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| name              = MBC Game
| logo              = MBC Game.jpg
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| logo_caption      = MBC Game logo
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| launch_date       = September 1, 2000 (as LOOK TV)<br> May 1, 2001 (as GEMBC)<br> January 1, 2003 (as MBC Game)
| closed_date       = January 31, 2012
| owner             = [[MBC Plus Media]]
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| country           = [[South Korea]]
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| former_names      = LOOK TV (2000-2001)<br> GEMBC (2001-2003)
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| replaced_by       = MBC Music (now [[MBC M]])
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'''MBC Game''' (Korean: MBC 게임, 엠비씨 게임) was a South Korean [[specialty channel|specialty television channel]] owned by [[MBC Plus Media]]. The channel primarily broadcast's programming related to [[video games]], but it, along with its competitor [[Ongamenet]], was well known for its extensive coverage of [[competitive video gaming]].

==History==
The channel was launched launched by CJ in September 2000 as LOOK TV, a fashion channel.<ref>[https://www.etnews.com/200008180070 m.net, 패션채널 9월 개국...채널명 「룩TV」로 결정]</ref> On October 2, it doubled its airtime from 9 hours to 18 and increased its productions.<ref>[https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1HNCMVDOJI 패션채널 룩TV, 18시간 방송]</ref> In late March 2001, it and Dramanet were acquired by MBC.<ref>[https://www.mk.co.kr/news/business/2484645 문화방송, 드라마넷.룩TV 인수]</ref> With the acquisition, the channel was reformatted as GEMBC, a game channel, before becoming MBC Game in 2003. In July 2011, its reconversion into a music channel was announced.<ref>[https://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/news/nboard/4/?n=25361 MBC게임, 음악 채널로 바뀐다]</ref>

The channel was discontinued on January 31, 2012, and replaced by a [[music channel]], [[MBC M]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2012/01/02/starcraft-channel-mbc-game-begins-its-final-month-on-tv/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104140153/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/01/02/starcraft-channel-mbc-game-begins-its-final-month-on-tv/ |archive-date=2012-01-04 |title=Starcraft Channel MBC Game Begins Its Final Month On TV {{!}} Siliconera}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.mbcplus.com/game/index.html}} {{in lang|ko}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080409191805/http://www.insidestarcraft.com/entry/Introduce-MBCGame Introduce-MBCGame :: Inside StarCraft]

{{Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation}}
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[[Category:Defunct television channels]]
[[Category:Esports television]]
[[Category:Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation television networks|Game]]
[[Category:Korean-language television stations]]
[[Category:Television channels in South Korea]]
[[Category:2000 in video gaming]]


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