G-Star reveals second G-CON 2026 lineup featuring game, film and webtoon creators

The G-Star Organizing Committee has unveiled the second lineup for G-CON 2026.

The committee said Monday it would present the second lineup and detailed program information in line with the conference's two main themes — narrative and AI. The event aims to bring together creators from gaming, film, drama series and webtoon to share their visions for the future of the industry.

Among the confirmed participants are creators behind "Ghost of Yotei," which sold more than 3.3 million copies worldwide within a month of its release and received eight nominations at the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards, winning in the music and technical achievement categories. Lead writer Ariadna Martinez and Art Director Joanna Wang, who shaped the game's narrative and visuals, will take part in a joint discussion. Writer Lee Jong-beom will also join the session.

Artists behind some of the industry's most celebrated titles will also gather on one stage — among them creators from "God of War," winner of The Game Awards' Game of the Year; "Marvel's Spider-Man," which has sold more than 33 million copies worldwide; "Control," winner of The Game Awards' Best Art Direction; "Team Fortress 2"; "League of Legends"; and "Valorant."

Moby Franck, Gavin Goulden, Bruno Velasquez and Elmeri Raitanen will each introduce their creative process, focusing on their respective works and areas of expertise. Cecil Kim, studio art director at thatgamecompany, will serve as moderator.

Team Ninja will also be in attendance. The studio is known for the "Nioh" series, which has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, as well as "Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty" and the "Ninja Gaiden" series. Hirayama Masakazu and Shibata Kohei will participate and discuss the development process behind high-difficulty action role-playing games.

Shift Up CEO Kim Hyung-tae will also take the stage. Kim is credited with demonstrating that Korean game content can compete in the global market through "Goddess of Victory: Nikke" and "Stellar Blade." He will be joined by Japanese game creator Mikami Shinji. The discussion will be moderated by Jungnyeon Gamer Kim Siljang, a gaming-focused YouTube channel.

In addition, Cho Yong-hee, director of Capcom's new IP "Pragmata," which sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide in its first quarter on sale, will meet with Park In-je, director of "Moving," which topped Disney+'s global local original content rankings in 2023. Writer Lee Jong-beom will join their conversation as well.

The film industry is also represented in the lineup. Director Jang Hang-jun of "The King's Warden" and director Lee Byung-hun of "Extreme Job" will sit down for a joint discussion.

Webtoon creators will round out the program. Lee Dong-gun, the writer behind "Yumi's Cells," which has accumulated about 3.5 billion views and approximately 5 million comments, will appear alongside Kim Hye-suk, a senior animator on "Inside Out 2," which earned $1.7 billion worldwide.

Ryan Green and Amy Green, creators of "That Dragon, Cancer," which won The Game Awards' Games for Impact award in 2016, and Lee Nak-jun, the writer of "Trauma Center," have also been added to the lineup.

"Trauma Center" reached 11.9 million views within 10 days of its release, topping Netflix's non-English TV global chart. Ryan Green and Amy Green, who turned their own lives into a game, will meet Lee Nak-jun — a physician-turned-writer who transformed experiences from the medical field into a web novel and drama series.

G-CON 2026 will be held over two days, Nov. 19 to 20, on the third floor of the Convention Hall at Bexco in Busan. Additional session schedules and timetables are set to be released in September. Pre-registration for the conference is currently open, and those wishing to attend can register through the G-Star official website until Nov. 15. A conference ticket grants access to all G-CON sessions as well as four days of entry to the BTC exhibition.