PS3 shaky debut in Korea
Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) has finally been launched in Korea after months of delays. On June 16, Sony Computer Entertainment Korea held a special launch event at the Ipark Mall […]
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Starcraft 2 preview sets gamers buzzing
Korea’s e-sports scene is heating up along with the weather, as major tournaments are taking place, headed for late-summer finals. But the surprise announcement that a new edition of StarCraft […]
A sequel is in the stars for popular video game
The American company that developed the computer game StarCraft, which is most popular in Korea, came to Seoul to announce the sequel to the game. StarCraft 2 will probably be […]
[Game Review] The Sims Online
The Sims Online Sims Online has been in service since 2002, but unlike other multiplayer online games, updates have not really helped improve the game’s success. For starters, the biggest […]
Games and movies play nicely together
Many games have been made based on movies, mostly by big film studios that created similar versions of the same game for various gaming platforms. For instance, “Lord of the […]
Illegal Nintendo goods undermine DS release
Nintendo Korea is taking losses because of illegal games being smuggled in from China. Since Nintendo established a local office in Korea in January 2006 and released a local version […]
Brain Games are latest fad for IQ set
This is not a game, it’s brain-training. Forget getting to the highest level in the latest release of Counter-Strike, in intelligence-obsessed Korea, so-called “brain-training” games are the latest fad. The […]
Blizzard has to fight censors before beginning its crusade
Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft: the Burning Crusade was finally released last Friday. More commonly known as the “WoW expansion pack,” the game was originally scheduled to begin open service […]
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