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WEBTOON Takes 60% Stake in RI Games Holdings to Build Webtoon Games

WEBTOON is moving its biggest webtoon properties, including Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint with over 3.05 billion views, into games through a majority stake in a holding company that operates two studios.

Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.

WEBTOON Takes 60% Stake in RI Games Holdings to Build Webtoon Games

WEBTOON Entertainment announced a definitive agreement to invest in RI Games Holdings, gaining a 60% stake at closing. The company plans to develop multiple games based on webtoon IPs over four years. The first title is an action MMORPG based on Overgeared, developed by GrayGames and published by Nexon, launching this year alongside the anime.

WEBTOON Entertainment has signed a definitive agreement to invest in RI Games Holdings, taking a 60% stake in the game company once the deal closes. RI Games Holdings runs two development studios, GrayGames and Offbeat, and its current lineup includes games based on Overgeared, Doom Breaker, and Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint.

The first title out of the deal is a new action MMORPG based on Overgeared. GrayGames is developing it, and Nexon will publish it globally later this year. The game is scheduled to launch alongside the Overgeared anime, which premieres in October.

  • Overgeared: 1.3 billion global views; first game is an action MMORPG by GrayGames, published by Nexon
  • Doom Breaker: 590 million views; game adaptation published by Com2uS for PC and console in 2028
  • Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint: over 3.05 billion views; also getting an anime adaptation

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

Overgeared Doom Breaker Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint WEBTOON RI Games Holdings

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