria") and others, centering around a demo zone for the new PC version of "Cookie Run: OvenSmash."

In addition, Playshop (Ojin Trading) exhibited popular PlayStation titles such as "Gran Turismo 7" and "Split Fiction." Wemade Connect presented "Noah," while Newverse showcased "Bleach: Soul Resonance." Neowiz welcomed visitors with a dedicated booth for "Sanabi: The Possessed Day."

Booth of Blizzard's Overwatch 2 at Hall 2 of G-Star 2025 held on the 14th at BEXCO, Busan. Photo by Kyungjo Noh

Many overseas developers were located in Hall 2. Bandai Namco Entertainment created a special space to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the "Ace Combat" series, while Blizzard Entertainment set up a demo zone themed after "Overwatch 2." Sega and Atlus held an art exhibition event for the "Persona" series and "Metaphor: ReFantazio." Warhorse Studios participated in G-Star with the final DLC release of "Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2."

The game conference "G-Con 2025," which focused on the theme of "narrative," was so popular that most sessions were filled to capacity. The organizing committee reported that, despite the space being more than twice as large as last year, the enthusiasm remained high, as global creators gathered to share insights into the present and future of game storytelling.

Additionally, the business hall, which operated for three days from November 13 to 15, saw 2,190 paid buyers in attendance. The expanded networking lounge was surrounded by small booths, allowing anyone to seek business opportunities regardless of their exhibition scale.

Cho Youngki, Chairman of the G-Star Organizing Committee, said, "Thanks to the active participation and support of exhibitors, related organizations, and everyone who visited G-Star, we were able to successfully conclude this event." He added, "We will continue to explore new ways of experience and exhibition formats, and steadily develop G-Star step by step."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.