Lost Ark may be coming West after Amazon announces Smilegate deal

Lost Ark, the hugely successful MMORPG launched in Korea at the end of 2018, could soon be landing on Western shores the West, if speculation is to be believed.

Amazon Games Studio has announced that it has signed an agreement concerning publishing rights with the Korean studio, Smilegate RPG, and Lost Ark could well be the result of that deal.

Smilegate has a strong track record of creating big games that players love, built to offer years of enjoyment — exactly the type of best-in-class, living, growing online games we want to bring our customers.

Christoph Hartmann, VP, Amazon Games

Smilegate RPG and Amazon Games will combine our respective expertise to introduce one of our AAA games to Western players. Amazon Games is uniquely positioned as a publisher to reach entirely new audiences through its deep commitment to customers and substantial games publishing resources and channels, including Twitch, Prime Gaming, AWS, and more.

Chi Won Gil, CEO, Smilegate RPG

For the moment, Amazon has been rather evasive about just which Smilegate titles will make the transition to a western audience. We only know that both companies are planning a launch for next year.

In any case, the deal is an interesting prospect for Amazon, which is expanding its game offering as it goes along. These offerings include New World — scheduled for Spring 2021 — and Crucible — a free-to-play multiplayer third-person shooter.

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