Google To Remove Games From South Korean Android Market

on 04/06/2010 09:46 PDT

It looks like Google has decided to exclude all games from the Korean version of its Android Market. Apparently Google made this decision because it’s impossible to have all the games sold on Android rated by the local regulator, which is the Korean Game Rating Board. Thanks to this move, Google’s Android Market won’t be blocked in South Korea. It’s worth noting that Apple has also removed the games category from its Korean App Store, but iPhone users in Korea are setting up secondary accounts to access games in the App Store, which might just be an idea for Android phone owners over there too.

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