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[NCSoft and Moonlover Games (provided by NCSoft, Yonhap News)]
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, ‘NCSoft announced today (30th) that it has invested $3.5 million (approximately 4.8 billion KRW) in the seed round of the Swedish-based emerging game developer Moonlover Games.’,
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, ‘Moonlover Games, founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2022, is comprised of veteran developers who participated in the creation of popular shooting game series such as Battlefield, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s The Division.’,
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, “Moonlover Games is currently developing a new intellectual property (IP)-based PC and console cooperative first-person shooter (FPS) game called ‘Project Oldos’.”,
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, ‘NCSoft participated in Moonlover Games’ seed round investment exclusively, providing the necessary funds for the development of Project Oldos and seeking strategic collaboration through a long-term partnership.’,
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, ‘NCSoft stated that it is focusing on investing in domestic and foreign companies and securing publishing rights to contribute to expanding its game portfolio and global market.’,
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, ‘The company also mentioned that it is continually considering mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for its growth and profitability.’,
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, ‘NCSoft co-CEO Park Byung-moo said, “We are actively seeking companies with genre expertise and innovative capabilities to create new markets,” and described Moonlover Games, the first investment target, as a company with high potential that continues to explore new endeavors based on its expertise in the shooting genre games.’,
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, ‘He emphasized, “We expect this investment to contribute to establishing global development clusters by region and expanding into the global market.”‘,
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, ‘Regarding future investment plans, co-CEO Park stated, “In mid-August, we will sequentially announce investments in stakes and rights of domestic development studios, joint ventures for expansion into Southeast Asia, and plans to secure Purple’s growth momentum as a platform,” adding, “We will continue to secure the competitiveness of existing IPs and ensure the smooth release of new games.”‘,
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