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Epic Games Korea opens to work closely with local devs
Epic Games has opened a new subsidiary in Seoul, Korea, with plans to provide licensing services and support resources to development teams using its Unreal Engine. Epic Games Korea will be led by Ray Park, formerly the business and strategy development manager for Microsoft's in-game advertising ...
Counting Rupees: Korea bangs
Each week Jeff Engel and Geoff Brooks contribute Counting Rupees, a column on the business behind gaming: I've temporarily relocated to Seoul for the summer to work for a consumer electronics firm, so I thought I'd spend a little time detailing some of the differences in gaming culture here in S...
Wii to be demonstrated in South Korea next month
To drum up some more buzz for their console in South Korea, Nintendo has announced it will have a press conference lined up so folks can get their hands on the Wii. It's all going down on April 14th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul. We're not sure if this thing will be invite-only or not, so Seou...
Square Enix continues mapping the world
Apparently Square Enix did decent business on the first series of World Walking travel guide things, or at least made back their teensy budget. Maybe the team knows a guy who travels a lot and has a poor sense of direction. Whatever the reason, they're expanding the line, with another set of DS card...
DS Service Zone provides DIY utilities in Seoul
The next time you find yourself in the COEX Mall in Seoul and you find one of your screws is coming loose in your handheld or you need to give your screen a quick cleaning and dare not take your t-shirt to it, check out one of these Service Zones. As you can see, there are also lockable cabinets w...
Nintendo opens Korean branch
At today's general shareholder's meeting in Kyoto, Japan, Nintendo revealed that they will be opening a new office in Seoul, South Korea. This office, which is set to open on July 7th, is focused on the booming gaming populace of Korea, which has quickly become one of the largest gaming markets in ...
Nintendo opens Korean branch
At today's general shareholder's meeting in Kyoto, Japan, Nintendo revealed that they will be opening a new office in Seoul, South Korea. This office, which is set to open on July 7th, is focused on the booming gaming populace of Korea, which has quickly become one of the largest gaming markets in ...
Activision opens Korean publishing office
In an effort to expand Asian operations, Activision has acquired its Korean distribution arm, CSR Entertainment, based in Seoul. The American publisher has made similar moves in Europe in recent years, and is hoping a stronger localized presence will help games such as Enemy Territory: Quake Wars ca...
