Smilegate

Smilegate founder Kwon Hyuk-bin has appealed a South Korean court ruling ordering him to pay 2.55 trillion won, about $1.8 billion, to his ex-wife in what would be the largest divorce settlement in the country's history. The ruling, issued by a Seoul family court, drew wide attention for its unprecedented size and for highlighting the wealth of the gaming executive behind the CrossFire franchise.

Kwon Hyuk-bin, the billionaire founder and head of South Korean game company Smilegate, has filed an appeal against a court ruling in his divorce case, saying he wants to preserve his family. The move keeps one of South Korea's most closely watched high-net-worth divorce disputes in the courts, drawing attention given his stature in the country's gaming industry.