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Wemade Max shifts to sole CEO Son Myeon-seok, reorganises around five key studios
Wemade Max said on March 24 it will switch to a sole CEO structure under Son Myeon-seok and reorganise around five key studios. The company said the move aims to strengthen execution of its 2026 global portfolio strategy and speed decision-making on key intellectual property and strategic projects. Co-CEO Lee Gil-hyeong will remain on the board and focus on subsidiary Lightcon. Wemade Next CEO Park Jung-soo will resign, with Seong Jeong-guk appointed as successor.
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Wemade Max soft launches idle game \'Windrunner Raising\'
Wemade Max said on Thursday it has begun a soft launch for \"Windrunner Raising\", an idle role-playing game being developed by its subsidiary Lightcon. The game reinterprets the \"Windrunner\" intellectual property, which has recorded a cumulative 60 million downloads, into an idle RPG featuring hack-and-slash action. Lightcon will run the soft launch in the Philippines and Hong Kong and plans a formal release this year in global markets, including South Korea, after reflecting local retention and feedback.
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Wemade Max reorganises into five-studio structure for global portfolio
Wemade Max said it has declared 2026 the first year of its drive to become a global portfolio company. It announced a mid- to long-term growth strategy centred on five key studios: Mad Engine, Wemade Connect, Wemade Next, One Way Ticket Studio and LightCon. Each studio will operate independently with genre and market focus while sharing a group-wide global strategy. The company also plans to expand overseas partnerships and collaboration models.