Webzen slapped $107,000 fine for misleading probability of in-game items

Webzen's mobile game R2M / Courtesy of WebzenThe antitrust watchdog said Sunday it has imposed a fine of 158 million won ($107,000) on game publisher Webzen for misleading players about the probability of obtaining in-game items in its popular role-playing game MU Archangel.Webzen failed to properly disclose the actual probabilities of acquiring certain random items from in-game purchase from June 2020 to March 2024, generating an additional 6.7 billion won in revenue during the period, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC).The FTC ordered the company to halt the illegal practice and submit measures to prevent recurrence.At the same time, the FTC also fined four other game publishers — Gravity, Wemade, Krafton and Com2us — 2.5 million won each for similar violations.

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Webzen’s mobile game R2M / Courtesy of Webzen

The antitrust watchdog said Sunday it has imposed a fine of 158 million won ($107,000) on game publisher Webzen for misleading players about the probability of obtaining in-game items in its popular role-playing game MU Archangel.

Webzen failed to properly disclose the actual probabilities of acquiring certain random items from in-game purchase from June 2020 to March 2024, generating an additional 6.7 billion won in revenue during the period, according to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC).

The FTC ordered the company to halt the illegal practice and submit measures to prevent recurrence.

At the same time, the FTC also fined four other game publishers — Gravity, Wemade, Krafton and Com2us — 2.5 million won each for similar violations.