Cologne, GERMANY – August 18, 2025 – NCSOFT will hit a new high at this year’s Gamescom with a thrilling set of VIP Showcases, global reveals, high-level partnerships and booth appearances, led by its dynamic new MMO tactical shooter, Cinder City.
INTRODUCING CINDER CITY
Originally introduced at G-Star 2023 as Project LLL, Cinder City is an MMO tactical shooter developed by BigFire Games, an NCSOFT studio. Players 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.
Players must face 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.
OPENING NIGHT LIVE EXCLUSIVE REVEAL
To kick off the week’s events, NCSOFT will reveal an official, never-seen-before gameplay trailer on Opening Night Live (ONL), highlighting gritty open-world gameplay, multiplayer boss battles, and heavy mech warfare.
ONL’s main show begins at 8:00 p.m. CEST, 11 am PT, Tuesday, August 19 across multiple social and streaming platforms. Check the new Cinder City new website: CINDER-CITY.com
GEFORCE RTX EVENT
Ray Tracing and DLSS 4 will come to Cinder City at launch. Cinder City will appear as a flagship title at GeForce RTX Event, where NVIDIA has partnered with NCSOFT’s BigFire Games to provide hands-on gameplay on PC stations built with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards. The PCs will boast NVIDIA’s latest state-of-the art graphics technologies, integrating NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction, and NVIDIA Reflex.
A new tech trailer featuring NVIDIA’s RTX integration will be unveiled during the event. Cinder City also will launch on GeForce NOW, NVIDIA’s cloud gaming platform.
VIP SHOWCASE AND HANDS-ON AT NCSOFT BOOTH
Cinder City, which leads NCSOFT’s 2025-2026 official Gamescom VIP Showcase -- including six other titles -- will be available for hands-on demos for select press and influencers at NCSOFT’s official B2B booth (B2B Hall 4.2, D-011) for three full days. The hands-on stations also will feature NVIDIA’s RTX graphics cards for ultimate visual fidelity.
NC America will provide a full showcase of its upcoming line-up, hands-on gameplay with Cinder City and other select games, and provide a full press kit for attending media. (See contacts below to book an appointment.)
- NEW TRAILER: Download the first new Gamescom 2025 Cinder City trailer here
- Website: https://CINDER-CITY.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CINDERCITYGAME
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CINDERCITYGAME
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/CINDERCITYGAME
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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