G-Star, the country's largest gaming event, was opened on Nov. 14 for a three-day run at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in Busan. Shown are visitors to the 2023 event in November last year playing online games at the same venue. (Yonhap News)
By Kim Seon Ah
The nation's largest gaming expo G-Star runs from Nov. 14-17 at Exhibition Center of the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, aka BEXCO, in Busan.
Under the slogan "Expand Your Horizon," the event is expected to be the biggest G-Star in history by attracting an estimated 1,375 gaming businesses from 44 countries. The companies are running 3,359 booths to showcase new products and diverse content.
Visitors can see demonstrations of new games by domestic gaming giants Nexon, Krafton, Pearl Abyss and Netmarble.
Nexon, the main sponsor of the event, will premiere new games at its 300 booths such as Moba Battle Royale's Supervive, 3D action role-playing game (RPG) Project Overkill and hardcore action RPG The First Berserker: Khazan. Visitors to Nexon's section can try its games at 500 demonstration devices.
Krafton will unveil Dinkum Together and its new game Project Arc, as well as those in other genres such as the hardcore action RPG Enjoy and hit Hi-Fi Rush.
Along with G-Star, the global game distribution platform Steam will introduce unique indie games at "G-Star Indie Showcase 2.0." Steam will present games by 60 indie game makers to offer a diversity of genres.
At the international game conference G-Con, the keynote speakers include Kou Shibusawa, CEO of Koei Tecmo, which makes the game Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and Yoshinori Kitase, producer at Square Enix, the company behind the Final Fantasy series.
More information on G-Star is available on its official website (https://gstar.or.kr).
