🗞 April 23 INVEN News Briefing - Game Pass Price Cuts and More
Thursday, April 23, 2026
📸 Call of Duty Removed, Prices Cut.
Xbox Game Pass recently announced a price reduction. The prices for 'PC Game Pass' and 'Ultimate Pass' have been adjusted: PC Game Pass has been discounted by approximately 14%, from ₩18,000 to ₩15,500, while the premium 'Ultimate Pass' has seen a 34.5% cut, dropping from ₩29,000 to ₩19,000. With this change, the latest Call of Duty titles will no longer be available on Day One. Attention is now focused on whether this aggressive move will serve as a catalyst for a Game Pass resurgence.
🎮 Major Games Released Today
✔ Outbound - Released April 23
✔ Our Kingdom: Fruit of Time and Ancient Monsters - Released April 23
✔ Secret Thumb - Released April 23
✔ Throw Anything: Zombie Invaders - Released April 23
📅 Upcoming Major Games
✔ Pragmata (Nintendo Switch 2 Version) - Releasing April 24
✔ Yung-Yung Propagation Syndrome - Releasing April 24
🎫 Notable Events
🎨 Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok OBT: April 24 – April 27
🎨 Solo Leveling:ARISE - 2nd Anniversary Evolution Offline Event: April 25
💼 Today's Job Openings
📌 [Pearl Abyss] Game Engine Programmer (2+ years experience)
📌 [NCSoft] 'Project JSY' AAA Console Action RPG VFX Artist (5+ years experience)
📌 [Netmarble Nexus] 'Seven Knights Re:BIRTH' Scenario and Setting Writer (4+ years experience)
📈 Securities Research
SK SecuritiesSHIFT UP
❝ Revenue is projected at ₩43.2 billion (+2.2% YoY, -32.7% QoQ), with operating profit at ₩22.9 billion (-12.9% YoY, -38.4% QoQ) and net profit at ₩27.3 billion (+1.5% YoY, -53.3% QoQ). Operating profit is expected to slightly miss consensus estimates due to a combination of declining 'Stellar Blade' sales and the off-season for 'Nikke'. 'Stellar Blade' revenue is estimated at ₩7.8 billion, down 49.7% QoQ, with Q1 sales estimated at 152,000 units. 'Goddess of Victory: Nikke' revenue is projected at ₩32.3 billion (-28.0% QoQ); the global version's collaboration event underperformed expectations, and the Chinese market saw a QoQ decline due to the ongoing content release lag. However, operating expenses are also expected to decrease (-24.9% QoQ) due to lower Nikke-related incentives, payment commissions, and outsourcing costs. ❞
™️ Notable Trademarks
🔍 None today 😴
📰 Yesterday's Top Stories
This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of NC AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
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