Dear CEOs,
This is Kim Hyun Soo, the Head PD of CounterSide.
Thank you for your continued love and support, which allowed CounterSide to celebrate its 2.5-year Origin Anniversary.
In this Dev Notes, we will share the schedule for the upcoming 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary events and details about the 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary livestream.
Typically, CounterSide’s half-anniversary events begin in early August, starting with the Half-Anniversary Eve Punch-in event, followed by various content-rich events that last around 3 to 4 weeks.
However, for this 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary, the event will start a bit later than usual, which will begin on August 12 (UTC-5), and the full half-anniversary celebration will roll out shortly after.
The livestream, which normally takes place before the Anniversary eve, will instead be held on August 13 (UTC-5), the same day the punch-in begins.
Unlike previous anniversary streams held in external studios, this year’s livestream will take place from our in-house broadcast studio, and the Head PD of CounterSide will be hosting it solo to face directly with our CEOs.
During the stream, detailed updates on the new Mainstream EP. 14, new Awakened employee, new skins, and more, as teased in a recent Dev Notes. We’ll also take this opportunity to openly discuss the development direction for the second half of 2025 and strengthen our communication with all CEOs.
We sincerely apologize for the delay in the 2.5-Year Origin Anniversary event compared to previous half-anniversary timelines.
We also apologize that this Dev Notes does not include the update details many of you were looking forward to, and instead focus mainly on the half-anniversary schedule and stream timing.
However, rather than limiting communication with vague previews, we believe that it is better to be transparent about the anniversary event schedule and provide clear information during the upcoming stream.
This is a new approach we’re trying, in the hopes of engaging with you more sincerely, and we ask for your support and understanding.
Also, for our Global audiences, we will upload the stream with English subtitles as soon as we can.
As a small consolation to those who were hoping for update news, we’d like to close this Developer Note by revealing the silhouette of a new Awakened employee who will play a key role in Mainstream EP.14.
◆ New Awakened Employee - ???
Although the weather may vary depending on where our Global CEOs reside, we hope every one of our CEOs stays safe and sound.
Thank you, as always.
Hyunsoo Kim, Head PD of CounterSide.