On 16th October, Samsung posted a notice stating that they are looking for employees for the gaming department. According to the notice, this recruitment will be through a contest in the Samsung group. They are recruiting people for 3 areas: game planning, 2D/3D design, and Server Client developments.
Samsung first started its game business as a distributor of MEGA DRIVE and SATURN of SEGA, video game console, in the late 1990’s. In the early 2000’s Samsung also distributed PC games such as Dungeon and Fighter. Samsung is now supposedly have engaged in the gaming industry as an investor after some employees left to start their own game development companies. There were no confirmed reports about what segment of the gaming industry Samsung would enter. It will be interesting to watch the entry of this technology giant into the gaming industry.
