SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Krafton Inc. has claimed that former leadership of its U.S. subsidiary Unknown Worlds was negligent in developing the survival game Subnautica 2, leading to delays that triggered a legal dispute in the United States, company officials said Thursday. Krafton Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kim Chang-han filed such a claim [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Krafton Inc., the South Korean game developer behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), announced Thursday that it will invest 100 billion won (about US$72 million) to build a high-performance GPU cluster as part of its transformation into an “AI-first” company. The company unveiled its new long-term vision during an internal town hall [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — When Krafton Inc. acquired Unknown Worlds in 2021, the move was widely seen as a bold pivot—a chance for the South Korean gaming giant to break away from its PUBG legacy and tap into the thriving community around Subnautica, a beloved underwater survival franchise. But just three years later, that [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gaming company Krafton Inc. said Monday it has opened the PUBG Global Series 8, an international esports tournament for its flagship battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds, in Shanghai. The event, running through Sunday, brings together 24 of the world’s top professional PUBG teams to compete in two [...]
SEOUL, April 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Krafton Inc. announced Tuesday that it achieved record-high quarterly revenue in the first quarter of 2025, driven by the sustained success of PUBG: Battlegrounds and the strong early performance of its newly launched life simulation game inZOI. According to its regulatory filing, Krafton’s operating profit reached 457.3 billion won ($334 [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean game publisher Krafton Inc. on Tuesday strongly denied allegations raised in India over data breaches and unauthorized sale of user information, stating its internal investigation has found no evidence to support such claims. The company’s response came amid pending legal proceedings in the Indian state of Maharashtra, [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The chief executive officer (CEO) of Krafton Inc. has met with Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang in the United States to discuss cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) in gaming and robotics, the South Korean gaming company said Friday. Krafton CEO Kim Chang-han met with Huang at Nvidia’s headquarters in [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Krafton Inc., the South Korean game developer of global hit titles such as PUBG: Battlegrounds, on Friday released the early access version of its new life simulation game inZOI on the global PC gaming platform Steam. Developed by Krafton’s inZOI Studio, the game has drawn growing interest from global [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gamemaker Krafton Inc. said Friday it will soft launch its new role-playing game title, Dark and Darker Mobile, in Canada next month ahead of the official global launch. The preview release of the game will take place Feb. 4 (local time) in Canada to gather data on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gamemaker Krafton Inc. said Friday it will host a global esports competition for its smash-hit battle royale title, PUBG: Battlegrounds, set to kick off next week. The PUBG Global Championship (PGC) 2024 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Monday to Dec. 22, according to the [...]