Virtuos is setting up shop in Seoul

The venture is headed up by Seunghwan “Sean” Yoon

• korea
• studio news
• seoul

Challengers Games is closing down

"We are truly sorry to absolutely everyone who has been there for us, rooting for us, supporting us"

• korea
• studio closure

Twitch is leaving South Korea

CEO Clancy says that it has become too expensive to operate in the country

• Streaming
• korea
• south korea
• platform

Game Director Kane Jung discusses Black Anchor’s collaboration with Webzen to release its tactical RPG, Remore: Infested Kingdom, on Steam

• korea
• sponsored
• steam next fest
• indie game

Webzen teams up with Korean indie studio Black Anchor to bring players Remore: Infested Kingdom on Steam

• indie
• korea
• new releases
• sponsored

Attend G-STAR 2021 in Korea this year

Korea's biggest games event returns for 17th edition this November

• g-star
• korea
• Event
• asia

PUBG firm Krafton plans to raise $5bn in IPO

Company going public at the end of July

• IPO
• korea

PUBG maker Krafton has applied for IPO

Korean analysts value firm at $17.9 billion

• playerunknown's battlegrounds
• IPO
• korea
• pubg
• finance

Krafton could be valued at $27.2bn at IPO

This would make it one of the most valuable games companies in the world

• playerunknown's battlegrounds
• IPO
• korea
• pubg

Early Bird tickets available for G-STAR 2020

Attendees can pay $100 to attend the event until October 12th

• events
• korea
• south korea

Krafton spins out Bluehole as new independent subsidiary

Outfit to be headed up by Doo-in Cho, creative director for the upcoming Elyon

• korea
• studio

Nexon axes MMO MapleStory 2

Servers to be shut down in May

• MMO
• korea
• free-to-play
• maplestory 2

Nexon Korea gives staff 6.8% pay rise after union talks

Follows more than 600 employees protesting for a wage increase

• korea
• unionisation
• union

CCP, Thatgamecompany, Creative Assembly, and ArtPlay headline G-STAR 2019

Event taking place between November 14th and 15th in Korea's Busan

• g-star
• korea
• Speakers
• g-star 2019

G-STAR 2019 opens the gateway for indie studios to the Korean market worth $9 billion this year

Indie developers to explore massive opportunities at Asia's largest game exhibition

• g-star
• korea
• big indie pitch
• g-star 2019