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Nexon’s Maple Story Security Breach Was Just One Of Many Hack Attacks

3:40AM December 2, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

So, that enormous data trespass that Korean online powerhouse Nexon revealed last week was bad. Bad enough to be the second-largest such incursion in Korean history. If you think that sounds like there’ve been some other big security breaches, then you’re right. More »


PC

An Entire MMO Was Accidentally Erased From The Internet

7:30PM November 16, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

And you think server downtime is bad. Spare a thought for players of Korean MMO M2, which thanks to a little accident has actually been deleted. Forever. Like, it’s gone, and is never coming back. More »


PC

This Could Be The Prettiest MMO In The World

4:00PM October 19, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Sorry to get all Jeremy Clarkson on you for a second, but after seeing this trailer for upcoming MMO Bless, that’s the first thought that popped into my head. More »


PC

Being A Female Professional StarCraft Player Ain’t Easy

5:00PM September 29, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

It’s hard. Just ask StarCraft II player Kim Shee-Yoon, aka “Eve”. More »


PC

Is MMO Loot A ‘Jackpot’ Under The Law?

3:00PM September 23, 2011 | Owen Good

Video games regulators in South Korea say MMO publishers there have obstructed an investigation into “jackpot items,” predicated on the idea that players risking in-game currency for random-item payoffs is in fact a form of gambling. More »


PC

Three Out Of Four Online Marriages End In Divorce, Says Korean MMO

6:30PM September 15, 2011 | Owen Good

MapleStory, the South Korean side-scrolling MMO (above), allows players to get hitched if they so choose. Sadly, many of the unions are not parted by death but divorce — 20,344 out of 26,982, to be precise. More »


In Real Life

North Korean Gold-Farming Allegations Officially Denied By Official North Korean News

5:00AM August 15, 2011 | Owen Good

North Korea has officially responded to allegations it supported a hacking network that allowed it to gold-farm some $US7 million out of South Korea-based MMOs. North Korea’s (adjusts glasses, clears throat) “Committee for Peaceful Unification of the Fatherland” on Sunday released a statement saying, in effect, “no u.” More »


In Real Life

Hans Brix Might Want To Send Inspectors To Kim Jong-il’s Gold Farm

3:00AM August 8, 2011 | Owen Good

An awesome tale from Friday’s New York Times alleges that Mister Fun himself, Kim Jong-il, finances his nookular ambitions with the proceeds of an MMO-gold farming operation. More »


PC

The Epic Video Game Art Of Young-june Choi

9:00PM May 25, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

As you may have noticed, Fine Art is a new feature here on Kotaku where we celebrate the work of video game concept artists. More »


PC

Why, Exactly, Do People Enjoy Watching StarCraft Games?

3:30PM May 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Most people just aren’t interested in watching video games. They’d rather be playing them. So why is strategy juggernaut StarCraft such an exception to the rule? More »