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    China Elevates Games to Cultural Medium: CADPA Frames Video Games as the New Era’s Li-Yue-Shi-Shu Ahead of 15th Five-Year Plan

    China's game industry has been defined as a “cultural medium of the new era” that carries forward li-yue-shi-shu (禮樂詩書)—Confucian values traditionally associated with rites, music, p

    · Jan 6, 2026
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    Dead by Daylight Brings Back Stranger Things in Chapter 2

    Behaviour Interactive has announced a new crossover for its long-running asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight, bringing back Netflix's Stranger Things in a follow-up chapter that adds new charact

    · Jan 6, 2026
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    G2 Partners With NORD Esports to Form New Prime League Team G2 NORD

    G2 Esports is expanding its presence in regional League of Legends competition through a new partnership with NORD Esports, unveiling a jointly operated team that will compete in Germany's Prime Leagu

    · Jan 6, 2026
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    2026 LCK Cup Kicks Off Jan. 14 With KT Rolster vs. DN Supers, New Rosters, and Super Week Format

    The 2026 LCK Cup is set to begin Jan. 14 with KT Rolster facing DN Supers in the opening match, marking the return of Korea's preseason League of Legends tournament alongside sweeping roster changes a

    · Jan 6, 2026
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    Torchlight: Infinite Announces TorchCon Seoul Event and SS11 Season Update in January 2026

    XD Inc. (hereafter “XD”) announced today (the 5th) that its official global offline event for Torchlight: Infinite—the cross-platform hack-and-slash, loot-farming action game develop

    · Jan 5, 2026
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    Could This Spark a Second Stop Killing Games? Anthem to Temporarily End Service on January 13

    Anthem, published by EA and developed by BioWare, will enter a temporary service shutdown as of January 12 local time (January 13 in Korea). In a statement posted through its customer support center,

    · Jan 5, 2026
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    Shape of Dreams Surpasses 1 Million Units Sold

    Neowiz (Co-CEOs Kim Seung-cheol and Bae Tae-geun) announced on the 5th that Shape of Dreams, the new action roguelite developed by Lizard Smoothie and serviced by the company, has surpassed 1 million

    · Jan 5, 2026
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    Nexon Stock Breaks ¥4,000 on Tokyo Stock Exchange, Market Cap Surges Past ₩30 Trillion

    Nexon, which is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), broke above the ¥4,000 mark during trading on the 5th. According to the TSE on the 5th, Nexon posted an intraday high of ¥4,045.0. Its

    · Jan 5, 2026
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    Wildgate Goes Free on the Epic Games Store Until January 9

    Wildgate, developed by Moonshot Games under Dreamhaven — the studio founded by Mike Morhaime — is being distributed for free on the Epic Games Store through January 9. Wildgate is a paid P

    · Jan 5, 2026
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    President Lee’s China Visit Puts Spotlight on Game Industry — Krafton and Tencent Hold High-Level Talks

    During his state visit to China, President Lee Jae-myung pointed to the game industry—within the broader cultural content sector—as a new breakthrough for Korea–China economic cooper

    · Jan 5, 2026
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    Kakao Games, Preparing Nine New Titles, Continues to Roll Out Hands-On Events and Steady Offline Activations

    Kakao Games spent last year steadily running offline events for players built around its major game IPs, strengthening on-the-ground communication and engagement. Rather than limiting efforts to one-o

    · Jan 2, 2026
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    NEXUS Unveils 2026 Strategy for CROSS Blockchain Games

    In his 2026 New Year's address, NEXUS CEO Jang Hyun-guk presented the vision of the blockchain-game project CROSS and named “the speed of thought” as this year's core management theme. Bui

    · Jan 2, 2026
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    Faker Awarded Cheongnyong Medal — First Esports Player to Earn South Korea’s Highest Order of Sport Merit

    Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) has become the first South Korean esports athlete to receive the Cheongnyong Medal (1st Class) of the Order of Sport Merit. On January 2, Lee attended the New Year's reception h

    · Jan 2, 2026
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    Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME Expands Story With Chapter 7 and New Character Wang Meixing

    Akatsuki Games, TOHO and Production I.G have announced a new content update for Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, adding a game-original ★5 character and expanding the mobile and PC title's ongoing main story cam

    · Jan 2, 2026