SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Games Corp., the game unit under Kakao Corp., which operates South Korea’s most-used mobile messenger Kakao Talk, said Monday that it will publish mega-hit computer game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” in South Korea. Under an agreement with Bluehole Inc., Kakao Games will launch the multiplayer online battle video game in [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A new study conducted by Professor Eui-Joon Jung from the cultural content department at Konkuk University on a total of 2,000 subjects (comprised of elementary school, middle school, and high school students) from the Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi regions has revealed that children overindulge in video games to escape [...]
![[Quote] It is Time for G-Star to Explore New Way to Make Profits](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/G-Star.jpg "[Quote] It is Time for G-Star to Explore New Way to Make Profits")
“Even though G-Star might not make the best return on investment in terms of marketing aspect, it could offer a good opportunity for startups to make a breakthrough, and could also be a festivity sort of for game players and game businesses as a whole.” Choi Gwan-ho, chief of executive committee of G-Star and chairman [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism jointly proposed the revision of the “midnight shutdown scheme,” which prevents children aged 16 or under from playing computer games from midnight through 6 am. The revised plan is expected to allow parents to decide [...]
SEOUL, Korea, April 14, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Computer games are no longer a child play but a serious moneymaking venture. Nah Dong-hyun, a 36-year-old former programmer with SK Communications, makes about 20 million won a month for game casting. Sometimes his monthly income goes up as high as 35 million won, depending on the [...]