Official BI and Key Visual for 'ArcheAge S' Unveiled

[Financial News] Kakao Games unveiled the official brand identity (BI) and key visual for its new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), 'ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom.' The company plans to release the game in the second quarter of next year and is sequentially revealing information to build user interest.
According to industry sources on the 7th, the official BI retains the distinctive design structure of the ArcheAge intellectual property (IP). It incorporates imagery of the sea, sailing and a compass, using the letter 'S' as a symbolic image representing the subtitle, 'Strait.' The grand logo design captures the maritime and sailing imagery of 'Straits of Freedom.'
The game also conveys a deep world connected to the original through five major characters tied to its universe. A fleet crossing the vast sea adds the narrative and expansive scale of a PC MMORPG that moves from land-based action to naval warfare.
ArcheAge S is led by producer Kim Kyung-tae, who previously served as the original ArcheAge's first planning team leader and later as its producer. The company is preparing a global service with a launch targeted for the second quarter of next year. The game is expected to be offered primarily through Steam.
Kakao Games plans to release a developer preview video for 'ArcheAge S' in September and begin presenting detailed information about the game. The developers will appear in the video themselves to explain the game's development philosophy and design objectives, while showcasing its core content and actual in-game gameplay.
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