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Krafton says quarterly results hit record high as PUBG IP sales top 1 trillion won

Krafton said it posted record quarterly revenue and operating profit on solid growth in its PUBG: Battlegrounds intellectual property. It said first-quarter sales rose 56.9 percent from a year earlier to 1.37 trillion won and operating profit rose 22.8 percent to 561.6 billion won. PUBG franchise revenue topped 1 trillion won for the first time. The company also outlined plans spanning new game IP, its Raon AI models and a joint venture for autonomous driving services.

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Krafton Q1 operating profit hits record high on PUBG IP growth

Krafton set quarterly records for both revenue and operating profit, supported by broad-based growth of its PUBG intellectual property. The company reported first-quarter consolidated revenue of 1.37 trillion won and operating profit of 561.6 billion won, up 56.9 percent and 22.8 percent from a year earlier. It said first-quarter operating profit equalled 53 percent of last year’s full-year total. PC and mobile revenue rose, while it also carried out share buybacks, dividends and share cancellations.

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Red Desert, Aion 2 lift Korean game makers\' first-quarter outlook

Major South Korean game companies are flagging unusual first-quarter earnings improvements, a period typically considered an off-season. Pearl Abyss and NCSOFT are expected to post sharply stronger results from early momentum in new titles Red Desert and Aion 2, respectively. Krafton and Netmarble are seen benefiting from steady performance of existing intellectual property, while Nexon projects double-digit top-line growth based on company guidance.