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Korea emerges as 'Republic of Game'

Korean professional gamers are dominating global e-sports circles, winning championship titles in all five events they entered this month. Korean gamers won titles in Riot Games’ “League of Legends” world championship in China as well as in four events for Blizzard Entertainment’s games including “Overwatch,” “StarCraft II,” “Heroes of the Storm” and “Hearthstone” held in the...

Game | 2017-11-13 17:14

Game firms gearing up for G-Star 2017

Game companies are set to present new titles at the upcoming global game exhibition G-Star 2017 in Busan as well as for the winter, which is the peak season of the electronic game market. Nexon, Actoz Soft and Bluehole held preview showcases this week for the G-Star 2017 offering glimpses of new games they are preparing to exhibit at the exhibition.

Game | 2017-11-09 17:11

Different fates hit two game giants

The key to success for a game industry lies in how to remain agile enough to embrace emerging markets before they are saturated.

Game | 2017-11-05 18:06

'Lineage M' best-selling mobile app in Q3

NCSOFT’s “Lineage M” was named the world’s best-selling mobile game application in the third quarter at both Google Play and Apple Appstore, according to market tracker App Annie, Sunday. On the back of the mobile game’s good sales performance, Korea ranked at the top perch in the July-September growth rate of consumer expenditure on Google Play, which is the world’s largest mobile app market, the market tracker noted.

Game | 2017-10-30 17:01

Kakao vows to boost user base of 'PUBG' in Korea

Kakao Games, the winner of publishing rights for the mega-hit shooter game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG) in Korea, pledged to attract a bigger user base here, seeking extensive partnerships with PC rooms, the company said Tuesday. Kakao Games said it will start providing the game in Korea on Nov. 14.

Game | 2017-10-24 16:57

E-sports expanding to mobile games

Korea’s e-sports industry is extending its boundaries to the mobile sector on the back of explosive growth of mobile games here. From its early days in the late 1990s, the e-sports industry in Korea has long been led by online computer games such as Blizzard Entertainment’s “StarCraft” and Riot Games’ “League of Legends.”

Game | 2017-10-22 16:34

Game makers shut out of Chinese market

Chinese mobile and computer games are increasingly gaining popularity in Korea whereas Korean games haven’t even been able to enter China this year, according to industry sources, Friday. According to Google Play, the dominant mobile game supplier in Korea, five Chinese-made mobile games - Sunborn Network Technology’s “Girls Frontline,” NetEase Games’ “Onmyoji,” I Got Games’ “Lord Mobile,” Loong Entertainment’s “Power: The Rulers” and Tienma’s “MU Origin” - have been ranked on the top 20 grossing chart this week. Besides, more Chinese mobile games such as “Age of Ring” and “King of Valor” ha...

Game | 2017-10-13 18:37

Netmarble, Bluehole team up for 'Tera M'

Netmarble and Bluehole have joined hands for new mobile role-playing game “Tera M,” seeking to solidify their presence in the domestic and international mobile game markets, according to the companies, Monday. The nation’s largest mobile game company and a mobile game development unit of Bluehole have announced they are jointly developing the mobile game and will launch it he...

Game | 2017-09-11 17:27

'Past failures and endurance can make success'

As of early September, more than 10 million copies of online video game “Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG) have been sold globally. This is a historic achievement not just for its developer Bluehole but also for the entire Korean game industry. Citing Steve Jobs’ famous anecdote of “connecting the dots,” Bluehole founder Chang Byung-gyu underlined that the global success ...

Game | 2017-09-10 16:05

Pearl Abyss aims at W1 tril in market cap

Pearl Abyss is seeking to become Korea’s fifth-largest game company in market capitalization by going public this month, according to the company, Tuesday. The game development studio said it is going for an initial public offering (IPO) on the KOSDAQ this month. Pearl Abyss seeks to set the offering price between 80,000 won and 103,000 won per share, with 1.8 million shares ...

Game | 2017-09-05 18:03

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