Singapore, 12 March 2025 — Virtuos, a leading video game development company, today announced the launch of its studio in Seoul, South Korea. The move is driven by Virtuos’ long-standing commitment to deepening collaboration with Korean game developers and publishers. Virtuos Seoul will enhance the delivery of creative and design capabilities, leading the liaison between Korean clients and Virtuos’ game development studios worldwide. Since 2009, Virtuos has been partnering with over half of the top 10 Korean game studios, contributing to critically acclaimed projects such as Crossfire, Dave the Diver, PUBG, and Stellar Blade.
Seunghwan “Sean” Yoon, General Manager of Virtuos Seoul
Virtuos Seoul will be led by Seunghwan “Sean” Yoon, General Manager, who brings 20 years of experience in the games industry. Throughout his career, Sean has held significant roles at various studios, including serving as Senior Producer at Kabam and as Managing Director at Webzen. His track record of having worked in Asia, Europe, and North America demonstrates his expertise in facilitating effective cross-regional and nuanced multicultural collaborations. He reports to Philippe Angely, Managing Director of North Asia.
Sean Yoon, General Manager of Virtuos Seoul, said, “Gaming is deeply ingrained in Korean culture. As the world’s fourth-largest games market, South Korea has produced some of the world’s biggest hits and remains a top gaming hub. Establishing a physical studio in Seoul enables Virtuos to directly address the unique challenges faced by Korean studios, with the proximity facilitating closer co-development and collaboration. We look forward to helping bring more Korean games to the global stage and vice versa, unlocking new audiences for studios and new content for players alike.”
Virtuos Seoul strategically serves as a hub, addressing South Korea’s unique cultural and market needs while facilitating collaboration between Korean clients and Virtuos’ global production teams. Alongside Sean Yoon, the studio’s core team includes Kyungjin Lee, Development Director, who has over 20 years of multidisciplinary experience in game development across all platforms and genres. Kyungjin previously held positions such as Creative Director at Line Games and Character Director at Softmax. Additionally, Sangwon Suh, Senior Business Development Manager, and Wang Yufang, Executive Producer, each bring a decade of expertise in managing client partnerships and projects for Virtuos in South Korea. Together, they form an experienced, multilingual team that is well-equipped to effectively collaborate with both Korean and global game studios.
Virtuos Seoul is actively hiring to expand its team and interested candidates can view open positions across technical art and game design on its website.
The launch of Virtuos Seoul builds on Virtuos’ goal of becoming a glocalized game development powerhouse. Most recently, Virtuos significantly expanded into Europe and North America with the acquisitions of Abstraction, Pipeworks Studio, Umanaïa Interactive, and Third Kind Games.
About Virtuos
Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with over 4,200 employees across 25 offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide. Visit www.virtuosgames.com to find out how we can make games better, together.
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