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A poster for ″Maengjong″ [NAVER WEBTOON]

Naver Webtoon announces spinoff prequel series of the film 'Exhuma'

Naver Webtoon will launch a spinoff webtoon of the film "Exhuma" (2024), offering fans an intriguing prequel to the occult film.

2026.5.29

Grooving with gamers

A Dungeon & Fighter soundtrack performance takes place at the Nexon booth at a Kintex exhibition hall in Goyang, Gyeonggi, on May 21, the opening day of PlayX4, the largest comprehensive game exhibition in the metropolitan area.

2026.5.21

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Professional gamer Lee Sang-hyeok, known as Faker and captain of LCK team T1, poses for a photo during a press conference held in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Dec. 18, 2025. [NEWS1]

T1's Faker to be on Team Korea roster for upcoming Asian Games

Korean teams will compete in nine different categories in the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan this year, with T1's star player Faker set to again compete in the League of Legends (LoL) category, the Korea e-Sports Association said Monday.

2026.5.18

A promotional poster of ″K-gaming base: Korean PC bang hands-on exhibition” [KOREA CULTURAL CENTER]

Korean gaming exhibition to open in Osaka on Friday

Korean PC bang, internet cafes filled with high-speed PCs, are making their way to Japan. Starting Friday, Japanese esports fans will have the opportunity to visit an exhibition that will plug them into the Korean-style gaming scene.

2026.5.18

A still from a short-form video teased by Google Play, featuring esports player Faker, right, and girl group aespa's Karina [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Faker or Karina? Google Play's new video series serves gamers' ultimate fantasy.

Faker or Karina, who will you play with? Google Play released five episodes of its "Play on Play" promotional campaign series on YouTube, featuring two stars from the gaming and K-pop fields.

2026.5.15

A poster of Pearl Abyss' video game Crimson Desert [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Game developer Pearl Abyss reports 30,200% on-quarter increase in operating profit due to Crimson Desert

The Korean video game developer Pearl Abyss reported a shocking 30,200 percent surge in operating profit from the fourth quarter of 2025 to the first quarter of this year, thanks to its latest release, Crimson Desert.

2026.5.12

A stock image of a computer hacker [GETTY IMAGES]

Access to sites with pirated content blocked under copyright law revision

The government ordered that access to 34 pirated content sites be blocked on Monday, the first day a copyright law revision went into effect.

2026.5.11

A still from a short-form video teased by Google Play, featuring esports player Faker, left, and girl group aespa's Karina [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Esports legend Faker, girl group aespa's Karina to star in Google Play short-form video series

A legend meets a queen — will the encounter become romantic? Esports champion Faker, whose real name is Lee Sang-hyuk, and K-pop star Karina of girl group aespa have teamed up for a short-form video series for Google Play.

2026.5.8

Esports player Park Jae-hyuk of Gen.G, known as Ruler, checks his equipment before the start of the 2025 LCK finals at Inspire Arena in Incheon, on Sept. 28, 2025. [YONHAP]

Gen.G's Ruler won't face league sanctions over tax evasion allegations

Esports player Park Jae-hyuk of Gen.G, known as Ruler, will not face league-level sanctions over his alleged tax evasion, the League of Legends Champions Korea (LCK) announced Friday.

2026.5.3

Webtoon page for ″ShootAround″ (2015-2017) [SCREEN CAPTURE]

English webtoon 'ShootAround' set to be adapted to live-action film

"ShootAround" (2015-2017), a webtoon originally published under Naver's English-language platform, is set to be adapted to a live-action film by Lion Forge Entertainment and Webtoon Entertainment.

2026.4.30