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South Korea's games industry targets expansion with Gamescom and ChinaJoy presence

It's been dominated by local players including NCSoft, Kakao Korp, Netmarble and Nexon. The latter has its HQ in Japan, but its roots are firmly based in South Korea.

South Korea's games industry targets expansion with Gamescom and ChinaJoy presence

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It's been dominated by local players including NCSoft, Kakao Korp, Netmarble and Nexon.

The latter has its HQ in Japan, but its roots are firmly based in South Korea.

In fact, the Korea Game Society expressed its concerns over the rumoured Tencent acquisition of the company last year.

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It's been dominated by local players including NCSoft, Kakao Korp, Netmarble and Nexon. The latter has its HQ in Japan, but its roots are firmly based in South Korea. In fact, the Korea Game Society expressed its concerns over the rumoured Tencent acquisition of the company last year.

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That puts it as the fourth most lucrative country for in-app spending.

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