Hallyu, or the Korean wave, has influenced the online gaming industry. Online games made in Korea, that so far have been mostly exported to Asian countries including China and Taiwan, have advanced to new markets such as Japan, the U.S., and Europe. But is this trend here to stay?
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This is great news, Blue Archive is one of the best mobile games imho, perfect for short bursts.
Don't mind them staying so long as they aren't just another generic mmorpg. We got enough of those already, grindfest/cash shop hell.
I'm all for Korean games getting bigger in other places of the world, I love Kpop to death! Korea FTW i sty = )
Why is Guild Wars in the tags? It's published by a korean company but its a western game.
There are some very nice MMOs like Dragon Nest and Vindictus.
Better them than Japan anyway, Japan have become completely irrelevent to me, at least South Korea like similar games to the west like rts and mmo's. Also a Korean company is publishing the excellent looking Guild Wars 2 so they're alright in my book !