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UK developers turning to online/download games as retail struggles

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

UK game industry trade body TIGA says 67 percent of local developers are working either exclusively or in part on downloadable games, while the majority of recently established studios are focused on only downloadable and/or online games. The figures come as game retailers in the UK face shrinking revenues and increasing challenges in staying open — Game Group recently said it suffered “an … Continue reading →

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Korea considers blocking minors from playing online games for over 3 hours

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

South Korea’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is reportedly reviewing a policy that would ban minors’ accounts if they played online games for more than two hours consecutively, or a total of three hours in a day. While there is already a shutdown law in place preventing children aged under 18 years old from playing online games during a late-night six-hour block, MEST’s rationale … Continue reading →

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Private ratings boards and the rebirth of an RPG, this week in Korean news

Posted on January 20, 2012 by admin

[Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from This Is Game, the leading English-language site about the country's game industry.] In our latest round-up of news from South Korea’s online games space, we look at the privatization of game ratings, an MMO for popular RPG series War of Genesis, and the Selective Shutdown Law taking effect soon … Continue reading →

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Aeria Games inherits 10M players with game portal acquisition

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

Newsbrief: California-based MMO publisher Aeria Games today announced that it has acquired the online games portal Ijji Games from the Korean firm NHN Corporation, adding 10 million new players for a combined player base of more than 35 million unique users worldwide. As part of the acquisition, Aeria Games will receive the first right to publish NHN’s online games outside of Asia, and NHN will … Continue reading →

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This Week In Korean Online Gaming News: From OnNet To Diablo 3

Posted on December 23, 2011 by admin

[Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from This Is Game, the leading English-language site about the country's game industry.] In our latest round-up of news from South Korea’s online games space, we look at Daum’s acquisition of Shot Online maker OnNet, problems for Diablo 3 with the local games rating board, and the launch of a Korean-made … Continue reading →

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This Week In Korean Online Gaming News: From Hangame To League of Legends

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin

In our latest round-up of news from South Korea’s online games space, we look at the resignation of Hangame’s deputy CEO, an anti-famine game from NCsoft and the UN World Food Program, and the Korean launch for League of Legends. Hangame’s Deputy CEO Resigns Wook Jeong, who has served as the deput CEO for South Korean online gaming portal Hangame, will resign from the NHN Corporation subsidiary … Continue reading →

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South Korea’s Shutdown Law Goes Into Effect

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

South Korea’s recently passed Shutdown Law went into effect on November 20, and now requires online games to block children aged under 16 from playing during a late-night six-hour block. The so-called Cinderella Law was passed earlier this year, advocated by the government’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) and Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MGEF) as a way to prevent … Continue reading →

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Report: Bigpoint Makes 2M Euros From A Single DarkOrbit In-Game Item

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

German online games publisher and developer Bigpoint made over 2 million euros of revenue this month on a single in-game item purchase. The company’s free-to-play MMO space shooter DarkOrbit, which launched in December 2006, has seen 66 million registered users in total over its five year life. Earlier this month, BigPoint sold a special in-game item called ‘The 10th Drone’, which cost 1,000 … Continue reading →

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GDC China: DeNA Talks ‘Not Very Competitive’ Social Smartphone Game Biz

Posted on November 12, 2011 by admin

In a talk kicking off GDC China’s Social Games Summit, Japanese executive Kenji Kobayashi of major Japanese smartphone social game network Mobage discussed what makes social gaming businesses successful worldwide, giving hints and tips to social game firms along the way. Kobayashi, who is a key executive and director for DeNA, started his talk at the Shanghai-based event, which runs through … Continue reading →

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Perfect World, Nexon Establish New Online Games Company In Korea

Posted on November 10, 2011 by admin

Major Chinese MMO maker Perfect World has announced a partnership with Seoul-based online game publisher Nexon, and the establishment of a new online games company in Korea. The two companies have banded together to establish the tentatively named ‘New Company’, with the aim to manage and operate online games in the region. No other details regarding the company have yet been divulged. Michael … Continue reading →

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