Battlegrounds Mobile India and PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds publisher Krafton has revealed that it acquired Swedish studio Neon Giant for an undisclosed amount.<\/p>\n

The company revealed this in an earnings press release on November 11. The acquisition of The Ascent developer makes this the eighth indie studio that Krafton has acquired so far.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nNeon Giant AB was founded in April 2018 and is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden. It developed and released the cyberpunk-themed action RPG The Ascent in July 2021. The game received praise in IGN\u2019s review for its satisfying gunplay and for being an enjoyable action-RPG.<\/p>\nKrafton also acquired Natural Selection and Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment in October 2021. Most recently, the South Korean video game holding company acquired 5minlab Corporation in February 2022.<\/p>\nKrafton also said that it plans to \u201cestablish a major studio in Canada to lead development of The Bird That Drinks Tears project.\u201d The company also has multiple \u201chigh-quality console and PC titles in active development across various genres, including Project Black Budget (PvPvE hardcore looter shooter), Project Roam (multiplayer PvPvE shooter) and the next Subnautica game (adventure).\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen *\" allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"gallery gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/gallery\/147454\/embed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \n <a href=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/the-ascent\/176461\/news\/bgmi-pubg-publisher-krafton-acquires-the-ascent-dev-neon-giant-its-eighth-indie-studio\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Battlegrounds Mobile India and PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds publisher Krafton has revealed that it acquired Swedish studio Neon Giant for an undisclosed amount. 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