South Korea will reorganise its national strategic technology framework into 55 technologies across 10 areas to respond to an AI transition and economic security competition. The government aims to secure world-leading technology by 2030 and take the lead in world-first technology by 2040. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Office of Planning and Budget held a launch event for the NEXT project, which will link key R&D programmes with industrial and investment policies and build a NEXT Alliance in the second half of the year.

Park Yong-hyun (박용현), CEO of Nexon Games, said developing games across multiple genres at the same time was not an intended strategy from the start but a practical choice shaped by the structure of South Korea\'s online game industry. He said post-launch live service ties up development staff, pushing companies to run several titles in parallel and transfer lessons between projects. He added his role focuses on direction and troubleshooting, while PDs and directors control game content.