News
Esports diplomacy project links Korea, Japan, Germany - The Korea Times
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (179+ words) A poster for .DE (Diplomacy Meets Esports), a project that includes a League of Legends tournament bringing together teams from Korea, Japan and Germany. Courtesy of Embassy of Germany in Seoul The German embassies in Seoul and Tokyo are launching…...
Inside world's esports capital: Seoul's PC bangs and pro gaming scene - The Korea Times
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (835+ words) Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G face off in the opening match of the 2025 League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) regular season at LoL Park in Jongno District, Seoul, April 2, 2025. Newsis Outside Jonggak Station in central Seoul on a chilly…...
NEOWIZ's Lies of P: Overture named Best DLC at New York Game Awards - The Korea Times
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (369+ words) NEOWIZ's action role-playing game Lies of P: Overture has won the Best Downloadable Content (DLC) award at the New York Game Awards 2026, the Korean developer said Tuesday. The New York Game Awards is an annual video game award ceremony honoring the previous…...
Memory price hike tests game developers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (464+ words) A person holds the ROG Xbox Ally by ASUS at the Montreal International Gaming Summit in Canada, Nov. 11, 2025. AFP-Yonhap The soaring price of memory chips is posing new challenges for game developers in Korea, affecting launch plans for gaming consoles…...
Inside the new Korean trend where adults meet up to play children's games
3+ week, 3+ day ago (469+ words) A childhood playground game is making an unexpected comeback among South Korea's young adults, but health experts warn that the winter version of this nostalgic trend may come with a higher risk of injury. Online community platforms and open chat…...
Planet of the gun guts
4+ week, 1+ day ago (15+ words) Planet of the gun nuts Planet of the gun guts Planet of the gun nuts...
Faker shares thoughts about video game industry in talks with PM - The Korea Times
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (212+ words) Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met e-sports star Faker this week to discuss the latest developments and trends of the country's video game industry, his office said Saturday. The meeting took place Thursday in an interview format, with Kim asking the…...
Faker expresses confidence in proposed LoL match with Elon Musk's Grok - The Korea Times
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) Korean e-sports star Lee Sang-hyeok, also known as Faker, said Thursday he is confident about a proposed match between his League of Legends (LoL) team T1 and Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok next year. "It is positive that AI…...
Korean game studios diversify portfolios to appeal to global gamers - The Korea Times
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) Korean game studios are expediting efforts to diversify their portfolios, breaking away from their usual success formulas to attract global gamers with new genres and platforms. Big-name Korean game developers have built their track records off the strong domestic popularity…...
Netmarble extends popularity with new multi-platform MMORPG, co-op games - The Korea Times
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (179+ words) Major online game developer Netmarble is rolling out a heap of new games to cement popularity it has accrued with back-to-back hits RF Online Next and Seven Knights Re:BIRTH, released earlier this year. For the eight upcoming games, Netmarble…...