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At More US Colleges, Video Gamers Get the Varsity Treatment
BOSTON — In some ways, they’re like typical college athletes. They’re on varsity teams. They train for hours between classes. Some get hefty scholarships. But instead of playing sports, […]
eSports Is An Official Medal Category at 2022 Asian Games
Earlier this week, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Alisports announced that the 2022 Asian Games will include eSports as a medal event. The 2022 Asian Games will […]
More Colleges Are Offering Scholarships For Pro Gamers
When you were young, your parents, tired of seeing you with your video games, would question your future and say games were a waste of time. We’ve all been […]
10 WonderCon Cosplays That Blew Our Minds
Southern California was filled with comic book heroes, anime and video game characters this past weekend. Don’t worry, there wasn’t a tear in the universe that allowed an alternate reality […]
Kakao Games Updates Its Virtual Reality Golf Experience
Golf fans will appreciate Kakao Games’ latest update for its hit virtual reality title “VR Golf Online.” The game, which offers a virtual reality golf game for the HTC […]
Masaya Nakamura, Father of Pac-Man, Has Died
It’s a sad moment for those of us who frequented video game arcades during the ’80s and ’90s, playing coin-operated gems such as Pac-Man — the game’s “father” and […]
Celebrate the Final Fantasy VII Remake With Some FFVII Cocktails
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, best known as E3, has officially begun! And the Los Angeles Convention Center is filled to the brim with video game enthusiasts. But what about those who […]
South Korea to Inject $90 Million to Nurture Gaming and Tech Startups
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s office announced Monday that more than 100 billion won (US $90 million) will be injected to nurture startups […]
Daniel Dae Kim Steps Behind the Mic in ‘Saints Row: Gat out of Hell’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo reera@iamkoream Daniel Dae Kim has recently been featured in a behind-the-scenes video that introduces the voice cast of the upcoming video game, Saints Row: Gat […]
Pikachu Parade Coming to Seoul
by REERA YOO A horde of adorable Pikachus will be storming the streets of Seoul on Saturday to celebrate the first Korean pro-gamer to win the Pokemon Video Game […]
How ‘E-Sports’ Outgrew ‘Real Sports’ in South Korea
by STEVE HAN FC Seoul, one of South Korea’s most popular professional soccer teams, collected about $500,000 in prize money in 2012 after winning the K-League, the country’s top […]
Bringing Game Characters to Life: Q&A With Professional Cosplay Team Spiral Cats
Written by MAI NGUYEN Photos by JAMIE LEE Doremi, 23, and Tasha, 28, are members of the South Korean professional cosplay team Spiral Cats, and they look like they […]
Thursday's Link Attack: Starcraft 2 Jobs, Beer Robots, Kimchi Mamas
South Korean streaming video company GOM TV is looking for English-language announcers to cover StarLeague, the professional league for the StarCraft 2 video game. If you have passion for […]
