Much of that cellular income might be attributed to PUBG: Battlegrounds (the sport previously generally known as ParticipantUnknown’s Battlegrounds). The extremely standard battle royale shooter just lately turned 5 years outdated, and its telephone model was mentioned by Krafton to rank second place in gross sales for international cellular video games. 

Earlier this yr throughout its first quarter financials, Krafton attributed a part of PUBG Mobile’s success to the worldwide market, particularly the particular cellular model for India. 

New State Mobile, Krafton’s different shooter that is set in the identical universe in PUBG, is alleged to have elevated its whole play time and play frequency within the second quarter.  

Though the $730 million is a 3 % enhance year-over-year, Krafton’s second quarter income of $326.5 million was a lower in comparison with the identical quarter in 2021. At $338 million, web income for 2022’s first half noticed “the best half-year web revenue the corporate has recorded up to now.”

Krafton seems past Battlegrounds

In that very same earnings report, Krafton drew consideration to its upcoming authentic titles. The most rapid of which is The Callisto Protocol, resulting from launch in December from Striking Distance Studios. Originally meant to be part of the PUBG universe, it is since been confirmed by Striking Distance CEO Glen Schofield that the sport can be in its personal authentic setting. 

Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds and its at present unknown new IP had been talked about within the report. Krafton acquired the studio in late 2021, and beforehand mentioned it will “spare no effort” in serving to Unknown’s model increase.  

Recently, Krafton introduced it had acquired the rights to develop and publish a sport primarily based on the favored Korean fantasy novel, The Bird That Drinks Tears by Yeong-do Lee. Early in improvement, Hollywood idea artist Iain McCaig is working with Krafton as the sport’s design director.