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WEBTOON Leisure introduced on August 10 it has entered right into a definitive settlement to make a strategic funding in RI Video games Holdings Inc., a transfer that may give WEBTOON a 60% stake within the sport firm upon closing.
WEBTOON Leisure plans to develop and launch a number of video games primarily based on established webtoon IPs with international fanbases over the following 4 years. RI Video games Holdings operates two sport improvement studios, GrayGames and Offbeat.
RI Video games Holdings’ present lineup contains video games primarily based on widespread webtoon titles Overgeared, which has amassed 1.3 billion international views; Doom Breaker with 590 million views; and Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, which has surpassed 3.05 billion views.
The primary title will probably be a brand new motion MMORPG primarily based on Overgeared. GrayGames is growing the sport, with Nexon publishing it globally later this 12 months. The sport is scheduled to launch alongside the Overgeared anime, which is able to premiere in October.
The Overgeared anime revealed its first key visible, promotional video, and extra solid members in July. Crunchyroll additionally introduced that it’ll stream the collection. The anime is being produced by J.C. Staff, with Ayako Kōno directing.
Followers can learn the official English variations of Doom Breaker and Omnisicent Reader’s Viewpoint on WEBTOON and Overgeared on Tapas.
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint can also be getting an upcoming anime adaptation. Offbeat’s sport adaptation, revealed by Com2uS, is slated for PC and console in 2028.
Supply: WEBTOON‘s press release