{"id":126028,"date":"2026-08-20T07:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/126028\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:09:15","slug":"kakao-games-bets-on-realm-of-dokkaebi-for-turnaround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/126028\/","title":{"rendered":"Kakao Games bets on \u2018Realm of Dokkaebi\u2019 for turnaround"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New title based on mythical creature from Korean folklore set for October launch<\/p>\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/news-p.v1.20260820.9b0b61567d7e45ada15545da6371322d_P1.jpg\" alt=\"Kakao Games co-CEO Lee Si-woo speaks during a showcase of upcoming MMORPG, Realm of Dokkaebi, in Seoul on Thursday. (Kakao Games)\"\/>     Kakao Games co-CEO Lee Si-woo speaks during a showcase of upcoming MMORPG, Realm of Dokkaebi, in Seoul on Thursday. (Kakao Games)  <\/p>\n<p>Kakao Games on Thursday unveiled Realm of Dokkaebi, an upcoming 2.5D massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the Korean mythical creature Dokkaebi, as the game developer pursues a turnaround in the second half of this year.<\/p>\n<p>The new MMORPG, which began pre-registration at noon, combines 2D pixel-art characters with 3D backgrounds to create a hybrid visual style. The game incorporates elements of traditional Korean aesthetics into its pixel art to underline the cultural fantasy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Realm of Dokkaebi is a title that preserves the fundamental fun of MMORPGs while incorporating a modern feel,&#8221; said Lee Si-woo, co-CEO of Kakao Games, during the media showcase held at the Korea House in central Seoul.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The combination of Korean-inspired themes and a unique background has the potential to become (intellectual property) that can appeal to not only domestic players but also global audiences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Kakao Games, the new title will officially launch in October with plans to extend the service to overseas markets later on.<\/p>\n<p>One of the game\u2019s key features is the infinite skill deck-building system, which allows players to combine 12 different skill styles regardless of their character type. The game will also offer an optional player-versus-player system that lets players decide whether to participate in PvP battles.<\/p>\n<p>Kakao Games highlighted that an in-game artificial intelligence assistant will provide information based on users\u2019 in-game activity data, so players can make more informed decisions to enhance their gaming experiences and achieve different goals.<\/p>\n<p>The Korean game firm logged 23 billion won ($17 million) in operating loss in the second quarter of this year, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of losses.<\/p>\n<p>hwkan@heraldcorp.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New title based on mythical creature from Korean folklore set for October launch Kakao Games co-CEO Lee Si-woo&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":126029,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[827,1821],"class_list":["post-126028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kakao","tag-kakao","tag-kakao-games"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}