SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Wednesday it will hold an eco-friendly fundraising event synced to the 2022 League of Legends (LOL) Champions Korea spring playoffs, making donations based on DWG KIA’s performance throughout the championship. It is the country’s first time to see an esports sponsor join in collaboration with a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — After leading his esports team Damwon Kia to a runner-up finish at the 2021 League of Legends (LOL) World Championship last month, Kim Dong-ha, better known by his gaming name “Khan,” confirmed his professional gaming career is over. A six-time winner of the LOL Champions Korea (LCK), the top [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — While fears of the novel coronavirus have emptied movie theaters in South Korea, esports fans are given a rare opportunity to watch a “League of Legends” (LoL) tournament on the big screen. CGV, a multiplex chain run by entertainment giant CJ Group, said Monday it will live stream the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. game developer Riot Games said Wednesday that its massively popular e-sports game “League of Legends” will be available on both mobile devices and consoles. It marks the first time since the game’s launch in 2009 that the new version, called “League of Legends: Wild Rift,” is coming to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – eSports has a short but deep history in South Korea, so much so that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on September 28 that an eSports Hall of Fame will be established at the S-plex Center in the Sangam neighborhood of Seoul. Located on the 11th floor, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The day was too hot for people to venture outside unless necessary, but the record summer heat didn’t stop some 5,000 people from queuing up at Jamsil Stadium in southern Seoul on Aug. 20. They came from different parts of the country, but they all shared a deep-hearted passion. [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Blizzard Entertainment’s latest online videogame, Overwatch, is shaking up the Korean videogame market just a month into its launch. Overwatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter game where 12 players – six on each side – fight over the control points on a map in a limited amount of time. [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – eSports, also known as pro-gaming, refers to a form of sports where the primary aspects of the sport are facilitated by electronic systems, namely videogames. The popularity of eSports is growing not just in Korea, but also internationally, to the point where global sports clubs are actively investing in [...]
SEOUL, Nov.30 (Korea Bizwire) – Riot Games, famous for developing and distributing the online game ‘League of Legends’ (L.O.L) announced that it is digitally recording ‘Seowon’, the traditional Korean lecture halls that also served as memorial halls for Confucianist services to honor distinguished scholars and statesmen, in 3D. The project is one of the endeavors [...]