Krafton has begun recruiting for key roles on Tera 2, a sequel to its action MMORPG Tera. The hires, posted through subsidiary Bluehole Studio, signal development advancing beyond initial phases. The project will use Unreal Engine 5 while keeping the original's open action combat focus.
Krafton, the publisher behind PUBG and The Callisto Protocol, is ramping up work on Tera 2. Job listings on the company's website seek a senior client programmer and client programmer lead at Bluehole Studio, the team originally behind Tera. These positions indicate the project has progressed past early design stages. The sequel will build on Unreal Engine 5 but makes no reference to generative AI, even as Krafton's CEO has described the firm as an 'AI-first company' elsewhere. Tera popularized action-style combat in MMORPGs, moving away from tab-targeting systems, and drew a large audience upon release. Its servers shut down in 2022. Krafton chairman Chang Byung-gyu has voiced ongoing interest in delivering a major MMO success for the company. The hiring comes amid a tough landscape for new MMORPGs, with recent cancellations like Amazon's Lord of the Rings project and a Horizon title. Legacy games such as Old School RuneScape and Eve Online continue to thrive despite broader live-service challenges.
