Tag: korea

  • Blizzard forced to offer Diablo 3 refunds in South Korea

    Server and connection problems with Diablo III in South Korea have forced Blizzard to go against its previous policy and offer refunds to dissatisfied gamers after prodding from a Korean consumer protection agency. Blizzard announced through is Korean Diablo III site that it would start offering refunds to players lower than level 40 beginning on…

  • Korea prohibits trade of online game items

    Korea has decided to ban trade for commercial game items from the second half of this year as a measure aimed at encouraging students to not waste time. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced that it is planning to halt all virtual item trades with a new law, to be announced sometime…

  • Blizzard Faces A Class-Action Lawsuit In Korea Over ‘Diablo III’

    Between hacked accounts and Error 37 messages, the server-side problems with Blizzard’s ‘Diablo III’ aren’t going away thanks to its always-online requirement. Now Korean internet cafe owners are taking Blizzard to court. Blizzard is wildly popular in Korea. Diablo III has, unsurprisingly – after Star Craft and Star Craft 2, been another big hit there.…

  • Blizzard raided by Korean government

    The government has launched an investigation into Blizzard Entertainment over allegations that the American computer gamemaker has refused to refund Koreans who purchased its latest real-time role-playing game Diablo 3. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said the firm is suspected of having violated the country’s law on electronic commerce and commercial contracts. The FTC said…