Thomas from DSOGaming writes: "SuperData Research has just released its 2017 Year in review digital games and interactive media report. According to the report, the mobile market has grown to $59.2B, PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds made $712M in eight months, YouTube’s gaming video content revenue plummeted by 50% and one in three people on the planet play free-to-play games."
From GI.biz: "Krafton, the Korea-based publisher behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, released its Q3 financial results alongside news on how it's expanding its collection of studios.
The company reported that it saw revenues of $328.5 million and net profits of $171.5 million, the latter marking a year-on-year improvement of 27%.
Krafton also announced it plans to acquire Neon Giant, the developer behind The Ascent, and open a new studio in Canada."
The latest PUBG update transforms the weapon meta in Krafton’s battle royale game, bringing changes to vehicles and Deston to make winning even harder
PUBG, the battle royale game from publisher Krafton, will be banned in Afghanistan in 90 days as the Taliban says it is a waste of time and too violent