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Disney "has a special place in Kim’s heart"
Read More »Report: Disney offered controlling stake in South Korea’s biggest gaming company, Nexon
Fortnite hits record concurrent player count of 8.3 million
Bespoke challenges catapult Fortnite's popularity as it debuts in South Korea
Read More »Google Play under FTC investigation in South Korea with links to Lineage M and Lineage 2 Revolution
Investigation started after major mobile RPGs weren't released on all platforms simultaneously
Read More »South Korea wins three world championship titles in 24 hours
Teams from South Korea were over the weekend crowned the world champions in three top esports. As previously reported, firstly Samsung Galaxy (SSG) claimed the League of Legends Worlds tournament after defeating fellow South Korean outfit SK Telecom T1 (SKT) 3-0. SSG had to come through a tough bracket to …
Read More »South Korean military hosts internal Overwatch tournament
The South Korean army hosted an Overwatch tournament earlier this week, while members of the Republic of Korea Army competing for glory in the Overwatch Soldier: 76 tournament on October 8. Teams from different branches of the ROK Army came together to show who among them was the best as …
Read More »PQube talks White Day and South Korea’s new school of horror
Originally released back in 2001, South Korean horror title White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is finally heading to European retail on August 4th courtesy of PQube. We talk to product manager Matthew Pellett about this cult-classic and why more publishers should be looking to South Korea for new business …
Read More »Persona 5 tweaked to address South Korean controversy
A small alteration has been made to the Korean version of Atlus RPG Persona 5 in response to a controversy that has been rumbling on for some time. Kotaku reports that as early as last year some South Korean gamers has noticed that game character Ryuji Sakamoto appeared to be …
Read More »China freezes licenses for South Korean developers
South Korean developed games can no longer be launched in the area
Read More »South Korean parliament legislates against in-game hacks
50 million KRW or 5 years in prison for breaking game company terms of service
Read More »Remedy partners with Smilegate to develop CrossFire 2 campaign
Quantum Break studio teams with Korean dev to bring ‘unique blend of storytelling, memorable characters and inventive gameplay’ to free-to-play shooter
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