Industry

President Lee says future response fund to be backed by semiconductor tax windfall; 2027 spending to top 800 trillion won

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (이재명) said a future response fund will be created using excess tax revenue from semiconductors. He said large additional revenue from an AI semiconductor boom will be invested in future, youth, regional and education areas. The government will also support three mega projects including semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centres. Next year’s total spending will be set at 800 trillion won plus alpha, more than 10 percent above this year’s main budget.

Games & Commerce

Relu Games\' Mimesis tops 2 million in global cumulative sales

Global cumulative sales of the horror game Mimesis, developed by Krafton creative studio Relu Games, have surpassed 2 million copies. Released in early access in October last year, the title exceeded 1 million copies sold in 50 days and reached 2 million after a major update last month. The four-player co-op horror game uses AI-driven NPCs that mimic players’ movement and voice in real time. Related streaming viewing time reached about 10.34 million hours.