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A chronological timeline of ArcheAge Chronicles' development from its 2020 confirmation through the Q4 2026 Steam Early Access target.
Jake Song (Song Jae-kyung), co-founder of Nexon, creator of Lineage, founder of XL Games, and designer of ArcheAge. One of South Korea's most influential game designers.
XL Games (XLGAMES), the South Korean game developer behind the ArcheAge franchise, founded by Jake Song in 2003 and acquired by Kakao Games.
Trion Worlds, the American game publisher that brought ArcheAge to Western markets in 2014. Co-founded by Lars Buttler and Jon Van Caneghem in 2006, the studio raised $185 million before its 2018 collapse.
ArcheAge Chronicles' shift from CryENGINE 3 to Unreal Engine 5 and what it means for the game's visuals and world design.
The September 2026 ArcheAge Chronicles network test, the first publicly announced test in a Western territory, run for Steam users in the United States and Canada.
Kakao Games, the South Korean publisher of Black Desert Online and long the named publisher for ArcheAge Chronicles. Listed on KOSDAQ since September 2020, it holds a 52.97% stake in XLGAMES.
Ham Yongjin, Executive Producer of ArcheAge Chronicles at XLGAMES and the public voice of the project since its 2024 reveal.
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