NEXUS acquires blockchain game developer Z5
넥써쓰, 블록체인 게임 전문 개발사 '제트5' 인수
2025.09.04 17:59 UTC+9
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NEXUS Co., Ltd. acquired blockchain studio Z5. Former Dragon Village producer Kim Kang-soo joins to lead tokenomics. This move aims to bolster the CROSS ecosystem globally.

Kim Kang-soo, a producer well-known for his work on Dragon Village, has joined NEXUS.
NEXUS announced on the 4th that it has acquired the blockchain game developer Z5. With this acquisition, NEXUS has brought on Z5 founder Kim Kang-soo as a key talent to accelerate the expansion of its global blockchain ecosystem.
Kim Kang-soo is a developer who graduated from Seoul National University's College of Engineering. He previously served as a producer and CSO for the long-running mobile game 'Dragon Village' at Highbrow. In 2020, he founded Z5 and has continued to focus on development centered on blockchain technology and gaming. His notable works include the mobile MMORPG 'Pixel Heroes Adventure', and he is currently developing 'Project XYworld' based on the social platform X.
Kim joins NEXUS as the head of the Producing TF, where he will oversee the design and execution of tokenomics for onboarding games. Additionally, he will accelerate the strengthening of the CROSS ecosystem's game lineup and the establishment of blockchain-based game economic models. The 'Immersive Tokenomics' for 'Rohan2 Global', which begins pre-registration on the 5th, was also personally planned by Kim.
NEXUS CEO Jang Hyun-guk stated, "We will continue to recruit development talent who are truly committed to blockchain," adding, "The Z5 team will take on the heavy responsibility of innovating tokenomics across various game genres."

드래곤빌리지 프로듀서 출신으로 유명한 김강수 대표가 넥써쓰에 영입됐다.
넥써쓰는 4일, 블록체인 게임 전문 개발사 제트5(Z5)를 인수했다고 밝혔다. 이번 인수로 넥써쓰는 제트5의 창업자 김강수 대표를 핵심 인재로 영입, 글로벌 블록체인 생태계 확장을 가속화한다.
김강수 대표는 서울대학교 공대 출신 개발자다. 이전 하이브로에서 모바일 장수 게임 ‘드래곤빌리지(Dragon Village)’ 프로듀서이자 CSO를 역임한 바 있다. 이후 2020년 제트5를 설립해 블록체인 기술과 게임에 중점을 둔 개발을 이어왔다. 대표작으로는 모바일 MMORPG ‘픽셀 히어로즈 어드벤처’가 있으며, 소셜 플랫폼 X 기반 '프로젝트 XYworld'를 개발 중이다.
김 대표는 넥써쓰의 프로듀싱 TF장으로 합류해 온보딩 게임들의 토크노믹스 설계와 실행을 총괄한다. 더해 크로쓰 생태계 게임 라인업 강화와 블록체인 기반 게임 경제 모델 확립에 속도를 높인다. 오는 5일 사전예약을 앞둔 ‘로한2 글로벌’ 이머시브 토크노믹스(Immersive Tokenomics)도 김강수 대표가 직접 기획했다.
넥써쓰 장현국 대표는 "블록체인에 진심인 개발 인재들을 지속해서 영입해 갈 것"이라며 "제트5 팀은 다양한 장르의 게임에서 토크노믹스를 혁신하는 중책을 맡게 될 것"이라고 말했다.
This news was translated by AI.
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