


From July 27 to August 2, Vietnam’s game market saw renewed MMORPG momentum led by Nghịch Thủy Hàn, Team Flash expand its EWC 2026 presence, Gamota partner with LDPlayer, and new proposals emerge on testing, tax incentives, and esports licensing.
Gamota recaps Vietnam Game Connect 2026, highlighting key trends in AI, User Acquisition, Creative, Monetization, Retention, and studio operations shaping game growth.
Born from Korea’s 1997 IMF crisis, Lineage built a $7.4B MMORPG empire dominating Korea, Taiwan and Japan through its brutal Blood Pledge and Siege Warfare systems, yet the same harshness kept it from winning over China, the West, and Vietnam.
