NCsoft signs MOU for technology cooperation with MS Korea to develop new SyntheCity
Nov 06, 2025
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NCsoft announced on the 6th that it has signed a technical cooperation MOU with Microsoft Korea to develop a new work 'CINDER CITY'.
'Cinder City' is a new genre of 'Open World Tactical Shooter' that NCsoft's development studio Big Fire Games is developing with the goal of launching in 2026.
Both companies plan to design and implement the game development ecosystem together in line with the AI era. Through this MOU, we will cooperate in various ways, such as introducing Azure and Azure OpenAI technology and establishing strategies to enter the common market using copilot studios in the development process of 'Cinder City'. In particular, Microsoft Korea supports practical technical cooperation through technical exchanges with the Big Fire Games development team and participation in preview programs.
Bae Jae-hyun, CEO of Big Fire Games, said, "Microsoft is a partner that gives stability and scalability to game development based on innovative technologies. Using cutting-edge technologies such as Azure and Copilot Studios, we will complete "Cinder City" into a game that can satisfy global users."
Cho Won-woo, CEO of Microsoft Korea, said "NC Soft is a global game leader with both creativity and technology. Through this collaboration, we expect to open up new horizons in AI-based game development together."Microsoft will go beyond just providing technology and support NCsoft's global leap forward as a partner in many ways."
Meanwhile, NCsoft will exhibit 'Cinder City' as a demonstration game at the international game exhibition 'G-Star 2025' to be held in BEXCO, Busan from the 13th to the 16th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
