Game News Round-Up

Mario Kart World’s latest update makes CPU opponents easier - The version 1.2.0 patch also tells players when they've collected everything in Free Roam mode

EA CEO says it’s ‘all in as a company’ on Battlefield 6, is building a platform rather than a product

PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games for August 5th - Lies of P, Day Z and My Hero One's Justice 2

Atari has agreed to acquire Thunderful for around €4.5 million - Atari will own around 82% of Thunderful shares, subject to shareholder approval next month

Warner Bros. is hiring (for what appears to be) another live service game

Guerrilla's Horizon franchise has sold over 38m copies worldwide

IGN launches Gaming Trends platform, shedding light on how mobile, Roblox, and more are reshaping the industry - The initial 2025 Gaming Trends report focuses on six key areas, including mobile gaming, user-generated content, and the trend for nostalgia

Krafton reports record revenue, buoyed by PUBG and Inzoi

• Revenues rose to ₩1.54 trillion ($1.1 billion), an increase of 11.5% on the same period in 2024.
• Profits were up 9.5% to ₩703 billion ($505 million).
• Mobile accounted for the lion's share of revenue at ₩960 billion ($690 million), with PC revenues at ₩543 billion ($390 million), and console revenues at just ₩33 billion ($23 million)