Anipang 2 is teaming up with Wadada Bear, a popular character from a well-known domestic intellectual property (IP), for a special event. The game will feature Hawaii-themed backgrounds and sound effects to match the summer mood, along with generous prizes. Krafton’s (259960.KS) PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is also running a limited summer collaboration with Welch’s. Through the partnership, a “Welch’s Grape PUBG Edition” featuring Battlegrounds collaboration designs will be sold in limited quantities at convenience stores and large retailers nationwide, and a “Welch’s X PUBG Supply Box Set,” consisting of collaboration products, goods and in-game coupons, will also be offered.
Wemade Play’s ‘Anipang 2’ Runs Wadada Bear in Hawaii Event
Wemade Play (123420.KQ) is running an event in its mobile puzzle game “Anipang 2” featuring the popular IP character Wadada Bear.
To mark the summer, the company is holding a special event themed “Wadada Bear in Hawaii.” It features Hawaii-themed game backgrounds, puzzle boards and blocks, as well as newly introduced music and sound effects based on the sea. A premium attendance board running until the 1st of next month offers game items daily, and a total of 1,110 people will receive prizes such as coffee, cosmetics and Korean beef sets through weekly drawings. The company is also running existing popular events such as the “Token Exchange” and the “Spin-the-Wheel,” and is introducing a new event, “Wadada Bear’s Mailbox,” for the first time, where players can exchange stamps collected through puzzle play for limited-edition items.
The company said the event marks the ninth and final installment of the Anipang series’ partnerships with famous IPs over the past year, including Anipang 2 with Wadada Bear, Anipang 3 with Molang and Anipang 4 with Kkaeggugi. The company said the “Wadada Bear in Hawaii” event will be a distinctive stage crowning the series, drawing on the development team’s efforts and the special attention of IP fans.
Battlegrounds Runs Limited Summer Collaboration With Welch’s
Krafton’s PUBG: Battlegrounds is running a limited summer collaboration with Welch’s.
The partnership was designed to extend the Battlegrounds IP beyond the game into everyday life. The companies will release collaboration products and an online-exclusive planned set, and will roll out various programs such as offline promotions and live content in sequence.
First, a “Welch’s Grape PUBG Edition” featuring Battlegrounds collaboration designs will be sold in limited quantities at convenience stores and large retailers nationwide. The product packaging incorporates designs using the Battlegrounds IP, reflecting the character of the collaboration.
A limited planned product, the “Welch’s X PUBG Supply Box Set,” consisting of collaboration products, goods and in-game coupons, will also be released. The set will be sold exclusively at Nongshim’s official online mall.
The offline promotion will run until the 27th of this month at seven Nongshim Redforce PC Arena branches and the PUBG Seongsu Play Arena. Users who purchase Welch’s products at participating stores will receive a scratch coupon. Through the coupon, users can randomly win one of seven rewards, including five Kingmaker items and two chicken-leg snacks.
Battlegrounds’ official cafe will run a user participation event. A pre-release anticipation review event runs until the 16th of this month, and a purchase review event for the Welch’s PUBG Edition runs until the 23rd.
Live content is also planned. On SOOP, major creators will take part in a “Welch’s Cup” tournament, and broadcast viewers will be offered Drops and participatory events.
Stove Joins ‘Busan Indie Connect Festival 2026’ as Gold Sponsor
Smilegate’s global game platform “Stove” is participating as a gold sponsor in the “Busan Indie Connect (BIC) Festival 2026,” held at BEXCO in Busan until the 16th.
This year, Stove focused on going beyond simple platform exposure to support offline booth exhibitions by outstanding domestic and international developers and publishers on the platform. The company plans to demonstrate Stove’s role as a partner in the indie game ecosystem connecting creators and users, for both the developers and users taking part in BIC.
At BIC 2026, Stove is actively supporting offline booth exhibitions by its partner companies and presenting a lineup across various genres. China’s Thermite Games is exhibiting three titles — “House of Legacy,” “The Guidebook of Babel” and “Lone Star Hunter” — while LINE Games will unveil its new publishing title “A.S.S. (Amazing Slot Survival),” developed by Tumen Games, for the first time at the Smilegate booth. Darakbang Friends is also debuting its new title “The Reject Employee Min-a at a Game Company.”
Smilegate’s global publishing title “Alleyway: Return of the Soul” is also continuing to make progress. After being submitted to the BIC competition category last year, it was named a “Connect Pick” selected by the Big Connectors this year, earning recognition once again for its quality.
Online, Stove is running a “STOVE x BIC” collaboration page together with the Busan Indie Connect Festival organizing committee until the 28th of this month. About 70 exhibited titles are featured on the collaboration page. Users who cannot visit the offline venue can try demo games for free, and games that have been officially released and are on sale come with a 10% discount coupon, allowing users to enjoy the excitement of BIC online as well.
Netmarble’s ‘Stone Age Idle’ Runs ‘Hana 1Q’ Partnership Event
Netmarble (251270.KS) is running a partnership event with Hana Bank in its mobile idle RPG “Stone Age Idle.”
The event takes place on the playground page within Hana Bank’s mobile app “Hana 1Q,” and is open to any customer aged 14 or older who has completed registration for Hana 1Q and holds a “Don-tong” savings feature.
By accessing the Stone Age Idle event page in the Hana 1Q playground and finding dinosaur eggs with Hana Bank’s brand character “Byeoldori,” participants can receive a game coupon containing 2,000 “Blue Gems” and random Hana 1Q cash worth up to 50,000 won as rewards. The event runs until September 30, and each person can participate up to once during the period.
Stone Age Idle, released this past March, is the latest title in the “Stone Age” IP enjoyed by 200 million players. It lets players combine six trainers and 18 pets to form a legion-scale deck of up to 24 units and pursue their own strategies, and features a simple and intuitive system so that anyone can enjoy it with ease.
