NCSoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty makes global debut

NCSoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty makes global debut

NCSoft Corp., a South Korean gaming company, launched the global version of its new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) 'Throne ...

S.Korea's RaonSecure establishes metaverse subsidiary

S.Korea's RaonSecure establishes metaverse subsidiary

South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. announced Wednesday it established RaonMeta, a generative AI-based metaverse platform subsidiary. Rao...

S.Korean IT companies partner with K-pop girl groups

S.Korean IT companies partner with K-pop girl groups

South Korean game companies like Krafton Inc. and Nexon Korea Corp., and telecom firms such as SK Telecom Co., are collaborating with K-pop girl gro...

LG Uplus, GIST to build metaverse campus

LG Uplus, GIST to build metaverse campus

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Thursday a business agreement with the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) to develop a uni...

Krafton's Overdare conducts alpha test in SE Asia

Krafton's Overdare conducts alpha test in SE Asia

South Korea's gaming giant Krafton Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct an overseas alpha test for Overdare, a mobile user-generated con...

LG Uplus unveils Yonsei Univ. Metaverse Campus

LG Uplus unveils Yonsei Univ. Metaverse Campus

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Tuesday that its university metaverse platform Uverse unveiled a dedicated metaverse campus called Meta Yo...

Middle East, land of dreams for South Korean IT firms

Middle East, land of dreams for South Korean IT firms

South Korea’s information technology and game companies are rushing to the Middle East to seek global growth drivers as the oil-rich countries...

SK Telecom to launch metaverse platform in SE Asia

SK Telecom to launch metaverse platform in SE Asia

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract with CelcomDigi Berhad, the leading telecom company in Malays...

Netmarble Arthdal Chronicles pre-registration surpasses 1 mn

Netmarble Arthdal Chronicles pre-registration surpasses 1 mn

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. said on Tuesday that the pre-registration of its upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing ga...

Innocean forms GenAI team

Innocean forms GenAI team

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Wednesday that it formed a new task force team...

SK Telecom to expand metaverse market in SE Asia

SK Telecom to expand metaverse market in SE Asia

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with three IT companies in Southeast Asia to accelerate its metaverse market st...

NCSOFT looks beyond MMORPGs to draw young gamers

NCSOFT looks beyond MMORPGs to draw young gamers

South Korea’s major gaming company NCSOFT Corp., known for its cash cow Lineage series, is shifting its focus from multiplayer online role-pla...

NCSOFT to unveil 7 new titles in global lineup at G-STAR 2023 game show

NCSOFT to unveil 7 new titles in global lineup at G-STAR 2023 game show

NCSOFT Corp., a major South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Tuesday it will showcase seven new titles in its upcoming global lineup at ...

SK Telecom introduces paid currency to metaverse ifland

SK Telecom introduces paid currency to metaverse ifland

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. has introduced an economic system to its metaverse service "ifland." With this, users can now purchase items with the c...

Upstage to create interactive chatbot for virtual idols

Upstage to create interactive chatbot for virtual idols

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with M...

Krafton, Naver eye Overdare as S.Korea's answer to Roblox

Krafton, Naver eye Overdare as S.Korea's answer to Roblox

South Korea's game company Krafton Inc. and Naver Z, a metaverse unit of the country’s portal giant Naver Corp. on Thursday said they will u...

LG Uplus to hold job fair in Los Angeles

LG Uplus to hold job fair in Los Angeles

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. on Thursday said it will hold the recruiting event LG Uplus US Fair at the hotel Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey near Los ...

Netmarble, Hana Financial team up for metaverse service

Netmarble, Hana Financial team up for metaverse service

South Korean game company Netmarble Corp. announced on Monday that it will partner with Hana Financial Group to develop new financial experiences an...

KakaoBank posts record H1 profit; costs hurt Kakao Games’ Q2 earnings

KakaoBank posts record H1 profit; costs hurt Kakao Games’ Q2 earnings

KakaoBank Corp., a leading South Korean internet-only bank, saw its first-half net profit rise to a fresh record high, driven by decent growth in in...

LG Uplus to open metaverse for Yonsei Univ. in September

LG Uplus to open metaverse for Yonsei Univ. in September

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. on Wednesday announced the opening in September of Virtual Campus, a metaverse for Yonsei University, one of the nation...

LG Uplus to enter fashion metaverse

LG Uplus to enter fashion metaverse

South Korea‘s LG Uplus Corp. has launched a fashion metaverse business, starting this month the clothing store Meta Slap, a digital service fo...

Kakao Healthcare to build metaverse healthcare platform

Kakao Healthcare to build metaverse healthcare platform

Kakao Healthcare, a digital healthcare platform unit of South Korea's Kakao, announced on Wednesday that it has been selected as the final operato...

Startup Spatial looks to become YouTube in metaverse

Startup Spatial looks to become YouTube in metaverse

Metaverse platform startup Spatial aims to grow into a company that allows users to enjoy interactive content together, as COVID-19 has increased th...

S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market

S.Korean MMORPG 'Lost Ark' to launch in Chinese market

"Lost Ark," the popular South Korean MMORPG developed by Smilegate RPG, is set to make its debut in the Chinese gaming market next month. Tencent Ga...

Renault Korea creates mobility exhibition hall in metaverse

Renault Korea creates mobility exhibition hall in metaverse

Renault Korea announced on Friday that it plans to establish and run an automobile-related experiential space called Renault Korea Hub in the metave...

S.Korea’s popular MMORPGs go abroad for profitability

S.Korea’s popular MMORPGs go abroad for profitability

South Korean game developers target overseas markets for their locally hit massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) to increase pro...

SK Telecom launches Seoul, LA tours in metaverse

SK Telecom launches Seoul, LA tours in metaverse

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, said Monday it has created a virtual space of tourist attractions on its metaverse platform Ifland...

S.Korea's game companies wage intense war in MMORPG sector

S.Korea's game companies wage intense war in MMORPG sector

South Korea's massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG), a mainstream genre in domestic games, is showing signs of an increasingly he...

Will Night Crows be Korean game developer WeMade’s savior?

Will Night Crows be Korean game developer WeMade’s savior?

WeMade Co. on Thursday officially launched Night Crows, a new massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG), in South Korea as the major do...

S.Korea to support exports of 100 SMEs in metaverse, XR industry

S.Korea to support exports of 100 SMEs in metaverse, XR industry

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT announced on Thursday that it will support the export of 100 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in...

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