NCSOFT supports the participation of four game startups at the domestic game festival ‘G-STAR 2023’ for the 7th consecutive year

NCSOFT (CEO Kim Taek-jin) will support game startups at ‘G-STAR 2023,’ which will be held in Busan on November 16.

Since 2017, NCSOFT has been assisting startups in participating in G-STAR for the revitalization of the gaming industry and industry coexistence. Over the past seven years, with the support of NCSOFT, more than 100 startups have had the opportunity to promote their games and attract investments at G-STAR.

This year, the startups participating in G-STAR with NCSOFT’s support are PumkinENM (CEO: Eom Yong-jun, MMORPG development / Wonderland, Queens Curse), M&M Soft (CEO: Yoo Myeong-ho, Choi Mi-hyang, mobile and online software development / Operation Blood), Devs United Games (CEO: Choi Min-kyung, VR game development / Real VR Fishing), and MOKUM (CEO: Lee Ye-seok, game production / Soul Archer: Defense Survival, Tuna Frenzy: Escape Jump Game). NCSOFT will set up the ‘Startup with NC’ booth, a brand for supporting NCSOFT game startups and small and medium-sized enterprises, at the G-STAR BTB hall and conduct game submissions and exhibitions.

In addition to G-STAR, NCSOFT also assists startups in participating in major domestic and international game shows such as ‘Busan Indie Connect Festival (BIC),’ ‘PlayX4,’ and ‘Taiwan Game Show.’

Jang Hyun-young, Policy Cooperation Center Director of NCSOFT, stated, “NCSOFT continues various activities for the revitalization of the gaming industry and the development of the ecosystem.” He added, “We will continue to make efforts to discover promising startups and promote industry coexistence in the future.”

NCSOFT, the leading global game company in Pangyo Techno Valley, the content and game cluster of South Korea, plans to operate a demonstration zone, event zone, and special stage on the largest scale of 200 booths at G-STAR 2023.

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