SEOUL, Sept.16 (Korea Bizwire) – In a country once renowned for its vibrant PC gaming culture, South Korea’s internet cafes, known locally as PC bangs (PC rooms), are rapidly disappearing from the urban landscape. These establishments, which once served as sanctuaries for youth seeking refuge from family gatherings or adult supervision, are now falling victim to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government on Wednesday unveiled detailed guidelines for internet cafes that recently resumed business after the government eased tightened social distancing in greater Seoul. Under the guidelines, internet cafes are allowed to sell water and non-alcoholic beverages. Employees are also allowed to have food inside the internet [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Ji-soo goes to a PC bang, or Korean-style internet cafe, once or twice a week to play his favorite online game, League of Legends, but there’s another reason to go there on late nights or weekends. After checking in at a self-service kiosk, Kim clicks on the “order [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is set to implement a new gaming law amendment which will scrap the limit on the height of barricades for virtual reality arcade machines and remove restrictions on internet gaming centers, widely known in Korea as PC bangs, that serve food. The [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A new PC bang, an internet café for playing computer games, has opened in Hongdae, a trendy business district in Seoul popular with young people. But this new establishment has a unique hi-tech way of separating itself from its competitors – it features virtual reality games. VRIZ is the name [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2016 white paper on the videogame industry from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency revealed that Korea’s videogame industry continues to grow, exceeding the 10-trillion-won mark for the first time in 2015 at 10.72 trillion won ($9.5 billion). The number, according [...]