Kotaku East3/28/12Mar 28 20121Kotaku East3/28/12Kotaku EastCatching Up with South Korea's Cosplaying SuperstarsChi Lee26Spiral Cats. How and why. Here is the simple answer.
Kotaku East3/28/12Mar 28 2012SaveKotaku East3/28/12Kotaku EastQueens Blade MMORPG Has Sexy Women, No Apostrophe, Few ScruplesChi Lee78The new adults only MMORPG by Korean developer LivePlex is called Queens Blade, sans apostrophe. That's how it's…
Kotaku East3/28/12Mar 28 2012SaveKotaku East3/28/12Kotaku EastWhen Games Force You to Read Books in KoreaChi Lee72In the top picture, you can see a yellow rubber band running around the case of a Korean copy of Red Dead Redemption.…
Kotaku East3/21/12Mar 21 20121Kotaku East3/21/12Kotaku EastSouth Korea and the Missing Video Game SectionChi Lee40The Korean peninsula, June 2009. I could feel electricity in the air. I was excited to be here. I got settled, and I…
Kotaku East3/21/12Mar 21 2012SaveKotaku East3/21/12Kotaku EastFormer Miss Korea Becomes Game Character (It's Not What You Think)Chi Lee25Kim Sa-rang, a Korean actress (Secret Garden) and the 2000 winner of Miss Korea, has entered into mutual symbiosis…
Kotaku East3/21/12Mar 21 2012SaveKotaku East3/21/12Kotaku EastKorean Baseball Players Are Walking Video Game Advertisements NowChi Lee13In a press conference on March 19, Nexon (Maple Story, Kart Rider) revealed its official sponsorship of popular…
Kotaku East3/14/12Mar 14 2012SaveKotaku East3/14/12 Kotaku EastWhat a Korean Pop Song Can Teach Us About Video Game SequelsChi Lee56 I'm going to ask you to think about K-pop Girls' Generation (SNSD)'s song "Gee". You know, "Gee, gee, gee, gee,…
Kotaku East3/14/12Mar 14 20121Kotaku East3/14/12Kotaku EastLeague of Legends is the New StarCraft in Korea [CORRECTED]Chi Lee221I guess Koreans are finally starting to get sick of StarCraft II and Fifa Online 2, because League of Legends (LoL)…
Kotaku East3/14/12Mar 14 2012SaveKotaku East3/14/12Kotaku EastHow Do You Lure Kids to a Power Rangers Beta Test? Pizza.Chi Lee85A Power Rangers Online exists in Korea, which is about to enter its second closed beta testing phase from March 29…
Kotaku East3/7/12Mar 7 2012SaveKotaku East3/7/12Kotaku EastOnline Gaming Officially Makes You an Internet Addict in KoreaChi Lee30The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) in South Korea released the results of last year's survey aimed…
Kotaku East3/7/12Mar 7 2012SaveKotaku East3/7/12 Kotaku EastAll You Need to Punch a Stranger is a $9,000 WatchChi Lee112 An old man in the subway car near the seats reserved for the elderly, the handicapped, and pregnant women, grips…
Kotaku East3/7/12Mar 7 2012SaveKotaku East3/7/12Kotaku EastConquering the World with Flying PenguinsChi Lee18Based in Seoul, Korea and Los Angeles, California, Gamevil describes itself as a world class leader in mobile game…
Kotaku East2/29/12Feb 29 2012SaveKotaku East2/29/12Kotaku EastYes, Ghost and Goblins Online Really Exists. It Needs Testers, Too.Chi Lee46Live in Korea? Want to play Ghosts'n Goblins with a friend online?
Kotaku East2/29/12Feb 29 20121Kotaku East2/29/12Kotaku EastFrom Generic Bullet Fodder to Distinguished Heroes: Koreans in Video Games.Chi Lee168"Are you a North Korean?" I've been asked this question as often in America as I've been asked by Koreans if I own a…
Kotaku East2/29/12Feb 29 2012SaveKotaku East2/29/12Kotaku EastEvery Korean Gets Wi-Fi. For Free.Chi Lee122 On February 28, LG U+, the mobile and telecommunications subsidiary of one of Korea's largest conglomerates, has…
Kotaku East2/23/12Feb 23 2012SaveKotaku East2/23/12Kotaku EastSeven-Year Old Draws the Only iPhone Manual You'll Ever NeedChi Lee56 This manual for the iPhone, drawn by a 7-year old, has been delighting Korean message boards this past week.
Kotaku East2/22/12Feb 22 20121Kotaku East2/22/12Kotaku EastReal Life Bowser Jr. Trolls South KoreaChi Lee40The foreign policy of the Koopa Kingdom toward its neighbor has always been unpredictable in timing and method.…
Kotaku East2/22/12Feb 22 2012SaveKotaku East2/22/12Kotaku EastKorean Police Flinging Angry Birds at School ViolenceChi Lee42Yesterday, Feb. 21, the Korean National Police Agency and Rovio Entertainment announced the use of the Angry Birds…
Kotaku East2/15/12Feb 15 2012SaveKotaku East2/15/12Kotaku EastKorean Gyms Subjected to KinectChi Lee12Microsoft Korea joins World Gym Fitness Center in the Ilsan district to promote the Kinect throughout February.…
Kotaku East2/15/12Feb 15 20121Kotaku East2/15/12Kotaku EastNo, Korea, Gaming Does Not Make You a BullyChi Lee104What might kill video games in Korea? The ice age.