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(Seoul=NSP NEWS) = NCSoft has made a strategic equity investment in Emptyvessel, an independent game development studio in the United States.

The investment entity is NCwest, NCSoft‘s North American subsidiary. Emptyvessel is a triple-A independent game development studio founded in 2023 in Austin, Texas, USA.

Veteran developers from world-renowned game developers Activision, Disney, id Software, Microsoft, and Naughty Dog participated as founding members.

Currently, Emptyvessel is developing the cyberpunk squad PvP(Player versus Player) style tactical shooting game ‘DEFECT’. Starting with this investment, the two companies will establish a long-term partnership and discuss various cooperation plans, including publishing rights for the new shooting game ‘DEFECT’.

“Emptyvessel is a triple-A development studio founded by game art and sound experts with proven success and expertise in shooters, a major global genre, and a fan base,” said Byungmoo Park, Co-CEO of NCsoft. ”We will continue to invest in acquiring new global IP and building a pipeline of genre clusters.”

“We are delighted to partner with NCsoft, which deeply sympathizes with and supports our game development philosophy and goals,” said Emmanuel Palalic, CEO of Emptyvessel. “We expect that DEFECT and Emptyvessel will take another leap forward with NCsoft’s support and expertise.”

By Soon-ki Lee(s8789@nspna.com) and Bok-hyun Lee(bhlee2016@nspna.com)

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