SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The newfound political awareness of South Koreans, after a months-long scandal that ended with the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, has given rise to mobile games that let players be the kingmaker, running a virtual presidential election, or be the president themselves. Developed by Goormsoft Corp., Raising President (title [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The popularity of Pokémon GO is gradually waning, but there are still millions of players flicking their fingers on their smartphone screens trying to “catch’em all.” During the second week of February (February 6 to 10), an estimated 5.63 million people played Pokémon GO, which was a drop from [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study revealed Wednesday that Pokémon GO, launched in Korea last month, has been more popular on iPhones than on Samsung or LG smartphones. According to Gallup Korea, which surveyed 1,007 local adults from February 7 to 9, 36 percent (156) of iPhone users said they had tried [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The Pokémon GO frenzy is finally subsiding. Mobile app analytics company WiseApp said Monday that an estimated 6.43 million South Korean Android users played the augmented reality game in the second week of February, from February 6 to 12, which is still impressive, but a drop from 6.95 million [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Last month’s Korean launch of Niantic’s Pokémon GO has put law enforcement agencies on high alert, mainly against trespassing and Pokémon GO driving, and officials are now advising players to also take heed against cybercrimes. According to the Korean National Police Agency, extra apps that can help players to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Corp., an internet company that operates the country’s top mobile messenger KakaoTalk, said Friday it will provide its map tools to local game developers from the first half of this year to help them produce a megahit like Pokemon Go. The move was disclosed by Namkoong Whon, the [...]
CHUNCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – There is no need for an explanation – one should not play Pokémon GO while behind the wheel. Korea is going through the same troubles that other countries, which launched the AR game six months earlier, struggled with – trespassing and driving while playing – with growing [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – It is long overdue. Six months after its global launch, Niantic’s Pokémon Go has finally come to South Korea. The augmented reality game kicked off with a good start. Local videogame stocks soared Tuesday over market anticipation, and social networking services were rampant with thrills and excitement. App analytics [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The biggest videogame fair Korea has to offer, the G-Star Global Game Exhibition, kicked off in Busan Thursday, attended by 653 developers and distributors from 35 countries. Highlighting this year’s exhibition, themed “Play to the Next Step”, was virtual reality technology, which is expected to become the “next big [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) revealed that the volume of Chinese capital invested in the Korean videogame industry – apart from back-door listings and securing intellectual property purposes – has plummeted to almost zero, after years of aggressive M&A efforts that shook up Korean [...]