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Cyberpunk Shooter DEFECT to Be Published by NC America

A character stands in a dimly lit corridor surrounded by defeated figures, with the text 'CHAOS ABOVE ALL' and 'DEFECT' prominently displayed.

Today, NC America, the Western publishing division of NCSOFT, announced that it will publish the upcoming cyberpunk shooter game DEFECT. NCSOFT had previously invested (alongside other companies) directly into emptyvessel, an independent studio unveiled two years ago by CEO/Game Director Emanuel Palalic and COO/General Manager Garrett Young, both of whom had previously worked at id Software on the Doom franchise. Emptyvessel set an impressive pace, revealing DEFECT in August 2024 and showing its first stunning gameplay in October 2025. To go along with today’s news, Emanuel Palalic, CEO of emptyvessel, said in a statement: This new partnership with NCSOFT really locks […]

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