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

According to Yonhap News Agency, Webzen failed to properly disclose the actual probabilities of acquiring certain random items from in-game purchases from June 2020 to March 2024, generating an additional 6.7 billion won in revenue during the period. The Fair Trade Commission (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 Co., Wemade Co., Krafton Inc., and Com2us Corp. -- 2.5 million won each for similar violations.