I can't remember exactly when I first crossed paths with Dr. Lee Jang-joo, but in terms of years, it's probably been close to a decade. As a board member of the Game Culture Foundation, an adjunct pro
Smilegate announced on Wednesday (Jan. 7) that it has updated Korea's leading MMORPG Lost Ark with a new Shadow Raid: Serka, the Witch of Pain. In this update, players will encounter the Primordial Be
League of Legends is heading into the 2026 season with a new setting and storyline. Alongside the Demacia-themed “For Demacia,” Riot has unveiled a new cinematic. On January 7, Riot Games
On the 7th, the “2026 LCK Cup Media Day” was held at CHZZK LoL Park in Jongno. A flood of questions was directed at the representative players from each team in attendance, centering on th
On the 7th, the 2026 LCK Cup Media Day was held at CHZZK LoL Park in Jongno. At the event, the head coaches of the LCK's 10 teams who attended shared their thoughts on Coach Comms, newly introduced fo
On the 7th, the “2026 LCK Cup Media Day” was held at CHZZK LoL Park in Jongno. LCK Secretary General Lee Jeong-hoon, who attended on site, celebrated the accomplishments of 2025 while also
Riot Games has outlined a sweeping 2026 season update for Valorant, detailing changes to competitive systems, new gameplay content, and additions to the game's esport structure. The roadmap centers on
I'd never really thought to count the years before, but since I first started on the North America server, it's been 18 years now—by the calendar, anyway. Eighteen. Saying it out loud as a numbe
NEOWIZ has outlined its company strategy for AI utilization, a topic that has been drawing sustained discussion recently. The key focus, it said, is not game development, but improving productivity on
NCSOFT's new MMORPG AION2 continues to ride a wave of runaway success. After posting KRW 50 billion in cumulative revenue just three weeks after launch, the game has now entered its sixth week and cle
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
“Faker” Lee Sang-hyeok has been awarded the Cheongnyong (Blue Dragon) Medal (First Class), the highest grade of South Korea's Order of Sports Merit. This is the first time in history that
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
