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South Korea's Krafton, Com2uS face KFTC investigation over randomized in-game item probabilities

By Jenny Lee ( May 28, 2024, 04:14 GMT | Insight) -- Krafton and Com2uS have been added to the list of gaming companies being investigated by South Korea's competition regulator over alleged violations of the country's e-commerce law. This morning, the Korea Fair Trade Commission sent investigators to the companies' headquarters to conduct on-site inspections and collect evidence about whether they falsely reported probability information related to randomized in-game items, MLex was told. Krafton and Com2uS have been added to the list of gaming companies being investigated by South Korea's competition regulator over alleged violations of the country's e-commerce law....

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