Games & Commerce

Wemade Max soft launches idle game 'Windrunner Raising'

Wemade Max said on Thursday it has begun a soft launch for "Windrunner Raising", an idle role-playing game being developed by its subsidiary Lightcon. The game reinterprets the "Windrunner" intellectual property, which has recorded a cumulative 60 million downloads, into an idle RPG featuring hack-and-slash action. Lightcon will run the soft launch in the Philippines and Hong Kong and plans a formal release this year in global markets, including South Korea, after reflecting local retention and feedback.

Finance

Easy payments and payment gateway use rise as non-face-to-face payments spread

Use of electronic payment services rose broadly last year, extending the spread of non-face-to-face payments, the Bank of Korea said. Average daily use of payment gateway (PG) services and prepaid electronic payment instruments increased 9.2 percent and 11.0 percent from a year earlier. Easy payment and easy remittance also grew. Escrow services and electronic bill presentment and payment expanded as well. The number of electronic payment service providers totalled 250 at end-2025.