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MSIT holds awards ceremony for AI-XR developer contest; 32 teams win

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held an awards ceremony on Sept. 30 for the 2026 AI and extended reality service developer contest at the Virtual Convergence Industry Hub in Pangyo, Seongnam. A total of 497 teams and 1,029 participants took part. The contest was run in developer and creator divisions. After document, presentation and final evaluations, 32 teams and 84 people won awards. MSIT said it will provide follow-up support including internships and startup consulting.

Games & Commerce

KakaoGames makes strategic investment in AI backend firm BackendX

KakaoGames said on Tuesday it made a strategic investment in BackendX, an AI-based backend development and operations automation service company. KakaoGames plans to use the investment to identify promising indie and small game developers early and seek business opportunities that could lead to acquisitions and publishing. It is also considering offering BackendX services to small developers with which it has publishing deals. BackendX plans to launch its service on Sept. 7.

Games & Commerce

Korean game makers rewrite global playbook, moving beyond \'test in Korea then go overseas\'

South Korean game companies are changing how they pursue overseas markets. Instead of first proving a game in Korea and then launching abroad, they are now targeting global PC and console markets from the development stage and reflecting overseas user reactions in game quality and release strategy. At Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, firms including Krafton, NCSoft, Kakao Games and Com2uS Holdings showed new genres and conducted demos to gather feedback.