The Metropolitan City of Busan and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) will operate the Busan Joint Pavilion at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which takes place from September 17 to 21 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Tokyo Game Show will span five days for the first time in history, combining two business days and three public days. Last year's event drew 1,136 companies from 47 countries, alongside approximately 263,000 visitors.

The Agency is setting up a 12-booth Busan Joint Pavilion in Hall 2 of Makuhari Messe, showcasing new PC and mobile titles from eight regional game companies.

The participating developers include Treeplod (PocoMerge: Puzzle Adventure), TiltView (The Grooming), BeyondWill (Final Guild World), VisualDart (RallyCrashed: The Curse of the Pyramid), Yong Games (Typing Clash), Oddball Games (Worn and the Forgotten), Doyakmin (Hankukji), and Air Conditioner Operation (Blackout: Zero Point).

These participants will leverage their showcased entries to seek out global market expansion opportunities. Treeplod, the studio behind the Pocopang series—which boasts over 100 million cumulative global downloads and 1 trillion won in cumulative revenue—is currently preparing for the global release of a new puzzle title utilizing its flagship IP.

Air Conditioner Operation is joining the Busan Joint Pavilion for the second consecutive year, building on an impressive resume that includes winning the Gamescom Asia 2025 Secret Level Award, hitting overseas crowdfunding goals, and exhibiting at BitSummit 2026 and the Gamescom 2026 Korea Joint Pavilion.

At last year's Tokyo Game Show, eight companies participated in the Busan Joint Pavilion, conducting 44 business meetings with publishing and investment figures from 16 countries. Notably, Provis Games successfully signed a publishing deal with a Japanese publisher.

Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency CEO Kim Jong-chul remarked, "We will provide unsparing support to ensure this Tokyo Game Show serves as a definitive stage for Busan's game companies to leap onto the global stage," adding, "Alongside the city of Busan, we will continuously expand opportunities to forge new overseas market pathways."