Jakarta, Indonesia — December 12, 2025 — With its international scale, the
largest creator lineup in the region, and a powerful collaboration between
WCG and Motion IME, the WCG x Motion IME 2025 Festival is poised to make
history as The Biggest Creator Festival in the World. Over the course of three
days, the festival will present a non-stop lineup of competitions,
entertainment, and community activities.
Both festivals today officially released the full program lineup scheduled for
December 12–14, 2025, at JIExpo Hall D2 & Gambir Expo, Jakarta.
This international festival unites gaming, pop culture, music, cosplay, and
fandom communities into one of the largest creator celebrations in Global.
This year also marks the 25th anniversary of WCG, further solidifying its
standing as The Biggest Creator Festival in the World.
WCG 2025 to Present the Grandest Global Creator Festival
Day 1 opens with Creator Rumble: For Visitors and Creator Rumble
Indonesia, featuring 64 local creators in a strategy-driven competitive
showcase. At the CG Stage, visitors can enjoy guided area tours, FC Mobile
Community Indonesia sessions, the Todak Auction, the GOH Signing
Ceremony, and the Indonesia Game Showcase.
On Day 2, the festival reaches full momentum with the Cosplay Competition,
Opening Ceremony, and the start of Creator Rumble: Global Finals Day 1,
featuring creators from more than 10 countries. The CG Stage highlights
community-driven programs including Ultimate Showdown KOL, GOH Demo
sessions, and eFootball.
The climax arrives on Day 3, featuring the Coswalk Competition, Rookie
Coswalk, and Creator Rumble: Global Finals Day 2, where top global creator
teams compete for the championship title. The CG Stage hosts a full slate of
community programs including GOH Demo, Indonesia Game Showcase, and
eFootball.
“Creator Rumble Indonesia” will feature 64 Indonesian local creators forming
16 teams. Through WCG’s proprietary board-game–style content, “Creator
Rumble,” they will compete in teamwork and strategy, offering local fans a
unique entertainment experience. This will be followed by a two-day “Creator
Rumble Global,” featuring the top three teams from Indonesia’s qualifiers and
six local creator teams. Adding to the lineup are creator teams representing
Korea, Thailand, India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Jordan, Iraq, Tunisia,
and Vietnam—bringing together 16 teams from 10 countries to compete on
the global stage.
This year’s festival includes prominent creators with strong local influence,
such as Dean KT, alongside leading creators from the Philippines, Thailand,
Bangladesh, and India, the latter boasting a combined subscriber count of
more than 10 million.
Representing Korea is the “TesterHoon Team” (TesterHoon, Jo Jaewon,
GaeninPot, Thal), winners of the National Showdown Korea held at the Busan
Esports Arena in August. Altogether, the global creators participating in the
festival hold a combined follower base of approximately 400 million,
underscoring WCG’s global impact. This gathering of creators symbolizes the
expansion of WCG’s “creator-centric global festival” model.
Festival content will be streamed not only through WCG’s official channels,
but also simultaneously through each participating creator’s personal
platforms, allowing fans to enjoy the festival vividly from multiple creator
perspectives.
Kyungjun Min, Director of the World Cyber Games Festival, stated: “Across
these three days, our priority is to ensure that every program—whether
Creator Rumble, community showcases, or entertainment segments—can be
enjoyed comfortably and enthusiastically by all visitors. We hope WCG x
Motion IME 2025 Festival becomes a memorable year-end experience that
brings global creators closer to their fans. We invite everyone to arrive early,
enjoy the full program lineup, and celebrate creativity together with us.”
In total, the creators attending the festival represent a combined fanbase of
over 400 million, underscoring the global scale of this year’s edition.
The global creator lineup for WCG x Motion IME 2025 brings together some of
the most influential digital talents from across the region and beyond.
Leading the roster are Mr. Pudidi, DeanKT, Kelvin Alfiando, Luthfi Halimawan,
Tara Arts, Ibnu Wardani, TESTER HOON, Archer Perez, Itz Kabbo, Kairon TV,
Maser, BNL, Lolz, and many more—each representing strong creative
communities and dedicated fanbases across Asia.
Indonesia’s local creators also join the celebration, including ArulDagul,
Daniel Alvin, Pak Pulung, Alyssa, Kwaci Kwacu, Andre Bobacottt, and many
more adding vibrant energy from the home crowd. Together, these creators
bring a combined influence that spans hundreds of millions of followers,
promising a festival experience filled with diverse perspectives, unforgettable
moments, and powerful cross-cultural connections.
Strongest Pop Culture Lineup from Motion IME
As one of Indonesia’s leading pop culture festivals, Motion IME brings an
expanded roster of performers, creators, and cross-genre talent to enrich the
WCG x Motion IME 2025 Festival experience. This year’s lineup is larger and
more diverse than ever—representing music, anime, cosplay, pop culture, and
digital entertainment.
Featured performers and creators include: STAYC, Dewa 19 Featuring Ello,
Wijaya80, Aldi Taher, RCA, Bernadya, Bubble Bliss, GLAS, Indahkus, Aika
Sesilia, Erria Eri, Linnichi, Kameaam, Meenfox, The Lantis, Lil Salmonela,
KLP8, Reality Club, and many more from various subculture communities.
Aerastio, Director of Motion IME Festival, explained: “This three-day festival is
designed to deliver a different kind of energy each day—focusing on
community activity, competitions and cosplay to a curated lineup of pop
culture performances and showcases. We hope this collaboration becomes
a major milestone for creators and communities in Indonesia. We invite all
fans, communities, and pop culture enthusiasts to join us, participate, and be
part of the biggest creator festival of the year. ”In the future we hope that our
event becomes the ideal of any creator festival and pop culture events
around the world.
Motion IME’s signature programs include:
• Indonesia’s largest cosplay competition
• K-POP performances
• The God of High School showcase & demo
• Community activities and fandom zones
• Interactive areas and Motion IME’s signature entertainment content
The collaboration between WCG and Motion IME delivers a holistic festival
experience—uniting gaming, digital creators, music, cosplay, and pop culture
into one massive three-day celebration.
WCG is working closely with the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta as
part of the Jakarta 500th Anniversary Project, which includes administrative
support and a dedicated city tour program for global creators.
Meanwhile, Smilegate, through its global platform STOVE, joins as the Official
Community Partner, introducing a pre-festival voting program that allows
fans to determine challenge missions for Korean creator representatives.
With a variety of programs for creators and fans, the festival offers a
complete experience for fans of creators, gaming, anime, K-POP, and pop
culture—making it one of the world’s largest creator festivals.
About WCG (World Cyber Games)
The World Cyber Games (WCG) is a global esports festival that has inspired
millions since its inception in 2000. WCG unites professional players, fans, and
creators from over 100 countries, with an online audience now exceeding 50
million viewers.
WCG—long recognized worldwide as the “Olympics of esports”—has
undergone a major evolution in recent years. Beginning with the 2023 WCG in
Busan, the event transformed from a traditional esports tournament into a
creator-driven global festival where players, fans, and digital creators can
connect through games and shared experiences. This new direction
continues to define the modern WCG.
Throughout its history, WCG has been hosted in major cities around the
world—including Seoul, San Francisco, Seattle, Cologne, Chengdu, Los Angeles,
Busan, and Xi’an—before Jakarta was selected as the host city for 2024 and
2025. With its international prestige, WCG has become a symbol of esports
excellence and global gaming culture.
About Motion IME
Motion IME Festival is Southeast Asia’s largest pop culture festival, founded
by Indonesian gaming icon Windah Basudara. It brings together music,
anime, gaming, and digital creators on one spectacular stage, attracting
more than 50,000 live visitors annually.
As a cross-community hub, Motion IME bridges K-POP, cosplay, subcultures,
and digital creator communities. With its growing scale and strong spirit of
collaboration, Motion IME has become one of the most influential pop culture
festivals in Asia.
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