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Korean games
Nexon’s Dave the Diver rises to global top game in 2 weeks after launch
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Kia opens e-sports pop-up store Earth 6A3
Kia Corp. said on Thursday that it has officially launched its pop-up store of e-sports "Earth 6A3" in Seongsu-dong, Seoul. With a primary objective...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean game companies to launch new offensive in China
Major South Korean game companies such as Nexon, Netmarble Corp. and Smilegate from this month will roll out new titles on the Chinese market. Expect...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Metaverse
Startup Spatial looks to become YouTube in metaverse
Metaverse platform startup Spatial aims to grow into a company that allows users to enjoy interactive content together, as COVID-19 has increased the...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market
"Lost Ark," the popular South Korean MMORPG developed by Smilegate RPG, is set to make its debut in the Chinese gaming market next month. Tencent Gam...
Jun 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon's oldie but goodie MapleStory beats Diablo 4 in Korea
Gaming Giant Nexon Co.’s 20-year-old title MapleStory knocked down US Blizzard Entertainment’s global-hit Diablo 4 in South Korea, helpin...
Jun 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea's Krafton establishes AI game subsidiary
South Korea's leading game developer Krafton Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has established a new independent studio called ReLU Games.Krafton e...
Jun 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon celebrates 20th anniversary of MapleStory
South Korean gaming giant Nexon Co. marks the 20th anniversary of its popular online game, MapleStory, with a host of exciting ventures based on the ...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea's game companies wage all-out offensive to recruit AI talent
The race in South Korea to secure artificial intelligence (AI) know-how in the video game industry, the hottest trend in the field, is intensifying c...
Jun 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
South Korean game developers expand business with IPs
South Korean game developers are expanding their business portfolios through their intellectual property to boost profits with a goal to create globa...
Jun 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea’s popular MMORPGs go abroad for profitability
South Korean game developers target overseas markets for their locally hit massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) to increase prof...
May 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Political crypto scandal hits Korean P2E game deregulation hopes
A South Korean lawmaker’s scandal over ownership of cryptocurrencies, including those issued by domestic game developers, is expected to jeopar...
May 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea's game companies wage intense war in MMORPG sector
South Korea's massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG), a mainstream genre in domestic games, is showing signs of an increasingly hea...
May 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
WeMade discusses first console game with Microsoft
South Korea's video game developer WeMade Co. on Monday said it is discussing cooperation with Microsoft in areas like WeMade's release of a console ...
May 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Simple, retro: Korean game sector’s new target for growth
Once-popular games for feature phones in the 2000s are seeing a revival in South Korea on the growing demand for simple and easy titles for smartphon...
May 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Will Night Crows be Korean game developer WeMade’s savior?
WeMade Co. on Thursday officially launched Night Crows, a new massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG), in South Korea as the major dom...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
DevSisters starts pre-booking Cookie Run: Kingdom in China
South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp. announced on Friday that its globally popular mobile game "Cookie Run: Kingdom" has opened pre-registrat...
Apr 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Entertainment
HYBE bets big on AI; to unveil generative AI project in May: Chairman Bang
HYBE Co. is set to wow the world again but this time with the much-hyped generative artificial intelligence technology as it plans to unveil an unpre...
Apr 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon Games’ Blue Archive surpasses 1 million pre-registrants in China
South Korea’s Nexon Games Co. on Wednesday said the number of pre-registrants for its strategy role-playing game Blue Archive exceeded one mill...
Apr 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korean mobile game’s spending, downloads fall last year
South Korea's mobile game market experienced a decline in 2022, with both downloads and spending decreasing, according to a report by data analytics ...
Apr 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
S.Korea fines Google $32 mn for squashing local rival
South Korea’s antitrust body on Tuesday fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google LLC and its regional arms 42.1 billion won ($32 million) for alleged...
Apr 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korean game sector looks to cute girls to lure new users
South Korea’s game makers rushed to launch games with cute girl characters to allure fans of Japanese animation as cartoons for the subculture ...
Apr 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Rule prevents release of sequel to hit game Modoo Marble in S.Korea
The sequel to the popular real estate board game Modoo Marble is unavailable in South Korea because of the country's ban on play-to-earn (P2E) games ...
Apr 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT partners with Gameforge for European release of Aion Classic
South Korean gaming company NCSOFT Corp. said on Thursday that its popular PC online multiplayer role-playing game (MMORPG) Aion Classic will soon be...
Mar 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Will S.Korean games benefit from China’s deregulation?
China is loosening its grip on foreign online games with approvals on 27 titles, raising hopes that South Korean publishers will expand their presenc...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Korea's Smilegate to launch PC-mobile cross-play game globally
Smilegate, a South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Friday that it will launch its new cross-play game "Wonderers: Eternal World" globall...
Mar 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Line Games launches global service for Uncharted Waters Origin
Line Games Corporation, an affiliate of South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., announced on Tuesday the launch of Uncharted Waters Origin, a...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Nexon teams up with 'Parasite' film production company Barunson E&A
Nexon, one of South Korea's top three game giants, on Tuesday said it signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Barunson Entertainment &...
Jan 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
Com2uS to release host of new games this year
Com2uS Corps. will release a variety of new game titles this year with the goal of reaching 100 billion won ($78.6 million) in global sales for each ...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
S.Korea's Smilegate RPG named in 3 categories of Steam game awards
South Korea's video game developer Smilegate RPG (Role-playing Games) on Thursday said its leading massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MM...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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