SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the popularity of “binge-watching” TV is steadily rising in Korea, a study published by a research team at Hanshin University highlights parallels between watching TV shows and playing video games. Netflix, the video streaming industry giant, is one of the most popular options for binge-watching, especially considering a season’s [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Games Corp., a game company under Kakao Corp., which operates South Korea’s most-used mobile messenger KakaoTalk, unveiled the highly anticipated mobile game “Onmyoji for kakao” on Tuesday, with the official launch date set for August. The Korean version of the role-playing game — with over 200 million downloads [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – NCsoft Corp., a South Korean online gamemaker, unveiled the mobile version of its mega-hit “Lineage,” “Lineage M,” on Tuesday, with the official launch date set for next month. “Lineage M” will be officially available on both Android and iOS on June 21, bringing the original “Lineage” title to the [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Netmarble Games Corp., South Korea’s largest mobile games maker, was listed on the country’s main bourse on Friday, in what was the biggest market debut by a local game company. Netmarble Games opened trade at 165,000 won (US$146), above the top of its marketed range at 157,000 won. Its [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Pokémon GO players in South Korea has plummeted to a third of the initial count, data by WiseApp showed Monday, fewer than three months after the AR game’s launch on January 24. The mobile analytics company, based on a sample study of local Android users, estimated [...]
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 [...]