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Sea’s Garena has yet to launch its popular mobile title Free Fire in India, more than six months after announcing plans to do so, a prolonged delay that has raised…
Krafton plans to extend PUBG supremacy with franchise growth, graphics revamp
Krafton has more in store for its battle royale shooting game PUBG, its biggest mobile title, according to Goldman Sachs. The South Korean firm is plotting “incremental updates” to its…
Krafton India launches gaming incubator to expand local ecosystem
Krafton India has launched a gaming incubator in the South Asian nation as it seeks to expand the local ecosystem and support the domestic talent looking to enter the fast-growing…
Google-backed Indian audio platform Kuku FM raises $25 million
Google-backed audio content platform Kuku FM has raised $25 million in a new funding round as it looks to make deeper inroads with its audiobook offerings in the South Asian…
Krafton commits $150 million to India following BGMI trial approval
South Korean gaming firm Krafton plans to invest another $150 million in India over the next two to three years, it said in a boon to the local gaming ecosystem,…
Krafton’s popular Battlegrounds Mobile India, successor to PUBG, returns
Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile India, the once chart-topping mobile game in the South Asian market, is now available to download on Android and iOS nearly a year after being ousted due…
India okays 3-month trial of Krafton’s PUBG-inspired BGMI, a year after second ban
The South Korean giant Krafton has secured the approval from the Indian authorities to resume operations of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a popular India-focused battle royale mobile game that the…
Krafton backs Indian influencer marketing platform One Impression in $10M funding
One Impression, an Indian influencer marketing platform that does business in markets including Indonesia, Dubai, Europe and the U.S., has raised $10 million in a funding round led by the…
Game firms request India PM Modi ‘uniform and fair treatment to all’ following BGMI ban
A group of game companies in India has requested Prime Minister Modi to offer a “uniform and fair treatment” to all entities operating in the South Asian market weeks after…
India blocks Krafton’s battle-royale game BGMI two years after PUBG ban
Google has pulled the popular battle royale game Battlegrounds Mobile India, more popularly known as BGMI, from its Play Store in India after a government order, a year after developer…
Krafton says it has invested over $100 million in India and wants to become more than just a gaming company
Krafton, the brand behind some of the world’s most popular video games, says it has already deployed the $100 million it had committed to the Indian market two years ago…
PUBG Mobile maker Krafton sues Apple, Google and rival game developer Garena over ‘clones’
Krafton, the developer behind PlayUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” and the maker of PUBG Mobile, last year’s No. 6 top-grossing mobile game on a global basis, is suing the app stores and a…
Jordan-based mobile game publisher Tamatem announced today it has raised $11 million in a Series B led by KRAFTON, a South Korean game developer behind PUBG, marking its first investment in the…
igniteXL Ventures closes debut fund to target ‘$5T oversight’ in beauty, wellness
General Partner Claire Chang’s plan is to deploy capital into 30 new investments and keep some back for follow-on investments.
Indian storytelling platform Pratilipi raises $48 million led by gaming giant Krafton
Pratilipi, an Indian startup that operates an online storytelling platform to enable writers to share their work in various formats, said on Wednesday it has raised $48 million in a…
Hit game PUBG Mobile returns to India with scores of questions
Krafton, which filed for an IPO earlier this week, has built a gigantic gaming empire. If the firm is able to raise the target $5 billion from the IPO it…
PUBG Mobile to relaunch as Battlegrounds Mobile in India
Krafton, the South Korean developer of PUBG Mobile, said on Thursday that it is bringing back the popular gaming title to India under the brand name Battlegrounds Mobile India. The…
