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Microsoft to Ban Children from Playing Minecraft in S. Korea

SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Minecraft, a sandbox video game popular among elementary school children, is on the verge of being limited only to adults in South Korea due to the country’s ‘Game Shutdown Policy’ that bans children under 16 years of age from accessing games between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m. Microsoft Corp. [...]

“Don’t You Know Toty?” A Game Broadcast Becomes a Part of Mainstream Youth Culture.

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – In a scene on last month’s Infinite Challenge, one of the most popular reality shows in Korea, MC Yoon Jaeseok in his 40s asked a six year old boy what TV show he liked the most. He answered “Toty”. The MC could not continue the interview and had to [...]