🇵🇰 Pakistan Industry
- CEGA is promoting Lahore Frames: The Animation Meetup for August 12 in Lahore, connecting developers, artists, and entrepreneurs in Pakistan's game/animation creative scene.
🌍 Global Industry
- Electronic Arts' record $55 billion take-private acquisition (led by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners) is expected to close August 4. Source
- Sony's PlayStation division reported 95.3 million cumulative PS5 units sold and $5.8 billion in quarterly revenue, and confirmed plans to discontinue PS5 physical discs by January 2028. Source 1 | Source 2
- Xbox hardware revenue fell 13% year-over-year and Microsoft is reportedly losing about $150 per console sold amid a RAM shortage, though Xbox leadership (Asha Sharma) reaffirmed its commitment to the console business. Source 1 | Source 2 | Source 3
- Roblox reported Q2 revenue of $1.5 billion, up 36% year-over-year. Source
- Krafton's PUBG franchise reported revenue up 25% in H1 2026 — notable given the title's large South/Central Asian player base. Source
- EA CEO Andrew Wilson's total compensation rose to $38 million despite the company's recent layoffs. Source
- Bethesda marked its 40th anniversary with a new logo and confirmation that both The Elder Scrolls VI and Fallout 5 are in active development. Source
Notes
No new items today under Institutes & Academia, Social Highlights, From the Newsletters, or Discord Highlights. Twitter (@IgniteNTF) and Instagram (@ignite.ntf) posts checked were all about the Indus RAS Expo (robotics), an AI-for-government-leaders program, an ADB visit, and an HEC MoU — none gaming-industry relevant. The @nges.gg Instagram scrape returned only posts tagging the account from other profiles, with no verified own-account content. jazz.com.pk/media-center returned HTTP 403 and could not be checked.