Lockin Company and AFI Sign MOU for Cooperation in the Game Industry posted in LIAPP Blog Published June 05, 2025 Advertisement - Mutual synergy between mobile app security global service ‘Liapp’ and game server service ‘BACKND’- Mutual cooperation for expanding the game ecosystemMobile app security global service company Lockin Company (CEO Choi Myung-kyu) and AFI (AFI, CEO Kwon Oh-hyun) announced on the 22nd that they signed a business agreement (MOU) for cooperation in the game industry.Lockin Company (CEO Choi Myung-kyu) provides advanced mobile app security technologies such as code obfuscation, debugging detection and prevention, rooting detection, and hacking tool detection through its service ‘LIAPP’ provided in the form of SaaS (software as a Service). In addition, AFI (CEO Kwon Oh-hyun) provides an all-in-one game server solution from development to operation through its solution ‘BACKND’ and provides a wide range of game server functions without platform restrictions, from mobile games to PCs and consoles. Through these two, game developers can focus more on game development and services without worrying about security and servers.This agreement was made to promote various cooperation for joint growth in the game industry based on the mutual strengths of ‘LIAPP, which focuses on security services, and ‘BACKND’, which focuses on all-in-one game server services. The two companies plan to cooperate in major areas such as ▲ actively cooperating with domestic game companies’ entry into global services, ▲ discovering game developers and expanding the network of indie game developers, and ▲ improving game industry data analysis and security services. Through this cooperation, ‘Lockin Company’ will support the developer network secured from a security service perspective, and ‘AFI’ will support game industry customers and personnel using the all-in-one game server service, and they will cooperate with each other to expand the game ecosystem.Established in 2013, Lockin Company is a specialized mobile app security solution company that provides global security services in various fields such as mobile games, finance, e-commerce, and fintech. ‘Liapp’, a global mobile app security service, provides security to over 2,000 app services in 23 countries at home and abroad, and continues to grow in the global market.BACKND provides over 30 functions specialized for games and even an operating console after launch. Developers can easily build game servers without having to develop game servers using Backend. Backend started its service in 2018, and as of May 2025, the number of service users has exceeded 5,900, showing rapid growth, and is accelerating business expansion such as developing new world functions that can implement MMO and global advancement.Learn more at the LIAPP website : Liapp.lockincomp.com Comments Nobody has left a comment. You can be the first! You must log in to join the conversation. Don't have a GameDev.net account? Sign up!