SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Nexon and Ironmace, embroiled in a three-year legal battle over the copyright of Dark and Darker, faced off during the first witness hearings at the Seoul Central District Court on December 17. The proceedings centered on the development history of Nexon’s shelved Project P3 and its alleged similarities to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The percentage of South Koreans who play video games has dropped below 60% for the first time in a decade, marking a significant decline from its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic when nearly three-quarters of the population were gaming. According to a new survey released on December 16 by the [...]
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As the gaming industry prepares for The Game Awards (TGA), often called the Oscars of gaming, South Korea’s hopes rest on a single nominee, while Asian developer are making unprecedented gains in the prestigious competition. According to the TGA jury, Stellar Blade, developed by South Korean studio Shift Up [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Major gaming companies worldwide are intensifying their competition to secure valuable intellectual property through aggressive mergers, acquisitions, and investments, with Asian technology giants leading the charge. Tencent, China’s largest gaming and technology company, has recently acquired domestic game developer Kuro Games, the studio behind Wuthering Waves, adding to its growing portfolio [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gamemaker Krafton Inc. said Friday it will host a global esports competition for its smash-hit battle royale title, PUBG: Battlegrounds, set to kick off next week. The PUBG Global Championship (PGC) 2024 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Monday to Dec. 22, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – NCsoft, the South Korean gaming giant, has initiated development of a new casual game based on its Lineage intellectual property, following the recent release of Journey of Monarch, according to gaming industry sources. The company posted job listings on December 2 for content planners for what it describes as a “new [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — NCSOFT Corp., a major South Korean game developer, finalized its decision to establish four new subsidiaries, including game studios, in an extraordinary meeting of shareholders, the company said Thursday. With the shareholders’ approval, the company will split off three game studios — FirstSpark Games, BigFire Games and Ludius Games [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – After a two-year delay caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the highly anticipated “S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl” has finally emerged from Ukrainian game developer GSC Game World, marking the studio’s return to its flagship series after a 15-year hiatus. The game, released on November 21, offers a somber meditation [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean e-sports star Faker said Wednesday that his past failures taught him valuable lessons that shaped who he is today, encouraging young people to embrace challenges with passion. The professional League of Legends (LoL) player, whose real name is Lee Sang-hyeok, made the remarks at an event in [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – In a fierce competition for South Korea’s most prestigious gaming award, Netmarble’s mobile game “Solo Leveling: ARISE” clinched the Presidential Prize at the 2024 Korea Game Awards on November 13, marking the company’s biggest success of the year. Based on “Solo Leveling,” a popular Korean cultural export that has garnered [...]