PUBG Publisher, Krafton Acquires The Studio For Neon Gian Game Development

Krafton acquisition of Neon Giant. (Krafton)

JAKARTA - Krafton, a South Korean PUBG game publisher studio announced that it will acquire the studio behind the development of the game The Ascent, Neon Giant.

This plan was shared through the company's earnings report on Friday, November 11, 2022.

"The company announced plans to acquire Swedish studio Neon Giant," the company wrote in its report quoted from its official website.

Furthermore, Krafton said that this acquisition is a step for the company to invest in its development and service capabilities to ensure a stable premium title pipeline.

Not only that, Krafton also said that currently Neon Giant's studio is working on the first-person world-shooting gimopen.

The purchase of Krafton will see Neon Giant join with other acquisition companies, including developer Subnautica Unknown Worlds and Striking Distance Studios.

Then, in the same report, Krafton plans to set up a large studio in Canada to lead the development of The Bird That Drinks Tearsproject.

Currently, Krafton has a number of high-quality PC consoles and titles in active development in various genres, including Project Black Budget (PvPvE hardcore shooter), Project Roam (multiple PvPvE shooter) and the next Subnautica game (tourism).

It should also be noted that on December 2, 2022, The Callisto Protocol, the next generation horror survival game from Striking Distance Studio, will be released soon.