SEOUL, March 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Microsoft and Epic Games have withdrawn from the Korea Game Industry Association, marking a significant shift in their engagement with the South Korean gaming market. Both companies, which operate major gaming platforms Xbox and Epic Games Store, respectively, have been removed from the association’s membership roster, industry officials confirmed today. [...]
SEATTLE, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ: DDI) (“DoubleDown” or the “Company”), a leading developer and publisher of digital social casino games, announced today that it has recently completed a $1.5 million investment in Epic Games. Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic Games operates [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Apple Inc. on Friday rejected U.S. game maker Epic Games Inc.’s request that its hit title “Fortnite” be rereleased in South Korea in a case that highlights a tug-of-war over lucrative payment systems on the app market. The video game maker earlier tweeted that it asked Apple to restore [...]