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Fri, September 17, 2021 | 04:28

KOCCA holds eSports festival for disabled students

The National e Festival Competitions for Students with Disabilities kicked off, Tuesday, resuming the annual contest which was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2021-09-07 17:34

1 in 4 game users experience sexual harassment, discrimination

One out of four online game users here has experienced sexual harassment or gender discrimination while playing, a survey showed Sunday. According to the survey conducted for a month from May 23 by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), of 3,000 online gamers aged between 10 and 65, 26.6 percent said they have experienced sexual harassment or gender discrimination when pl...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-09-06 08:47

China's tougher regulations set to impact Korean game companies

Korean game companies, including Krafton and Pearl Abyss, have hit a snag as China, which has the world's largest game market, abruptly announced a new tougher measure on young people playing online games.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2021-08-31 16:44

NCSOFT vows to offer more user-friendly service for 'Blade & Soul 2'

Korean game company NCSOFT has vowed to offer more user-friendly services for the newly released “Blade & Soul 2,” after a number of gamers criticized the excessively high, pay-to-win billing system of the role-playing game.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2021-08-30 11:41

Korea to lift game curfew for children

The government has decided to abolish the game curfew for children, 10 years after the controversial rule was established, as the outdated law is not having any positive effect and does not reflect changes in the gaming environment, relevant ministries said, Wednesday. They said future policies will be more focused on giving greater flexibility and control to children and par...

Bahk Eun-ji | 2021-08-25 16:53

Nexon founder to step down as CEO of NXC

Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju has decided to step down from the CEO position at NXC, the holding company of the video game publisher said. His departure comes as Nexon is feeling pressured to improve and adjust its external communication policies after a series of internal controversies.

Kim Jae-heun | 2021-07-30 17:21

Krafton seeks M&A deals using IPO funds

Krafton, best known for the popular shooting game “PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,” (PUBG) will actively seek out opportunities for mergers and acquisitions, taking advantage of funds to be raised by its initial public offering (IPO) scheduled for early next month.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2021-07-26 15:48

Ex-Disney executive to join Nexon as senior vice president

Nick van Dyk, a former executive at Walt Disney Company Activision Blizzard Studios, has been named as the executive vice president and chief strategy officer (CSO) of Korean game developer Nexon.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2021-07-19 08:19

Will Kakao Games acquire Lion Hearts?

There is growing speculation that Kakao Games will seek to acquire a major stake in Lion Hearts that recently launched the hit multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) “ODIN: Valhalla Rising.” Kakao Games has already acquired 21.58 percent of Lion Heart’s shares, becoming the second largest shareholder behind CEO Kim Jae-young. Kakao paid 19 billion won ($16.6 million) f...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2021-07-16 16:49

Game developers suffer setback amid telecommuting

Attention is growing over whether major Korean game developers will see further inconveniences from telecommuting amid a fourth wave of mass COVID-19 infections here. Game companies have enforced the strictest level of their work-from-home policies for the next two weeks, having all employees work from home with the exception of a minimum number of staffers needed for essenti...

Kim Bo-eun | 2021-07-12 16:25

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