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Mark Myong-Sik Otero

@markotero

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CEO & Founder @AzraGames, @legions_legends, xGM EA Capital Games, xGM BioWare, CEO Co-founder KlickNation (acquired by EA), RPG builder

Sacramento, CA, USA
Joined September 2008
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Our world is broken. But it wasn’t always so. My grandfather told stories of strong men who forged civilization in hard times. Spoiled by the prosperity of this gilded age, mankind became frail. Now society rots and monsters prey on the weak. Some of us can see the imbalance.
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UnGodly
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A brutal fight for survival awaits. UnGodly, a mature, dark fantasy F2P RPG from @azragames, coming to mobile & PC this winter. Stay Tuned.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Video/Image Credits:.- Skill Up: - Clair Obscur Expedition 33.- Data Blitz.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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We're proving you can build genre-defining experiences without sacrificing your soul. RPG fans, gaming execs, and industry leaders alike. Follow @MarkOtero for insights on building lasting franchises through authentic vision.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
17 days
Dark fantasy RPG that honors classic sword and sorcery while obliterating modern gaming's safe, sanitized approach. No focus groups. No corporate committees. Just uncompromising vision and exceptional craft.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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But stories like Expedition 33 reminded me that our industry's greatest breakthroughs come from those willing to reject conventional wisdom. That's the foundation of everything we're building at Azra Games. UnGodly embodies this same rebellious spirit:.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
17 days
That's exactly when you know you're onto something special. Reasons like this are exactly why I came out of retirement. After creating Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes and watching it generate over $1.4 billion, I thought I was done. .
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Sandfall Interactive's journey became the blueprint every indie developer studies. Assemble hungry talent from anywhere. Prioritize core mechanics over feature bloat. Let passion drive decisions, not committees. Most importantly: when everyone says it's impossible?
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
17 days
Everything they believed about game development was wrong. You don't need proven track records. You don't need massive budgets. You don't need corporate backing. You need hunger. Vision. And the audacity to bet everything on your craft:.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
17 days
French President Emmanuel Macron personally congratulated the team. This wasn't just a game anymore. It was a cultural export. A symbol of French creativity conquering the world. The industry had to confront an uncomfortable truth. .
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Critics lost their minds. 9/10 from Push Square: "A masterpiece of narrative and innovative combat.". Metacritic users rated it 9.7/10 for 2025, crushing established franchises. Then something unprecedented happened that elevated this beyond just gaming success.
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3.3 million copies sold. The poetry was undeniable. Expedition 33. Day 33. 30-person team. And 3.3 million believers. Guillaume's team had just generated $186.8 million in revenue. But the money was just the beginning of this extraordinary story. .
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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500,000 copies. In 24 hours. Day 3: 1 million copies. Gaming journalists started paying attention. Week 2: 2 million copies. Now everyone was watching. But the real shock came on day 33.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Would anyone even notice a small French studio's debut against such a massive release?. The first 24 hours would determine everything. Success or complete obscurity. Then the numbers started rolling in. .
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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David vs Goliath doesn't even begin to describe this mismatch. What do you think happened next?. The gaming world held its breath:
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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April 24, 2025. Launch day. Their timing couldn't have been worse. Bethesda was launching Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered the same day. A nobody indie team versus one of gaming's biggest franchises.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Guillaume left Ubisoft and formed Sandfall Interactive. Core team: 30 people, mostly juniors who'd never shipped a game. Their project?. A dark fantasy RPG set in a fictional world inspired by 19th-century France.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Composer Lorien Testard was discovered via SoundCloud posts. He'd never worked on a video game before. This crazy turn of events led different people in different parts of the world all down the same path.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Jennifer Svedberg-Yen was under lockdown in Australia when she saw Guillaume's Reddit post. "I've never done that, it sounds kinda cool.". She sent an audition. Got cast as a major character. Eventually became lead writer.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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In 2020, Guillaume worked at Ubisoft, bored like millions of others. He had an idea for a Final Fantasy-inspired RPG called Expedition 33. He started firing out messages on Reddit and forums to recruit talent. His strategy? Find hungry creatives looking for outlets.
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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One game developer gambled everything on this crazy vision. Everyone laughed. But when it launched? 3.3M copies sold. Now he's outselling AAA franchises worldwide. This is how Guillaume turned one Reddit post into $186 million:🧵
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Mark Myong-Sik Otero
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Video/Image Credits:.- Channel 4 News: - Netflix: - The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | Netflix.
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