NVIDIA’s GeForce 25th anniversary celebration in Seoul delivered spectacular announcements that are reshaping gaming’s future. The GeForce Gamer Festival at COEX showcased cutting-edge RTX technology, AI-powered gameplay innovations, and exclusive reveals that have the gaming community buzzing.
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GeForce Festival Seoul: DLSS 4 Games & PUBG AI Ally Revealed
The festival’s centerpiece was KRAFTON’s groundbreaking PUBG Ally—an AI co-playable character powered by NVIDIA ACE. This revolutionary feature will debut in early 2026 through a limited-time test event in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Arcade, supporting English, Korean, and Chinese. Using on-device Small Language Models (SLM), PUBG Ally represents a major leap in AI-enhanced multiplayer experiences.
Major Game Announcements
| Game | Launch Date | DLSS 4 Support |
|---|---|---|
| AION 2 | Nov 19 (Korea/Taiwan), Late 2025 (Global) | Day-one DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation |
| CINDER CITY | 2026 | Day-one DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation |
| ARC Raiders | Available Now | DLSS 4 with 3.6X performance boost at 4K |
| Battlefield REDSEC | Available Now | DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation |
| Duet Night Abyss | Available Now | DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation |
Festival Highlights Beyond Gaming
The event featured a legendary StarCraft showdown between pro gamers Hong Jin-ho (YellOw) and Lee Yoon-yeol (NaDa), electrifying performances by K-TIGERS taekwondo group and K-pop sensation LE SSERAFIM, plus themed GeForce Garage PCs inspired by Borderlands 4 and Battlefield 6. The grand prize? A GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition signed by Jensen Huang himself.
DLSS 4 Performance Revolution
ARC Raiders demonstrates DLSS 4’s power, delivering 3.6X performance gains at 4K with maxed settings and ray tracing. Combined with NVIDIA Reflex reducing latency by 59%, the technology is transforming competitive gaming experiences.
NCSOFT’s AION 2, launching first in Korea and Taiwan on November 19, promises next-generation MMORPG gameplay with day-one DLSS 4 support. Meanwhile, CINDER CITY—an open-world tactical shooter set in post-apocalyptic Seoul—will leverage the same technology when it arrives in 2026.
Directive 8020 from Supermassive Games (Until Dawn, The Quarry) will showcase path-traced lighting accelerated by DLSS 4 when it launches in 2026, blending cinematic sci-fi horror with meaningful choices.
The festival proved that GeForce RTX technology continues setting the standard for immersive, high-performance gaming across genres and platforms.
FAQs
What is PUBG Ally?
PUBG Ally is an AI co-playable character powered by NVIDIA ACE, launching in early 2026 for English, Korean, and Chinese players via PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Arcade.
Which games support DLSS 4?
ARC Raiders, Battlefield REDSEC, Duet Night Abyss (available now), plus AION 2, CINDER CITY, and Directive 8020 (upcoming) all feature DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation.
