NDC, Korea's largest game knowledge sharing venue hosted by Nexon, opens on the 25th and 24th
Jun 24, 2025
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The Nexon Developer Conference (NDC 25)" hosted by Nexon, the largest game industry knowledge sharing master in Korea, opened on the 24th.
The event, which will be held at Nexon headquarters in Pangyo, Gyeonggi-do, and Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center for three days until the 26th, will feature 49 sessions in a total of 10 areas related to game development. It is expected to be a place to look at the latest topics in the game industry, such as IP expansion, planning and development know-how, Generative AI and data analysis, and to share various experiences and insights.
Lee Jung-hun, CEO of Nexon's Japanese corporation, said in his opening welcome speech that `NDC has honestly shared the concerns and trials and errors faced in the field with industry officials, and has formed a working-level knowledge exchange culture within the industry, which is an important driving force that has added depth to the industry as a whole.'
Now that technology and markets are rapidly changing, Nexon is focusing on fun, the essence of the game, by expanding its contents in many ways, focusing on major IPs, and upgrading its operating system" "I hope this year's NDC will be a venue for exchanges where we can share the process and direction of these concerns with the industry."
Park Yong-hyun, CEO of Nexon Games (Yum, vice president of Nexon Korea), said in a keynote speech on the theme of `Why We Create Big Games' The game market is stagnant in growth across all platforms and barriers to entry into major markets have increased. As global companies and emerging developers are expanding their areas, it has become difficult to guarantee the survival of game companies only with existing development methods. In order to survive the fierce competition, it is necessary to develop a competitive large game with a scale and completeness that will work in the global market.
Major domestic and foreign game companies, including Nexon Korea and Nexon Games, Deluxe Games, Blizzard Korea, Epic Games Korea, ShiftUp, and DevSisters, will participate in the conference to share their game development and service know-how.
In addition, various side events related to Nexon games will also be held. On the first floor of Nexon's office building, various events and programs will be operated, including IP exhibitions, game background music (BGM) listening space, game OST-themed bands, and busking performances by cello performers.
NDC is Korea's representative game industry knowledge sharing event, which started in 2007 and marks its 18th anniversary this year, and deals with various industry trends and technology know-how every year. This year, Nexon will convert NDC 25 into a public offline conference for the first time in six years since 2019 and also broadcast live online in order to provide a place for communication for coexistence and growth in the industry in response to intensifying global competition in the game industry.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
