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The Daily Grind: Do you play any South Korean MMOs?
I'm going to start this edition of the Daily Grind by answering my own question with a sighing, "I've tried." Seriously, I've tried several...
Pearl Abyss reclaims South American Black Desert publishing rights, touts 45M registered players
It's been a bit of a pattern for Pearl Abyss: It launches Black Desert in a new region under a local publisher, and then,...
South Korea plans to abandon its 10-year-old ‘Cinderella law’ gaming curfew for kids
If you can stretch your brain back a decade, you might remember a flurry of articles in the western press about a gaming curfew...
Chinese Overwatch teams are boycotting a South Korean player who called out Chinese policies
Another year, another furor involving Blizzard, boycotts, China, and livestream remarks. Sounds familiar, eh? Well, the situation is a little bit different this time...
G-Star 2020 will now be an all-digital event as a result of COVID-19
G-Star, South Korea's biggest games industry show, has officially announced that it will be a fully digital affair for 2020 as a result of...
Spiritwish is shutting down in South Korea on April 1
Well, this is probably not a great sign for a game that just had an update in its localized form. It wouldn't be exactly a...
Nexon agrees to a wage increase after negotiations with its labor union
Well, this is a nice surprise for anyone who had been rooting for the labor unions. After lengthy negotiations following a year of big...
A mobile version of Granado Espada is in development from Hanbitsoft
We understand if you have forgotten about Granado Espada at this point. Sure, Hanbitsoft has been developing it consistently for years now, but it has...
Academics argue WHO’s ‘gaming disorder’ classification could cost South Korea billions
Over the last couple of years, we've been covering the science behind gaming addiction and more specifically the World Health Organization's attempt to insert...
Netmarble’s appeal over deceptive lockbox practices has been dismissed
Even South Korea is getting mighty tired of lockboxes... or at least, tired of scuzzy business practices associated with them. Netmarble had been fined...
Aion South Korea’s new Graffiti Artist class will paint the town red (and every other color too)
The South Korean version of Aion is getting a new splash of color courtesy of its recently revealed Graffiti Artist class. As MMO Culture...
South Korean legislation would make online sexual harassment a criminal offense
According to a recent report from PCGamesN, South Korean legislators are considering a bill that would make sexual harassment in online games a crime...
TERA adds a new class option for Elin in Korea
Most of the classes added to TERA after its launch have been restricted to certain races and genders, but the latest update for the...
Nexon rolls out a flexible work schedule similar to Netmarble’s to reduce employee overwork
No company wants to be in the news by overworking its employees to death; that usually looks bad. (Due to it being bad.) Netmarble...
Here’s how Netmarble’s fighting crunch after multiple developer deaths
Last year, Netmarble came under fire from South Korean authorities following the death of a game developer under its banner. Korea Workers' Compensation and...
Aion prepares to move to a free-to-play model in Korea on its 10-year anniversary
There are many possible reactions to that headline. Some of you are expressing disbelief that Aion could be moving to a free-to-play model in...
Bluehole’s Ascent: Infinite Realm prepares for its first beta on December 13th
Let's get the bad news out of the way right out of the gate. The first beta for Ascent: Infinite Realm (the next game...
Bluehole’s Project W to be revealed at G-Star 2017
We first asked what Project W was about a year ago, and we still don't know the answer. We know that it's being made...
Korean mobile MMO Royal Blood kicks off its closed beta on September 25
What is the new mobile MMO Royal Blood all about? We honestly can't tell you, unless the entire game is about fighting a bunch...
Lost Ark releases a trailer for its second closed beta
We're going to lead off with the bad news: Lost Ark is currently planning its release in South Korea and China in 2018 with...
