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Smilegate Receives Certificate of Appreciation from Korean Cultural Center

The company received the certificate of appreciation as a result of its successful hosting of the CFS Summer Championship 2024, which was held for eight days from the 25th of last month (Sun.) to the 1st of this month (Sun.) in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Korean Cultural Center in Vietnam awarded the certificate after highly evaluating Smilegate’s contribution to establishing an esports culture in Vietnam and improving cultural bonds between Korea and Vietnam.

Smilegate Named "Good Game Environment Creator" at Korea Game Awards 2024

Smilegate Megaport highly evaluated for efforts to create healthy game service environment and creator ecosystem. Stoveindie contributing to establishment of creator ecosystem that supports independent game creators, prime movers of game industry.

Smilegate's deep expertise in Asian markets coupled with Dan Houser and the Absurd Ventures team's creative vision and blockbuster AAA game experience aims to create vast and sustainable global business opportunities

Smilegate today announced that it has made a strategic investment and become a partner in Absurd Ventures, a U.S.-based media and entertainment company founded by Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser. Absurd Ventures was launched by Houser, whose creative direction during his over twenty years at Rockstar Games drove the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, among others, to collectively sell more than 550 million units worldwide. Through this agreement, Smilegate will have the opportunity to partner on Absurd Ventures' new IP.

Smilegate's Global No. 1 FPS 'CROSSFIRE' Animation Officially Release on Prime Video

Smilegate announced on the 10th that the episode Good Conflict based on CROSSFIRE, the global No.1 FPS game from the animated anthology series Secret Level, is now officially available on Prime Video.

CFS Summer Championship 2024 Winner Announcement

The last day of the 2023 CFS Summer Championship also ended successfully at Hanoi with cheers and shouts for joy.<br>Congratulations to team WOLF EMPIRE for their brilliant victory in the CFS Summer Championship 2024! Team WOLF EMPIRE triumphed over top teams from around the world with exceptional performance and teamwork, earning their region another slot in the CFS 2024 Grand Finals!

The Vietnamese IT Market from the Perspective of a Korean IT Expert: Rise as an IT Outsourcing Hub(1)

Living in Vietnam after experiences with Samsung SDS, Microsoft, AWS, and Head of SK C&C Cloud in Korea, particularly as the Country Manager for Smilegate Vietnam, has been a stroke of luck for me. The unknown friendliness and comfort I felt during my first visit to Ho Chi Minh City in 2010, coupled with the rapid changes, increased my interest in the country. Korea and Vietnam share commonalities in their historical struggles, overcoming challenges such as the survival struggle against the Chinese unification dynasty, Buddhist and Confucian cultures, colonial periods, and the North-South division.