■ Item trading market NEXT Market lets LORDNINE: Infinite Class users engage in safe transactions with each other
■ Provides a platform where users can get rewards and make payments using the U.S.-dollar stablecoin USD₮
■ MMORPG launches this summer in Thailand and the Philippines
■ Provides a platform where users can get rewards and make payments using the U.S.-dollar stablecoin USD₮
■ MMORPG launches this summer in Thailand and the Philippines
SEONGNAM, South Korea – July 1, 2025 – LINE NEXT Inc., LINE’s venture dedicated to developing and expanding the global Web3 ecosystem, announced today that it is cooperating with Smilegate to introduce NEXT Market, an in-game item trading market for its MMORPG game “LORDNINE: Infinite Class.” LORDNINE is growing its availability this summer, expanding to the Philippines and Thailand.
NEXT Market is a customized game item market that provides a safe and convenient system for in-game item sales and user-to-user transactions through a 1:1 matching system with games. It also offers a new kind of fun to gamers by giving rewards based on game play within the Dapp portal.
LORDNINE: Infinite Class is a next-generation MMORPG game from Smilegate, offering a customizable progression system and a wide selection of weapons and combat styles. Currently available in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, LORDNINE: Infinite Class expands to Thailand and the Philippines this summer.
LINE NEXT’s NEXT Market will be accessible directly within LORDNINE: Infinite Class, enabling players to buy or trade items with others. The feature will be issued on the Kaia blockchain network, supporting USD₮, the world’s largest U.S.-dollar stablecoin, and other convenient payment options.
To celebrate the launch of the market, LINE NEXT and Smilegate plan to give out USDT rewards to users who have completed certain missions within the game. Details will be announced with the launch of the game.
"LINE NEXT aims to build up a global commerce ecosystem based on item ownership and safe trading with NEXT Market," said Youngsu Ko, CEO of LINE NEXT. “With this cooperation, LORDNINE: Infinite Class gamers will be able to trade items with gamers around the world."
After the launch of NEXT Market, LINE NEXT and Smilegate plan to add additional diverse in-game items to expand the gamer economy.
LORDNINE: Infinite Class is a next-generation MMORPG game from Smilegate, offering a customizable progression system and a wide selection of weapons and combat styles. Currently available in Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, LORDNINE: Infinite Class expands to Thailand and the Philippines this summer.
LINE NEXT’s NEXT Market will be accessible directly within LORDNINE: Infinite Class, enabling players to buy or trade items with others. The feature will be issued on the Kaia blockchain network, supporting USD₮, the world’s largest U.S.-dollar stablecoin, and other convenient payment options.
To celebrate the launch of the market, LINE NEXT and Smilegate plan to give out USDT rewards to users who have completed certain missions within the game. Details will be announced with the launch of the game.
"LINE NEXT aims to build up a global commerce ecosystem based on item ownership and safe trading with NEXT Market," said Youngsu Ko, CEO of LINE NEXT. “With this cooperation, LORDNINE: Infinite Class gamers will be able to trade items with gamers around the world."
After the launch of NEXT Market, LINE NEXT and Smilegate plan to add additional diverse in-game items to expand the gamer economy.
■ About LINE NEXT Inc.
Based in the United States, LINE NEXT Inc. is focused on growing the global Web3 business. Through building a Web3 ecosystem, LINE NEXT aims to provide new digital experiences and lead the way into the future.