Six nations to weigh game policy at G-Star forum

by Kim Dong-young Posted : November 11, 2026, 15:02Updated : November 11, 2026, 15:15
Visitors gathered outside the G-Star 2025 held in BEXCO Busan Courtesy of the G-Star Organizing Committee
Visitors gathered outside the G-Star 2025 held in BEXCO, Busan/ Courtesy of the G-Star Organizing Committee
 
SEOUL, November 11 (AJP) - Officials and experts from six countries will gather in Busan on Nov. 19 to take stock of game policy and culture on the opening day of G-Star 2026, South Korea's largest game show, the Game Culture Foundation said Wednesday.

The 2026 International Game Culture Symposium at BEXCO's convention hall will feature speakers from South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Finland.

Six bodies under the foundation, including the Game Content Rating Board, will co-organize the event.

"This symposium will be a venue to share the current state of each country's game policy and culture and to seek cooperation for the growth of games," said Yoo Byung-han, chairman of the foundation.

Lee Ji-eun, a deputy director in the game content industry division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will open the policy session by laying out Seoul's plans for a fresh leap in Korean games.

Officials and experts from the other five countries will follow with their own policy trends and research.

AJP Takeaways

- The Game Culture Foundation will host the 2026 International Game Culture Symposium at BEXCO in Busan on Nov. 19, 2026, the opening day of G-Star 2026.

- Government and public-sector officials and experts from South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Finland will speak in two sessions, one on game policy and one on game culture.

- The Game Content Rating Board took over ratings for mobile games of all age grades from the Game Rating and Administration Committee on Nov. 2, 2026. PC and console games were transferred in 2025.