Nexon Confirms 'Overgeared' as Official Title for Project T MMORPG
Nexon has officially titled its upcoming MMORPG 'Overgeared,' based on a popular South Korean web novel and webtoon franchise. The game will focus on equipment-driven progression and competitive gameplay.
Why it matters
Illustrates the growing trend of adapting successful digital media franchises into large-scale interactive gaming experiences.
Nexon announced on July 28 that Project T, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) under development by Graygames, will be officially titled Overgeared.
The game is based on the Overgeared intellectual property (IP), a web novel and webtoon franchise that has accumulated more than 1.3 billion views in South Korea. The original web novel ranked No. 1 in popularity on Asian fantasy web novel platform Wuxiaworld and reached No. 4 in overall revenue on Japan's digital manga and novel platform Piccoma.
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