S. Korean game companies to join Europe’s biggest game show next month

Major South Korean game companies, including Nexon Co., Krafton Inc. and PearlAbyss Corp., will join Europe's biggest annual game show next month, industry sources said Wednesday. Nexon will showcase its new role-playing game (RPG), "The First Berserker: Khazan," at gamescom 2024, which will take place in Cologne, Germany, from Aug. 21-25, according to the sources. PearlAbyss plans to unveil its highly anticipated RPG title, "Crimson Desert," for the first time to the public at the event. Krafton also plans to showcase its extraction RPG title, "Dark and Darker Mobile," and life simulation game, "inZOI," at gamescom as well as new content for its smash hit battle royale shooter, "PUBG: Battlegrounds." Source: Yonhap News Agency