Almost two years to the day after South Korea's Games Ratings Board blocked the sale of games on Apple's App Store in the country, the ban has finally been repealed.
The news comes just days ahead of Apple's iPhone 4S launch in the region bound for shop shelves on November 11 with Korean consumers now able to get their hands on games on the platform without setting up international accounts as workarounds.
Board back down
The ban on games had originally been enforced by the board as a result of concerns surrounding the suitability of their content.
All games in the country have to be vetted by the board for possible violent or sexual content a luxury not afforded by the App Store set up.
"We asked Apple to open its games category and get its games rated, but Apple shows no signs of doing so," an official of the Game Rating Board said at the time.
No reason has been given for the board's change of heart, though games are currently a particularly rare beast in South Korea thanks to the ban.
It's expected a host of new games will now hit the platform in the region in run up to iPhone 4S's roll out.
[source: TheNextWeb]
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