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Unity unveils \'Unity 7\' AI collaboration platform, aims to change game development

Unity has unveiled Unity 7, a next-generation platform designed to bring developers, artists and AI coding agents into the game production process. The company said the platform links development tools with external AI and with distribution, advertising and payment functions to support everything from production to monetisation. Unity plans a preview release in December, with some features available earlier in beta, and a full version due in the first quarter of 2027.

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Cafe24 says food and beauty sales on D2C malls jump 44 percent and 38 percent in two years

Food and beauty have emerged as key growth drivers in South Korea\'s direct-to-consumer market, Cafe24 said. Based on its shopping mall transaction data for the first half of 2026, food and beauty transaction values rose 43.8 percent and 38.0 percent over the past two years, ranking first and second by growth rate. Both sectors set record highs for five consecutive half-year periods, lifting their combined share to 28.3 percent.

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NCSoft still undervalued despite earnings rebound; spotlight on Aion2 global launch

NCSoft is expected to extend earnings improvement in the second quarter on the back of Lineage Classic’s strong performance, wider direct payments and consolidation of JustPlay, analysts say. The market consensus calls for 681.2 billion won in revenue and 129.4 billion won in operating profit. Despite the rebound, securities firms put its forward 12-month PER at around 11. Investors are focused on whether Aion2’s September global release will prompt a valuation re-rating.