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We now know what's next from Korean film auteur & writer Bong Joon-Ho: a scifi film about a guy who dies a lot and gets 3D printed to life as a result. The new Warner Bros. Pictures-distributed film is called Mickey 17 and it answers the age-old question: "what's it feel like to die?" The film is about the titular character Mickey Barnes (Ro...
The Esports World Cup 2024 Tekken 8 tournament finals are happening this week from 21st to 24th August, with the best players from around the world competing for EWC glory and the US$300,000 prize. Players have been divided into 8 groups where they will compete in a 4-person double elimination bracket where the top 2 players advance. Players par...
Plane-hijacking action movies aren't anything new. They were popular in the '90s (like 1997's Air Force One) and early 2000s, some even had outrageous premises (2006's Snakes On A Plane). South Korean movie Hijack 1971 is the latest in those lines of films and it's an action thriller drama based on true historical events. Airborne The issue w...
Sony Pictures Malaysia has unveiled a new trailer for the upcoming Korean movie Hijack 1971, which is based on the true historical events of the hijack attempt of a Korean Air F27 airliner in 1971. The synopsis reads: Winter of 1971, Sokcho Airport. Pilots Tae-in (HA Jung-woo) and Gyu-sik (SUNG Dong-il) are set to fly to Gimpo. Under the guida...
In a new financial report released by the company, South Korean developer SHIFT UP has revealed that they are considering not only a sequel to Stellar Blade (or Stellar Blade 2), but also a Stellar Blade PC version. Other interesting details from the report include: Stellar Blade sales are "exceeding expectations". SHIFT UP will continue...
Good news for fans of last year's Lies of P and this year's sci-fi action RPG Stellar Blade; Korea from developer Shift Up will keep making console games for a long while. In a recent announcement from Korea's culture ministry via First Vice Culture Minister Jeon Byeong-geuk (in Korean Times), Korea will focus on fostering the console game indus...
Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation and South Korean developer SHIFT UP have released a new music video for Stellar Blade titled “Eve” in collaboration with K-Pop artist BIBI. Clearly they're putting a lot of money into the marketing for this game. Stellar Blade will launch for the PS5 on 26 April 2024. While Stellar Blade is Shift...
After a bumper 2023 that saw Korean originals Big Bet and Moving take home a steady stream of international awards and saw Moving become the most viewed local original of the year on Disney+ Hotstar, Disney+ Hotstar has announced it would continue to build on the early success of its local original content with an exciting expansion of its 2024 Kor...
Open-world action RPG Rise Of The Ronin is not getting released in South Korea. It's developed by Team Ninja, the Japanese studio best known for games like Nioh, Nioh 2, and Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin. As reported on the Korean community site Ruliweb, Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea has released a statement confirming that Ri...
Talk about melting pot celebrations! PlayStation Asia decides to pop off this year's Lunar New Year Celebration of 2024 with one of South Korea's biggest pop talent: Kim Se Jeong. Kim Se Jeong is the latest face in PlayStation Asia's marketing campaign for the next few weeks of Chinese New Year-ing. She was a member of K-pop girl groups I.O.I an...
Arc System Works and Cygames took a chance with reviving 2020's 2D anime fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus for this year, and it paid off. The new iteration, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, is easy for new players to pick up, has its own set of new mechanics to keep veteran fighting game fans invested, and features a diverse roster of character...
Sad news for South Korean Twitch streamers working for the platform, or using the platform for their own needs: the service will be shutting down next year. According to an official post, Twitch in Korea will be shutting down on 27 February 2024 KST. The big reason is due to cost: it's expensive to run a big service like Twitch in Korea, especia...
Featuring international espionage, super-powered spies and deadly assassins, Korean drama and tentpole series Moving has quickly captured the world’s attention, becoming the most-watched Korean original on Disney+ (Hotstar) globally and Hulu in the U.S. based on hours streamed after 7 days. In its first week since launch on 9 August 2023, the ...
Living with superpowers may seem exhilarating, but not when you’re being hunted down by some of the world’s most powerful governments. Premiering 9 August, Moving is a Disney+ Hotstar Original, that is an electrifying, action-packed Korean drama series adapted from the popular webtoon in which three superpowered teenagers who had to hide thei...
A fateful story of heroes, each writing their own unique legends in the ancient land of Arth, Season 2 of Arthdal Chronicles The Sword Of Aramun arrives this September on Disney+ Hotstar. A Korean fantasy epic, Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun will return with a captivating new story set eight years after King Tagon first ascended to the ...
After an action-packed first season that saw the first responders work together to uncover Ma Taehwa’s criminal past, a new partner from the National Forensic Service will join the team as they look to expose the real criminal mastermind in The First Responders season two, which will premiere on 4 August 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar. An expert in m...
Community Effort Orlando Fighting Game Championships, or CEO for short, is a pretty big deal for many fighting game fans and tournament players. The massive fighting game tournament features not just esports mainstays like Tekken 7, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Guilty Gear Strive, but also Street Fighter 6 which made its debut on 2nd June. Al...
After much anticipation, famed Korean storyteller Kim Eunhee is set to return to the screen with Revenant, a breathtaking series about demons, death and the dangers of the occult slated to debut on 23 June 2023 on Disney+ Hotstar. A Korean occult mystery thriller, Revenant tells the story of Gu Sanyeong, a woman born into poverty whose life goes...
T1, the dominant force in the LCK league, will be heavily represented in South Korea's national League of Legends team for the upcoming 2022 Asian Games, as revealed by the Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA) in their announcement on 24 May. This six-man squad will proudly represent the country in Hanghzou, China, during the 19th Asian Games. T1...
While it may sound like a superhero, it's not. Black Knight has nothing to do with the Dark Knight, but it's a new Korean series by Netflix. It's always interesting to see Asian perspectives on science fiction concepts in movies and TV series, so Netflix's Black Knight is one of those with high production value to boot. Mad Max [caption id="attac...
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