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Ji-Hoon Lee is the CEO and founder of Devsisters, the Seoul-based game developer behind the Cookie Run franchise.
Lee founded Devsisters in May 2007, and it launched OvenBreak, a side-scrolling running game, on the App Store in 2009. OvenBreak achieved 20 million downloads and topped the charts in 20 countries, and eventually evolved into Cookie Run.
Lee took Cookie Run to KakaoTalk, Korea's top mobile messenger platform, launching Cookie Run for Kakao in April 2013. The new game was a beefed-up version of OvenBreak that emphasized social and content aspects.
In the past year, about 50 million users have downloaded Cookie Run via KakaoTalk and Line. The game now boasts around 10 million daily active players in Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Japan.
Prior to founding Devsisters, Lee started as an art student, majoring in Visual Communication Design. However, he left school to join IT companies in Korea (including NHN) from 2000 to 2004. This led to an opportunity to work for an IT company in Japan.
After spending a year in Japan, he chose to found Devsisters, rather than return to school.
His endeavor continues today. Lee works day and night alongside Devsister team members to offer increasingly fun experiences to Cookie Run users.
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Tribeca Games Festival 2024 | North America | Jun 5th |
Steam Next Fest: June 2024 Edition | Jun 10th | |
WN Conference Istanbul 2024 | Jun 11th | |
GamesForum Hamburg 2024 | Europe | Jun 11th |
ESI London 2024 | Europe | Jun 13th |
Game Con Canada (GCC) 2024 | North America | Jun 14th |
Indie Dev Play 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |
DevGAMM Vilnius 2024 | Europe | Jun 14th |