South Korea

In Real Life

Welcome To A Korean Cosplay Inferno

6:30PM February 2, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

If you are talking Korean cosplay (and that’s exactly what we are doing), you can’t finish a sentence without mentioning cosplay collective Spiral Cats. The team dazzles with its outfits, its photos and its live cosplay performances. More »


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It’s A Giant Kinect-Powered Theme Park

11:30PM January 25, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Live Park, South Korea’s interactive theme park, allows visitors to experience the virtual world with interactive games and instillations. It’s video games brought to life or a Minority Report you can experience, minus the pre-crime arrests. More »


PC

South Korea Won’t Muck Up Diablo III’s Release

9:30PM January 13, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

There was concern that South Korea’s rating board was throwing a monkey wrench in Diablo III‘s certification. If the game went unrated, then Blizzard’s planned worldwide release would go right out the window. More »


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The Country That Shutdown Xbox Live For Kids

11:30PM January 9, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Every night across the globe, kids log into Xbox Live and game online. They should be studying or sleeping, but they’re gaming. Except in South Korea. More »


In Real Life

Darth Vader Reduced To Doing Korean Ads, Warping Into The Women’s Restroom

9:00PM January 9, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

Why wonder what the hell Sonic the Hedgehog is doing in a car insurance ad when you can wonder what the hell Darth Vader is doing in South Korean telecom commercials. More »


PC

Could This Country Muck Up Diablo III’s Worldwide Release?

3:30AM January 5, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

In South Korea, the games of American developer Blizzard are huge. StarCraft is a national pastime, and the upcoming Diablo III is eagerly awaited. More »


PC

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

Nexon Says Huge MapleStory Breach Did Not Compromise U.S. Players’ Personal Info

3:00AM November 27, 2011 | Owen Good

The second-largest data breach in South Korea’s history compromised the personal information of more than 13 million subscribers to the Nexon MMO MapleStory, but none of those accounts are held outside of Korea, the publisher said Saturday. More »


In Real Life

This Cosplay Has A Monster-Sized Secret Weapon

2:00AM November 25, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

Sometimes it’s the cosplayer’s appearance that sells the cosplay. Sometimes it’s the costume itself. And sometimes it’s a prop that makes you go, holy shit is that cool or what? More »


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PSN Shutting Down At Night For Young Korean Players

12:10AM November 16, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

South Korea’s Shutdown Law will prevent players under 16 years old from gaming during a six-hour block at night. More »