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S. Korean Football Star Son Heung-Min Joins Fortnite As In-Game Character

S. Korean Football Star Son Heung-Min Joins Fortnite As In-Game Character

SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football star Son Heung-min has appeared in the popular online shooting game Fortnite as an in-game character, the title’s publisher Epic Games said Monday. Fortnite players can purchase the limited-time Son character within Fortnite’s item shop from Monday through Saturday. The character comes with the uniform themed [...]

South Korean Game Association Warns of “Sovereignty Threat” Over Tencent’s Reported Bid for Nexon

South Korean Game Association Warns of “Sovereignty Threat” Over Tencent’s Reported Bid for Nexon

SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Game Society issued a strongly worded statement on Monday, condemning reports of a potential takeover bid by Chinese tech giant Tencent for South Korean gaming powerhouse Nexon, framing the move as a threat to national industrial sovereignty rather than a routine business transaction. Describing the reported acquisition [...]

Korean Regulators Penalize Game Companies for Misleading Odds on In-Game Items

Korean Regulators Penalize Game Companies for Misleading Odds on In-Game Items

SEJONG, June 16 — South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has imposed penalties on two major online game publishers, Krafton and Com2uS, for misleading players about the odds of winning in-game items—marking another step in a widening regulatory crackdown on deceptive practices in the gaming industry. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) announced Monday that it has fined [...]

Global Pressure Mounts on Apple and Google Over In-App Payment Fees, Drawing Korean Game Firms Into Legal Battle

Global Pressure Mounts on Apple and Google Over In-App Payment Fees, Drawing Korean Game Firms Into Legal Battle

SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Global tech giants Apple and Google are facing intensifying legal and political challenges to their longstanding in-app payment fee policies, prompting a growing number of South Korean game and IT companies to join class action efforts in the United States. According to Wither People, a Seoul-based law firm representing the [...]

PlayX4 2025 Opens with Record Turnout, Spotlighting Console and Indie Games

PlayX4 2025 Opens with Record Turnout, Spotlighting Console and Indie Games

GOYANG, South Korea, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The PlayX4 2025 gaming expo, one of South Korea’s largest gaming events, opened Thursday at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, with major participation from domestic and international developers. Running through May 25, the four-day event is hosted by the Gyeonggi provincial government and co-organized by the Gyeonggi Content [...]

Blockchain Gaming Sector Rebounds in South Korea Amid Hopes for Regulatory Shift

Blockchain Gaming Sector Rebounds in South Korea Amid Hopes for Regulatory Shift

SEOUL, May 22, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) — After a prolonged slump driven by scandals and user attrition, South Korea’s blockchain gaming industry is showing signs of a robust revival, fueled by new product launches and anticipation of a more favorable regulatory climate under the incoming administration. Nexon, one of South Korea’s largest game developers, officially launched [...]

Krafton Kicks Off PUBG Global Series 8 Esports Tournament in Shanghai

Krafton Kicks Off PUBG Global Series 8 Esports Tournament in Shanghai

SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gaming company Krafton Inc. said Monday it has opened the PUBG Global Series 8, an international esports tournament for its flagship battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds, in Shanghai. The event, running through Sunday, brings together 24 of the world’s top professional PUBG teams to compete in two [...]

Netmarble Turns to Profit in Q1 on Steady Game Demand

Netmarble Turns to Profit in Q1 on Steady Game Demand

SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Netmarble Corp., a South Korean game developer, said Thursday it swung to a net profit in the first quarter on the successful launch of its new title, RF Online Next, and steady sales of its webtoon-based game Solo Leveling: ARISE. Netmarble’s net profit for the January-March period totaled 80.2 [...]

PUBG’s Enduring Power and inZOI’s Hot Debut Push Krafton to Record Highs

PUBG’s Enduring Power and inZOI’s Hot Debut Push Krafton to Record Highs

SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) —  Krafton Inc. announced Tuesday that it achieved record-high quarterly revenue in the first quarter of 2025, driven by the sustained success of PUBG: Battlegrounds and the strong early performance of its newly launched life simulation game inZOI. According to its regulatory filing, Krafton’s operating profit reached 457.3 billion won ($334 [...]

Microsoft Faces Backlash Over Korean Market Neglect in Game Releases

Microsoft Faces Backlash Over Korean Market Neglect in Game Releases

SEOUL, April 25, (Korea Bizwire) — Microsoft is once again under fire from South Korean gamers over what many are calling continued neglect of the country’s gaming market, following the surprise global release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered — a launch that excluded South Korea entirely. Released at midnight on April 23 (KST) [...]