SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The portable gaming market, which saw renewed consumer interest following the 2022 release of the Steam Deck, is experiencing intensified competition as console manufacturers join hardware makers in the race for market share. Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea (SIEK) announced on July 29 that it will officially launch the PlayStation Portal, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report by CJ ENM’s digital marketing firm MezzoMedia reveals a growing trend among South Korean consumers: maximizing value from limited time across shopping, gaming, and content consumption. The 2024 Consumer Trends Series report, released on July 29, highlights consumers’ increasing preference for products and services that minimize wasted [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Uplus, a major South Korean telecommunications company, announced on July 24 that it will introduce its web-based in-vehicle gaming service, Game Portal, to Kia’s new EV3. This marks the first time the Game Portal service will be available in a domestic brand vehicle in South Korea. According to LG [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK), South Korea’s premier professional esports league, is broadening its reach by boosting fan engagement in Vietnam, where viewership has recently surged. According to the LCK secretariat on July 16, the Vietnamese broadcast of the 2024 LCK Spring Finals in April reached a peak [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Nexon, a leading South Korean game developer, is ramping up efforts to launch its blockchain-based game MapleStory N, which has been in development since 2022. The company has begun recruiting testers, signaling a move towards the game’s official release. According to industry sources on July 4, NexSpace, a Nexon subsidiary, [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc. will showcase its new titles at one of the largest global gaming events in Germany next month, the company said Wednesday. Krafton will unveil its extraction role-playing game, Dark and Darker Mobile, and life simulation game, inZOI, at gamescom 2024, which will take [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Game Rating and Administrative Committee of South Korea has intervened to stop a controversial promotional event by a domestic game developer that offered a luxury car as a prize for its newly launched online game. According to sources familiar with the matter, the committee recently rejected a content modification [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In a notable turn for South Korea’s videogame industry, long dominated by mobile and online multiplayer titles, domestic developers are finding surprising success in the global console market, potentially heralding a new era of diversification and growth. Shift Up, a rising star in the Korean gaming scene, recently disclosed in [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean game developer NCSOFT Corp. said Wednesday it will begin global service of its latest game title, Throne and Liberty (TL), in September. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game will be distributed in partnership with Amazon Games first in North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – As he was inducted into the League of Legends Hall of Legends on June 6, Lee Sang-hyeok, known as “Faker,” the celebrated professional gamer for the T1 team, spoke about the profound impact his career has had on fans worldwide. “Throughout my professional life, I’ve faced many ups and [...]