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Games & Commerce

GTA6 set for November launch, complicating Korean game firms' second-half calculus

With Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto VI due on Nov. 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Korean game companies face a major variable in second-half planning. Firms with console and PC ambitions may need to rethink launch dates and marketing resources as reviews, streaming and community attention could concentrate on GTA6. Some titles are seen as overlapping in timing, while others may benefit if GTA6 expands console adoption despite limited console share in Korea.

Finance

Single-stock leverage regulation starts; how far will additional measures go?

South Korea is tightening regulation of single-stock leveraged products, including setting per-investor limits and raising transaction costs to curb excessive trading. Asset managers and securities firms agreed to spread rebalancing trades beyond the close and reduce liquidity provider volume while managing ETF price-to-NAV gaps. The government raised the minimum deposit for single-stock leveraged ETFs and ETNs to 30 million won, effective July 31, and outlined further steps including investor education and legal grounds to adjust leverage in emergencies.

AI & Enterprise

Cloud big three post record growth despite AI bubble fears, keep pressing infrastructure investment

Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google Cloud extended stronger-than-expected growth in the second quarter and signalled they will keep investing aggressively despite concerns about overheating in AI infrastructure. AWS revenue rose 37 percent to $42.23 billion and operating profit beat forecasts. Amazon raised its 2026 capital spending view to $220 billion. Microsoft reported 43 percent Azure growth and said annual Azure revenue topped $100 billion. Google Cloud revenue rose 82 percent and Alphabet lifted its capex outlook.