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2022
Krafton sues over Free Fire distribution
Krafton filed a lawsuit in the United States against Apple, Google and others concerning the distribution of Free Fire and Free Fire MAX. Krafton alleges the games infringe its copyrights and says it had asked Apple and Google to stop distributing and selling them; the article says the companies had not responded as far as was known.
2022
Krafton takes legal action over PUBG-like games
Krafton took legal action against Apple, Google, and Garena over PUBG-like games. Krafton alleged that Garena created Free Fire and Free Fire Max as PUBG clones and that Apple and Google helped distribute them; Krafton sought damages and profits from Apple and Google.
2022
Krafton sues Garena, Apple and Google over Free Fire
Krafton filed suit against Garena, Apple and Google, alleging that Free Fire and Free Fire Max infringe its PUBG-related intellectual property and that the app marketplaces are liable for hosting the apps.
2022
Krafton sues Garena, Apple and Google over Free Fire
Krafton filed a lawsuit against Garena, Apple and Google. Krafton accused Garena of using copyrighted aspects of PUBG: Battlegrounds in Free Fire, and accused Apple and Google of distributing the allegedly infringing versions. These are allegations reported in the source.
2022
Krafton sues Garena, Apple, Google and YouTube over alleged game copying
Krafton filed a U.S. lawsuit against Garena, Apple, Google and YouTube alleging copyright infringement involving Garena's Free Fire games and the hosting or distribution of related material. The allegations are claims, not a court determination. Garena called Krafton's claims groundless.
2021
UnusuAll raised €3 million in seed funding
Mobile games developer UnusuAll announced that it raised €3 million in a seed funding round led by Garena; it said the investment would be used to expand its team.
2021
China Airlines joins PCS 2021 sponsorship partners
China Airlines joined the sponsor partners for the 2021 Pacific Championship Series (PCS). Riot Games SEA and KaiRui Marketing are identified as the event's co-organizers, working with Garena, the League of Legends publisher and agent for Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia.
2021
Double Loop Games raises $8 million in Series A funding
Double Loop Games announced that it had raised $8 million in Series A funding. The company said it would use the investment to bring its first mobile title to market and expand its development team. Hiro Capital led the round, with Garena, Riot Games, London Venture Partners and others participating.
2020
Garena announces acquisition of Phoenix Labs
Garena announced that it had acquired Phoenix Labs, the developer of Dauntless.
2020
Garena completes acquisition of Phoenix Labs
Sea announced that its digital entertainment arm, Garena, had acquired Phoenix Labs; the transaction had closed in recent days.