HYBE IM raises $21M to boost publishing and IP-based games
Not long after raising $80 million, South Korea’s HYBE IM has raised $21 million to boost its growth in game publishing and intellectual-property-based games....
Inworld AI adds localization for Mandarin, Japanese and Korean
Inworld AI, a gaming-focused generative AI startup, has added multilingual support for Mandarin (simplified Chinese), Japanese, and Korean. These tools will allow creators to...
Korean streaming platform CHZZK surges as Twitch shuts down | StreamElements
South Korean’s game livestreaming landscape is finding a new normal now that Twitch shut down its operations in the country in February 2024. Two...
Twitch plans to shut down in South Korea on February 27, 2024
Games livestreaming platform Twitch is shutting down its business operations in South Korea February 27, 2024. According to a blog post from CEO Dan...
Epic Games seeks to restore Fortnite on iOS in South Korea
Epic Games has asked Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and re-release its Fortnite game on iOS in South Korea following the adoption...
Interpret: South Korea’s PC gaming cafes have survived the pandemic
South Korea’s PC gaming cafe market suffered a 25% decline in hours played in March due to the pandemic, but surprisingly the market has...
Sensor Tower: Lineage franchise bags over $4 billion on mobile
Lineage is a powerhouse in Asia-Pacific mobile markets, with Lineage M and Lineage 2: Revolution bringing in more than an estimated $4 billion since...
Adjust: Indonesia, Brazil, and South Korea are fastest-growing app markets
Adjust, a mobile measurement and fraud prevention company, said that Indonesia, Brazil, and South Korea are the fastest-growing countries when it comes to app...
South Korea is a mobile gaming haven — even for Western studios
South Korea is the fourth largest mobile game market in the world. More than half of South Korea’s population play games on their smartphones....
SK Telecom offers early 5G users free VR, 4K videos, and mobile games
With only two days remaining before South Korea’s government-coordinated launch of commercial 5G services, top carrier SK Telecom today announced a series of aggressive last-minute promotions to...