Starcraft eSports on Settlement Track
The conflict derived from <Starcraft> eSports is now on settlement track. Blizzard, MBC Games, OnGameNet, and KeSPA are meeting to solve the conflict peacefully. To that end, the 4th hearing...
View ArticlePre-Assessment for Smart Phone Game Repealed
Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism(MCST) announced yesterday that Game Rating Board(GRB) will no longer assess open market games prior to their service since July 6 according to the revised bill...
View ArticleAre Random Items Gambling or Not?
MCST said on July 1 that it will set new guideline for gambling in internet games. The guideline for web games seems to include imposing maximum amount of game money a player can have and bet with,...
View ArticleUseless Open Market Law Built Galapagos Wall
A partial amendment regarding law of gaming industry named Open Market Law has been approved for two months but government found that it is not working as it is expected. The Open Market Law is to...
View ArticleGovernment Defines Jackpot Probability to Stop Speculation
Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism(MCST) is working on an administrative guideline to regulate speculative game items. The detail of the guideline will be introduced in November at latest. KiJung...
View ArticleDon’t Play Games For 2 Hours Or You Will Be Banned
The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology(MEST) is reportedly reviewing a policy that forcibly bans young students’ online game accounts played either for two hours consecutively or for more...
View ArticleNew RMT Prohibition Law Willing to Block Gold Farmers
A prohibition law of real money trade(RMT) for virtual item led by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism(MCST) was revised significantly yesterday. The revised law prohibits RMT from only those...
View ArticleMaking and distributing Bot programs is illegal
Constitutional Court reached a verdict that the prohibition of making & distribution of bot programs is constitutional. The constitutional complaint started with prohibiting making &...
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