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KRAFTON ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WITH EF GAMES, SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PVP GAME

2024. 10. 09

EF Games Launches Recruitment Drive Across Europe to Build Team for New PvP Game Development AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – 9 OCTOBER, 2024 – KRAFTON, Inc., the global gaming company behind PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, announced its investment agreement with EF Games, a newly established studio cofounded and led by CEO Joaquin Ruipérez and CTO Gonzalo Ruipérez. As part of this partnership, EF Games is seeking talented developers and artists to join their team in creating a new competitive multiplayer P

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KRAFTON'S 5MINLAB RELEASES KILL THE CROWS FOR NINTENDO SWITCH

2024. 10. 07

The top-down shooter’s spooky Wild West setting and lo-fi aesthetic lands on Switch with new difficulty-enhancing ‘Curse’ challenges. AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – 7 October, 2024 – Today 5minlab, a creative studio in the KRAFTON, Inc. family, celebrates the Nintendo Switch release of the top-down shooter Kill the Crows. Kill the Crows is set in a twisted version of the Wild West, with players taking on the role of “Isabella,” a gunslinger driven by revenge as she faces off agains

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KRAFTON TO UNVEIL NEW GAMES AT G-STAR 2024

2024. 10. 02

inZOI, Project ARC and Dinkum Mobile to be presented with hands-on demos AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - 2 October, 2024 - KRAFTON, Inc. will participate in the international gaming exhibition G-STAR 2024, held at BEXCO in Busan from 14-17 November, marking the company’s eighth consecutive year of attendance. At G-STAR 2024, KRAFTON will showcase inZOI, Dinkum Mobile, and Project ARC, among others. The company will offer hands-on demos and a variety of events and programs for fans visiting

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KRAFTON’S TTS APPLIED TO RELU GAMES' UNCOVER THE SMOKING GUN

2024. 09. 12

- KRAFTON's deep learning division's TTS model "DiTTo" implemented - Three additional officially supported languages and an OST DLC released AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - 12 September 2024 – ReLU Games, a creative studio under KRAFTON Inc., announced an update to the AI detective game Uncover the Smoking Gunon September 12th. In this update, ReLU Games collaborated with KRAFTON to incorporate the advanced Text-to-Speech (TTS) model "DiTTo" into the game. Developed by KRAFTON’s deep learn

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KRAFTON INVESTS IN SHORT-FORM VIDEO PLATFORM ‘SPOON LABS,’ WITH FOCUS ON DRAMATIC CONTENT

2024. 09. 11

- Recognized the company’s stable platform technology and successful global service experience and the growth potential of overseas short-form drama market - Ramp up efforts to target the global market, including the U.S. and Japan, through the short-form video drama platform, ‘Vigloo’ AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - September 11, 2024 - KRAFTON Inc. is making an equity investment of KRW 120 billion in Spoon Labs (CEO Hyukjae Choi), a global short-form video platform that specializes i

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KRAFTON Kicks off PUBG Nations Cup 2024

2024. 09. 05

The UK team will be competing against 15 other nations for the $300,000 prize pool AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – 5 September 2024 - KRAFTON Inc. is set to launch the PUBG Nations Cup (PNC) 2024, an international esports competition for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, on September 6. Last year the UK came in second place, following a first-place victory in 2022. The roster has only had one change from 2023, with the addition of mykLe, who will be joining vard, Fexx, TeaBone and MiracU. PNC 2024 will tak

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS UPDATES SOUTH KOREAN-INSPIRED MAP, TAEGO

2024. 09. 04

Update 31.2 rebalances and enhances existing areas on Taego and refines Training Mode through player-driven improvements AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – 4 September 2024 - KRAFTON, Inc. announces that Update 31.2 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is now available on the PC live server, with the console release scheduled for 12 September. Taego, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS’ South Korean inspired map has been updated to give players a fresh experience. The Studio area, located on the outskirts of Taego, has

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SONIQS WINS PUBG "ESPORTS WORLD CUP" TOURNAMENT

2024. 08. 27

Soniqs Claims $700,000 in Prize Money AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - August 27, 2024 - KRAFTON Inc. announced on the 26th that Soniqs, a team from the Americas, has won the PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS “Esports World Cup (EWC)” tournament. The EWC is the world's largest esports event, organised by the Esports World Cup Federation, and took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, over eight weeks from July 3 to August 25. PUBG was the final game of the EWC, closing the event with a grand finale. The tourname

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STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS GOES ROGUE WITH ITS NEW GAME [REDACTED]

2024. 08. 23

STRIKING DISTANCE STUDIOS GOES ROGUE WITH ITS NEW GAME [REDACTED] AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – AUG. 22, 2024 – Get ready to throw down, because Striking Distance Studios and KRAFTON, Inc. just unveiled [REDACTED] (yes, that’s the actual name), a new sci-fi roguelike dungeon crawler set in The Callisto Protocol universe. It’s action-packed, it’s punk rock, and it’s coming soon. [REDACTED] is set to land on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC on Oct. 31.

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KRAFTON Developers Reveal New Features and Roadmap for inZOI and Dark and Darker Mobile at gamescom 2024 Showcase

2024. 08. 22

Detailed roadmap revealed for inZOI along with a behind-the-scenes look at Dark and Darker Mobile AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - August 21, 2024 – To celebrate gamescom 2024, KRAFTON, Inc (CEO CH Kim) hosted a special showcase, giving attendees the opportunity to hear from Producer and Director, Hyungjun Kim, for the upcoming life simulation inZOI and Executive Producer, Jooseok Ahn, for the extraction RPG Dark and Darker Mobile. From the development of the games to the roadmaps ahead, th

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