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Video game enthusiasts, developers and vendors from all corners of the world are in Busan... for a major exhibition.
Local companies are pinning their hopes on the global event to help turn things around, as the Korean gaming industry while still top-notch faced some headwinds recently.
Our Park Hee-jun takes us to G-Star 2017 For the Korean gaming industry, the last ten years have been called a “lost decade."
The past two administrations imposed new regulations on video games, one of them being the so-called "shutdown law" which restricted player age and playing time to fight computer game addiction.
And this year things were especially tough, with China's de facto sanctions on South Korea over the THAAD issue... effectively banning Korean games in a market that accounts for over 40 percent of the local industry's exports.
But the new administration is taking a different approach to gaming, and with the thaw in relations with China, game makers see business getting better.

(standup) ed: Mark
“The gaming industry is aiming to recover from its recent losses through G-star,...one of the world’s biggest game conventions--and this year’s event is expected to be the largest yet."

The annual G-Star convention began Thursday in the southern port city of Busan.
More than 600 game companies from 30 different countries are taking part, and it's expected to attract hundreds of thousands of gamers and business visitors during its four day run.

(Korean)
"This is the biggest gaming event of the year. We want our booth to be a place where we can meet our users and interact with each other through our games."

The highlight of this year's G-Star is E-sports.
Korea is one of the world's biggest markets for professional gaming, and here visitors can watch live online competitions among teams from several different countries.
China's biggest game distributor, Tencent, has sent an exceptionally large group to G-Star... to look for new business opportunities with Korean companies.
Plenty of other Chinese game makers have come too, in contrast to Beijing's recent restrictions on doing business with South Korea.
Although it is uncertain how fast the local gaming industry will get back on its feet,... G-Star is expected to play a part in the recovery through new promotions, business deals, and by connecting the game makers with the players.
Park Hee-jun, Arirang News. Busan.

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