ahead of the opening of the 2022 Korea Game Awards and the G-Star 2022, an international game exhibition.

What is the best game developed in Korea over the past year? 

Which game developer will produce the best games this year?

The opening of the "Korea Game Awards 2022," which selects the best game that shone in 2022, is only two weeks away.

Gamers around the world are paying attention to which game developed by which Korean company will win the Grand Prize.

South Korea, along with the United States, is a world-class online and mobile game powerhouse. For this reason, the “Korea Game Awards 2022” is not only interested in Korea, but also very interested in gamers and related companies around the world.

A total of 12 games, including online games, mobile games, and console games developed in Korea this year, were nominated for the 2022 Korea Game Awards, which will be held as the eve event of the Busan International Game Show, which opens on November 17.

The 12 games selected and announced by the event's organizer are expected to compete fiercely for the only grand prize with outstanding creativity and quality.

▲ Dungeon & Fighter Mobile by Nexon KoreaAmong the 12 nominations for the main prize, the most notable games are "HIT 2", "Dungeon & Fighter Mobile", and "Mir M: Vanguard & Bagabond".

"HIT2" and "Dungeon and Fighter Mobile" are games developed by Nexon Korea, a world-class game developer and service company, and "Mir M: Vanguard and Bagabond" is a mobile game developed by WeMade.

"HIT2", which launched its service in August, is a multi-platform game that supports Android, iOS, and Windows. This game is mobile MMORPG, which is considered to have high quality and completeness. In addition, the game was successful in terms of box office success, topping the App Store and Google Store's two major markets shortly after its launch.

In addition to “HIT2”, Nexon Korea is showing off its development power by placing “Dungeon & Fighter Mbile” on the candidate list for the main prize at the “Korea Game Awards 2022”. “Dungeon & Fighter” is Nexon Korea's flagship IP and is currently a big hit online game enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world.

"Dungeon & Fighter Mobile" is an A-RPG(Action Role-Playing Game) that newly developed the original in mobile 3D version, and is gaining huge popularity around the world based on quality and fun factors as well as the original.

▲ MIR by WeMade"Mir M: Vanguard and Bagabond," which was developed by WeMade and launched in August, is also considered a good candidate for the grand prize at the “Korea The game is receiving favorable reviews from critics as "MMORPG, which is well harmonized with mobile platform characteristics based on 'Mir', a representative IP of WeMade."

In addition to these games, Netmarble's "Seven Nigtes Revolution" and Comtus' "Summoners War: Clonicle" are also looking for opportunities to win the grand prize at the Korea Game Awards 2022.

It is also very interesting to see what kind of work will win the popular game award, which is selected along with the grand prize given to the best game.

Unlike the grand prize, the popularity award can also be won by foreign games. While most of the games developed in Korea, Blizzard's “Overwatch2” was also selected as a candidate for the popular game award, drawing attention to the results.

At the “Korea Game Awards 2021” last year, KaKaO Games' "Odin: Balhala Rising" swept four awards, including the technology creation award (graphic category), the Lee Han Soon PD, and the startup company award.

The 2022 best of best game, which will take over the baton of "Odin: Balhala Rising," will be announced on the evening of the 16th of this month (Korea Standard Time).

From the 31st of last month to November 7th, the award-winning work will be decided by online voting, and the grand prize will receive various special benefits along with about $22,000 in prize money.

Korea is now slowly heating up the festival ahead of the opening of the 2022 Korea Game Awards and the G-Star 2022, an international game exhibition.

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