ULSAN, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Pokémon Go may not make its official launch in Korea for a while, but its popularity here continues with fans flocking to areas across the peninsula where a GPS glitch in the game has allowed for its operation. Ulsan’s Ganjeol Cape is among the locations that have accumulated hundreds, [...]
SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The official launch date of the sensational augmented-reality (AR) smartphone game ‘Pokemon Go’ in South Korea will be determined early next month as the Korean government will decide whether Google Maps – the core of Nintendo’s popular game – will be permitted to make use of detailed map data in Korea. [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Ja-yeon, a voice actress featured in the online game ‘Closers’ – created by Naddic Games and distributed by Nexon – was fired on July 19 for wearing a t-shirt that allegedly supports Megalia, a community well-known for its anti-misogyny views. On July 18, Kim posted a picture of herself [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Tired of playing your favorite games on a tiny 5-inch screen? Google Korea announced on July 12 that it will temporarily operate a Google Play Arcade at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul from July 29 to August 24. Game lovers will be able to enjoy playing thirty popular mobile games [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Corp. will launch a new service called ‘Kakao Game AD+’ next month that should increase the profitability of its game services partners, according to a report released on Thursday, June 15. Unlike existing free-to-play mobile games that contribute to most of a company’s profit in a mobile game service, [...]
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) - Netmarble Games, South Korea’s leading online game developer and publisher, has landed a hit in Japan with its “Seven Knights,” marking a success in its localization strategy, the company said Tuesday. “Seven Knights,” released in Japan on Feb. 5, ranked No. 7 in sales as of Friday on the App [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Big-spending Chinese game companies armed with significant financial resources are rushing into the Korean market. As the ‘allies’ are engaged in strategic collaboration followed by equity acquisition, some industry officials are concerned that Korean game developers might fall into the hands of Chinese gaming companies. However, some consider the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government is set to bolster the game industry, which it sees having great potential to become the next growth engine, as economic growth remains sluggish. On Friday, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning announced a set [...]
SEOUL, Feb.3 (Korea Bizwire) – The promise that Netmarble chair Bang Jun-hyuk made in September 2011 when he first stood in front of his staff has become reality. He set a goal to exceed 1 trillion won in sales by 2016, which seemed impossible at the moment, but was achieved a year before the self-imposed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. introduced Wednesday the beta edition of a web browsing program for its virtual reality (VR) devices, allowing users to access more content online. The test edition of Samsung Internet for Gear VR will allow users of Samsung’s VR devices to stream various videos online and provide [...]