Tencent-, Line-backed studio is bringing a top-5 ranked role-playing game from South Korea to the West

Another game is coming from South Korea to the West with the backing of one of the biggest gaming companies in the world.

4:33 Creative Lab is bringing a new version of the hack-n-slash role-playing game Blade: Redemption to the States for iOS and Android devices later this year. It’s doing so with the support of Tencent, a Chinese company that has its fingers in gaming across the globe; and the Japanese messaging service Line, which has its own thriving game business. Such partners are key in helping a game find the support it needs in the ultracrowded $30 billion mobile market.