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Nexon on July 24 announced the launch of its open-world MMORPG game V4 in 150 countries. Standing for “Victory For,” V4 is a mobile MMORPG made using Unreal Engine 4. It boasts high-end graphics, a vast virtual combat field and character customizing features. According to the South Korean gam...
Smilegate said on July 24 that its 36-episode drama series based on its first-person shooter game CrossFire has recorded 100 million views in China. According to the South Korean game company, the drama series, also named as CrossFire, recorded the milestone on China’s biggest over-the-top plat...
Given the nationwide social distancing norms in place, South Koreans are playing more computer games and watching videos on mobile devices, data showed on June 7. According to a report from local market research firm Nielsen KoreanClick, Koreans spent 34 percent of their time playing games on PCs...
The South Korean game censorship body on June 4 gave an ultimatum to foreign firms that are distributing products here without receiving government ratings, launching a surgical strike on popular cloud platform Steam. Steam is a video game digital distribution service that also supports games fro...
SK Telecom on May 29 said that the company would develop an AI-based post production platform to help local firms to export cultural products abroad. The South Korean telecommunications firm said it recently signed a memorandum of understanding with local post production firm New ID to collaborat...
Cafe24, a South Korean e-commerce solutions company, said on May 20 it has joined Facebook’s new initiative, “Shops,” as a partner. Facebook announced the launch of Shops on Tuesday to allow small businesses to set up a single online store for customers to access on both its platform and Insta...
From a stock trading platform to water purifier services, South Korean game companies are diversifying their business portfolios, joining the economy-wide trend of finding auxiliary business models as their growth faces limits. Though Korea’s No.1 game company Nexon posted the best quarterly rev...
South Korean game company NCSoft said on May 12 it posted a record quarterly revenue of 731.1 billion won ($596.1 million) owing to the strong sales of mobile games as the COVID-19 outbreak kept people indoors, driving up demand. According to its regulatory filing, the sales of mobile games in th...
The COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a boon for online service providers. Korea’s NHN, for one, posted a 59 percent increase in year-on-year net profit in the first quarter on the back of a strong performance by its online payment solution, Payco, and its online games. According to its regul...
Oracle Korea on May 7 announced its second cloud infrastructure will launch by the end of May out of Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. With access to two cloud infrastructures here, the company will be able to better handle the demanding workload of customers. The company said its dual-region strategy ...
Korean internet giant Kakao posted record high sales and operating profit for the first quarter this year, despite the novel coronavirus pandemic fallout that has affected most industries. According to Kakao’s announcement on May 17, Kakao‘s sales in the first quarter increased by 22.9 percent ...
South Korean telecom firms have expanded their ICT-based senior care services recently, against the backdrop of increasing demand from an aging population. The services mainly use artificial intelligence-powered speakers, as well as the new 5G network and virtual reality programs. As of end-201...
South Korea‘s top internet portal operator Naver Corp. said on April 23 its net profit jumped 54 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier largely on the back of increased online shopping transactions on its platform amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Net profit reached 134.9 billion won (...
NCSoft has submitted a letter of intent to purchase a 800 billion-won property in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, sources said on April 17. A consortium led by the online games giant was the sole bidder for the property, which is a public parking lot. Kakao, a South Korean internet giant based in ...
Video streaming giant Netflix has sued local internet network operator SK Broadband, according to industry sources on April 14. The Korean unit of the US-based firm has reportedly filed a civil suit at the Seoul Central District Court arguing that it is not liable to pay for using SK Broadband...
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