The success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) does not make everyone happy. Fans of the rather obscure action MMORPG Devilian are the unfortunate ones in this success story.
Devilian is an action MMORPG from South Korea, released in the West by Trion Worlds at the end of 2015. The game comes from “Bluehole Ginno Games”, a developer from South Korea. They only made Devilian and a mobile version of it, Devilian Mobile.
One of the game’s problems: Even before Devilian officially came to the West, the lights went out in South Korea. Even before the PC release in the West, the Devilian servers in South Korea shut down. They subsequently searched for a new publisher but found none.
At that time, it was already clear: it would likely be difficult for Devilian in Europe and North America. However, the South Korean developers continued working on Devilian, providing at least some content for the Trion Worlds version while trying to find a publisher and get the game running again in South Korea.
A small fanbase and Trion Worlds continued to support and keep the game alive in the West.
Devilian Developer Became the “PUBG” Company
However, Devilian is now plagued by several problems: There is a bug with Windows 10, no new content, and above all the question: Who is still supporting the game? Who is continuing to develop it?
Because “Bluehole Ginno”, the original developers, no longer exist. That was the company from which Bluehole created the PUBG Corporation. This company was not newly established in September 2017, but Bluehole renamed an existing subsidiary.
Bluehole wanted to create a company solely responsible for PUBG. They repurposed the Devilian company because they apparently no longer believed in the success of that franchise.
These are all news from Korea that we hardly noticed here in the West.
Fans are now left in the lurch and wonder: “Who fixes these bugs? Who still supports Devilian?”
In an open letter to Trion Worlds, a player detailed all the difficulties and complications and requested a statement.
Devilian Fans Left Hanging After PUBG Success
The crux: In South Korea, the development team is now completely focused only on PUBG and is no longer doing anything for Devilian. There is no trace of the former contacts. The CEO of Bluehole Ginno, the founder of the Devilian franchise, has been replaced by a new CEO.
Despite or because of the massive success of PUBG, it seems that Bluehole has lost interest in Devilian. The service for the mobile version has also been discontinued.
Even the West publisher Trion Worlds seems clueless. They say: “We are in discussions with the team there. We hope to have an answer soon. But currently, we cannot say much about it.”
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