PUBG Corp merges with Krafton subsidiary to become PUBG Studio
PUBG Studio, the merged company will focus on developing PUBG and PUBG Mobile along with several other aspects. Let’s check everything that we know around PUBG Studio here.
Krafton, the parent company of the popular game developer PUBG Corp has just made a new announcement. As part of the announcement, PUBG Corp has merged with the subsidiaries of Krafton to create a new studio. After the merger, the new entity is now known as PUBG Studio. Krafton also shared some details above the merger including the primary focus of the new entity. PUBG Studio, the merged company will focus on developing PUBG and PUBG Mobile along with several other aspects. Let’s check everything that we know around PUBG Studio, the result of the merger between Krafton subsidies and PUBG Corp here.
PUBG Studio launched, details
Looking at the announcement, it looks like Krafton wants to streamline things with the target to grow PUBG. The company also noted that this new studio will also be responsible for this expansion in different fields including eSports. It is also interesting to note that the PUBG Corp expansion was not the only major thing that happened. Instead, the company also announced the merger of Delusion Studio and PNIX Inc. Both these companies will merge to create a new smartphone game studio called RisingWings Inc. This new studio will focus on casual smartphone games along with the aim to support existing properties. These existing properties include Golf King: Wolf Tour and MiniGolf King. It also plans to release “other projects” in the first half of 2021.
This has changed the internal structure of Krafton in a significant manner. Now, the company is in-charge of four different game studios. These include Bluehole, PUBG Studio, RisingWings, and Striking Distance Studios. Here, Bluehole works on MMORPGs such as TERA. It is also worth noting that Sledgehammer Games co-founder Glen Schofield was the person behind creating Striking Distance Studios. This studio is also working on a “narrative-driven PUBG experience”.
It is interesting to note that Bluehole created Krafton Inc back in November 2018 to streamline different PUBG properties. This announcement comes around the same time when PUBG Studio (formerly PUBG Corp) is trying to get the necessary approvals for the relaunch in India. In the past, the company has already announced that it plans to launch a special version of the game called PUBG Mobile India soon.
