Cologne, GERMANY – August 19, 2025 – Known worldwide as a successful MMORPG publisher, NCSOFT unveiled today two original shooters on Opening Night Live (ONL) to introduce its diverse seven-game 2025-2026 lineup at Gamescom 2025 in Cologne, Germany.
- DOWNLOAD Cinder City and Time Takers trailers here
- WATCH the Time Takers trailer on YouTube
- WATCH the Cinder City trailer on YouTube
COLLECT, SHOOT, UPGRADE AND SURVIVE IN TIME TAKERS
Shown for the first time on ONL, MISTIL GAMES’ Time Takers is a third-person, team-based survival shooter built around a unique core rule — time as a resource. Players form teams of three, each selecting a "Time Traveler" from a diverse cast of characters drawn from different eras. They must battle other teams in a fight for survival, where only one team can emerge victorious.
During matches, players collect Time Energy to upgrade skills and equip apps that enhance combat performance. But Time Energy isn’t just a power-up — it’s also the lifeline that determines individual and team survival. Every second spent or saved becomes a strategic decision.
With distinct character abilities and flexible builds through weapon and app combinations, even the same character can play completely differently from match to match. This enables players to shape their own unique playstyles and discover new tactical approaches each time they enter the battlefield.
Time Takers is built on Unreal Engine 5’s powerful cutting-edge engine to produce high-quality graphics, motion capture, facial morphing, and fast-paced gameplay. Time Takers will launch globally in 2026 on PC and consoles.
SUIT UP AS A FUTURISTIC KNIGHT IN CINDER CITY
Following yesterday’s official reveal of Cinder City (formerly known as Project LLL) and shown at NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX Event, NCSOFT showcased its MMO tactical shooter with an exclusive ONL trailer featuring giant mech multiplayer battles, closed-corridor monster fights, and sprawling open-world shooting combat.
Cinder City invites players to suit up as a futuristic knight, navigate a world reshaped by future technology, and battle through iconic landmarks and high-tech battlegrounds in post-apocalyptic Seoul.
Cinder City is developed in-house by BigFire Games and enables players to make brutal choices as they search for the lead character’s missing daughter -- solo or cooperatively with a squad. Cinder City will arrive in 2026 on PC and consoles.
NCSOFT’S FULL LINEUP
Cinder City and Time Takers will lead NCSOFT’s 2025-2026 official Gamescom booth with a VIP Showcase, hands-on demos for select press and influencers, and developer interviews at its B2B booth (B2B Hall 4.2, D-011) for three full days.
NCSOFT’s complete lineup includes Cinder City, Time Takers, Aion 2, Limit Zero Breakers, Blade & Soul Heroes, Band of Crusaders, and ArenaNet’s newest expansion to Guild Wars 2, Visions of Eternity.
To make an appointment at NCSOFT’s B2B booth, see media contacts below.
Make sure to check NCSOFT’s official Gamescom site, to be regularly updated during the event, at https://www.gamescom.global/en/exhibitor/ncsoft.
ABOUT NCSOFT CORP.
Headquartered in Pangyo, Korea, NCSOFT is a leading global publisher and developer, renowned for its highly acclaimed original IPs, including the Lineage®, AION®, Blade & Soul®, and Guild Wars® franchises. Founded in 1997, NCSOFT has been at the forefront of technological innovation and is committed to delivering exceptional entertainment experiences worldwide. With regional offices in North America, Europe, Japan, and Taiwan, NCSOFT’s global network reaches gamers worldwide. For more information, please visit NCSOFT's official website and brand media channel.
ABOUT NC AMERICA
NC America is the western publishing division and strategic global base for NCSOFT, the leading global publisher and developer of the acclaimed original IPs Blade & Soul®, Lineage®, AION®, and Guild Wars®. With offices in Irvine, CA, NC America oversees the live-production and publishing responsibilities for select NCSOFT titles in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. In the future, NC America will expand its NCSOFT-developed portfolio and launch original third-party titles to the global market.
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