43 game industry bills proposed in the 21st National Assembly…only 3 passed the threshold of the National Assembly. ‘The 22nd National Assembly opened on the 30th. The game industry is divided between expectations that major game-related bills automatically expired at the end of the 21st National Assembly term and could be re-proposed in this Assembly, and a pessimistic view.’,
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, ‘In the previous 21st National Assembly, the passage of major game-related bills such as the abolition of the forced shutdown system and inclusion of games in cultural arts raised expectations in the game industry. However, these bills, which were related to the Youth Protection Act and the Promotion of Cultural Arts Act, respectively, were passed, leaving disappointment as no bill that would significantly help the game industry among the game industry bills was passed.’,
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, ‘Of the 43 game industry bills proposed in the 21st National Assembly, only 3 bills passed the threshold of the National Assembly, such as the disclosure of probability-based items information and exemption of rating classification for non-profit purpose games. The disappointment in the game industry grows considering that the probability-based items information disclosure bill still leaves issues regarding effectiveness and discrimination against overseas game companies.’,
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National Assembly.,
, ‘Starting off with disappointment, the 22nd National Assembly must address key issues related to the game industry, such as establishing legal grounds to prevent the introduction of the WHO gaming disorder code, transferring game review to private sectors, and designating local agents for overseas game companies that did not pass the threshold of the 21st National Assembly.’,
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, ‘By 2025, Statistics Korea must decide on the introduction of the WHO gaming disorder code in the country. The game industry expects that by preparing legal grounds to block this, they can prevent significant damage that game companies might suffer due to the introduction of the gaming disorder code.’,
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, ‘It is anticipated that a revision bill of the game industry that transfers the game review function of the Game Content Rating Committee to private sectors will be discussed in the 22nd National Assembly. Although the Yoon Seok-yeol administration plans to gradually transfer the review function to the Game Content Rating Board (GCRB), legal grounds have not yet been prepared for this.’,
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, “However, despite the high necessity of these issues, the game industry has low expectations. Even in the 21st National Assembly, where many lawmakers discussed various issues regarding the game industry, the game industry bill did not pass the threshold of the National Assembly. It is even more challenging to expect further development of the game industry in the 22nd National Assembly where ‘pro-game lawmakers’ are relatively inconspicuous.”,
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National Assembly (provided by Image Today),
, ‘A mobile game company official stated, “Looking at the members of the Culture, Sports, and Tourism Committee of the 22nd National Assembly, there doesn’t seem to be anyone who showed significant interest in the game industry. We might see lawmakers starting to focus on the game industry more actively after commencing legislative activities, but at the current stage, we need to observe how things unfold.”‘,
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, ‘Amidst various concerns, news that raises hopes in the game industry catches attention.’,
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, ‘In addition, Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Yoo-jung proposed an amendment to the game industry bill recommending the use of standard contracts for e-sports on the first day of the 22nd National Assembly opening on the 30th. This bill aims to provide a legal basis for financial support to companies using standard contracts in e-sports to promote the utilization of standard contracts for e-sports, which currently have low usage rates.’,
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, ‘Kang Yoo-jung’s office plans to lead the proposal of a bill concerning the designation of local agents for overseas game companies as early as next week. This bill is known to have the same content as the bill proposed by Democratic Party lawmaker Lee Sang-heon in the previous 21st National Assembly.’,