Krafton boosts H1 R&D spending to ₩426.8b, up 49% y/y
Krafton reported first-half R&D spending of ₩426.8 billion, up 49.2% year on year, the largest increase among South Korean game firms. Despite higher R&D costs rising 30.2% to ₩79.7 billion, revenue more than 73% higher to ₩2.66 trillion helped absorb the outlay. The jump followed strong results from Crimson Desert.