Playwith Korea said on Thursday it has confirmed the official service name for its new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), 'Seal M2', and unveiled its brand identity (BI) as it prepares for a launch in the fourth quarter this year.

'Seal M2' is an official sequel that uses the intellectual property (IP) of the existing online game 'Seal Online'. The newly released 'Seal M2' BI symbolically expresses the distinctive character of the IP and the direction of the new title.

Playwith Korea said it will begin preparations for a fourth-quarter domestic launch of 'Seal M2' starting with the naming and BI release. It plans to offer a new MMORPG environment by combining elements from existing offline and mobile platforms.

The previous title, 'Seal M', was first launched in Southeast Asia in May 2023 and was officially released in South Korea in November that year. It introduced cartoon rendering graphics and a combo system, and was serviced in Asian markets including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia. Earlier this year, it also introduced a co-publishing service, 'Seal M on CROSS', in the Southeast Asian market by applying Nexth and the blockchain platform 'CROSS'.

A Playwith Korea official said development of 'Seal M2' is under way based on its experience servicing 'Seal M'. The official said it will continue preparations in line with the upcoming fourth-quarter launch.