RAVEN2 OPENS FRESH START SERVER "ZERO" WITH "LEGENDARY FESTIVAL" REWARDS

First Fresh Start Server ZERO Eases Growth and Competition Barriers, While Existing Servers Receive "Legendary Festival" Rewards

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality games, has launched a major update for its dark fantasy MMORPG RAVEN2, opening the game's first fresh start server "ZERO," alongside "Legendary Festival" for existing servers. 

ZERO opened on September 15 (UTC +0) as a specialized server with a different ruleset from existing servers. Built for new and returning players, ZERO eases growth burdens, monetization pressure, PK stress, and competition barriers through increased equipment drop rates and EXP gains, adjusted combat balance, and a simplified progression structure that excludes Mythic-grade Summons and Awakenings. A key feature is Farming Crystals, which allows players to obtain Crystals, a core in-game currency, through hunting and gameplay.

Certain fields are peace zones where PK is disabled, while field bosses in these zones allow broader participation, guild crafting materials, and high-grade equipment crafting. ZERO currently lets players experience Abyss 1F and the Sinerim region, with future content to follow sequentially.

ZERO-exclusive events offer 550 Summon Scrolls, Legendary Holy Garment and Familiar, weekly chances to obtain Heroic Holy Garment or Familiar during the first month after launch, and level milestone chests. The ZERO Special Corps Member Growth Event provides Heroic equipment and skill books, while the [ZERO] Special Starter Package, containing Heroic Holy Garment (1) Summon Scroll, Heroic Familiar (1) Summon Scroll and more, is available to all players upon login.

For existing servers, "Legendary Festival" offers Legendary Holy Garment and Familiar, 330 Summon Scrolls, Abyss-related benefits, and the upgraded Elite Special Corps Member Growth Event with high-grade equipment and more. Running through October 7, the event dungeon "Full Moon Forest" will be available across both existing servers and ZERO, offering generous rewards to participants. 

An official sequel to Raven (EvilBane: The Iron King), RAVEN2 is a blockbuster MMORPG set in a dark fantasy realm reimagined with unrivaled graphics. As a member of the Special Corps, players will embark on a journey to investigate dangerous and bizarre incidents under royal order, and engage in a large-scale, cruel war.

For more information about RAVEN2, stay tuned to the game's official forum, YouTube channel and Facebook.

About Netmarble Corporation

Founded in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading global game developer and publisher. Through acclaimed franchises and strategic partnerships with top-tier IP holders, the company delivers innovative and engaging gaming experiences to audiences worldwide. As a parent company of Kabam, SpinX Games, Jam City, and a major shareholder of HYBE and NCSOFT, Netmarble's diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling:ARISE, Seven Knights Re:BIRTH, RAVEN2, MARVEL Future Fight, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.

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RAVEN2 OPENS FRESH START SERVER "ZERO" WITH "LEGENDARY FESTIVAL" REWARDS

MACAU, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Lake Technologies Founder and CEO Yuxiang Zhou was invited to attend the Fortune Leaders Forum 2026 in Macau, where he joined the panel "The Leadership Agenda: The Road Ahead" to discuss how AI is reshaping leadership, organizations and industries.

For Zhou, one of the defining questions for leaders in the AI era is no longer simply how to use AI, but how to rethink the relationship between people and AI agents.

At Black Lake, that shift is already taking shape. AI agents are increasingly being used for reasoning, analysis and guidance, while human leaders continue to play a vital role in motivating teams, building trust and creating human connection. Zhou summed up the question this way: "How do you figure out the best ways for leaders and executives to copilot AI?" 

The same transition is also happening on the factory floor.

During the discussion, Zhou looked back on Black Lake's early days, when the company hired former food couriers as salespeople because they knew China's industrial towns and small factories well, and understood how to get close to customers on the ground. That frontline approach has shaped Black Lake's understanding of factory operations and the decisions manufacturers make every day.

Over the past decade, Black Lake has helped factories digitize production processes. Now, as AI becomes more capable, the next step is bringing AI deeper into production decisions.

Zhou noted that manufacturing is moving from standardized, large-batch production toward a more agile model shaped by smaller batches, faster turnaround and rapidly changing demand.

Black Lake is bringing AI agents into areas including order processing, quotation, scheduling, quality management and fulfillment, while also exploring how AI can connect design, engineering, production coordination and manufacturing capacity.

In Zhou's view, AI's bigger opportunity lies in changing how industries operate. As he put it, "The real Google moment should happen only when you restructure the industry."

Founded in 2016, Black Lake Technologies is a leading industrial AI agent platform integrating AI across the full production lifecycle and accelerating the shift from data-driven manufacturing to AI-driven industrial transformation.

To date, Black Lake has empowered nearly 40,000 factories globally, serving customers including Tesla, McDonald's, Mixue Group, GAC Group and Nongfu Spring. By number of factories served, Black Lake has become a leading technology provider in the Asia-Pacific region and was among the first companies selected for the World Economic Forum's MINDS program.

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Black Lake Technologies Founder Yuxiang Zhou: AI Is Moving Into the Decision Layer of Manufacturing