Following Department Stores, Nimble Neuron of 'Eternal Return' Faces Bomb Threat

백화점 이어, '이터널 리턴' 님블뉴런도 폭탄 테러 위협

gamemeca Ⅰ Kim Hyung-jong 게임메카 김형종 기자 2025.08.08 11:32 UTC+9

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Nimble Neuron faced a bomb threat on the 8th. Police searched the office but found no suspicious items. Such threats have previously impacted major game events.

▲ Nimble Neuron official CI image (Image courtesy: Nimble Neuron)

Following the recent social uproar caused by bomb threats targeting the Shinsegae Department Store in Seoul, the gaming industry has found itself caught in the crosshairs of similar criminal activity.

In the early hours of the 8th, an online post claiming that a bomb had been planted at the headquarters of Nimble Neuron, a subsidiary of Neptune, triggered a police investigation. Nimble Neuron is a developer based in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, currently servicing the quarter-view AOS 'Eternal Return'.

According to the police, a special operations unit was dispatched around 2:35 AM on the 8th to search the premises located in Sunae-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, with the operation concluding around 7:00 AM. A user reportedly alerted the authorities after spotting a post on an online community claiming, "I have also planted a bomb at the Nimble headquarters."

Following the police sweep, no hazardous materials were found inside the Nimble Neuron office. The developer confirmed that staff returned to work as usual once the search was completed.

▲ Weekly Game Comic regarding the Genshin Impact terror threat (Image Source: Gamemeca)

Meanwhile, the gaming industry remains continuously exposed to terror threats. In July 2023, the offline 'Genshin Impact' summer festival was cancelled due to a bomb threat. Last November, the 'Dungeon & Fighter' festival was delayed for the same reason.

최근 서울 신세계백화점 본점에 폭발물을 설치했다는 협박글이 게재되어 사회적 논란을 일으킨 가운데, 유사 범죄가 게임업체를 대상으로 발생했다.

8일 새벽, 넵튠 자회사 님블뉴런 본사 건물에 폭탄을 설치했다는 온라인 커뮤니티 글이 발견돼 경찰이 수사에 나섰다. 님블뉴런은 경기도 성남시에 위치한 개발사로, 쿼터뷰 AOS '이터널 리턴'을 서비스 중이다.

경찰에 따르면 8일 오전 2시 35분경 경찰특공대를 투입해 경기 성남시 분당구 수내동 소재 건물 내부를 수색하기 시작해 오전 7시 경 작업을 마무리했다. 한 온라인 커뮤니티에 "나도 님블본사에 폭탄 설치했다"는 게시글이 올라오자 이를 본 이용자가 경찰에 신고한 것으로 알려졌다.

경찰 조사에 따르면 님블뉴런 회사 내부에서 위험물은 발견되지 않았다. 님블뉴런 측은 수색이 완료된 후 직원들은 정상 출근했다고 밝혔다.