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'Squid Game' director hints at mix of Korean challenges, global favorites for season two

With just over a month to go until the second season of “Squid Game” hits Netflix, fans are eagerly counting down the days to see what high-stakes games await them.

2024-11-13

'Squid Game' director touts more tension in season two, with new rule unveiled

The hit show's next outing promises a grander scale, visualizing its complex tension through colorful and playful-looking sets as the expanded narrative transforms into something far greater than just a fight for money.

2024-11-11

Teaser for Season 2 'Squid Game' hits Netflix's YouTube channel

A teaser clip of the second season of the hit Netflix series “Squid Game” (2021) dropped on Friday as the show gears up for its premiere with Gi-hun rejoining the life-and-death game.

2024-11-01

'Squid Game: The Experience' opens in in New York

Netflix's "Squid Game: The Experience" kicks off at the Manhattan Mall in New York on Friday.

2024-10-13

ExoRenal aims to give kidney dialysis patients their lives back

Allowing patients with chronic kidney disease to receive dialysis when and where they prefer might sound unimaginable. But that is what ExoRenal founder Jake Lee envisions in 10 years.

2024-10-05

Game Culture Festival to begin this Friday at Everland featuring exhibitions and esports

The Game Culture Festival (GCF) is set to kick off this Friday, the Korea Creative Content Agency (KCCA) announced on Monday.

2024-09-23

Gaming disorder's potential medical classification in Korea rouses heated debate

Physicians and academics debated the necessity and potential consequences of introducing the World Health Organization's (WHO) classification of video gaming disorder as a medical condition to Korea at a panel discussion.

2024-09-20

'Squid Game' accused of plagiarism two months before release of season 2

Two months before the grand reveal of the second season of "Squid Game," an Indian director filed a lawsuit against Netflix at the U.S. federal court for allegedly copying his 2009 film, "Luck," according to a Bloomberg report on Saturday.

2024-09-14

Dave the Diver developer Mintrocket to be spun off from Nexon

Nexon will transform Mintrocket into a standalone entity to enhance its development capabilities and autonomy, following the success of its game Dave the Diver.

2024-09-11

Korean game developers report higher operating profits in Q2

Major game developers reported an increase in operating profits for the second quarter of 2024.

2024-08-09