TOKYO – May 21, 2019 – LINE Corporation ("LINE"), operator of the gaming platform, LINE Games, announces the worldwide launch today of its new cooking game, LINE Chef.

In LINE Chef, players become a chef alongside Brown and race to prepare, cook, decorate, and serve a variety of delicious dishes to customers. Many users signed up during the pre-registration campaign, which ran from April 8, 2019 in Japan and select countries and regions. From today, LINE Chef is available worldwide.

How to play LINE Chef
Players will race against the clock to take orders, prepare, and serve meals to customers. Completing the goal will clear the stage and reward the player with Coins. Using these Coins to buy new cooking utensils and kitchen upgrades will make it possible to prepare even more meals at once. In the first set of missions, players will be tasked with cooking pancakes, omelet rice, and hamburgers, with more dishes to come in future updates.

Pre-registration rewards
Five hundred Coins, Anti-Burn Coating (in-game item), 10 Rubies and TacoTaco (buddy) as rewards. 


*Rewards are given out to all users who log into LINE Chef within two weeks of the game's launch.


Friend invite campaign
To mark the official release of LINE Chef, users can receive fabulous in-game items depending on how many friends they have invited.

[Release rewards]
1 invite: 1 Heart
10 invites: 500 Coins
20 invites: Anti-Burn Coating and 5 Gacha Tickets
30 invites: 5 Rubies and 5 Gacha Tickets
Share with 50 friends: Choreux (an A-Class Buddy)

[Campaign period] From today until 11:59 pm on June 19, 2019 (GMT+9)

Chocolate Gacha event
A Chocolate Gacha event will also be held to commemorate the game's release, in which players can give Chocolate to their in-game friends. Once enough Chocolates have been collected, players can try their hand at the Chocolate Gacha for the chance to obtain an item such as a Score Up, or Hearts.

[Event period] Starting today (May 21, 2019)

Login with LINE to get Rubies
To further celebrate LINE Chef's launch, users who log into the game with their LINE account will be given 5 Rubies.

[Event period] Starting today (May 21, 2019)


Under its corporate mission "Closing the Distance," LINE Corporation will continue to develop a variety of engaging and innovative content through LINE Games and its other services to bring users even closer together.

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About LINE Chef
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Players take orders, prepare, and serve meals to an endless line of customers. Completing the goal within the time limit will clear the stage and reward the player with Coins. Using these Coins to buy new cooking utensils and kitchen upgrades will make it possible to prepare even more meals at once. Take on dozens of cooking challenges, hone those skills, and become a master chef!


Title: LINE Chef
Supported devices: iPhone and Android
Genre: Cooking x collection
Supported languages: Japanese, Traditional Chinese (Taiwan), Thai, Korean, English
Supported regions: Worldwide
Service launch: May 21, 2019
Cost: Free-to-play (in-app purchases)
Developer: LINE Studio
Operator: LINE Corporation
Copyright: ©LINE Studio
Official website: https://chef.game.line.me/ja/ (Japan)
LINE Official Account: ID: @LINE_Chef_JP (Japan)

▼App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id1456569943 (Japan)
▼Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.linecorp.LGCHEF (Japan)

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