The PUBG developer reported the results of the quarter for the first time since going public. In July-September 2021, South Korean Krafton earned a record 521.9 billion rubles ($442 million). At the same time, almost the entire amount fell on the foreign market.

Today, a full-fledged release of PUBG: New State took place on mobile platforms. It turned out to be problematic. Many players were unable to log into the game as a result of a server malfunction. There were also a lot of bugs in the project, some of which have already been recognized by the developers themselves.

At the end of last week, Krafton announced a new deal. The South Korean company that owns PUBG has acquired the Unknown Worlds studio. She is known for the successful game Subnautica. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.Subnautica: Below Zero

At the beginning of August, the premiere of the film Biubiubiu (硬汉枪神) took place in China, the events of which unfolded around a game in the battle royale genre. Although the audience warmly welcomed the movie, it was not without incidents. The fact is that the battle royale shown is too similar to PUBG. The Krafton company said that it is thinking about going to court.

South Korean gaming companies are increasingly looking towards the West. But they are prevented from achieving international success by the “clan” way of the legal system in the country, believes Chang Byung-gyu, the founder of Krafton.

The PUBG developer entered the stock exchange, but immediately after that his shares sank in price. Within an hour, Krafton’s capitalization dropped by 20%. Investors regarded it as a one-game company.

PUBG developers decided to follow in the footsteps of CD PROJEKT and create a “Korean The Witcher“. This is how Krafton described a new project that will be based on the series of Korean fantasy novels “The Bird that Drinks Tears”.

Krafton managed to release a new version of PUBG Mobile in India almost a year after it was blocked. The project is now called Battlegrounds Mobile India. Tens of millions of local users are already playing it.Statistics were shared on July 12 by Anuj Tandon, Head of Investment and Corporate Development at Krafton in India and MENA countries.

Indian gamers can download PUBG Mobile again nine months after the ban. The game became available on Android under the new name Battlegrounds Mobile India, and its content was censored. At the same time, the return turned out to be successful — in just two weeks, the project collected over 20 million pre-registrations on Google Play.Battlegrounds Mobile India is now available for download on Google Play for all Indian users.

Rumors that Krafton is preparing to enter the stock exchange have been circulating since the beginning of the year. But now the owners of PUBG themselves have announced — they have indeed applied for an IPO. According to the results of the placement, the company is going to attract 5.6 trillion rubles ($5 billion).

The Indian version of PUBG Mobile does not even have a release date yet, and local politicians are again calling for the game to be banned. The reason is the close connection of developers with Tencent and the threat to the security of India.

The Indian government has allowed PUBG Mobile to be re-launched in the country after nine months of banning the game. The developers announced that the start of pre-registration in a special version of the title for the Indian market will take place tomorrow, May 18.

The owners of PUBG have announced the purchase of a new studio. The South Korean company Krafton has signed a deal with Dreamotion — local developers of mobile games. The parties did not disclose the terms of the acquisition.

The PUBG developer shows the wonders of generosity. Krafton will provide a part of the shares to its employees. Moreover, this will affect not only personnel who are based in South Korea. Shares worth $89 million will be given to an international team. There were some nuances.

Krafton has become one step closer to entering the stock exchange. The willingness of PUBG owners to apply for an IPO this month became known shortly after the South Korean company reported annual revenue of almost $1.5 billion.This was announced on Twitter by analyst Daniel Ahmad (Daniel Ahmad).

This year, PUBG: New State, the sequel to the famous battle royale in a futuristic setting, will be released on mobile platforms. The project is being developed not by Tencent, but by the authors of the original game.

The PUBG-owned company Krafton has started preparing for an IPO. It may become the largest in the history of South Korea. According to preliminary estimates, the capitalization of the holding will exceed $ 27 billion.