KRAFTON, the company behind PUBG Battlegrounds, announces the launch of Defense Derby in August

KRAFTON, Inc, through its independent studio, RisingWings, has announced the release date for its mobile game, defense derby. The highly anticipated real-time strategy and tower defense title will launch globally on August 3rd, making it available on Google playApple App Store and Samsung Galaxy Store.

RisingWings, the indie game studio behind hits like Archery King, Bowling King, Mini Golf King, and Golf King: World Tour, has revolutionized the tower defense genre with Defense Derby. The game allows users to face off in 4-player PvP battles, providing a gaming experience filled with intense strategy, mind games, and powerful synergy effects.

How to play Defense Derby?

Each Defense Derby battle begins with a “scout stage,” in which players compete to recruit units and build their squads. They must then deploy these units within their castles, taking advantage of their unique abilities to repel a sequence of monster attacks. Victory is awarded to the last player standing with their castle intact.

The game introduces the new “Betting Royale” genre, where players search for units and enter battles through betting. The game has already had a pre-release in six countries: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, and Hong Kong, where it has received positive reviews from players.

It is scheduled to launch in more than 190 countries worldwide, with support for nine languages, including Korean, English, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Portuguese, and Chinese (Simplified/Traditional). To commemorate its official launch, new features such as ‘Quest Mode’, and improvements to Friendly Derby and the spectator option will be introduced.

Pre-registration for Defense Derby is now open and users who pre-register will receive a ‘Welcome Pack’ full of in-game bonuses at launch. This bundle will include 20,000 gold, a rare hero card, a rare unit card, and a special castle skin.

Rafael Lim, Senior Director of the Publishing Business Division at KRAFTON, expressed the company’s commitment to continuous improvement of Defense Derby, based on feedback from its global player base. Lim stated, “We are looking forward to getting players involved in the innovative ‘Betting Royale’ genre this August.”

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