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Samsung sells LoL champions to KSV

Samsung Group has sold its e-sports team Samsung Galaxy, the professional gamers who dominated global competitions for popular games like League of Legend (LoL), to a joint eSports investor group from South Korea and the U.S.

Game | 2017-12-03 14:10

Game industry at war with illegal knockoffs in China

The Korean game industry has declared war on illegal copycats in China as multiple developers there are allegedly infringing on the intellectual property of games, according to industry sources, Tuesday.

Game | 2017-11-28 17:34

Game industry's market cap soars

The market value of game companies here is growing at a rapid pace with their services recording better-than-expected sales performances both at home and abroad, according to industry sources, Tuesday.

Game | 2017-11-28 12:38

Pearl Abyss shows 'Black Desert Mobile'

Pearl Abyss will release the mobile version of its online role-playing game (RPG) “Black Desert” in Korea in January, the game development firm said Thursday. The new game, dubbed “Black Desert Mobile,” has attracted much attention from around the world as the original has drawn popularity in overseas markets, especially in North America, Europe and Taiwan. The company said i...

Game | 2017-11-23 16:58

Foreign capital swarming into Korean e-sports industry

Foreign capital is increasingly pushing to invest in Korea's e-sports industry, seeking to tap into the country full of enthusiastic fans and talented young professional gamers, according to industry sources, Thursday. Last week, the Korean branch of Riot Games, developer and publisher of the world's most popular computer online game “League of Legends,” announced its plan to...

Game | 2017-11-23 11:09

Lawmaker urges scrap of 'forced game shutdown law'

Heated social debates are expected to form as a ruling party lawmaker proposed a bill to scrap the “obligatory online game shutdown law,” according to industry sources, Thursday. Earlier this week Rep. Kim Byung-kwan of ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) submitted a revision bill to scrap the shutdown low, which bans minors from nighttime access to online games after midn...

Game | 2017-11-23 11:07

Social worker wins 'Tekken 7' global contest

BUSAN - With skills accumulated through experience and an innate sense of action, a video game master doesn't necessarily have to be a full-time professional player to win a global championship. Son Byeong-mun, a 30-year-old social welfare worker in Seoul, proved this by clinching the victory at an international e-sports competition for fighting game “Tekken 7” during the G-S...

Game | 2017-11-20 16:00

'PUBG' sweeps 6 prizes at Korea Game Awards

BUSAN - Online shooter “PlayerUnknown's Battergrounds (PUBG)” won six prizes at Korea's top game awards including the presidential grand prize, Wednesday.

Game | 2017-11-16 17:22

G-Star 2017 kicks off with fanfare

BUSAN - The nation's top game expo G-Star 2017 began Thursday, offering diverse exhibitions and showcases by the thriving game industry here. In particular, this year's event has come with multiple e-sports competitions and streamer shows, reflecting the changing landscape in which people accept games as cultural content.

Game | 2017-11-16 17:21

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

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