OGN announced that it will be launching in the U.S. With a major investment in the North American market, OGN is kicking off this expansion by opening a new arena and studio in Manhattan Beach, California, and a plan to produce live events and other esports content. This will include the new OGN Super League as well as OGN Super Match invitational competitions. The Los Angeles metro-area studio will become the largest on the west coast at 35,000 square feet and with a 500-audience seat and 100 player-seat capacity. It will also be the only arena in the country that will have a specialized stage set-up for battle royale format competitions such as OGN's first official game partner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. OGN, a division of CJ ENM, began before the word esports started making its way into the gamer lexicon.

Overseeing OGN operations in North America will be DJ Lee, the newly appointed CEO of CJ ENM America, who comes to the U.S. after leading CJ's vast library of television channels, including the original OGN.