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Fri, October 22, 2021 | 14:51

Wemade CEO joins Bithumb Korea's board of directors

Wemade CEO Chang Hyun-guk became a member of Bithumb Korea's board of directors earlier this month, hinting at the game company's future business focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency technology.

Anna J. Park | 2021-10-21 16:38

Tencent increasing investments in Korea amid China regulation

China's IT giant Tencent is investing more into the Korean game sector amid the Chinese government's continued regulation on its game industry.

Kim Jae-heun | 2021-10-17 17:38

NCSOFT accused of covering up sexual harassment of female employees

NCSOFT is under fire for allegedly covering up several sexual harassment cases that forced female victims to leave the firm. The controversy ignited after the allegations first surfaced on Blind, an online community forum for office workers.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2021-10-08 15:40

Will NCSOFT be able to attract users again?

NCSOFT announced Thursday that its upcoming role-playing game, “Lineage W,” will debut around the world on Nov. 4. The company said that the new game can be played on gaming consoles, PCs and mobile devices, so will have a different pay-to-win business model.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2021-10-01 16:27

Nexon to hold final round of annual coding competition on Oct. 30

Korea's leading game developer Nexon will hold the final round of its annual Nexon Youth Programming Challenge (NYPC) coding competition on Oct. 30, with the goal of helping young people get more familiar with computer programming.

2021-09-28 14:44

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

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