NVIDIA held the "GeForce Gamer Festival" at COEX in Seoul, South Korea today (30th) to celebrate 25 years of innovation for the GeForce brand in the Korean market. The event not only brought together the latest GeForce RTX technology and partner products, but also offered exclusive demos of several unreleased PC games, including NCSOFT's AION 2 and CINDER CITY, and KRAFTON's AI teammates for PUBG powered by NVIDIA ACE.
Celebrating 25 years of innovation in South Korea, paying tribute to internet cafes and esports culture.
Matt Wuebbling, NVIDIA's Vice President of GeForce Marketing, said, "Korean gamers have always been at the forefront of trends." The choice of Seoul as the venue for the first GeForce Gamer Festival is to pay tribute to South Korea's important role as one of the birthplaces of esports and PC Bangs culture.
NVIDIA pointed out that the world's first GPU, the GeForce 256, was launched in South Korea in 2000, and over the past 25 years, South Korean gamers have purchased more than 5,000 million GeForce graphics cards. Wuebbling added, "This event is not only a tribute to past achievements, but will also inspire a new generation of gamers and creators."
Exclusive hands-on demo of NCSOFT's new game; KRAFTON showcases ACE AI teammates.
The biggest highlight of this celebration was the exclusive technology demonstrations and game demos from several major Korean game companies:
• NCSOFT:
Two unreleased titles were available for demo at the event. AION 2 is a next-generation MMORPG, scheduled to launch first in South Korea and Taiwan on November 19 (with a global release next year); CINDER CITY is a tactical shooter set in a near-future post-apocalyptic Seoul (expected to be released in 2026).
Both new titles are confirmed to support DLSS 4 technology with multi-frame generation on launch day.
• KRAFTON:
It has been announced that a player test event for the AI teammate "PUBG Ally" will be held in early 2026 for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).
This character is powered by NVIDIA ACE technology, which NVIDIA says symbolizes a new phase in AI collaboration with players, demonstrating how small language models (SLMs) can enhance game immersion.
Classic esports match, LE SSERAFIM performance, and Jensen Huang's autographed 5090 graphics card as a lucky draw prize.
In addition to game demonstrations, the event also featured a variety of stage performances, including a special StarCraft match between legendary professional players YellOw and NaDa, as well as live performances by the renowned Taekwondo performance group K-TIGERS and the globally popular girl group LE SSERAFIM.
NVIDIA also offered exclusive prizes to the audience, with the grand prize being a GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card personally signed by NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang.
The GeForce Experience Zone also showcased the latest GeForce RTX technologies and products from partners such as ASUS, Colorful, Gigabyte, MSI, TLD, and PCPartner.
Event live stream information
The GeForce Gamer Festival will be streamed globally via Twitch and Chzzk platforms from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Taiwan time on October 30th.
