SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean gaming developers and publishers have been unveiling their latest titles featuring cutting-edge graphics and technology at an ongoing game expo. This year’s G-Star Global Game Exhibition is not operating offline booths due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak, and fans must participate in the Thursday-Sunday event through [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest game expo kicked off online Thursday for the first time amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, bringing together major gaming and tech firms from both home and abroad. This year’s G-star, the 16th of its kind, does not operate offline booths due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak, and fans are [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Video game giants Microsoft Corp. and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. are eyeing an unclaimed territory in their latest battle for global console supremacy: South Korea. South Korea is among the major markets for the launches this week of their new devices — Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and Series X [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday it released Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox All Access service for the local market, offering gamers the U.S. tech giant’s latest game console as well as its cloud gaming service. The new subscription service bundles Microsoft’s new console — the Xbox [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Preorders for the second batch of Sony Corp.’s next-generation gaming console, the PlayStation 5 (PS5), sold out in just an hour in South Korea, industry insiders said Wednesday. As of 2 p.m., all major retailers here said they have closed preorder reservations for the PS5. Eleven local online shopping [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Tuesday launched a limited edition of its Odyssey gaming monitor in South Korea in collaboration with esports organization SK Telecom CS T1 Co. (T1). The Odyssey G7 Faker Edition is inspired by T1′s star League of Legends player Lee Sang-hyeok, who is best known by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Switch, a video game console developed by Japan’s Nintendo, is enjoying explosive growth in sales in South Korea due to the rapid increase in the number of users since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to IR data released by Daewon Media Co., a South Korean distributor of [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Wednesday it launched a cloud gaming service in partnership with Microsoft Corp., joining other telecom operators to compete for the growing local cloud gaming market. The mobile carrier’s 5GX Cloud Game service is powered by Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Netmarble Games, a South Korean mobile game developer and publisher, said Thursday its new highly anticipated mobile game inspired by K-pop boy band sensation BTS will be launched later this month. BTS Universe Story, an interactive mobile game featuring 3-D characters of the seven members, will be available both [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gaming company Kakao Games Corp. set a record subscription rate and deposits for new shares from retail investors Wednesday, heralding the country’s most popular initial public offering (IPO). Three IPO managers said Kakao Games shares were oversubscribed by 1,524.85 times by general investors as of 4 p.m., [...]