EA Poised to Go Private in Record-Breaking $55 Billion Deal Led by Saudi Arabian Investment Fund

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Electronic Arts, the publisher behind EA Sports FC, Apex Legends, and the long-running Madden NFL series, is set to leave the public markets. The company has reached an agreement to be acquired for roughly $55 billion by a bidding group led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) alongside tech-focused investor Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. Assuming regulators [...]

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Blizzard Files Lawsuit Against Turtle WoW, One of the Largest WoW Private Servers

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Blizzard Entertainment has filed a federal lawsuit against the operators of “Turtle WoW” today, alleging the private server enterprise infringes World of Warcraft copyrights and trademarks, circumvents anti-piracy protections, and even constitutes a racketeering enterprise. The complaint was filed August 29, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (Case No. 2:25-cv-08194). Turtle WoW has long [...]

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Nexon’s Q2 2025 Results: MapleStory Drives Growth While ARC Raiders Locks in October Launch

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Nexon’s latest earnings reveal a solid second quarter, with its long-running franchises doing most of the heavy lifting. The Tokyo-listed South Korean developer & publisher reported revenue of ¥118.9 billion ($810 million) for the three months ending June 30, 2025. That figure is down 3 percent year over year in yen terms but up 6 percent once currency swings are [...]

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Krafton Posts Record First-Half Revenue as PUBG Keeps Delivering

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Korean publisher Krafton just closed the first half of 2025 with its best numbers to date. The studio behind PUBG: Battlegrounds reported revenue of KRW 1.54 trillion (about USD 1.18 billion) and operating profit of KRW 703 billion. Both figures mark double-digit growth year-over-year, underscoring how the now-seven-year-old battle-royale continues to bankroll the company while new projects line up for [...]

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Krafton Acquires Eleventh Hour Games for $96 Million, Adding Last Epoch to Its Portfolio

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Krafton, the South Korean publisher best known for PUBG: Battlegrounds, is broadening its lineup with the full acquisition of Eleventh Hour Games. The Oregon-based studio launched the action RPG Last Epoch earlier this year and has already moved more than three million copies on PC, an impressive feat in a genre dominated by pillars like Diablo and Path of Exile. [...]

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Riot Games Opens Doors to Sports Betting Sponsors for Esports Tournaments

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Riot Games is making a significant change to its approach on sponsorships for its two flagship esports titles, League of Legends and Valorant. The company announced it will now allow official sports betting sponsors for its major esports tournaments, reversing a long-standing policy that kept betting-related advertising out of its broadcasts and events. Other competitive multiplayer games like Counter-Strike 2 [...]

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NetEase CEO William Ding Restructures Company with Layoffs and Studio Closures Amid Profit Push

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NetEase Inc., China’s second-largest gaming company, is undergoing a major restructuring under CEO William Ding, with hundreds of layoffs, studio closures, and a narrowed focus on high-revenue titles. The moves aim to bolster profitability amid slowing growth and fierce competition from Tencent and Mihoyo. Restructuring and Financial Context NetEase’s gaming division generated $11.6B in 2024 revenue, but growth has stagnated, [...]

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