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Hacked Off – Too Much Customer Data?
Article by a lawyer in the excellent Game Meca on security-related legislation of customer data. It ties together with some of my posts on governmental regulation on the games industry and is worth a read (Korean). As I mentioned in … Continue reading
Nexon Says Sorry for Hack
A tweet from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) a couple of days ago alerted me to a massive hack on a Korean server of Korean game giant Nexon. The incident is all over the Korean news today, but according to … Continue reading
Gstar – on location
Gstar, Busan. Today was the second day at Gstar. I arrived on Thursday afternoon, but the crowds chose today to descend upon Korea’s largest gaming exhibition. Even the overcast skies (as per photos) relented after Friday lunch. BEXCO, the exhibition hall housing Gstar this year, is just inland … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Mobile Games, Online Games
Tagged 2011, BEXCO, Busan, exhibition, Games, GStar, Korea
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Legend of Mir 3 in China: company view
Legend of Mir 3 (Mir 3) launched in China on October 31. The Korean-developed MMORPG series has been a big hit in the country. Legend of Mir 2 (Mir 2) clocked up an accumulated user base there of 200 million people. It was the first … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Games, MMORPG, Online Games
Tagged Actoz, China, MMORPG, online games, WeMade
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Cinderella Curfew for Online Games Only?
A reprieve for PC and console games on the horizon: November 20 looms closer, the day the “Cinderella shutdown system” for video games in Korea comes into force. The new legislation requires game companies to lock out teens (16 and under) … Continue reading
Posted in game shutdown system, Industry report, Online Games
Tagged Console game, Games, Korea, Mobile game, Online game, Personal computer game, Video game
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Konami & NHN to Kickoff Winning 11 Online
Konami and NHN have agreed to partner up to develop an online PC version of Konami’s venerable Winning 11 (or Pro Evolution Soccer) footy/soccer game for launch in the Korean market. The two companies have agreed on a development … Continue reading
Posted in charts, Online Games, Other
Tagged FIFA, FIFA Online 2, Hangame, Konami, Korea, Naver, NHN, Pro Evolution Soccer
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North Korea Hacks Online Games
A while back, but … Korean games made the front page news with arrest of 5 South Korean citizens for collaborating with a team of North Korean computer specialists in the hacking several high-profile Korean games. The South Korean collaborators were arrested, while the … Continue reading
Posted in Online Games
Tagged game items, hack, National security, North Korea, South Korea
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Game Shutdown System: Half-baked?
Following on from the brief intro…. The game shutdown system was ratified with the aim of stopping addiction to games in children under 16s. Some questions & observations: Awry aim: How will restricting access to one type of content (online … Continue reading
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What is Korea’s Game Shutdown System?
Part 1: Intro Part 2: Issues (tomorrow) (I’m adding this post, since I keep referring this new piece of gaming legislation in other posts). On April 29, the Korean National Assembly voted in favour of legislation (117 in favour, 63 … Continue reading
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Games in Korea 