fbpx
Wikipedia

PUBG: Battlegrounds

January 01, 1970

PUBG: Battlegrounds (previously known as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) is a battle royale game developed by PUBG Studios and published by Krafton. The game, which was inspired by the Japanese film Battle Royale (2000), is based on previous mods created by Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene for other games, and expanded into a standalone game under Greene's creative direction. It is the first game in the PUBG Universe series.

PUBG: Battlegrounds
Developer(s)PUBG Studios[c]
Publisher(s)
Director(s)
Producer(s)Kim Chang-han
Designer(s)Brendan Greene
Artist(s)Jang Tae-seok
Composer(s)Tom Salta
SeriesPUBG Universe
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
Release
December 20, 2017
  • Windows
  • December 20, 2017[a]
  • Android, iOS
  • March 19, 2018
  • Xbox One
  • September 4, 2018[b]
  • PlayStation 4
  • December 7, 2018
  • Stadia
  • April 28, 2020
  • Xbox Series X/S
  • November 10, 2020
  • PlayStation 5
  • November 12, 2020
Genre(s)Battle royale
Mode(s)Multiplayer

The game is played from either a third-person or first-person perspective. In the game, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island where they scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill other players while avoiding getting killed themselves. The available safe area of the game's map decreases in size over time, directing surviving players into an ever tightening space to force encounters. The last surviving player (or team) wins the round.

It was first released for Windows via Steam's early access beta program in March 2017, with a full release in December 2017. The game was also released by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One via its Xbox Game Preview program that same month, and officially released in September 2018. PUBG Mobile, a free-to-play mobile game version for Android and iOS, was released in 2018, in addition to a port for the PlayStation 4. A version for the Stadia streaming platform was released in April 2020, with Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 versions being released in November 2020. The game has been free-to-play for all platforms since January 12, 2022.

The game received positive reviews from critics, who found that while the game had some technical flaws, it presented new types of gameplay that could be easily approached by players of any skill level and was highly replayable. The game was credited with popularizing the battle royale genre, with a number of unofficial Chinese clones also being produced following its success. The game received several Game of the Year nominations and set seven Guinness World Records, among many other accolades. PUBG Corporation has run several small tournaments and introduced in-game tools to help with broadcasting the game to spectators, as they wish for it to become a popular esport. It has sold over 75 million copies on personal computers and game consoles, is the best-selling video game on PC and Xbox One, and is the fifth best-selling video game of all time. Currently, the game has accumulated $13 billion in worldwide revenue, including from the more successful mobile version of the game, and it is considered to be one of the highest-grossing video games of all time.

Gameplay

PUBG is a player versus player shooter game in which up to one hundred players fight in a battle royale, a type of large-scale last man standing deathmatch where players fight to remain the last alive. Players can choose to enter the match solo, duo, or with a small team of up to four people. The last person or team alive wins the match.[1]

Each match starts with players parachuting from a plane onto one of the eight maps which have different sizes and terrain.[2] The plane's flight path across the map varies with each round, requiring players to quickly determine the best time to eject and parachute to the ground.[1] Players start with no gear beyond customized clothing selections which do not affect gameplay. Once they land, players can search buildings, ghost towns and other sites to find weapons, vehicles, armor, and other equipment. These items are procedurally distributed throughout the map at the start of a match, with certain high-risk zones typically having better equipment.[1] Killed players can be looted to acquire their gear as well.[1] Players can opt to play either from the first-person or third-person perspective, each having their own advantages and disadvantages in combat and situational awareness; though server-specific settings can be used to force all players into one perspective to eliminate some advantages.[3]

Every few minutes, the playable area of the map begins to shrink down towards a random location, with any player caught outside the safe area taking damage incrementally, and eventually being eliminated if the safe zone is not entered in time; in game, the players see the boundary as a shimmering blue wall that contracts over time.[4] This results in a more confined map, in turn increasing the chances of encounters.[1] During the course of the match, random regions of the map are highlighted in red and bombed, posing a threat to players who remain in that area.[5] In both cases, players are warned a few minutes before these events, giving them time to relocate to safety.[6] A plane will fly over various parts of the playable map occasionally at random, or wherever a player uses a flare gun, and drop a loot package, containing items which are typically unobtainable during normal gameplay. These packages emit highly visible red smoke, drawing interested players near it and creating further confrontations.[1][7] On average, a full round takes no more than 30 minutes.[6]

At the completion of each round, players gain in-game currency based on their performance. The currency is used to purchase crates which contain cosmetic items for character or weapon customization.[8] A rotating "event mode" was added to the game in March 2018. These events change up the normal game rules, such as establishing larger teams or squads, or altering the distribution of weapons and armor across the game map.[9]

Development

 
Game creator Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene in 2018

The game's concept and design was led by Brendan Greene, better known by his online handle PlayerUnknown, who had previously created the ARMA 2 mod DayZ: Battle Royale, an offshoot of popular mod DayZ, and inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale.[10][11] At the time he created DayZ: Battle Royale, around 2013, Irish-born Greene had been living in Brazil for a few years as a photographer, graphic designer, and web designer, and played video games such as Delta Force: Black Hawk Down and America's Army.[12][13] The DayZ mod caught his interest, both as a realistic military simulation and its open-ended gameplay, and started playing around with a custom server, learning programming as he went along.[12] Greene found most multiplayer first-person shooters too repetitive, considering maps small and easy to memorize. He wanted to create something with more random aspects so that players would not know what to expect, creating a high degree of replayability; this was done by creating vastly larger maps that could not be easily memorized, and using random item placement across it.[14] Greene was also inspired by an online competition for DayZ called Survivor GameZ, which featured a number of Twitch and YouTube streamers fighting until only a few were left; as he was not a streamer himself, Greene wanted to create a similar game mode that anyone could play.[14] His initial efforts on this mod were more inspired by The Hunger Games novels, where players would try to vie for stockpiles of weapons at a central location, but moved away from this partially to give players a better chance at survival by spreading weapons around, and also to avoid copyright issues with the novels.[11] In taking inspiration from the Battle Royale film, Greene had wanted to use square safe areas, but his inexperience in coding led him to use circular safe areas instead, which persisted to Battlegrounds.[11]

When DayZ became its own standalone title, interest in his ARMA 2 version of the Battle Royale mod trailed off, and Greene transitioned development of the mod to ARMA 3.[12] Sony Online Entertainment (now the Daybreak Game Company) had become interested in Greene's work, and brought him on as a consultant to develop on H1Z1, licensing the battle royale idea from him.[12] In February 2016, Sony Online split H1Z1 into two separate games, the survival mode H1Z1: Just Survive, and the battle royale-like H1Z1: King of the Kill, around the same time that Greene's consultation period was over.[15]

Separately, the Seoul-based studio Ginno Games, led by Chang-han Kim and who developed massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) for personal computers, was acquired and renamed Bluehole Ginno Games by Bluehole in January 2015, a major South Korean publisher of MMOs and mobile games.[16][17] Kim recognized that producing a successful game in South Korea generally meant it would be published globally, and wanted to use his team to create a successful title for personal computers that followed the same model as other mobile games published by Bluehole. He had already been excited about making a type of battle royale game after he had played DayZ, in part that the format had not caught on in Korea. He also wanted to make this through an early access model and have a very limited development schedule to get the game out as quickly as possible, while treating the product as a "games as a service" model to be able to support it for many years.[16] In researching what had been done, he came across Greene's mods and reached out to him.[16] In July 2017, Bluehole partnered with social media platform Facebook to provide exclusive streaming content to Facebook's gaming channels, as part of their push to provide more gaming content for its users.[18]

Around the same time that Greene left Sony Online, Kim contacted and offered him the opportunity to work on a new battle royale concept. Within a week, Greene flew out to Bluehole's headquarters in Korea to discuss the options, and a few weeks later, became the creative director of Bluehole. He moved to South Korea to oversee development.[14] According to Greene, this was the first time a Korean game studio had brought aboard a foreigner for a creative director role, and while a risk, he says that his relationship with Bluehole's management is strong, allowing Greene's team to work autonomously with minimal oversight.[6] The game's main musical theme was composed by Tom Salta, who was personally selected by Greene as he and the team were looking for an "orchestral electronic hybrid theme" that would give players a "huge build-up", keeping them "resolutely determined" until a match starts.[19] The music for 6th anniversary was composed by Antti Martikainen.[20]

Development began in early 2016 and was publicly announced that June, with plans to have the game ready within a year.[21][22] Kim served as executive producer for the game.[14] Bluehole started with a team of about 35 developers supporting Greene's work, but had expanded to 70 by June 2017.[23] Greene stated that many of these developers were voluntarily putting in longer work hours into the game due to their dedication to the project, and not by any mandate from himself or Bluehole's management.[14][24] In addition to Bluehole, Greene also credits Bohemia Interactive, the developers of ARMA and DayZ, for support with motion capture animations via their Prague studio.[24][23]

With the rapid growth of interest in the game, Bluehole spun out the entire development for PUBG into Bluehole Ginno Games in September 2017, which was renamed PUBG Corporation with Kim as its chief executive officer. PUBG Corporation continued the development of the game and its marketing and growth, opening an office in the United States with plans for future ones in Europe and Japan.[25] In August 2018, PUBG Corporation launched the "Fix PUBG" campaign, acknowledging that that game by then still had several lingering bugs and other performance issues.[26] The campaign finished in November, with PUBG Corporation calling it a success as everything listed had been implemented by then.[27]

In March 2019, Greene announced that he was stepping down as the game's lead designer, but would still serve as a creative consultant. Tae-seok Jang, the game's art director, would replace him, with Green relocating to PUBG's studio in Amsterdam, PUBG Special Projects.[28] Greene stated that he believed the main PUBG team was at a place to continue developing the game in the direction he had set to keep the game unique among the other battle royale games it had launched, and he wanted to try something not tied to battle royale but still multiplayer-based. The move also put him closer to his family in Ireland.[29]

With the success of PUBG, Bluehole created Krafton as a holding company for its video game assets and studios in 2018, taking over the publishing duties for PUBG and related games.[30][31] By December 2020, Krafton merged PUBG Corporation into their internal studio system, rebranding the team as PUBG Studios.[32]

Design

PUBG represents the standalone version of what Greene believes is the "final version" of the battle royale concept, incorporating the elements he had designed in previous iterations.[6][33] Faster development was possible with the game engine Unreal Engine 4, compared with ARMA and H1Z1, which were built with proprietary game engines. Greene acknowledged that implementing the size of the maps in PUBG has been one of the challenges with working with Unreal, which was not designed with such maps in mind.[6][12] The game was designed as a mix between the realistic simulation of ARMA 3 and the arcade-like action focus and player accessibility of H1Z1.[5] To prevent in-game cheating, the game uses BattlEye anti-cheating software, which had permanently banned over 13 million players by October 2018.[34][35] BattlEye indicated that 99% of all cheating software for the game was developed in China.[36]

Based on Greene's experience with the genre, an island with many terrain features was picked as the first map, known as "Erangel".[11] The map design scope was to offer players many possible options for strategic and unique gameplay.[4] Some buildings and structures were designed to depict the style of the brutalist architecture of the Soviet Union during the 1950s. The developer team playtested architecture features and random item placement systems, looking at both how close-quarters encounters went, and for open terrain areas.[4] The goal was to optimize the right distribution and placement of weapons and gear across the map, to encourage players to make strategic decisions about how to proceed in the game without overly penalizing players who may not find weapons within the first few minutes of a round.[6] During early access, additional maps were planned, such as one set on a fictional island in the Adriatic Sea that included snow-covered Yugoslavian territories.[37][23] Greene stated that he thought the Erangel map felt disjointed despite meeting their goals for gameplay, and sought to create more unified ideas with future maps.[11]

The freefall from an airplane at the start of each match was a new feature for the genre, to encourage strategy between staying with the pack of players or seeking out one's own route for a better chance at finding good loot.[6] With the added parachute drop, Greene considered that PUBG had three distinct subgames: the airdrop during which one must quickly figure out the best time to jump and where to land in relationship to the other players, the loot game of knowing where and how to gather the best possible equipment, and the combat game with other players.[38] Winners of a match are greeted with the phrase "winner winner chicken dinner", an idiom that Greene had used in his prior battle royale games and kept in PUBG, which itself had origins as early as the Great Depression era.[39]

Greene also introduced microtransactions that allow players to use real-world funds to purchase loot crates that provide randomly-selected cosmetic items, also known as "skins", which they can trade with other players; while Greene recognizes the issue with skin gambling, he believes that Valve has put safeguards in place to support a "skin economy" that will provide further revenue for them without concerns over gambling.[8] However, by November 2017, gray market skin gambling sites began to appear that used PUBG cosmetics as virtual currency.[40] Following controversy over the use of loot boxes to offer "pay-to-win" items in other games in November 2017, the PUBG Corporation affirmed that while they would continue to add new cosmetic items rewarded by in-game crate purchases, they would never add anything that affects or alters gameplay.[41] In May 2018, PUBG Corporation disabled the ability to trade skins on the Steam Marketplace as they found that players were still abusing the system by selling them for monetary value through unofficial third-party platforms.[42] While still in early access, Bluehole offered an early preview of the system by offering time-limited crates that could be purchased during the first PUBG Invitations tournament during Gamescom in August 2017, with the sales from these contributing to the prize pool. Among loot from these crates were special outfits inspired by the original Battle Royale film.[43] Greene anticipates adding a campaign mode with co-operative player support, though there would be "no serious lore" crafted for the narrative, comparing this to similar modes in Watch Dogs.[44]

The game also features custom gamemodes and modding support.[6][14] He considered modding support an essential part of the full release as, just as he had his start with mods, he wants to enable others to create variations on his game so that he could "find the next PlayerUnknown".[45] This was aided by a quiet release of custom server support to a number of influential streamers which subsequently made it into public release.[24] In one case, "Zombie Mode", all but four players pretend to be zombies, who may sometimes distinguish themselves by removing all clothing and are limited only to collecting melee weapons and consumable items, and must rush to attack the other four players, who are able to collect all gear and attempt to outrun and defeat the zombies.[46] Inspired by this mode, Greene announced plans to introduce an official zombie-based gameplay mode based on this into PUBG.[47] Whereas most of the rest of the team continued to develop the core gameplay and maps, Greene is taking on the zombie mode as a near solo project, only using the assistance of the lead animator to help with the zombie animations.[23] Greene sees PUBG as a platform, and would like to see more custom game types and mods developed by players for it.[12] Greene identified that some mods that he also previously worked on from ARMA 3 may become part of the Battlegrounds platform.[12] Greene also wants to incorporate streaming services like Twitch into the game that would enable features supporting Battlegrounds' development as an esport, calling this an "ultimate end goal" for his development, but he wanted to let it progress naturally with players.[6][14][13]

Release

Release timeline
Major release(s)
2017PUBG (PC, early access)
PUBG (Xbox One, game preview)
PUBG (PC, release)
2018PUBG Mobile
PUBG Mobile KR
PUBG (Xbox One, release)
PUBG (PS4)
2019PUBG Mobile VN
Game for Peace
PUBG Mobile TW
PUBG Mobile Lite
PUBG Lite (PC)
2020PUBG (Stadia)
PUBG (Xbox Series X/S)
PUBG (PS5)
2021Battlegrounds Mobile India
2022Transition to free to play

Personal computers

Bluehole used closed alpha and beta periods with about 80,000 players to gauge initial reaction to the gameplay and adjust balance prior to a wider release.[14][48] Just prior to the early access phase on Steam, Bluehole opened a few servers and invited some popular live streamers of similar games to try it out as to start gaining interest.[49] Early access for the Windows version launched on March 23, 2017.[50] This period was planned to last approximately six months, originally aiming for a September 2017 release.[50][51] In July 2017, Greene announced that they would need to extend the early access period by a few months, continuing to release updates on a regular basis, with plans to still release by the end of 2017, as committing to this original period "could hinder us from delivering a fully featured game and/or lead to disappointment within the community if the launch deadline is not met".[52] Initially, Bluehole had expected that they would just gain enough players through early access to smooth out the gameplay, and only when the game was completed, they would have started more marketing for the title. The sudden interest in the game from early access exceeded their expectations, and put emphasis on the stability of the game and its underlying networking alongside gameplay improvements.[48] Through August 2017, these updates generally included a major weekly patch alongside major monthly updates that provided key performance improvements.[53] However, from August onward Bluehole backed off the rate of such patches, as the high frequency has led to some quality control issues, and the developers rather make sure each patch content is well-vetted by the community before providing new updates; this did not change their plans for a 2017 release, where it fully released out of early access on December 20.[54][55]

In part of the game's success in early access, Tencent Games, the largest publisher of video games in China, approached Bluehole that same month with an offer to publish PUBG in China.[56] However, the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association issued a statement in October 2017 that discouraged battle royale-style games, stating that they are too violent and deviate from Chinese values of socialism, deeming it harmful to young consumers.[57][58] The following month however, PUBG had reached a formal agreement with the Chinese government to allow the release of the game in the country, with Tencent as the publishing partner.[59] However, some changes were made to make sure it aligned with socialist values and traditional Chinese morals.[60] In South Korea, the game is marketed and distributed by Kakao Games.[61]

Despite the lack of a Chinese publisher prior to the Tencent deal, players in China had found ways to acquire and play the game through Steam via proxies and other networking tricks.[62] To address it, PUBG Corporation planned to add maximum client ping limits for servers which can reduce the issues with latency problems and prevent some of the cheating that has occurred. This would not prevent cross-region matchmaking but may make it difficult for some players to play outside their region if they have a poor Internet infrastructure.[63] Tencent has also helped by identifying and reporting around 30 software programs to Chinese police that can be used to cheat in PUBG, leading to over a hundred arrests by the beginning of 2018.[64] Separately, this technical issue, in addition to the larger number of Chinese players, has created complaints in the player community. Some Western players fear that many Chinese players are able to cheat in the game by exploiting some of the network latency issues, something that PUBG Corporation continued to address as the game shifted out of early access. However, a small number of players called for server segregation by region and had used racial insults at Chinese players they encountered in game. Greene was disappointed with this "xenophobic attitude", calling it "disgraceful", and asked the player community to respect the Chinese players more as their numbers were a key part of the game's success.[62] Greene also identified that players can easily get around such region locks using virtual private networks, making this approach ineffective.[65] PUBG Corporation eventually added region-based matchmaking by October 2018, though players still reported issues with connectivity and slow matchmaking.[66]

PUBG Lite is a free version of PUBG that is meant to be better playable on low-end computers by having significant reductions in graphic details and other features, but is otherwise feature complete with the full game. The version is meant to be played in regions where the game's minimum specifications may be difficult for average players to achieve, with a beta launch first releasing in Thailand in January 2019, and in Europe that October.[67][68] PUBG Lite was shut down on April 29, 2021.[69][70]

The personal computer and console versions of PUBG will transition to a free to play model on January 12, 2022. A new account tier, called Battleground Plus, will be available for purchase that includes additional customization items and in-game experience boosts, with owners of the game that had purchased it before this date being provided an upgrade to Battleground Plus automatically.[71]

On January 12, 2022, the game became free to play. A new account tier, called Battleground Plus, was made available for purchase. Owners of the game who purchased prior to January 12 were automatically upgraded to Battleground Plus for free. Battleground Plus allows for playing in ranked mode and on custom servers and includes additional customization items and in-game experience boosts.[72][73]

Consoles

Greene was part of Microsoft's press conference during E3 2017 to announce that PUBG would be coming to Xbox One as a timed console exclusive sometime by the end of 2017, using the Xbox Game Preview early access approach to test it.[74][75][48]

Initially, Greene said that Microsoft was not directly involved in the porting but only providing assistance to make sure the port is good, and that most of the porting responsibilities are being done by Anticto, a Spanish developer.[45] However, at Gamescom that year, Bluehole affirmed that Microsoft Studios would be publishing the Xbox One version of the title, helping to make a planned 2017 release for this version.[76] Greene said that Microsoft's support has helped in several ways, not only for the Xbox One version but improving the performance and security of the Windows version. Further, by being part of the group of studios under the Microsoft banner, they have been able to talk and incorporate technology from other developers, such as improved water rendering techniques they obtained from Rare that they had developed for Sea of Thieves.[77] Microsoft considered PUBG to be an important project to demonstrate their company's ability to be more than just a publisher, according to Microsoft's Nico Bihary who lead the project. Bihary said they have given PUBG a "white glove" treatment, and for the Xbox One port have provided services from their advanced technology group and time and support from The Coalition, another of Microsoft Studios' subsidiaries.[78] Kim also stated that the team was interested in cross-platform play between the Windows and console versions, but did not anticipate this as a release feature, as they need to determine how to mitigate the advantage keyboard and mouse-using players would have over those using controllers.[48]

Titled "Game Preview Edition", the early access version for the Xbox One was released on December 12, 2017, in both digital and physical formats.[79] To promote it, Microsoft performed real-life supply crate drops in Australia in the week prior, with the crates containing Xbox hardware, Battlegrounds merchandise, and other goods, using passcodes published alongside the drop locations on social media.[80] The Xbox version also includes Xbox-specific in-game cosmetic items, some which could be purchased directly rather than through in-game crates.[81] The official release out of the Game Preview program occurred on September 4, 2018.[82][83] Xbox Series X/S version and PlayStation 5 releases were announced via a post on the office website. The game launched on November 10, 2020 in Xbox Series X/S. PUBG Corporation confirmed the Xbox Series X version will feature a consistent 60 FPS gameplay while the Xbox Series S version features a 30 FPS gameplay, however they've also claimed the framerate cap will be raised in the near future. The game also features account transition and cross-platform play.[84]

With the announcement of the Xbox release, PUBG Corporation stated that there were plans to port to additional platforms, such as the PlayStation 4.[85][86][87] In an interview shortly after Gamescom, Greene said that their deal with Microsoft did not exclude a PlayStation 4 port, but that their focus at the time was only on the Windows and Xbox One version, given the small size of their team.[77][56] When asked about it in January 2018, Kim stated that the team released the game first on the Steam and Xbox Game Preview early access programs as they both easily allowed in-development games to be released and updated over time, which contrasted with Sony's lack of their own early access program, as well as their strict quality control for even completed games.[88] The PlayStation port was officially announced in November, and was released on December 7, 2018. PUBG Corporation studio head Brian Corrigan said that while they had had a small team working on the PlayStation 4 port for some time, it was only until the Xbox One port was mostly completed that they began fully working on the PlayStation port.[89] The PlayStation 4 version of the game includes platform-exclusive customization items, specifically the outfit of Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series, and Ellie's backpack from The Last of Us.[90] A short live-action film to promote the PlayStation 4 release was directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starred Jason Mitchell.[91] The PlayStation 5 version the game was released along with the PlayStation 5 console on November 12, 2020. The publisher claimed those who purchased the game on PlayStation 4 will be able to free upgrade and download the game, player could experience a consistent 60 FPS gameplay, account transition and supports cross-platform play.[92]

Cross-platform play support between the Xbox and PlayStation versions of PUBG was added in October 2019 following a testing period during the prior month.[93][94]

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds – Pioneer Edition was released on the streaming service Stadia on April 28, 2020. The game was free for Stadia's paid subscribers on launch.[95]

Mobile versions

Main article: PUBG Mobile
Further information: New State Mobile and Battlegrounds Mobile India

Following the Chinese publication deal for the Windows version, Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation additionally announced that they were planning on releasing two mobile versions based on the game in the country.[96][97] The first, PUBG: Exhilarating Battlefield, is an abridged version of the original game, and was developed by LightSpeed & Quantum Studio, an internal division of Tencent Games.[98] The second, PUBG: Army Attack, includes more arcade-style elements, including action taking place on warships, and was developed by Tencent's Timi Studio.[99] Both versions are free-to-play, and were released for Android and iOS devices on February 9, 2018.[100][101] The games had a combined total of 75 million pre-registrations, and ranked first and second on the Chinese iOS download charts at launch.[101] Following a soft launch in Canada, an English version of Exhilarating Battlefield, localized simply as PUBG Mobile, was released worldwide on March 19, 2018.[102][103][104] Following its release, a Korean and Japanese oriented version of the game released in June 2018, under the title name PUBG Mobile KR. A Vietnamese version, PUBG Mobile VN released in January 2019.

In China, PUBG Mobile had been awaiting approval by the government for an authorized released, during which the game could only be offered as a public test. However, Tencent's planned release was suspended due to the government approval freeze across most of 2018. By May 2019, Tencent announced it would no longer seek to publish PUBG Mobile in China, but instead would re-release the game under the title, Game for Peace that readily meets China's content restrictions, such as eliminating blood and gore.[105] Taiwanese version of the game was released following the Chinese version, as PUBG Mobile TW. A version meant for lower-end mobile devices which features a smaller map made for 60 players, PUBG Mobile Lite, was released on July 25, 2019.[106][107] This had support for high FPS gameplay on multiple Android devices.[108] The Chinese version of the app was again renamed to Peacekeeper Elite in 2020.[109]

Support for 90FPS gameplay was added for selected OnePlus devices in August 2020.[108][110]

On May 6, 2021, Krafton announced the relaunch of the game in India, following the ban imposed by the Government of India. Krafton directly publish the game instead of Tencent as a newly named title which could be only be accessed by users in India as Battlegrounds Mobile India.[111][112]

Esports

 
PUBG: Battlegrounds esports studio at the 2019 G-loot Grandslam

To celebrate the game surpassing two million copies sold, Bluehole announced a 2017 Charity Invitational event, inviting 128 players to compete over their official Twitch channel to raise money for the Gamers Outreach Foundation, with Bluehole matching all donations up to US$100,000.[113] The competition ran in early May 2017, and raised at least US$120,000 from viewers along with Bluehole's US$100,000 match, and served as a prototype for future esports events for the game.[114] During the August 2017 Gamescom event, Bluehole and ESL organized the first PUBG invitational tournament, with a $350,000 prize pool. Separate events were held for solo players, two-player teams, two-player teams fixed to first-person perspective, and four-player squads. Each event featured three matches, with the player or team scoring the highest across all three named winners.[43][115][116]

Greene said that while he had envisioned the battle royale format to be a spectator sport since his ARMA II mod, their approach to making PUBG an esport would be a matter of taking "baby steps". Greene said that they would not actively pursue esports until after the game was fully released and that all major bugs were eliminated. The Gamescom 2017 event demonstrated the issues surrounding the logistics of running a large PUBG tournament with a large number of players involved, and they had worked alongside ESL to explore how to do this effectively in the future. Further, Greene stated there was also the need to establish a format for presenting a PUBG match to make it interesting to spectators, which he thought would take some time to develop given the nature of the emergent gameplay, comparing it to established first-person shooters and multiplayer online battle arena esport games.[117] A 20-team, 80-player tournament with a US$200,000 prize pool was organized by Intel in Oakland in November 2017.[118][119]

Other games and media

Krafton had looked to expand PUBG beyond the core game as to expand the narrative universe. As part of this, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was quietly rebranded as PUBG: Battlegrounds around July 2021.[120]

Starting in 2020, Krafton released a series of live-action documentaries starring Jonathan Frakes that explored the origins of the game's Battlegrounds. Ahead of the game's Taego expansion in July 2021, Krafton released another live-action short called "Ground Zero", featuring Ma Dong-seok (aka Don Lee).[121]

Krafton announced a partnership with Adi Shankar in July 2021 to develop an animated series based on the PUBG universe.[122]

In 2019, Krafton created a new studio Striking Distance, helmed by Glen Schofield, who previously led development on the Dead Space series. In 2020, Schofield revealed that the studio was working on The Callisto Protocol, a game set in the PUBG universe but in the far future, taking place on a prison colony established on Jupiter's moon Callisto.[123]

Krafton announced a new game in development named PUBG: New State. This particular game is separated from PUBG: Battlegrounds but taking place in the PUBG Universe. Pre-registration were opened for the game on February 25, 2021.[124] It was released on 11 November that year for iOS and Android.[125] The game takes place in the year 2051 and is based on future warfare.[126] On January 27, 2022, the title name changed from "PUBG: New State" to "New State Mobile".[127]

Reception

Battlegrounds received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms, with the exception of the PlayStation 4 version which received "mixed or average reviews", according to review aggregator website Metacritic.[128] During both its early access phase and after, the game also surpassed numerous player-count records. Bluehole released statistics for the first four months of release that showed that over ten million rounds of Battlegrounds had been played, effectively equal to more than 25,000 man-years of time.[138] Data by SteamSpy showed that Battlegrounds had surpassed long-standing popular titles in concurrent player count on Steam, such as Fallout 4 and Grand Theft Auto V, eventually overtaking Dota 2, the most played game on the platform for years, in August 2017.[139][140] The following month, the game had its peak concurrent player count reach over 1.3 million, surpassing Dota 2's all-time record of 1.29 set in March 2016.[141][142][143] The game then reached a concurrent player count of two million in October 2017,[144] and three million by the end of the year.[145] The game has also been shown popular in South Korean PC bangs; analysis firm Gametrics reported that Battlegrounds had surpassed Overwatch and became the second-most played game in the country by August 2017, only behind League of Legends,[146] it subsequently surpassed League of Legends by October 2017.[147] Battlegrounds' popularity in China led to a large increase in users of Steam from there, with more than half of Steam clients having Chinese as their default language in late 2017.[62]

Several journalists commented on the game's rapid growth towards a large player base for a game that was still in early access. Greene had confidence that the game could reach over a million players within a month, but some of his development team were only anticipating around 200,000 to 300,000 within the first year, and were surprised by its performance in its first month.[148] Greene himself believed that the strong growth was buoyed by non-traditional promotional channels like Twitch streamers and other content creators, which they have since worked to introduce new gameplay elements ahead of public release.[77] IGN's Rad believed that the popularity of the game was due to its fast-paced nature compared to similar type games available at the time, such as H1Z1 and DayZ. She thought that the design balanced the solitary periods when the player is scavenging or sneaking around with those of being in combat with others, and the approach is readily accessible to new players with very little waiting time to get into a new match.[149] Andy Moore for Glixel considered that Battlegrounds' popularity comes from how the game encouraged players to engage due to the situation they are placed in rather than from the player's own disposition, comparing it to the Stanford prison experiment, and thus able to capture the interest of players who may normally eschew these types of games.[150]

 
A PUBG: Battlegrounds female cosplayer at the 33rd Development Anime Festival

Rock Paper Shotgun's Michael Johnson described Battlegrounds as "a tactical shooting sandbox, a story generator, and a horror game all in one", providing some of the "highest highs" in multiplayer gaming as reason for its popularity.[151] Rob Zacny for Waypoint found that Battlegrounds offered the same type of entertainment experience for viewers that many other player-vs-player survival games have, but because of the lack of persistence, players were more likely to experiment with resources rather than hoard them, leading to humorous or unexpected situations that are often absent in survival games and making the title more enjoyable to watch and play, leading to its popularity.[152] Jeff Grubb of Venture Beat considered Battlegrounds a paradigm shift in the first-person shooter market similar to how Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare also changed the landscape of shooters when it was released in 2007, and believed it did this by being an anti-Call of Duty in terms of pacing and strategy.[153] Chloi Rad's IGN has praised the game's gunplay, saying the game "has taken the military-sim gameplay... [and] boiled it down to its most exciting parts."

Sales

Battlegrounds made US$11 million in the first three days of its Windows early access release in March 2017.[154] By the second week of April, the game had sold over one million copies, with a peak player count of 89,000,[155] SuperData Research estimated that the game's April sales exceeded US$34 million, putting it as one of the top 10 highest grossing revenue games for the month and exceeding revenue from Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[156] By May 2017, the game had sold over two million copies, with total gross revenues estimated at US$60 million.[157][158] Within three months of its early access release, it had surpassed over five million copies sold,[159] and Bluehole announced it had exceeded US$100 million in sale revenue.[160] Battlegrounds reached this four million mark faster than Minecraft, which took over a year to reach similar sales figures while it was in its paid-beta development period.[161]

By September 2017, Bluehole's value, as tracked by a firm that tracks private Korean corporations, increased five-fold from June of that year to a value of US$4.6 billion, primarily due to Battlegrounds.[56] By December 2017, PUBG Corporation reported that there were more than 30 million players worldwide between the Windows and Xbox versions.[162] The research film SuperData estimated that Battlegrounds drew in more than US$712 million in revenue within 2017.[163] By February 2018, the game had sold over thirty million on Steam according to Steam Spy.[164] The following month, Steam's President Gabe Newell stated that the game was the third highest-grossing game of all time on the platform.[165] PUBG: Battlegrounds is the best-selling video game on PC and Xbox One as of before release of the PlayStation 4 version, 42 million copies sold on PC and 9 million copies sold on Xbox One.[166][167]

Within three days of going live on the Xbox Live Preview Program in mid-December 2017, Microsoft announced that Battlegrounds had sold more than a million copies on the platform. Alongside this, Microsoft announced that Battlegrounds would be offered as a free add-on for those buying the Xbox One X console through the end of 2017.[168] A month after release, the Xbox version had sold more than four million copies and was the fourth bestselling game in the United States, according to The NPD Group.[169][170] By March 2018, the game had sold forty million copies across all platforms, which had risen to over fifty million by June, averaging over 87 million players daily with over 400 million players in total.[171][172] The mobile version in particular had over 100 million downloads by August 2018,[173] and exceeded 225 million by October 2018,[174] a figure higher than the combined player base for Fortnite at nearly the same point in time. As of 2018, the bulk of these players were in Asian countries such as China and India, where PUBG Mobile was released before Fortnite and could run on lower-powered mobile hardware.[175][176] China has the game's largest player base.[174] PUBG was the most popular online game in India in 2018 (but it was banned by the government of India in 2020; see below).[177]

PUBG was the top-selling PC paid game of 2017,[178] having sold 30 million copies worldwide and grossed about $900 million.[179] By June 2018, it had sold more than 50 million copies worldwide.[172] PUBG was again the top-selling PC paid game of 2018, increasing its annual sales revenue to $1.028 billion.[180] In addition, the free-to-play PUBG Mobile became the first mobile battle royale game to gross over $1 billion,[181] reaching over $1.5 billion as of 2019.[182]

PUBG Mobile was the second most-downloaded mobile game of 2018, with nearly 300 million downloads worldwide. The game's largest market was China, which accounted for 29% of the game's downloads, followed by India and the United States each with about 10% (30 million) of its downloads. It was the most-installed battle royale game of 2018, with about 200 million more installs than Fortnite, which received 82 million installs on mobile devices.[183] As of 2019, PUBG Mobile has reached 555 million downloads worldwide, with India accounting 116 million (21%) of the downloads, China with 108 million (19%) downloads, and the United States with 42 million (8%) downloads.[182]

In Japan, PUBG was the most popular PC game during 2017.[184] PUBG Mobile grossed ¥3.58 billion ($32.42 million) in Japan during 2018.[185] In January 2019, the PlayStation 4 version of Battlegrounds sold 7,447 copies within its first week in Japan, which placed it at number fourteen on the all format sales chart.[186] As of December 2019, the PC and console versions of the game had sold over 60 million copies, in addition to PUBG Mobile having crossed 600 million downloads.[187] By July 2020, computer and console software sales had exceeded 70 million units sold,[188] in addition to PUBG Mobile accumulating 734 million downloads.[189] PUBG Mobile grossed over $3.5 billion in revenue by August 2020.[190] PUBG Mobile grossed over $2.6 billion in 2020, making it the highest-grossing game of the year and bringing its total revenue to over $4.3 billion by December 2020.[191]

In March 2021, it was reported that PUBG Mobile has accumulated 1 billion downloads outside of China since launch.[192] As of December 2022, PUBG Mobile has grossed $9 billion worldwide,[193] while Battlegrounds Mobile India surpassed 100 million on Google Play store.[194] By the end of 2021, PUBG: Battlegrounds had an average of 70 million daily users.[195] After selling more than 75 million copies, the original PC and console game converted to free-to-play,[196] according to the Krafton's revenue report for the first quarter of 2022, free-to-play transition was the reason for increase in game's profit. PC sales have been increased by 61 percent for a revenue of $82.3 million. In gaming consoles, sales revenue have been increased by 274 percent over the last year, monthly active users also have been increased by almost 300 percent. PC and console version of the game has accumulated a total revenue of $4 billion since its release in 2017,[179][197][198][199][180] combined with the mobile version, PUBG: Battlegrounds has a total revenue of $13 billion.[193]

Records

Record by Record title Ref.
Guinness World Records Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to sell one million units. [200]
Guinness World Records Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to gross $100 million in revenue.
Guinness World Records First non-Valve video game to be the most played game on Steam.
Guinness World Records Most concurrent players for a Steam Early Access video game.
Guinness World Records Most concurrent players on Steam for a non-Valve video game.
Guinness World Records Most actively played video game on Steam.
Guinness World Records First video game with 2 million concurrent players on Steam.

Before the official release of PUBG: Battlegrounds, as an early access video game, it had collected seven Guinness World Records on Steam. Starting with the first record, title "Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to sell one million units" was provided for being able to sell 1 million units in just 16 days of its early access release. Title "Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to gross $100 million in revenue" was provided for being able to gross $100 million in just 79 days of its early access release. Title "First non-Valve video game to be the most played game on Steam" was provided for being able to temporarily top the Steam charts for people playing the game at the same time – more than 800,000. It was the first time that a game not published by Valve, the makers of Steam, had achieved this since Steam's initial release in 2003. As of 6 September 2017, it had the second highest ever peak players on the Steam distribution platform. Titles "Most concurrent players for a Steam Early Access video game", "Most concurrent players on Steam for a non-Valve video game" and "Most actively played video game on Steam" were provided for being able to achieve 1,984,278 concurrent players on Steam. Title "First video game with 2 million concurrent players on Steam" was provided for being able to achieve a peak of 2,279,084 gamers playing at the same time.[200]

Awards

While still in early access, Battlegrounds won the "Best Multiplayer Game" and was also nominated for the categories "Game of the Year" and "Best Ongoing Game" at The Game Awards 2017.[201] The game's nomination for "Game of the Year" created some debate, being the first early access title to be named for one of the top industry awards.[202][203] Also, about a month before it was released, the game won "Best Multiplayer Game" and "PC Game of the Year" at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards,[204] whereas its other nominations were for "Studio of the Year" (PUBG Corporation) and "Ultimate Game of the Year".[205] It also won the "Breakout Game of the Year" award at PC Gamer's end of the year awards,[206] whereas its other nomination was for "Game of the Year".[207] Polygon ranked the game second on their list of the 50 best games of 2017,[208] and The Verge named it one of their 15 Best Games of 2017,[209] while Entertainment Weekly ranked it seventh on their "Best Games of 2017" list.[210]

Following release, Battlegrounds has been nominated and won several industry awards, including winning Best Multiplayer Game at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards and The Game Awards 2017, as well as Action Game of the Year during the 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.

Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 35th Golden Joystick Awards Best Multiplayer Game Won [204][205]
PC Game of the Year Won
Ultimate Game of the Year Nominated
The Game Awards 2017 Best Multiplayer Game Won [201]
Best Ongoing Game Nominated
Game of the Year Nominated
2018 New York Game Awards 2018 Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year Nominated [211]
21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Game of the Year Nominated [212][213]
Action Game of the Year Won
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Nominated
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Won
Italian Video Game Awards 2018 Innovation Award Won [214]
2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Esports Game of the Year Won [215][216]
Excellence in Design Nominated
Excellence in Multiplayer Won
Most Promising New Intellectual Property Nominated
Trending Game of the Year Won
Video Game of the Year Nominated
18th Game Developers Choice Awards Best Design Nominated [217][218]
Innovation Award Nominated
Game of the Year Nominated
14th British Academy Games Awards Evolving Game Nominated [219][220]
Multiplayer Nominated
Original Property Nominated
Famitsu Awards Excellence Prize Won [221]
Rookie Award Won
Game Critics Awards 2018 Best Ongoing Game Nominated [222][223]
2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice Videogame Nominated [224][225]
BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards Best Game Nominated [226]
36th Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award Nominated [227][228]
Mobile Game of the Year (PUBG Mobile) Won
Xbox Game of the Year Nominated
The Game Awards 2018 Best Mobile Game (PUBG Mobile) Nominated [229]
Gamers' Choice Awards Fan Favorite Multiplayer Game Nominated [230]
Fan Favorite Battle Royale Game Nominated
Fan Favorite Mobile Game (PUBG Mobile) Nominated
Australian Games Awards Shooter of the Year Nominated [231]
2019 Italian Video Game Awards 2019 Best Mobile Game (PUBG Mobile) Nominated [232]
37th Golden Joystick Awards eSports Game of the Year (PUBG Mobile) Nominated [233]
Google Play Users’ Choice Awards Best Competitive Game (PUBG Mobile) Won [234]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India Favourite Mobile Game (PUBG Mobile) Nominated [235]
Esports Awards Esports Breakthrough Game of The Year (PUBG Mobile) Nominated [236]
2020 Indonesia Gaming Awards Game of the Year (PUBG Mobile) Won [237]
Esports Awards Esports Mobile Game of the Year (PUBG Mobile) Nominated [238]
2021 Esports Awards Esports Mobile Game of the Year (PUBG Mobile) Nominated [239]
2022 Esports Awards Esports Mobile Game of the Year (PUBG Mobile) Won [240]

The game has also gained multiple award from individual press. Battlegrounds won the award for "Best PC Game", "Best Multiplayer", and "Best Spectator Game" at the IGN Best of 2017 Awards,[241][242][243] whereas its other nominations were for "Game of the Year"[244] and "Best Shooter".[245] It also won the award for "Best PC Game" at Destructoid's Game of the Year Awards 2017.[246] The game also won Giant Bomb's "Best Multiplayer", "Best Surprise", "Best Debut", and "Game of the Year" awards, and was classified as a runner-up for the "Best Moment or Sequence" award for the "chicken-eating game".[247][248][249][250] Eurogamer ranked PUBG fourth on their list of the "Top 50 Games of 2017",[251] while GamesRadar+ ranked it 12th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017.[252] Game Informer gave it the award each for "Best Competitive Multiplayer" and "Best Shooter" in their Best of 2017 Awards,[253][254] and also for "Best Competitive Multiplayer", "Best Multiplayer Map" (Erangel), "Best Innovation", and "Shooter of the Year" in their 2017 Shooter of the Year Awards.[255] In their Reader's Choice Best of 2017 Awards, the game won the "Best Competitive Multiplayer" award, and was runner-up in the "Best Microsoft Exclusive" and "Best Shooter" categories.[256][257][258]

Litigation

Epic Games Lawsuit

Battlegrounds is considered as one of the games that have boosted the popularity of the battle royale game genre, even though other games, including Greene's previous mods, were already on the market.[259] After its large early access sales numbers, other games followed with battle royale mechanics, with either existing games that added a battle royale mode or fully new games. Notably, Epic Games updated their in-development title Fortnite, a sandbox-based survival game that included the ability to construct fortifications, to include a battle royale mode that retained the fortification aspects. Known as Fortnite Battle Royale, Epic later released it as a standalone free-to-play game in September 2017. Shortly after its release, Bluehole expressed concerns about the game, acknowledging that while they cannot claim ownership of the battle royale genre, they feared that since they had been working with Epic for technical support of the Unreal engine, that they may have had a heads-up on planned features they wanted to bring to Battlegrounds and could release it first.[260] PUBG Corporation later filed a lawsuit against Epic Games Korea in January 2018, alleging that Fortnite Battle Royale was infringing the copyright of Battlegrounds.[261] However, the lawsuit was closed by PUBG in June 2018 for undisclosed reasons.[262]

Greene had expressed concern on the large number of games that have simply cloned the Battleground mechanics, particularly in China where clones of Battlegrounds are considered a new genre of "chicken-eating game" (based on the "winner winner chicken dinner" line to a match winner in Battlegrounds).[263][264] Greene said "I want this genre of games to grow. For that to happen you need new and interesting spins on the game mode. If it's just copycats down the line, then the genre doesn't grow and people get bored."[259] Greene claimed no ownership of the battle royale or last man standing genres, but believed that the clones were taking some specific mechanics he had developed in Battlegrounds and prior mods, such as the initial parachuting segment or the red-zone bombing runs, and would like to see legislation to give developers such as himself protection against these types of concepts as well as improve creativity as developers invent new approaches to mimic such innovations.[265] Battlegrounds' explosive growth and how it popularized the battle royale genre was considered one of the top stories in the video game industry during 2017.[266][267][268]

NetEase Lawsuit

Prior to release of their mobile versions, PUBG Corporation initiated legal action in the Northern Distinct Court of California against Chinese game publisher NetEase in January 2018, claiming that their mobile games Rules of Survival and Knives Out infringe on Battlegrounds' copyrights. PUBG's lawsuit asserts that Rules of Survival is "a copyrightable audio-visual work, individually and/or in combination with other elements of Battlegrounds", and identified several elements that appear similar in both games. While some of these elements are common features of a battle royale game, PUBG asserted that other elements reference specific facets of Battlegrounds, such as references to chicken for winning a game or using cookware as weapons or armor, makes Rules of Survival imply a connection to Battlegrounds. PUBG seeks both monetary damages and requiring NetEase from further distribution of the games. NetEase, in responding to PUBG's request to Apple to remove the games, denied that their games violated Battlegrounds' copyrights.[269][270] By March 2019, the two companies had reached an undisclosed agreement and were working to get the cases dismissed.[271]

National bans

In March 2019, Battlegrounds was banned in the Indian state of Gujarat after the local government decided the game was too addictive and an unnecessary distraction during exam season.[272] A number of students caught playing the game were arrested as a result.[273][274] The ban was not renewed in some cities in the state after March as exam season had ended.[272] A similar ban was enacted in Nepal and Iraq in April 2019, with the cited reasons being that the game was harmful to children and teenagers.[275][276] The ban in Nepal was shortly lifted by the country's Supreme Court, stating that the government could not enforce such a ban that interfered with personal freedoms without demonstrating why the ban was necessary.[277] In mid-2019, Jordan and the Indonesian province of Aceh issued similar bans.[278][279]

On July 1, 2020, Battlegrounds was banned in Pakistan by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority citing the reasons that the game is addictive, wastage of time and poses serious negative impact on physical and psychological health of the children after receiving various complaints from different segments of society and Lahore High Court's directions to look in the matter. However the ban is temporary till further orders from the court.[280] The game continued to remain banned in Pakistan for a month. A meeting was held on July 30, 2020, between PTA and legal representatives of Proxima Beta who addressed the queries raised by authority and emphasized on continued engagement and a comprehensive control mechanism after which the ban was lifted from Battlegrounds.[281]

Amidst the ongoing 2020 China–India skirmishes, the Indian government banned PUBG Mobile along with more than 100 other Chinese apps, most made by Tencent and NetEase, on September 2, 2020, asserting the apps were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting user data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India".[282][283] India was PUBG Mobile's largest market with the country accounting for 175 million downloads and 24% of global users.[284]

Notes

  1. ^ Early access launch on March 23, 2017
  2. ^ Xbox Game Preview launch on December 12, 2017
  3. ^ LightSpeed Studios, a division of Tencent Games, developed the Android and iOS versions of the game. Xbox One version development support was provided by The Coalition.
  4. ^ Published under the Level Infinite brand

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Carter, Chris (June 9, 2017). "Understanding Playerunknown's Battlegrounds". Polygon. from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Forward, Jordan. "PUBG new map – all the latest details on the upcoming snow map, Vikendi". PCGames. from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Scott-Jones, Richard (July 13, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds gets first-person-only servers next month". PCGamesN. from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c Bradley, Alan (April 27, 2017). "Designing the giant battle royale maps of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds". Gamasutra. from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  5. ^ a b Marks, Tom (January 21, 2015). "Battle Royale modder Brendan Greene on his official H1Z1 mode". PC Gamer. Future US. from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i Batchelor, James (April 26, 2017). "PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds dev: "I want to find the next me"". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  7. ^ Nieva, Jason (April 9, 2019). "PUBG's Latest Update Adds Flare Gun, Two New Vehicles". Player.One. from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Kerr, Chris (May 7, 2017). "'Skin economy is a good thing,' says Playerunknown's Battlegrounds creator". Gamasutra. from the original on August 1, 2017.
  9. ^ Goslin, Austen (March 22, 2018). "PUBG bringing in an Event Mode to answer Fortnite's". Polygon. from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  10. ^ Greene, Brendan (February 15, 2017). "INVEN Game Conference Talk". PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e McCarthy, Caty (August 9, 2017). "Meeting PlayerUnknown, and the Fiction that Inspired the Year's Biggest Surprise Hit". US Gamer. from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g Smith, Graham (July 5, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds interview: New modes, modding plans, and his meteoric rise". Rock Paper Shotgun. from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  13. ^ a b Winkie, Luke (April 7, 2017). "Meet Brendan 'Playerunknown' Greene, Creator of the Twitch Hit 'Battlegrounds'". Glixel. from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h Forward, Jordan (May 19, 2017). "Getting to know PlayerUnknown". PCGamesN. from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  15. ^ Livingston, Christopher (February 28, 2017). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds could have a bright future in the battle royale genre he created". PC Gamer. Future US. from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Inside the company behind sensation Playerunknown's Battlegrounds". Venture Beat. June 27, 2017. from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  17. ^ Sung-won, Yoon (April 3, 2017). "Korean survival shooter tops global game chart". The Korea Times. from the original on April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  18. ^ Hall, Charlie (July 10, 2017). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds inks exclusive content deal with Facebook". Polygon. from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  19. ^ Makuch, Eddie (January 24, 2018). "PUBG Theme Music Now Available To Stream, Buy". GameSpot. from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  20. ^ "Antti Martikainen: composing a new theme for PUBG". www.facebook.com. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  21. ^ Higton, Ian (April 10, 2017). "Battlegrounds' PlayerUnknown and the future of Battle Royale". Eurogamer. from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  22. ^ "Bluehole and Playerunknown Reveal Playerunknown's Battlegrounds Open World Strategic Shooter". Gamasutra (Press release). June 30, 2017. from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  23. ^ a b c d Peel, Jeremy (June 29, 2017). "The secret to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' success? There isn't one". PCGamesN. from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  24. ^ a b c Hall, Charlie (June 20, 2017). "A fireside chat with the creator of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds". Polygon. from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  25. ^ Minotti, Mike (September 29, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is getting its own subsidiary from Bluehole". Venture Beat. from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  26. ^ Byford, Sam (August 8, 2018). "PUBG developer admits PUBG is broken with 'Fix PUBG' campaign". The Verge. from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  27. ^ Castello, Jay (November 18, 2018). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds declares FIX PUBG a success, talk new development directions". Rock Paper Shotgun. from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  28. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (March 13, 2019). "Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene moves on from PUBG". Eurogamer. from the original on March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  29. ^ Batchelor, James (April 1, 2019). "Brendan Greene: "I'm done with battle royale"". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  30. ^ Kim, Sohee (January 18, 2021). "Coding Prodigy Behind Hit Game PUBG Eyes IPO Worth Billions". Bloomberg News. from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  31. ^ Lee, Joyce (April 8, 2021). "Korean video game firm Krafton applies for IPO, seen worth billions of dollars". Reuters. from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  32. ^ Seck, Tobias (December 1, 2020). "PUBG Corp. Fully Merges into KRAFTON, Becomes PUBG Studio". The Esports Observer. from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  33. ^ Grayson, Nathan (April 10, 2017). "The Modder Behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, A Game That Just Sold A Million Copies". Kotaku. from the original on April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  34. ^ Horti, Samuel (October 15, 2017). "PUBG's anti-cheat system is banning more than 6,000 players a day". PC Gamer. from the original on October 16, 2017.
  35. ^ Castello, Jay (October 6, 2018). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds has banned over 13 million cheaters". Rock Paper Shotgun. from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  36. ^ Grayson, Nathan (December 21, 2017). "Majority of Battlegrounds Cheats Are From China, PlayerUnknown Says [UPDATE]". Kotaku. from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  37. ^ Tack, Daniel (May 11, 2017). "Exclusive Details On New Maps Coming To PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". Game Informer. from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  38. ^ Smith, Graham (July 13, 2017). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is easy in ways other games are hard". Rock Paper Shotgun. from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  39. ^ Plunkett, Luke (July 13, 2017). "The Origins Of Battlegrounds' "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" Line". Kotaku. from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  40. ^ D'Anastasio, Cecila (November 15, 2017). "People Are Gambling With Battlegrounds Skins Now". Kotaku. from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  41. ^ Billcliffe, James (December 5, 2017). "PUBG might get new cosmetic items, but only after launch and never "anything that affects the gameplay"". VG247. from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  42. ^ Kerr, Chris (May 4, 2018). "Battlegrounds item trading shut down due to marketplace abuse". Gamasutra. from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  43. ^ a b O'Conner, Alice (July 25, 2017). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds getting Battle Royale-ier". Rock Paper Shotgun. from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  44. ^ Carter, Chris (May 29, 2017). "PlayerUnknown plans on adding replays and possibly a campaign for Battlegrounds". Destructoid. from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  45. ^ a b Hollister, Sean (July 28, 2017). "PlayerUnknown: A chat with the man behind 2017's viral PC game". CNET. from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  46. ^ Alexandra, Heather (May 22, 2017). "Players Are Turning Battlegrounds Into A Zombie Nightmare". Kotaku. from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  47. ^ Reilly, Luke (June 14, 2017). "Battlegrounds Getting Player-Controlled Zombies". IGN. from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  48. ^ a b c d Donaldson, Alex (June 27, 2017). "How PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds went from scrappy mod to one of the games of 2017". VG247. from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  49. ^ Hall, Charlie (December 4, 2017). "PUBG has dominated 2017, here's how it happened". Polygon. from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  50. ^ a b Livingston, Christopher (March 23, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is now available on Steam Early Access". PC Gamer. Future US. from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  51. ^ Livingston, Christopher (March 9, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds will hit Early Access on March 23, and here's the official trailer". PC Gamer. Future US. from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  52. ^ Hood, Vic (July 7, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds full launch delayed to end of 2017". Eurogamer. from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  53. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (April 1, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds receives first patch with more coming on a regular basis". VG247. from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  54. ^ Hood, Vic (August 16, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds patches to be released less often". Eurogamer. from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  55. ^ Villas-Boas, Antonio (December 8, 2017). "The biggest game of 2017 is finally finished, and it will launch on December 20". Business Insider. from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  56. ^ a b c Nakamura, Yuji; Kim, Sam (September 27, 2017). "One Man's Journey From Welfare to World's Hottest Video Game". Bloomberg Businessweek. from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  57. ^ Chen, Lulu Yilun (October 29, 2017). "World's Hottest PC Game Could Get Locked Out of China". Bloomberg Businessweek. from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  58. ^ Jones, Ali (October 30, 2017). "The Chinese government is discouraging the development of battle royale games". PCGamesN. from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  59. ^ Handrahan, Matthew (November 22, 2017). "Tencent to publish PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in China". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  60. ^ Lemon, Marshall (November 22, 2017), "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been approved in China, with a few changes", VG247, from the original on November 22, 2017, retrieved November 22, 2017
  61. ^ Tebay, Andy (August 14, 2017). "Kakao signs contract with Bluehole to publish Korean version of PUBG". VentureSquare.com. from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  62. ^ a b c Hall, Charlie (December 22, 2017). "PUBG creator on the rise of China and the future of Battlegrounds". Polygon. from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  63. ^ Bailey, Dustin (January 12, 2018). "PUBG won't region lock China, but new ping limits might prevent cross-region matchmaking". PCGamesN. from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  64. ^ Lulu Yilun Chen; Yuji Nakamura; Sam Kim (January 15, 2018). "The World's Top-Selling Video Game Has a Cheating Problem". Bloomberg Businessweek. from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  65. ^ Saed, Sherif (March 22, 2018). "PUBG's Brendan Greene responds to calls to region lock Chinese players: "Region locking just doesn't work"". VG247. from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  66. ^ Jones, Ali (October 4, 2018). "After months asking for region locks, PUBG players are mad about region locks". PCGamesN. from the original on October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  67. ^ Saed, Sherif (January 25, 2019). "PUBG Lite is a free-to-play version for low-spec PCs, limited to Thailand for now". VG247. from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  68. ^ Brown, Fraser (October 2019). "PUBG Lite's open beta expands to Europe next week". PC Gamer. from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  69. ^ Harris, Iain (March 31, 2021). "PUBG's free-to-play version is shutting down". PCGamesN. from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  70. ^ "[NOTICE] April 29 Service Termination Notice". PUBG Corporation. March 30, 2021. from the original on April 30, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  71. ^ Makar, Connor (December 10, 2021). "PUBG is going Free to Play in January 2022". VG247. from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  72. ^ Makar, Connor (December 10, 2021). "PUBG is going Free to Play in January 2022". VG247. from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  73. ^ Mollie Taylor (January 12, 2022). "PUBG: Battlegrounds is now free-to-play". PC Gamer. from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  74. ^ Grubb, Jeff (June 11, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds comes to Xbox One X". Venture Beat. from the original on June 11, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  75. ^ Lemon, Marshall (June 11, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' console launch will be Xbox One exclusive". VG247. from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  76. ^ Statt, Nick (August 20, 2017). "Microsoft will be the publisher of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds when it comes to Xbox". The Verge. from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  77. ^ a b c Handrahan, Matthew (September 6, 2017). "PUBG: "When you ask about growth on PC, I just look at League of Legends"". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  78. ^ Hall, Charlie (December 7, 2017). "PUBG team got help from Gears of War developers The Coalition for Xbox port". Polygon. from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  79. ^ Knezevic, Kevin (October 31, 2017). "PUBG Xbox One Release Date Confirmed". GameSpot. from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  80. ^ Saed, Sharif (December 7, 2017). "Microsoft is dropping supply crates in Australia to celebrate PUBG launch on Xbox One". VG247. from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  81. ^ Billcliffe, James (December 7, 2017). "You can buy Xbox exclusive PUBG cosmetics before the game's even out". VG247. from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  82. ^ Grubb, Jeff (August 21, 2018). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds leaves Xbox Game Preview on September 4". VentureBeat. from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  83. ^ Kzenevic, Kevin (September 4, 2018). "PUBG Launches On Xbox One, Adds Sanhok Map And More In 1.0 Update". GameSpot. from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  84. ^ Volvoikar, Palash (October 28, 2020). "PUBG confirmed to be available on Sony PS5 and Xbox Series X/S at launch, will run at 60 FPS". MySmartPrice. from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  85. ^ Ashcroft, Brian (March 30, 2017). "Battlegrounds producer Chang-han Kim reportedly told Inven". Kotaku. from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  86. ^ Grubb, Jeff (July 6, 2017). "Bluehole built PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' for livestream viewers". Venture Beat. from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  87. ^ Hood, Vic (August 25, 2017). "Microsoft and PlayerUnknown dance around the thorny issue of Battlegrounds console exclusivity". Eurogamer. from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  88. ^ Saed, Sharif (January 2, 2018). "PUBG CEO wants the game on every platform, says Sony is "very strict" about quality". VG247. from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  89. ^ Goslin, Austin (November 13, 2018). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds coming to PS4 in December". Polygon. from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  90. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (November 13, 2018). "PUBG hits PS4 with Nathan Drake and Ellie items". Eurogamer. from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  91. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (November 6, 2018). "Here's A Brand New Pubg Short Film By Metal Gear Solid Movie Director Jordan Vogt-roberts". IGN. from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  92. ^ "➤ PUBG: PlayStation 5 version announced, will support cross-play 🎮". ➤The Best News and Guides for your Video Games, Comics and Movies | Resources4Gaming ®. April 21, 2021. from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  93. ^ Knezevik, Kevin (August 19, 2019). "PUBG Adding Cross-Play On PS4 And Xbox One". GameSpot. from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  94. ^ Kerr, Chris (October 2, 2019). "PUBG cross-play between Xbox One and PS4 has launched". Gamasutra. from the original on October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  95. ^ Goslin, Austen (April 28, 2020). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is out now on Google Stadia". Polygon. from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  96. ^ McAloon, Alissa (November 27, 2017). "Tencent working to bring Battlegrounds to mobile in China". Gamasutra. from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  97. ^ Brightman, James (November 27, 2017). "PUBG going mobile with Tencent's help". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  98. ^ Higton, Ian (February 17, 2018). "Here's how PUBG on mobile phones compares to the original game". Eurogamer. from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  99. ^ Wong, Alistair (December 1, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Gets Two Mobile Versions In China". Siliconera. from the original on December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  100. ^ Arif, Shabana (February 9, 2018). "PUBG's Chinese Mobile Games Are Now in Early Access". IGN. from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  101. ^ a b Madnani, Mikhail (February 9, 2018). "Both of Tencent's 'PUBG' Mobile Games Are Now Available on the App Store in China for Free". TouchArcade. from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  102. ^ Saed, Sherif (March 15, 2018). "PUBG Mobile gets surprise release in the West". VG247. from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  103. ^ Chalk, Andy (March 15, 2018). "PUBG Mobile comes to the West with a 'soft launch' in Canada". PC Gamer. from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  104. ^ Knezevic, Kevin. "PUBG Mobile Out Now For Free In The US And Other Regions". GameSpot. from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  105. ^ Jones, Ali (May 8, 2019). "PUBG Mobile re-released as bloodless 'Game of Peace' so Tencent can monetise it in China". PCGamesN. from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  106. ^ Peters, Jay (August 9, 2019). "PUBG Mobile Lite is a smaller game with big changes". The Verge. from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  107. ^ "PUBG Mobile Lite OFficial Site". www.pubgmlite.com. from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  108. ^ a b Siddiqui, Aamir (August 6, 2020). "PUBG Mobile now supports 90fps gameplay on the OnePlus 8 Pro, 8, 7T Pro, 7T, and 7 Pro as a timed exclusive". xda-developers. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  109. ^ "Chinese PUBG Mobile called out for privacy issues". South China Morning Post. September 15, 2020. from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  110. ^ Matthew Sholtz (August 6, 2020). "You can now play PUBG Mobile at 90 FPS on OnePlus phones". Android Police. from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  111. ^ "BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA". www.battlegroundsmobileindia.com (in Korean). from the original on June 1, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  112. ^ "PUBG Mobile India is Now Battlegrounds Mobile India: New Logo, Underage Usage Terms Updated". www.news18.com. May 6, 2021. from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  113. ^ Williams, Mike (May 2, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Celebrates 2 Million Sold With Charity Tournament". USGamer. from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  114. ^ . Esports-Pro.com. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  115. ^ Grubb, Jeff (August 23, 2017). "Gamescom PUBG Invitational winners get a golden frying pan trophy". Venture Beat. from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  116. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (July 25, 2017). "First PUBG Invitational will take place at gamescom in August, sales from vanity crates will go toward prizes". VG247. from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  117. ^ Handranah, Matthew (August 31, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is taking "baby steps" into esports". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  118. ^ . en.intelextrememasters.com. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  119. ^ "Home | IEM Oakland 2017 PUBG Invitational qualifiers". pubg.iemoakland.com. from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  120. ^ Fenlon, Wes (August 5, 2021). "Hold up, PUBG is called PUBG: Battlegrounds now?". PC Gamer. from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  121. ^ Michael, Cale (June 22, 2021). "Krafton launches new Mysteries Unknown PUBG lore deep dive with Jonathan Frakes, announces Ground Zero short-film starring Don Lee". Dot Esports. from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  122. ^ Akers, Adele (July 20, 2021). "Castlevania TV Producer Making a PUBG Animated Show". IGN. from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  123. ^ Kim, Matt T.K. (December 11, 2020). "The Callisto Protocol Wants to be The Scariest Next-Gen Horror Game Ever". IGN. from the original on December 12, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  124. ^ Vijayasarathy, Sanket (February 24, 2021). "PUBG: New State game announced, but will it be available in India?91mobiles.com". from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  125. ^ "PUBG New State : New State launched in India on Android, iOS -". The Times of India. November 11, 2021. from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  126. ^ "PUBG: New State". newstate.pubg.com (in Korean). from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  127. ^ @Newstatemobile (January 27, 2022). "Hello Survivors. New State has always been a mobile-focused experience, and through the transformation to New State Mobile, we are bringing this to the core. We always appreciate your support, and please look out for upcoming content updates later this year" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  128. ^ a b "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  129. ^ "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (Xbox One)". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  130. ^ "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (IOS)". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  131. ^ "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PlayStation 4)". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  132. ^ Tack, Daniel (December 20, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". Game Informer. from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  133. ^ Higham, Michael (December 22, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Review". GameSpot. from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  134. ^ Rad, Chloi (January 5, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Review". IGN. from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  135. ^ Forward, Jordan (December 22, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PC review". PCGamesN. from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  136. ^ Plante, Chris (December 20, 2017). "PUBG review: Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is imperfectly perfect". Polygon. from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  137. ^ Williams, Mike (December 22, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Review: First Man Standing". US Gamer. from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  138. ^ Rad, Chloi (August 14, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Total Player Killcount and Other Crazy Stats". IGN. from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  139. ^ McAloon, Alissa (July 31, 2017). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds claims record for most peak players in a non-Valve game". Gamasutra. from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  140. ^ Pereira, Chris (August 27, 2017). "PUBG Becomes The Biggest Game On Steam, Briefly Surpassing Dota 2". GameSpot. from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  141. ^ Donnelley, Joe (September 8, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has passed 1 million concurrent players". PC Gamer. from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  142. ^ Hester, Blake. "More Than a Million People Are Playing 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' Right Now". Rolling Stone. from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  143. ^ Brown, Fraser (September 16, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds beats Dota 2's highest concurrent player record". PC Gamer. from the original on September 17, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  144. ^ Pereira, Chris (October 11, 2017). "PUBG Passes Another Major Milestone On Steam". GameSpot. from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  145. ^ Horti, Samuel (December 29, 2017). "PUBG hits 3 million concurrent players (and 1.5 million cheater bans)". PC Gamer. from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  146. ^ Foxall, Sam (August 31, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds surpasses Overwatch in South Korea's PC bangs". PCGamesN. from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  147. ^ Saed, Sharif (October 19, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds overtakes League of Legends as the most played game at Korean PC bangs". VG247. from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  148. ^ Hestor, Blake (September 11, 2017). "Brendan "Playerunknown" Greene's whirlwind year". Polygon. from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  149. ^ Rad, Chloi (April 18, 2017). "Why 1 Million People Play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". IGN. from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  150. ^ Moore, Andy (April 21, 2017). "Learning to Love the Masochism of 'Playerunknown's Battlegrounds'". Glixel. from the original on April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  151. ^ Johnson, Michael (May 2, 2017). "The tension & elation of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". Rock Paper Shotgun. from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  152. ^ Zacny, Rob (April 24, 2017). "A Murder-Car in 'BATTLEGROUNDS' Captures Why Its Mayhem Works". Waypoint. from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  153. ^ Grubb, Jeff (July 3, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is the most important shooter since Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare". Venture Beat. from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  154. ^ Kerr, Chris (March 27, 2017). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds pulls in over $11 million in three days". Gamasutra. from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  155. ^ Livingston, Christopher (April 10, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has sold 1 million copies". PC Gamer. Future US. from the original on July 25, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  156. ^ Burns, Ben (May 25, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds made $34 million in April, more than Overwatch or CS:GO". PCGamesN. from the original on May 25, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  157. ^ Porter, Matt (May 2, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Hits 2 Million Copies Sold". IGN. from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  158. ^ Gilbert, Ben (May 4, 2017). "The crazy new game that pits 100 people against each other on a deserted island will come to consoles". Business Insider. from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  159. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (March 15, 2018). "PUBG has over 5 million players on Xbox One, players gifted with celebratory jacket". VG247. from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  160. ^ Grubb, Jeff (June 23, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds surpasses $100 million in revenue". Venture Beat. from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  161. ^ Sims, David (July 11, 2017). "The Apocalyptic Appeal of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". The Atlantic. from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  162. ^ McAloon, Alissa (December 21, 2017). "Now out of Early Access, Battlegrounds crosses 30M players". Gamasutra. from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  163. ^ Calvin, Alex (January 30, 2018). "SuperData: Global games market brought in $108.4bn in 2017, PUBG generated $712m". PC Games Insider. from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  164. ^ Hall, Charlie (February 15, 2018). "PUBG hits 30M sold on PC, but player counts are down". Polygon. from the original on February 18, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  165. ^ "Gabe Newell: 'Hooray! Valve's going to start shipping games again'". PC Gamer. March 8, 2018. from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  166. ^ "PUBG Has Sold 8 Million Copies on Xbox One". Screen Rant. July 4, 2018. from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  167. ^ "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Full Product Release Now Available on Xbox One". Xbox Wire. July 4, 2018. from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  168. ^ Minotii, Mike (December 15, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds sells 1 million Xbox One copies in 3 days". Venture Beat. from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  169. ^ Hall, Charlie (January 25, 2018). "PUBG celebrates 4M players on Xbox One with free loot crates". Polygon. from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  170. ^ Grubb, Jeff (February 21, 2018). "January 2018 NPD: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds hits top 5 on Xbox alone". Venture Beat. from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  171. ^ Takahashi, Dean (March 23, 2018). "PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene points to PUBG's future after its smashing first year". Venture Beat. from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  172. ^ a b McWhertor, Michael (June 19, 2018). "PUBG reaches 50M copies sold, 400M total players". Polygon. from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  173. ^ LeFebvre, Rob (August 16, 2018). "'PUBG' mobile app surpasses 100 million downloads". Engadget. from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  174. ^ a b "PUBG Mobile hits $100 million slower than Fortnite because of China". VentureBeat. October 24, 2018. from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  175. ^ Lao, Shannon (December 18, 2018). "PUBG mobile has as many players as Fortnite". The Verge. from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  176. ^ Jones, Ali (December 19, 2018). "PUBG Mobile has as many players as Fortnite". PCGamesN. from the original on December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  177. ^ "Charted: India's obsession with Chinese online game PUBG". Quartz. December 10, 2018. from the original on January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  178. ^ "2017 YEAR IN REVIEW: DIGITAL GAMES AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA" (PDF). SuperData Research. January 25, 2018. (PDF) from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  179. ^ a b Makuch, Eddie (January 2, 2018). "PUBG Passes 3 Million Concurrent Users On PC". GameSpot. from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  180. ^ a b . SuperData Research. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  181. ^ "PUBG becomes first mobile battle royale to surpass $1bn revenue". GamesIndustry.biz. September 23, 2019. from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  182. ^ a b Partleton, Kayleigh (December 12, 2019). "PUBG Mobile shoots through $1.5 billion in lifetime revenue". Pocket Gamer. from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  183. ^ "Q4 and Full Year 2018: Store Intelligence Data Digest" (PDF). Sensor Tower. January 16, 2019. (PDF) from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  184. ^ "PUBG is World's 6th Most Popular PC Game, and #1 in Japan". The Esports Observer. August 17, 2017. from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  185. ^ "2018年アプリ収益予測@Game-i". #セルラン分析/ゲーム株『Game-i』 (in Japanese). from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  186. ^ Romano, Sal (January 23, 2019). "Media Create Sales: 1/14/19 – 1/20/19". Gematsu. from the original on April 5, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  187. ^ Bailey, Dustin (December 16, 2019). "PUBG has sold ten million units in the past 18 months". PCGamesN. from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  188. ^ Kerr, Chris (July 14, 2020). "PUBG has sold over 70 million copies worldwide". Gamasutra. from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  189. ^ Chapple, Craig (July 2, 2020). "PUBG Mobile Doubles Lifetime Revenue to $3 Billion in Just Seven Months". Sensor Tower. from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  190. ^ Chapple, Craig (September 9, 2020). "PUBG Mobile Generates $500 Million in Just Over Two Months as it Races Past $3.5 Billion Lifetime Revenue". Sensor Tower. from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  191. ^ Chan, Stephanie (December 22, 2020). "2020 Year In Review: 10 Mobile Milestones". Sensor Tower. from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  192. ^ Pei Li (March 25, 2021). "PUBG Mobile reports 1 billion accumulated downloads since 2018 launch". Reuters. from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  193. ^ a b Fragan, Jordan (December 6, 2022). "PUBG Mobile hits $9B in lifetime consumer spending". Game Beat. from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  194. ^ "Battlegrounds Mobile India clocks 100 million users, completes one year in India". The Indian Express. July 1, 2022. from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  195. ^ "Tencent pulls blockbuster game PUBG in China, launches patriotic alternative". Reuters. May 8, 2019. from the original on October 14, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  196. ^ Peters, Jay (December 9, 2021). "The original PUBG is going free-to-play". The Verge. from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  197. ^ . April 9, 2020. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  198. ^ . February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  199. ^ ""KRAFTON, INC. REPORTS $1.57 BILLION USD IN REVENUE FOR 2021, THE HIGHEST IN THE COMPANY'S HISTORY" - KRAFTON Press Room". press.krafton.com. from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  200. ^ a b "Videogame sensation PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS collects 7 records including most played game on Steam". Guinness World Records. November 17, 2017. from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  201. ^ a b Alexander, Julia (December 8, 2017). "The Game Awards forgot to give PUBG its only award last night". Polygon. from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  202. ^ Bailey, Kat (November 14, 2017). "Opinion: Nominating PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for Game of the Year is a Terrible Idea". US Gamer. from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  203. ^ Grubb, Jeff (November 14, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and GOTY: It's about art vs. product". VentureBeat. from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  204. ^ a b Weber, Rachel (November 17, 2017). "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild scores big at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP". GamesRadar+. from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  205. ^ a b Gaito, Eri (November 13, 2017). "Golden Joystick Awards 2017 Nominees". Best in Slot. from the original on January 10, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  206. ^ PC Gamer staff (December 18, 2017). "Breakout Game 2017: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds". PC Gamer. from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  207. ^ PC Gamer staff (December 8, 2017). "Games of the Year 2017: The nominees". PC Gamer. from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  208. ^ Polygon staff (December 18, 2017). "the 50 best games of 2017". Polygon. from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  209. ^ Verge staff (December 15, 2017). "The 15 best games of 2017". The Verge. from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  210. ^ Morales, Aaron; Abrams, Natalie (December 29, 2017). "The Year's Best Games". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1496–97. pp. 92–94. from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  211. ^ Whitney, Kayla (January 25, 2018). "Complete list of winners of the New York Game Awards 2018". AXS. from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  212. ^ Makuch, Eddie (January 14, 2018). "Game Of The Year Nominees Announced for DICE Awards". GameSpot. from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  213. ^ Makuch, Eddie (February 22, 2018). "Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Wins Game Of The Year At DICE Awards". GameSpot. from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  214. ^ . Italian Video Game Awards. March 14, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2019.
  215. ^ McNeill, Andrew (January 31, 2018). "Here Are Your 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists!". SXSW. from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  216. ^ IGN Studios (March 17, 2018). "2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners Revealed". IGN. from the original on March 18, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  217. ^ Gamasutra staff (January 5, 2018). "Breath of the Wild & Horizon Zero Dawn lead GDC 2018 Choice Awards nominees!". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  218. ^ Makuch, Eddie (March 21, 2018). "Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Wins Another Game Of The Year Award". GameSpot. from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  219. ^ deAlessandri, Marie (March 15, 2018). "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice at forefront of BAFTA Games Awards nominations". MCV. from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  220. ^ "British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2018". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. March 13, 2018. from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  221. ^ Brian (April 27, 2018). "Famitsu Award 2017 winners announced". Nintendo Everything. from the original on June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  222. ^ Faller, Patrick (June 28, 2018). "E3 2018: Game Critics Awards Nominations Revealed: Anthem, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Top The List". GameSpot. from the original on June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  223. ^ Watts, Steve (July 2, 2018). "Resident Evil 2 Wins E3 Game Critics Awards' Top Honor". GameSpot. from the original on July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  224. ^ Cohen, Jess (June 22, 2018). "Teen Choice Awards 2018: Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther and Riverdale Among Top Nominees". E!. from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  225. ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (August 12, 2018). "Teen Choice Awards: 'Riverdale', 'Infinity War', 'Black Panther' Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  226. ^ "Little Mix, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Sigrid and Jonas Blue lead the performances for BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards 2018". BBC. September 10, 2018. from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  227. ^ Hoggins, Tom (September 24, 2018). "Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced, voting open now". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  228. ^ Sheridan, Connor (November 16, 2018). "Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale". GamesRadar+. from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  229. ^ Grant, Christopher (December 6, 2018). "The Game Awards 2018: Here are all the winners". Polygon. from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  230. ^ Glyer, Mike (November 19, 2018). "2018 Gamers' Choice Awards Nominees". File 770. from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  231. ^ "Your 2018 Winners". Australian Games Awards. December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  232. ^ "Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners". Italian Video Game Awards. April 11, 2019. from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  233. ^ Tailby, Stephen (September 20, 2019). "Days Gone Rides Off with Three Nominations in This Year's Golden Joystick Awards". Push Square. from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  234. ^ Venkatesh, Aarthi (December 12, 2019). "PUBG Mobile wins Best Competitive Game award for the second consecutive year". www.sportskeeda.com. from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  235. ^ "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (Video Game 2017)". IMDb. from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  236. ^ "PUBG Mobile Is Nominated As The Esports Breakthrough Game of the Year". GuruGamer.com. October 26, 2019. from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  237. ^ Rossel, John Dave (December 20, 2020). "PUBG Mobile and BTR Zuxxy Won Awards at the Indonesia Gaming Award 2020". AFK Gaming. from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  238. ^ "Free Fire & PUBG Mobile Are Nominated For Esports Mobile GOTY Award". GuruGamer.com. July 24, 2020. from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  239. ^ Gametube (November 26, 2021). "PUBG Mobile finishes second in Mobile Game of the Year category at Esports Awards 2021 as Free Fire claims first spot". www.sportskeeda.com. from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  240. ^ "Esports Awards 2022: PUBG Mobile Wins Esports Mobile Game of the Year Award". AFKGAMING. December 14, 2022. from the original on December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  241. ^ "Best of 2017 Awards: Best PC Game". IGN. December 20, 2017. from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  242. ^ "Best of 2017 Awards: Best Multiplayer". IGN. December 20, 2017. from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  243. ^ "Best of 2017 Awards: Best Spectator Game". IGN. December 20, 2017. from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  244. ^ "Best of 2017 Awards: Game of the Year". IGN. December 20, 2017. from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  245. ^ "Best of 2017 Awards: Best Shooter". IGN. December 20, 2017. from the original on December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
  246. ^ Makedonski, Brett (December 20, 2017). "Destructoid's award for Best PC Game of 2017 goes to..." Destructoid. from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  247. ^ Giant Bomb staff (December 26, 2017). "Game of the Year 2017 Day Two: Music, Surprise, Multiplayer, and Mess". Giant Bomb. from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  248. ^ Giant Bomb staff (December 27, 2017). "Game of the Year 2017 Day Three: World, Wolfenstein, Moments, and PLEASE STOP". Giant Bomb. from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  249. ^ Giant Bomb staff (December 28, 2017). "Game of the Year 2017 Day Four: Debut, New Characters, Story, and Styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle". Giant Bomb. from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  250. ^ Giant Bomb staff (December 29, 2017). "Game of the Year 2017 Day Five: Best, Worst, Cast, and Capture". Giant Bomb. from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  251. ^ Eurogamer staff (December 30, 2017). "Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2017: 10–1". Eurogamer. from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  252. ^ GamesRadar staff (December 22, 2017). "The best games of 2017: Page 2". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  253. ^ Game Informer staff (January 4, 2018). "Game Informer's Best Of 2017 Awards (Page 2)". Game Informer. from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  254. ^ Game Informer staff (January 4, 2018). "Game Informer's Best Of 2017 Awards (Page 4)". Game Informer. from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  255. ^ Bertz, Matt (January 6, 2018). "The 2017 Shooter of the Year Awards". Game Informer. from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  256. ^ Cork, Jeff (January 4, 2018). "Reader's Choice Best Of 2017 Awards". Game Informer. from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  257. ^ Cork, Jeff (January 4, 2018). "Reader's Choice Best Of 2017 Awards (Page 2)". Game Informer. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  258. ^ Cork, Jeff (January 4, 2018). "Reader's Choice Best Of 2017 Awards (Page 3)". Game Informer. from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  259. ^ a b Powell, Steffan (December 12, 2017). "PubG creator says games need 'better protection' from copycat titles". BBC. from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  260. ^ Livingston, Christopher (September 23, 2017). "PUBG exec clarifies objection to Fortnite Battle Royale: 'it's not about the idea itself, it's about Epic Games'". PC Gamer. from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  261. ^ Nakamura, Yuji; Kim, Sam (May 29, 2018). "Most Popular Game on the Planet Accused of Copyright Violation". Bloomberg L.P. from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  262. ^ Kim, Sam (June 26, 2018). "Copyright Lawsuit Dropped Against Fortnite Creators, Ending Legal Battle". Bloomberg L.P. from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  263. ^ Wawro, Alex (November 28, 2017). "Inside the PUBG-fueled rise of 'chicken eating games' in China". Gamasutra. from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  264. ^ Plunkett, Luke (July 13, 2017). "The Origins Of Battlegrounds' "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner" Line". Kotaku. from the original on August 16, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  265. ^ Benson, Julian (December 21, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' creator says legal protection "will encourage creativity"". PCGamesN. from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  266. ^ Sapieha, Chad (December 14, 2017). "The year in games: Five news stories and trends that dominated the industry in 2017". National Post. from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  267. ^ Graft, Kris (December 18, 2017). "5 trends that defined the game industry in 2017". Gamasutra. from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  268. ^ Campbell, Colin (December 28, 2017). "These were the biggest stories in video games in 2017". Polygon. from the original on December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  269. ^ Mackovech, Sam (April 5, 2018). "PUBG creators finally decide a copycat game has gone too far, file suit". Ars Technica. from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  270. ^ Hester, Blake (April 5, 2018). "PUBG Corp. Sues Mobile Dev For Copyright Infringement". Glixel. from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  271. ^ Valentine, Rebekah (March 25, 2019). "PUBG Corp, NetEase settle copyright lawsuit". GamesIndustry.biz. from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  272. ^ a b Mukherjee, Amritanshu. "PUBG ban lifted from Ahmedabad, police still worried about side effects of the game". India Today. from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  273. ^ "PUBG Mobile Ban: You Will Get Arrested For Playing The Battle Royal Game in These Cities in India". News18. March 14, 2019. from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  274. ^ Liao, Shannon (March 14, 2019). "Police in India arrested ten students for playing PUBG". The Verge. from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  275. ^ Sharma, Gopal (April 11, 2019). "Nepal bans online game PUBG citing negative impact on children". Reuters. from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  276. ^ Chalk, Andy (April 18, 2019). "Fortnite and PUBG are now banned in Iraq". PC Gamer. from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  277. ^ Holt, Kris (April 23, 2019). "Nepal's Supreme Court reverses national ban on 'PUBG'". Engadget. from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  278. ^ "Jordan bans online game PUBG over 'negative effects'". CNA. July 7, 2019. from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  279. ^ "Aceh ulemas demand Indonesia ban online battle game PUBG". The Jakarta Post. June 23, 2019. from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  280. ^ "Pakistan temporarily bans popular online game PUBG". The Express Tribune. July 1, 2020. from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  281. ^ "PTA lifts ban on PUBG, Bigo after meeting with companies' officials". The Express Tribune. July 30, 2020. from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  282. ^ "India-China dispute live updates: PUBG among 118 mobile applications banned by government". The Times of India. from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  283. ^ Bai, Saritha (September 2, 2020). "India Bans 118 China Apps Including PUBG, Alipay and Baidu Search". Bloomberg News. from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  284. ^ "From PUBG to Camcard: Among the 118 Chinese apps banned, here are the ones you'll miss". First Post. September 2, 2020. from the original on September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
  • Official website  
  • PUBG Mobile

January 01, 1970
pubg, battlegrounds, this, article, contain, excessive, amount, intricate, detail, that, interest, only, particular, audience, please, help, spinning, relocating, relevant, information, removing, excessive, detail, that, against, wikipedia, inclusion, policy, . This article may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia s inclusion policy September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message PUBG Battlegrounds previously known as PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds is a battle royale game developed by PUBG Studios and published by Krafton The game which was inspired by the Japanese film Battle Royale 2000 is based on previous mods created by Brendan PlayerUnknown Greene for other games and expanded into a standalone game under Greene s creative direction It is the first game in the PUBG Universe series PUBG BattlegroundsDeveloper s PUBG Studios c Publisher s KraftonMicrosoft Studios Xbox One Tencent Games mobile d Director s Brendan GreeneJang Tae seokProducer s Kim Chang hanDesigner s Brendan GreeneArtist s Jang Tae seokComposer s Tom SaltaSeriesPUBG UniverseEngineUnreal Engine 4Platform s WindowsAndroidiOSXbox OnePlayStation 4StadiaXbox Series X SPlayStation 5ReleaseDecember 20 2017 WindowsDecember 20 2017 a Android iOSMarch 19 2018Xbox OneSeptember 4 2018 b PlayStation 4December 7 2018StadiaApril 28 2020Xbox Series X SNovember 10 2020PlayStation 5November 12 2020Genre s Battle royaleMode s Multiplayer The game is played from either a third person or first person perspective In the game up to one hundred players parachute onto an island where they scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill other players while avoiding getting killed themselves The available safe area of the game s map decreases in size over time directing surviving players into an ever tightening space to force encounters The last surviving player or team wins the round It was first released for Windows via Steam s early access beta program in March 2017 with a full release in December 2017 The game was also released by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One via its Xbox Game Preview program that same month and officially released in September 2018 PUBG Mobile a free to play mobile game version for Android and iOS was released in 2018 in addition to a port for the PlayStation 4 A version for the Stadia streaming platform was released in April 2020 with Xbox Series X S and PlayStation 5 versions being released in November 2020 The game has been free to play for all platforms since January 12 2022 The game received positive reviews from critics who found that while the game had some technical flaws it presented new types of gameplay that could be easily approached by players of any skill level and was highly replayable The game was credited with popularizing the battle royale genre with a number of unofficial Chinese clones also being produced following its success The game received several Game of the Year nominations and set seven Guinness World Records among many other accolades PUBG Corporation has run several small tournaments and introduced in game tools to help with broadcasting the game to spectators as they wish for it to become a popular esport It has sold over 75 million copies on personal computers and game consoles is the best selling video game on PC and Xbox One and is the fifth best selling video game of all time Currently the game has accumulated 13 billion in worldwide revenue including from the more successful mobile version of the game and it is considered to be one of the highest grossing video games of all time Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 2 1 Design 3 Release 3 1 Personal computers 3 2 Consoles 3 3 Mobile versions 4 Esports 5 Other games and media 6 Reception 6 1 Sales 6 1 1 Records 6 2 Awards 7 Litigation 7 1 Epic Games Lawsuit 7 2 NetEase Lawsuit 7 3 National bans 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksGameplayPUBG is a player versus player shooter game in which up to one hundred players fight in a battle royale a type of large scale last man standing deathmatch where players fight to remain the last alive Players can choose to enter the match solo duo or with a small team of up to four people The last person or team alive wins the match 1 Each match starts with players parachuting from a plane onto one of the eight maps which have different sizes and terrain 2 The plane s flight path across the map varies with each round requiring players to quickly determine the best time to eject and parachute to the ground 1 Players start with no gear beyond customized clothing selections which do not affect gameplay Once they land players can search buildings ghost towns and other sites to find weapons vehicles armor and other equipment These items are procedurally distributed throughout the map at the start of a match with certain high risk zones typically having better equipment 1 Killed players can be looted to acquire their gear as well 1 Players can opt to play either from the first person or third person perspective each having their own advantages and disadvantages in combat and situational awareness though server specific settings can be used to force all players into one perspective to eliminate some advantages 3 Every few minutes the playable area of the map begins to shrink down towards a random location with any player caught outside the safe area taking damage incrementally and eventually being eliminated if the safe zone is not entered in time in game the players see the boundary as a shimmering blue wall that contracts over time 4 This results in a more confined map in turn increasing the chances of encounters 1 During the course of the match random regions of the map are highlighted in red and bombed posing a threat to players who remain in that area 5 In both cases players are warned a few minutes before these events giving them time to relocate to safety 6 A plane will fly over various parts of the playable map occasionally at random or wherever a player uses a flare gun and drop a loot package containing items which are typically unobtainable during normal gameplay These packages emit highly visible red smoke drawing interested players near it and creating further confrontations 1 7 On average a full round takes no more than 30 minutes 6 At the completion of each round players gain in game currency based on their performance The currency is used to purchase crates which contain cosmetic items for character or weapon customization 8 A rotating event mode was added to the game in March 2018 These events change up the normal game rules such as establishing larger teams or squads or altering the distribution of weapons and armor across the game map 9 Development nbsp Game creator Brendan PlayerUnknown Greene in 2018 The game s concept and design was led by Brendan Greene better known by his online handle PlayerUnknown who had previously created the ARMA 2 mod DayZ Battle Royale an offshoot of popular mod DayZ and inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale 10 11 At the time he created DayZ Battle Royale around 2013 Irish born Greene had been living in Brazil for a few years as a photographer graphic designer and web designer and played video games such as Delta Force Black Hawk Down and America s Army 12 13 The DayZ mod caught his interest both as a realistic military simulation and its open ended gameplay and started playing around with a custom server learning programming as he went along 12 Greene found most multiplayer first person shooters too repetitive considering maps small and easy to memorize He wanted to create something with more random aspects so that players would not know what to expect creating a high degree of replayability this was done by creating vastly larger maps that could not be easily memorized and using random item placement across it 14 Greene was also inspired by an online competition for DayZ called Survivor GameZ which featured a number of Twitch and YouTube streamers fighting until only a few were left as he was not a streamer himself Greene wanted to create a similar game mode that anyone could play 14 His initial efforts on this mod were more inspired by The Hunger Games novels where players would try to vie for stockpiles of weapons at a central location but moved away from this partially to give players a better chance at survival by spreading weapons around and also to avoid copyright issues with the novels 11 In taking inspiration from the Battle Royale film Greene had wanted to use square safe areas but his inexperience in coding led him to use circular safe areas instead which persisted to Battlegrounds 11 When DayZ became its own standalone title interest in his ARMA 2 version of the Battle Royale mod trailed off and Greene transitioned development of the mod to ARMA 3 12 Sony Online Entertainment now the Daybreak Game Company had become interested in Greene s work and brought him on as a consultant to develop on H1Z1 licensing the battle royale idea from him 12 In February 2016 Sony Online split H1Z1 into two separate games the survival mode H1Z1 Just Survive and the battle royale like H1Z1 King of the Kill around the same time that Greene s consultation period was over 15 Separately the Seoul based studio Ginno Games led by Chang han Kim and who developed massively multiplayer online games MMOs for personal computers was acquired and renamed Bluehole Ginno Games by Bluehole in January 2015 a major South Korean publisher of MMOs and mobile games 16 17 Kim recognized that producing a successful game in South Korea generally meant it would be published globally and wanted to use his team to create a successful title for personal computers that followed the same model as other mobile games published by Bluehole He had already been excited about making a type of battle royale game after he had played DayZ in part that the format had not caught on in Korea He also wanted to make this through an early access model and have a very limited development schedule to get the game out as quickly as possible while treating the product as a games as a service model to be able to support it for many years 16 In researching what had been done he came across Greene s mods and reached out to him 16 In July 2017 Bluehole partnered with social media platform Facebook to provide exclusive streaming content to Facebook s gaming channels as part of their push to provide more gaming content for its users 18 Around the same time that Greene left Sony Online Kim contacted and offered him the opportunity to work on a new battle royale concept Within a week Greene flew out to Bluehole s headquarters in Korea to discuss the options and a few weeks later became the creative director of Bluehole He moved to South Korea to oversee development 14 According to Greene this was the first time a Korean game studio had brought aboard a foreigner for a creative director role and while a risk he says that his relationship with Bluehole s management is strong allowing Greene s team to work autonomously with minimal oversight 6 The game s main musical theme was composed by Tom Salta who was personally selected by Greene as he and the team were looking for an orchestral electronic hybrid theme that would give players a huge build up keeping them resolutely determined until a match starts 19 The music for 6th anniversary was composed by Antti Martikainen 20 Development began in early 2016 and was publicly announced that June with plans to have the game ready within a year 21 22 Kim served as executive producer for the game 14 Bluehole started with a team of about 35 developers supporting Greene s work but had expanded to 70 by June 2017 23 Greene stated that many of these developers were voluntarily putting in longer work hours into the game due to their dedication to the project and not by any mandate from himself or Bluehole s management 14 24 In addition to Bluehole Greene also credits Bohemia Interactive the developers of ARMA and DayZ for support with motion capture animations via their Prague studio 24 23 With the rapid growth of interest in the game Bluehole spun out the entire development for PUBG into Bluehole Ginno Games in September 2017 which was renamed PUBG Corporation with Kim as its chief executive officer PUBG Corporation continued the development of the game and its marketing and growth opening an office in the United States with plans for future ones in Europe and Japan 25 In August 2018 PUBG Corporation launched the Fix PUBG campaign acknowledging that that game by then still had several lingering bugs and other performance issues 26 The campaign finished in November with PUBG Corporation calling it a success as everything listed had been implemented by then 27 In March 2019 Greene announced that he was stepping down as the game s lead designer but would still serve as a creative consultant Tae seok Jang the game s art director would replace him with Green relocating to PUBG s studio in Amsterdam PUBG Special Projects 28 Greene stated that he believed the main PUBG team was at a place to continue developing the game in the direction he had set to keep the game unique among the other battle royale games it had launched and he wanted to try something not tied to battle royale but still multiplayer based The move also put him closer to his family in Ireland 29 With the success of PUBG Bluehole created Krafton as a holding company for its video game assets and studios in 2018 taking over the publishing duties for PUBG and related games 30 31 By December 2020 Krafton merged PUBG Corporation into their internal studio system rebranding the team as PUBG Studios 32 Design PUBG represents the standalone version of what Greene believes is the final version of the battle royale concept incorporating the elements he had designed in previous iterations 6 33 Faster development was possible with the game engine Unreal Engine 4 compared with ARMA and H1Z1 which were built with proprietary game engines Greene acknowledged that implementing the size of the maps in PUBG has been one of the challenges with working with Unreal which was not designed with such maps in mind 6 12 The game was designed as a mix between the realistic simulation of ARMA 3 and the arcade like action focus and player accessibility of H1Z1 5 To prevent in game cheating the game uses BattlEye anti cheating software which had permanently banned over 13 million players by October 2018 34 35 BattlEye indicated that 99 of all cheating software for the game was developed in China 36 Based on Greene s experience with the genre an island with many terrain features was picked as the first map known as Erangel 11 The map design scope was to offer players many possible options for strategic and unique gameplay 4 Some buildings and structures were designed to depict the style of the brutalist architecture of the Soviet Union during the 1950s The developer team playtested architecture features and random item placement systems looking at both how close quarters encounters went and for open terrain areas 4 The goal was to optimize the right distribution and placement of weapons and gear across the map to encourage players to make strategic decisions about how to proceed in the game without overly penalizing players who may not find weapons within the first few minutes of a round 6 During early access additional maps were planned such as one set on a fictional island in the Adriatic Sea that included snow covered Yugoslavian territories 37 23 Greene stated that he thought the Erangel map felt disjointed despite meeting their goals for gameplay and sought to create more unified ideas with future maps 11 The freefall from an airplane at the start of each match was a new feature for the genre to encourage strategy between staying with the pack of players or seeking out one s own route for a better chance at finding good loot 6 With the added parachute drop Greene considered that PUBG had three distinct subgames the airdrop during which one must quickly figure out the best time to jump and where to land in relationship to the other players the loot game of knowing where and how to gather the best possible equipment and the combat game with other players 38 Winners of a match are greeted with the phrase winner winner chicken dinner an idiom that Greene had used in his prior battle royale games and kept in PUBG which itself had origins as early as the Great Depression era 39 Greene also introduced microtransactions that allow players to use real world funds to purchase loot crates that provide randomly selected cosmetic items also known as skins which they can trade with other players while Greene recognizes the issue with skin gambling he believes that Valve has put safeguards in place to support a skin economy that will provide further revenue for them without concerns over gambling 8 However by November 2017 gray market skin gambling sites began to appear that used PUBG cosmetics as virtual currency 40 Following controversy over the use of loot boxes to offer pay to win items in other games in November 2017 the PUBG Corporation affirmed that while they would continue to add new cosmetic items rewarded by in game crate purchases they would never add anything that affects or alters gameplay 41 In May 2018 PUBG Corporation disabled the ability to trade skins on the Steam Marketplace as they found that players were still abusing the system by selling them for monetary value through unofficial third party platforms 42 While still in early access Bluehole offered an early preview of the system by offering time limited crates that could be purchased during the first PUBG Invitations tournament during Gamescom in August 2017 with the sales from these contributing to the prize pool Among loot from these crates were special outfits inspired by the original Battle Royale film 43 Greene anticipates adding a campaign mode with co operative player support though there would be no serious lore crafted for the narrative comparing this to similar modes in Watch Dogs 44 The game also features custom gamemodes and modding support 6 14 He considered modding support an essential part of the full release as just as he had his start with mods he wants to enable others to create variations on his game so that he could find the next PlayerUnknown 45 This was aided by a quiet release of custom server support to a number of influential streamers which subsequently made it into public release 24 In one case Zombie Mode all but four players pretend to be zombies who may sometimes distinguish themselves by removing all clothing and are limited only to collecting melee weapons and consumable items and must rush to attack the other four players who are able to collect all gear and attempt to outrun and defeat the zombies 46 Inspired by this mode Greene announced plans to introduce an official zombie based gameplay mode based on this into PUBG 47 Whereas most of the rest of the team continued to develop the core gameplay and maps Greene is taking on the zombie mode as a near solo project only using the assistance of the lead animator to help with the zombie animations 23 Greene sees PUBG as a platform and would like to see more custom game types and mods developed by players for it 12 Greene identified that some mods that he also previously worked on from ARMA 3 may become part of the Battlegrounds platform 12 Greene also wants to incorporate streaming services like Twitch into the game that would enable features supporting Battlegrounds development as an esport calling this an ultimate end goal for his development but he wanted to let it progress naturally with players 6 14 13 ReleaseRelease timelineMajor release s 2017PUBG PC early access PUBG Xbox One game preview PUBG PC release 2018PUBG MobilePUBG Mobile KRPUBG Xbox One release PUBG PS4 2019PUBG Mobile VNGame for PeacePUBG Mobile TWPUBG Mobile LitePUBG Lite PC 2020PUBG Stadia PUBG Xbox Series X S PUBG PS5 2021Battlegrounds Mobile India2022Transition to free to play Personal computers Bluehole used closed alpha and beta periods with about 80 000 players to gauge initial reaction to the gameplay and adjust balance prior to a wider release 14 48 Just prior to the early access phase on Steam Bluehole opened a few servers and invited some popular live streamers of similar games to try it out as to start gaining interest 49 Early access for the Windows version launched on March 23 2017 50 This period was planned to last approximately six months originally aiming for a September 2017 release 50 51 In July 2017 Greene announced that they would need to extend the early access period by a few months continuing to release updates on a regular basis with plans to still release by the end of 2017 as committing to this original period could hinder us from delivering a fully featured game and or lead to disappointment within the community if the launch deadline is not met 52 Initially Bluehole had expected that they would just gain enough players through early access to smooth out the gameplay and only when the game was completed they would have started more marketing for the title The sudden interest in the game from early access exceeded their expectations and put emphasis on the stability of the game and its underlying networking alongside gameplay improvements 48 Through August 2017 these updates generally included a major weekly patch alongside major monthly updates that provided key performance improvements 53 However from August onward Bluehole backed off the rate of such patches as the high frequency has led to some quality control issues and the developers rather make sure each patch content is well vetted by the community before providing new updates this did not change their plans for a 2017 release where it fully released out of early access on December 20 54 55 In part of the game s success in early access Tencent Games the largest publisher of video games in China approached Bluehole that same month with an offer to publish PUBG in China 56 However the China Audio Video and Digital Publishing Association issued a statement in October 2017 that discouraged battle royale style games stating that they are too violent and deviate from Chinese values of socialism deeming it harmful to young consumers 57 58 The following month however PUBG had reached a formal agreement with the Chinese government to allow the release of the game in the country with Tencent as the publishing partner 59 However some changes were made to make sure it aligned with socialist values and traditional Chinese morals 60 In South Korea the game is marketed and distributed by Kakao Games 61 Despite the lack of a Chinese publisher prior to the Tencent deal players in China had found ways to acquire and play the game through Steam via proxies and other networking tricks 62 To address it PUBG Corporation planned to add maximum client ping limits for servers which can reduce the issues with latency problems and prevent some of the cheating that has occurred This would not prevent cross region matchmaking but may make it difficult for some players to play outside their region if they have a poor Internet infrastructure 63 Tencent has also helped by identifying and reporting around 30 software programs to Chinese police that can be used to cheat in PUBG leading to over a hundred arrests by the beginning of 2018 64 Separately this technical issue in addition to the larger number of Chinese players has created complaints in the player community Some Western players fear that many Chinese players are able to cheat in the game by exploiting some of the network latency issues something that PUBG Corporation continued to address as the game shifted out of early access However a small number of players called for server segregation by region and had used racial insults at Chinese players they encountered in game Greene was disappointed with this xenophobic attitude calling it disgraceful and asked the player community to respect the Chinese players more as their numbers were a key part of the game s success 62 Greene also identified that players can easily get around such region locks using virtual private networks making this approach ineffective 65 PUBG Corporation eventually added region based matchmaking by October 2018 though players still reported issues with connectivity and slow matchmaking 66 PUBG Lite is a free version of PUBG that is meant to be better playable on low end computers by having significant reductions in graphic details and other features but is otherwise feature complete with the full game The version is meant to be played in regions where the game s minimum specifications may be difficult for average players to achieve with a beta launch first releasing in Thailand in January 2019 and in Europe that October 67 68 PUBG Lite was shut down on April 29 2021 69 70 The personal computer and console versions of PUBG will transition to a free to play model on January 12 2022 A new account tier called Battleground Plus will be available for purchase that includes additional customization items and in game experience boosts with owners of the game that had purchased it before this date being provided an upgrade to Battleground Plus automatically 71 On January 12 2022 the game became free to play A new account tier called Battleground Plus was made available for purchase Owners of the game who purchased prior to January 12 were automatically upgraded to Battleground Plus for free Battleground Plus allows for playing in ranked mode and on custom servers and includes additional customization items and in game experience boosts 72 73 Consoles Greene was part of Microsoft s press conference during E3 2017 to announce that PUBG would be coming to Xbox One as a timed console exclusive sometime by the end of 2017 using the Xbox Game Preview early access approach to test it 74 75 48 Initially Greene said that Microsoft was not directly involved in the porting but only providing assistance to make sure the port is good and that most of the porting responsibilities are being done by Anticto a Spanish developer 45 However at Gamescom that year Bluehole affirmed that Microsoft Studios would be publishing the Xbox One version of the title helping to make a planned 2017 release for this version 76 Greene said that Microsoft s support has helped in several ways not only for the Xbox One version but improving the performance and security of the Windows version Further by being part of the group of studios under the Microsoft banner they have been able to talk and incorporate technology from other developers such as improved water rendering techniques they obtained from Rare that they had developed for Sea of Thieves 77 Microsoft considered PUBG to be an important project to demonstrate their company s ability to be more than just a publisher according to Microsoft s Nico Bihary who lead the project Bihary said they have given PUBG a white glove treatment and for the Xbox One port have provided services from their advanced technology group and time and support from The Coalition another of Microsoft Studios subsidiaries 78 Kim also stated that the team was interested in cross platform play between the Windows and console versions but did not anticipate this as a release feature as they need to determine how to mitigate the advantage keyboard and mouse using players would have over those using controllers 48 Titled Game Preview Edition the early access version for the Xbox One was released on December 12 2017 in both digital and physical formats 79 To promote it Microsoft performed real life supply crate drops in Australia in the week prior with the crates containing Xbox hardware Battlegrounds merchandise and other goods using passcodes published alongside the drop locations on social media 80 The Xbox version also includes Xbox specific in game cosmetic items some which could be purchased directly rather than through in game crates 81 The official release out of the Game Preview program occurred on September 4 2018 82 83 Xbox Series X S version and PlayStation 5 releases were announced via a post on the office website The game launched on November 10 2020 in Xbox Series X S PUBG Corporation confirmed the Xbox Series X version will feature a consistent 60 FPS gameplay while the Xbox Series S version features a 30 FPS gameplay however they ve also claimed the framerate cap will be raised in the near future The game also features account transition and cross platform play 84 With the announcement of the Xbox release PUBG Corporation stated that there were plans to port to additional platforms such as the PlayStation 4 85 86 87 In an interview shortly after Gamescom Greene said that their deal with Microsoft did not exclude a PlayStation 4 port but that their focus at the time was only on the Windows and Xbox One version given the small size of their team 77 56 When asked about it in January 2018 Kim stated that the team released the game first on the Steam and Xbox Game Preview early access programs as they both easily allowed in development games to be released and updated over time which contrasted with Sony s lack of their own early access program as well as their strict quality control for even completed games 88 The PlayStation port was officially announced in November and was released on December 7 2018 PUBG Corporation studio head Brian Corrigan said that while they had had a small team working on the PlayStation 4 port for some time it was only until the Xbox One port was mostly completed that they began fully working on the PlayStation port 89 The PlayStation 4 version of the game includes platform exclusive customization items specifically the outfit of Nathan Drake from the Uncharted series and Ellie s backpack from The Last of Us 90 A short live action film to promote the PlayStation 4 release was directed by Jordan Vogt Roberts and starred Jason Mitchell 91 The PlayStation 5 version the game was released along with the PlayStation 5 console on November 12 2020 The publisher claimed those who purchased the game on PlayStation 4 will be able to free upgrade and download the game player could experience a consistent 60 FPS gameplay account transition and supports cross platform play 92 Cross platform play support between the Xbox and PlayStation versions of PUBG was added in October 2019 following a testing period during the prior month 93 94 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Pioneer Edition was released on the streaming service Stadia on April 28 2020 The game was free for Stadia s paid subscribers on launch 95 Mobile versions Main article PUBG Mobile Further information New State Mobile and Battlegrounds Mobile India Following the Chinese publication deal for the Windows version Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation additionally announced that they were planning on releasing two mobile versions based on the game in the country 96 97 The first PUBG Exhilarating Battlefield is an abridged version of the original game and was developed by LightSpeed amp Quantum Studio an internal division of Tencent Games 98 The second PUBG Army Attack includes more arcade style elements including action taking place on warships and was developed by Tencent s Timi Studio 99 Both versions are free to play and were released for Android and iOS devices on February 9 2018 100 101 The games had a combined total of 75 million pre registrations and ranked first and second on the Chinese iOS download charts at launch 101 Following a soft launch in Canada an English version of Exhilarating Battlefield localized simply as PUBG Mobile was released worldwide on March 19 2018 102 103 104 Following its release a Korean and Japanese oriented version of the game released in June 2018 under the title name PUBG Mobile KR A Vietnamese version PUBG Mobile VN released in January 2019 In China PUBG Mobile had been awaiting approval by the government for an authorized released during which the game could only be offered as a public test However Tencent s planned release was suspended due to the government approval freeze across most of 2018 By May 2019 Tencent announced it would no longer seek to publish PUBG Mobile in China but instead would re release the game under the title Game for Peace that readily meets China s content restrictions such as eliminating blood and gore 105 Taiwanese version of the game was released following the Chinese version as PUBG Mobile TW A version meant for lower end mobile devices which features a smaller map made for 60 players PUBG Mobile Lite was released on July 25 2019 106 107 This had support for high FPS gameplay on multiple Android devices 108 The Chinese version of the app was again renamed to Peacekeeper Elite in 2020 109 Support for 90FPS gameplay was added for selected OnePlus devices in August 2020 108 110 On May 6 2021 Krafton announced the relaunch of the game in India following the ban imposed by the Government of India Krafton directly publish the game instead of Tencent as a newly named title which could be only be accessed by users in India as Battlegrounds Mobile India 111 112 Esports nbsp PUBG Battlegrounds esports studio at the 2019 G loot Grandslam To celebrate the game surpassing two million copies sold Bluehole announced a 2017 Charity Invitational event inviting 128 players to compete over their official Twitch channel to raise money for the Gamers Outreach Foundation with Bluehole matching all donations up to US 100 000 113 The competition ran in early May 2017 and raised at least US 120 000 from viewers along with Bluehole s US 100 000 match and served as a prototype for future esports events for the game 114 During the August 2017 Gamescom event Bluehole and ESL organized the first PUBG invitational tournament with a 350 000 prize pool Separate events were held for solo players two player teams two player teams fixed to first person perspective and four player squads Each event featured three matches with the player or team scoring the highest across all three named winners 43 115 116 Greene said that while he had envisioned the battle royale format to be a spectator sport since his ARMA II mod their approach to making PUBG an esport would be a matter of taking baby steps Greene said that they would not actively pursue esports until after the game was fully released and that all major bugs were eliminated The Gamescom 2017 event demonstrated the issues surrounding the logistics of running a large PUBG tournament with a large number of players involved and they had worked alongside ESL to explore how to do this effectively in the future Further Greene stated there was also the need to establish a format for presenting a PUBG match to make it interesting to spectators which he thought would take some time to develop given the nature of the emergent gameplay comparing it to established first person shooters and multiplayer online battle arena esport games 117 A 20 team 80 player tournament with a US 200 000 prize pool was organized by Intel in Oakland in November 2017 118 119 Other games and mediaKrafton had looked to expand PUBG beyond the core game as to expand the narrative universe As part of this PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds was quietly rebranded as PUBG Battlegrounds around July 2021 120 Starting in 2020 Krafton released a series of live action documentaries starring Jonathan Frakes that explored the origins of the game s Battlegrounds Ahead of the game s Taego expansion in July 2021 Krafton released another live action short called Ground Zero featuring Ma Dong seok aka Don Lee 121 Krafton announced a partnership with Adi Shankar in July 2021 to develop an animated series based on the PUBG universe 122 In 2019 Krafton created a new studio Striking Distance helmed by Glen Schofield who previously led development on the Dead Space series In 2020 Schofield revealed that the studio was working on The Callisto Protocol a game set in the PUBG universe but in the far future taking place on a prison colony established on Jupiter s moon Callisto 123 Krafton announced a new game in development named PUBG New State This particular game is separated from PUBG Battlegrounds but taking place in the PUBG Universe Pre registration were opened for the game on February 25 2021 124 It was released on 11 November that year for iOS and Android 125 The game takes place in the year 2051 and is based on future warfare 126 On January 27 2022 the title name changed from PUBG New State to New State Mobile 127 ReceptionReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticPC 86 100 128 XONE 85 100 129 iOS 82 100 130 PS4 72 100 131 Review scoresPublicationScoreGame Informer9 5 10 132 GameSpot8 10 133 IGN9 5 10 134 PCGamesN9 10 135 Polygon10 10 136 USgamer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 137 Battlegrounds received generally favorable reviews on all platforms with the exception of the PlayStation 4 version which received mixed or average reviews according to review aggregator website Metacritic 128 During both its early access phase and after the game also surpassed numerous player count records Bluehole released statistics for the first four months of release that showed that over ten million rounds of Battlegrounds had been played effectively equal to more than 25 000 man years of time 138 Data by SteamSpy showed that Battlegrounds had surpassed long standing popular titles in concurrent player count on Steam such as Fallout 4 and Grand Theft Auto V eventually overtaking Dota 2 the most played game on the platform for years in August 2017 139 140 The following month the game had its peak concurrent player count reach over 1 3 million surpassing Dota 2 s all time record of 1 29 set in March 2016 141 142 143 The game then reached a concurrent player count of two million in October 2017 144 and three million by the end of the year 145 The game has also been shown popular in South Korean PC bangs analysis firm Gametrics reported that Battlegrounds had surpassed Overwatch and became the second most played game in the country by August 2017 only behind League of Legends 146 it subsequently surpassed League of Legends by October 2017 147 Battlegrounds popularity in China led to a large increase in users of Steam from there with more than half of Steam clients having Chinese as their default language in late 2017 62 Several journalists commented on the game s rapid growth towards a large player base for a game that was still in early access Greene had confidence that the game could reach over a million players within a month but some of his development team were only anticipating around 200 000 to 300 000 within the first year and were surprised by its performance in its first month 148 Greene himself believed that the strong growth was buoyed by non traditional promotional channels like Twitch streamers and other content creators which they have since worked to introduce new gameplay elements ahead of public release 77 IGN s Rad believed that the popularity of the game was due to its fast paced nature compared to similar type games available at the time such as H1Z1 and DayZ She thought that the design balanced the solitary periods when the player is scavenging or sneaking around with those of being in combat with others and the approach is readily accessible to new players with very little waiting time to get into a new match 149 Andy Moore for Glixel considered that Battlegrounds popularity comes from how the game encouraged players to engage due to the situation they are placed in rather than from the player s own disposition comparing it to the Stanford prison experiment and thus able to capture the interest of players who may normally eschew these types of games 150 nbsp A PUBG Battlegrounds female cosplayer at the 33rd Development Anime Festival Rock Paper Shotgun s Michael Johnson described Battlegrounds as a tactical shooting sandbox a story generator and a horror game all in one providing some of the highest highs in multiplayer gaming as reason for its popularity 151 Rob Zacny for Waypoint found that Battlegrounds offered the same type of entertainment experience for viewers that many other player vs player survival games have but because of the lack of persistence players were more likely to experiment with resources rather than hoard them leading to humorous or unexpected situations that are often absent in survival games and making the title more enjoyable to watch and play leading to its popularity 152 Jeff Grubb of Venture Beat considered Battlegrounds a paradigm shift in the first person shooter market similar to how Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare also changed the landscape of shooters when it was released in 2007 and believed it did this by being an anti Call of Duty in terms of pacing and strategy 153 Chloi Rad s IGN has praised the game s gunplay saying the game has taken the military sim gameplay and boiled it down to its most exciting parts Sales Battlegrounds made US 11 million in the first three days of its Windows early access release in March 2017 154 By the second week of April the game had sold over one million copies with a peak player count of 89 000 155 SuperData Research estimated that the game s April sales exceeded US 34 million putting it as one of the top 10 highest grossing revenue games for the month and exceeding revenue from Overwatch and Counter Strike Global Offensive 156 By May 2017 the game had sold over two million copies with total gross revenues estimated at US 60 million 157 158 Within three months of its early access release it had surpassed over five million copies sold 159 and Bluehole announced it had exceeded US 100 million in sale revenue 160 Battlegrounds reached this four million mark faster than Minecraft which took over a year to reach similar sales figures while it was in its paid beta development period 161 By September 2017 Bluehole s value as tracked by a firm that tracks private Korean corporations increased five fold from June of that year to a value of US 4 6 billion primarily due to Battlegrounds 56 By December 2017 PUBG Corporation reported that there were more than 30 million players worldwide between the Windows and Xbox versions 162 The research film SuperData estimated that Battlegrounds drew in more than US 712 million in revenue within 2017 163 By February 2018 the game had sold over thirty million on Steam according to Steam Spy 164 The following month Steam s President Gabe Newell stated that the game was the third highest grossing game of all time on the platform 165 PUBG Battlegrounds is the best selling video game on PC and Xbox One as of before release of the PlayStation 4 version 42 million copies sold on PC and 9 million copies sold on Xbox One 166 167 Within three days of going live on the Xbox Live Preview Program in mid December 2017 Microsoft announced that Battlegrounds had sold more than a million copies on the platform Alongside this Microsoft announced that Battlegrounds would be offered as a free add on for those buying the Xbox One X console through the end of 2017 168 A month after release the Xbox version had sold more than four million copies and was the fourth bestselling game in the United States according to The NPD Group 169 170 By March 2018 the game had sold forty million copies across all platforms which had risen to over fifty million by June averaging over 87 million players daily with over 400 million players in total 171 172 The mobile version in particular had over 100 million downloads by August 2018 173 and exceeded 225 million by October 2018 174 a figure higher than the combined player base for Fortnite at nearly the same point in time As of 2018 the bulk of these players were in Asian countries such as China and India where PUBG Mobile was released before Fortnite and could run on lower powered mobile hardware 175 176 China has the game s largest player base 174 PUBG was the most popular online game in India in 2018 but it was banned by the government of India in 2020 see below 177 PUBG was the top selling PC paid game of 2017 178 having sold 30 million copies worldwide and grossed about 900 million 179 By June 2018 it had sold more than 50 million copies worldwide 172 PUBG was again the top selling PC paid game of 2018 increasing its annual sales revenue to 1 028 billion 180 In addition the free to play PUBG Mobile became the first mobile battle royale game to gross over 1 billion 181 reaching over 1 5 billion as of 2019 update 182 PUBG Mobile was the second most downloaded mobile game of 2018 with nearly 300 million downloads worldwide The game s largest market was China which accounted for 29 of the game s downloads followed by India and the United States each with about 10 30 million of its downloads It was the most installed battle royale game of 2018 with about 200 million more installs than Fortnite which received 82 million installs on mobile devices 183 As of 2019 update PUBG Mobile has reached 555 million downloads worldwide with India accounting 116 million 21 of the downloads China with 108 million 19 downloads and the United States with 42 million 8 downloads 182 In Japan PUBG was the most popular PC game during 2017 184 PUBG Mobile grossed 3 58 billion 32 42 million in Japan during 2018 185 In January 2019 the PlayStation 4 version of Battlegrounds sold 7 447 copies within its first week in Japan which placed it at number fourteen on the all format sales chart 186 As of December 2019 update the PC and console versions of the game had sold over 60 million copies in addition to PUBG Mobile having crossed 600 million downloads 187 By July 2020 computer and console software sales had exceeded 70 million units sold 188 in addition to PUBG Mobile accumulating 734 million downloads 189 PUBG Mobile grossed over 3 5 billion in revenue by August 2020 190 PUBG Mobile grossed over 2 6 billion in 2020 making it the highest grossing game of the year and bringing its total revenue to over 4 3 billion by December 2020 191 In March 2021 it was reported that PUBG Mobile has accumulated 1 billion downloads outside of China since launch 192 As of December 2022 update PUBG Mobile has grossed 9 billion worldwide 193 while Battlegrounds Mobile India surpassed 100 million on Google Play store 194 By the end of 2021 PUBG Battlegrounds had an average of 70 million daily users 195 After selling more than 75 million copies the original PC and console game converted to free to play 196 according to the Krafton s revenue report for the first quarter of 2022 free to play transition was the reason for increase in game s profit PC sales have been increased by 61 percent for a revenue of 82 3 million In gaming consoles sales revenue have been increased by 274 percent over the last year monthly active users also have been increased by almost 300 percent PC and console version of the game has accumulated a total revenue of 4 billion since its release in 2017 179 197 198 199 180 combined with the mobile version PUBG Battlegrounds has a total revenue of 13 billion 193 Records Record by Record title Ref Guinness World Records Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to sell one million units 200 Guinness World Records Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to gross 100 million in revenue Guinness World Records First non Valve video game to be the most played game on Steam Guinness World Records Most concurrent players for a Steam Early Access video game Guinness World Records Most concurrent players on Steam for a non Valve video game Guinness World Records Most actively played video game on Steam Guinness World Records First video game with 2 million concurrent players on Steam Before the official release of PUBG Battlegrounds as an early access video game it had collected seven Guinness World Records on Steam Starting with the first record title Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to sell one million units was provided for being able to sell 1 million units in just 16 days of its early access release Title Fastest time for a Steam Early Access video game to gross 100 million in revenue was provided for being able to gross 100 million in just 79 days of its early access release Title First non Valve video game to be the most played game on Steam was provided for being able to temporarily top the Steam charts for people playing the game at the same time more than 800 000 It was the first time that a game not published by Valve the makers of Steam had achieved this since Steam s initial release in 2003 As of 6 September 2017 it had the second highest ever peak players on the Steam distribution platform Titles Most concurrent players for a Steam Early Access video game Most concurrent players on Steam for a non Valve video game and Most actively played video game on Steam were provided for being able to achieve 1 984 278 concurrent players on Steam Title First video game with 2 million concurrent players on Steam was provided for being able to achieve a peak of 2 279 084 gamers playing at the same time 200 Awards While still in early access Battlegrounds won the Best Multiplayer Game and was also nominated for the categories Game of the Year and Best Ongoing Game at The Game Awards 2017 201 The game s nomination for Game of the Year created some debate being the first early access title to be named for one of the top industry awards 202 203 Also about a month before it was released the game won Best Multiplayer Game and PC Game of the Year at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards 204 whereas its other nominations were for Studio of the Year PUBG Corporation and Ultimate Game of the Year 205 It also won the Breakout Game of the Year award at PC Gamer s end of the year awards 206 whereas its other nomination was for Game of the Year 207 Polygon ranked the game second on their list of the 50 best games of 2017 208 and The Verge named it one of their 15 Best Games of 2017 209 while Entertainment Weekly ranked it seventh on their Best Games of 2017 list 210 Following release Battlegrounds has been nominated and won several industry awards including winning Best Multiplayer Game at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards and The Game Awards 2017 as well as Action Game of the Year during the 21st Annual D I C E Awards Year Award Category Result Ref 2017 35th Golden Joystick Awards Best Multiplayer Game Won 204 205 PC Game of the Year Won Ultimate Game of the Year Nominated The Game Awards 2017 Best Multiplayer Game Won 201 Best Ongoing Game Nominated Game of the Year Nominated 2018 New York Game Awards 2018 Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year Nominated 211 21st Annual D I C E Awards Game of the Year Nominated 212 213 Action Game of the Year Won Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Nominated Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Won Italian Video Game Awards 2018 Innovation Award Won 214 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Esports Game of the Year Won 215 216 Excellence in Design Nominated Excellence in Multiplayer Won Most Promising New Intellectual Property Nominated Trending Game of the Year Won Video Game of the Year Nominated 18th Game Developers Choice Awards Best Design Nominated 217 218 Innovation Award Nominated Game of the Year Nominated 14th British Academy Games Awards Evolving Game Nominated 219 220 Multiplayer Nominated Original Property Nominated Famitsu Awards Excellence Prize Won 221 Rookie Award Won Game Critics Awards 2018 Best Ongoing Game Nominated 222 223 2018 Teen Choice Awards Choice Videogame Nominated 224 225 BBC Radio 1 s Teen Awards Best Game Nominated 226 36th Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award Nominated 227 228 Mobile Game of the Year PUBG Mobile Won Xbox Game of the Year Nominated The Game Awards 2018 Best Mobile Game PUBG Mobile Nominated 229 Gamers Choice Awards Fan Favorite Multiplayer Game Nominated 230 Fan Favorite Battle Royale Game Nominated Fan Favorite Mobile Game PUBG Mobile Nominated Australian Games Awards Shooter of the Year Nominated 231 2019 Italian Video Game Awards 2019 Best Mobile Game PUBG Mobile Nominated 232 37th Golden Joystick Awards eSports Game of the Year PUBG Mobile Nominated 233 Google Play Users Choice Awards Best Competitive Game PUBG Mobile Won 234 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards India Favourite Mobile Game PUBG Mobile Nominated 235 Esports Awards Esports Breakthrough Game of The Year PUBG Mobile Nominated 236 2020 Indonesia Gaming Awards Game of the Year PUBG Mobile Won 237 Esports Awards Esports Mobile Game of the Year PUBG Mobile Nominated 238 2021 Esports Awards Esports Mobile Game of the Year PUBG Mobile Nominated 239 2022 Esports Awards Esports Mobile Game of the Year PUBG Mobile Won 240 The game has also gained multiple award from individual press Battlegrounds won the award for Best PC Game Best Multiplayer and Best Spectator Game at the IGN Best of 2017 Awards 241 242 243 whereas its other nominations were for Game of the Year 244 and Best Shooter 245 It also won the award for Best PC Game at Destructoid s Game of the Year Awards 2017 246 The game also won Giant Bomb s Best Multiplayer Best Surprise Best Debut and Game of the Year awards and was classified as a runner up for the Best Moment or Sequence award for the chicken eating game 247 248 249 250 Eurogamer ranked PUBG fourth on their list of the Top 50 Games of 2017 251 while GamesRadar ranked it 12th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017 252 Game Informer gave it the award each for Best Competitive Multiplayer and Best Shooter in their Best of 2017 Awards 253 254 and also for Best Competitive Multiplayer Best Multiplayer Map Erangel Best Innovation and Shooter of the Year in their 2017 Shooter of the Year Awards 255 In their Reader s Choice Best of 2017 Awards the game won the Best Competitive Multiplayer award and was runner up in the Best Microsoft Exclusive and Best Shooter categories 256 257 258 LitigationEpic Games Lawsuit Battlegrounds is considered as one of the games that have boosted the popularity of the battle royale game genre even though other games including Greene s previous mods were already on the market 259 After its large early access sales numbers other games followed with battle royale mechanics with either existing games that added a battle royale mode or fully new games Notably Epic Games updated their in development title Fortnite a sandbox based survival game that included the ability to construct fortifications to include a battle royale mode that retained the fortification aspects Known as Fortnite Battle Royale Epic later released it as a standalone free to play game in September 2017 Shortly after its release Bluehole expressed concerns about the game acknowledging that while they cannot claim ownership of the battle royale genre they feared that since they had been working with Epic for technical support of the Unreal engine that they may have had a heads up on planned features they wanted to bring to Battlegrounds and could release it first 260 PUBG Corporation later filed a lawsuit against Epic Games Korea in January 2018 alleging that Fortnite Battle Royale was infringing the copyright of Battlegrounds 261 However the lawsuit was closed by PUBG in June 2018 for undisclosed reasons 262 Greene had expressed concern on the large number of games that have simply cloned the Battleground mechanics particularly in China where clones of Battlegrounds are considered a new genre of chicken eating game based on the winner winner chicken dinner line to a match winner in Battlegrounds 263 264 Greene said I want this genre of games to grow For that to happen you need new and interesting spins on the game mode If it s just copycats down the line then the genre doesn t grow and people get bored 259 Greene claimed no ownership of the battle royale or last man standing genres but believed that the clones were taking some specific mechanics he had developed in Battlegrounds and prior mods such as the initial parachuting segment or the red zone bombing runs and would like to see legislation to give developers such as himself protection against these types of concepts as well as improve creativity as developers invent new approaches to mimic such innovations 265 Battlegrounds explosive growth and how it popularized the battle royale genre was considered one of the top stories in the video game industry during 2017 266 267 268 NetEase Lawsuit Prior to release of their mobile versions PUBG Corporation initiated legal action in the Northern Distinct Court of California against Chinese game publisher NetEase in January 2018 claiming that their mobile games Rules of Survival and Knives Out infringe on Battlegrounds copyrights PUBG s lawsuit asserts that Rules of Survival is a copyrightable audio visual work individually and or in combination with other elements of Battlegrounds and identified several elements that appear similar in both games While some of these elements are common features of a battle royale game PUBG asserted that other elements reference specific facets of Battlegrounds such as references to chicken for winning a game or using cookware as weapons or armor makes Rules of Survival imply a connection to Battlegrounds PUBG seeks both monetary damages and requiring NetEase from further distribution of the games NetEase in responding to PUBG s request to Apple to remove the games denied that their games violated Battlegrounds copyrights 269 270 By March 2019 the two companies had reached an undisclosed agreement and were working to get the cases dismissed 271 National bans In March 2019 Battlegrounds was banned in the Indian state of Gujarat after the local government decided the game was too addictive and an unnecessary distraction during exam season 272 A number of students caught playing the game were arrested as a result 273 274 The ban was not renewed in some cities in the state after March as exam season had ended 272 A similar ban was enacted in Nepal and Iraq in April 2019 with the cited reasons being that the game was harmful to children and teenagers 275 276 The ban in Nepal was shortly lifted by the country s Supreme Court stating that the government could not enforce such a ban that interfered with personal freedoms without demonstrating why the ban was necessary 277 In mid 2019 Jordan and the Indonesian province of Aceh issued similar bans 278 279 On July 1 2020 Battlegrounds was banned in Pakistan by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority citing the reasons that the game is addictive wastage of time and poses serious negative impact on physical and psychological health of the children after receiving various complaints from different segments of society and Lahore High Court s directions to look in the matter However the ban is temporary till further orders from the court 280 The game continued to remain banned in Pakistan for a month A meeting was held on July 30 2020 between PTA and legal representatives of Proxima Beta who addressed the queries raised by authority and emphasized on continued engagement and a comprehensive control mechanism after which the ban was lifted from Battlegrounds 281 Amidst the ongoing 2020 China India skirmishes the Indian government banned PUBG Mobile along with more than 100 other Chinese apps most made by Tencent and NetEase on September 2 2020 asserting the apps were stealing and surreptitiously transmitting user data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India 282 283 India was PUBG Mobile s largest market with the country accounting for 175 million downloads and 24 of global users 284 Notes Early access launch on March 23 2017 Xbox Game Preview launch on December 12 2017 LightSpeed Studios a division of Tencent Games developed the Android and iOS versions of the game Xbox One version development support was provided by The Coalition Published under the Level Infinite brandReferences a b c d e f Carter Chris June 9 2017 Understanding Playerunknown s Battlegrounds Polygon Archived from the original on June 9 2017 Retrieved June 9 2017 Forward Jordan PUBG new map all the latest details on the upcoming snow map Vikendi PCGames Archived from the original on March 31 2019 Retrieved March 2 2019 Scott Jones Richard July 13 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds gets first person only servers next month PCGamesN Archived from the original on July 13 2017 Retrieved July 13 2017 a b c Bradley Alan April 27 2017 Designing the giant battle royale maps of Playerunknown s Battlegrounds Gamasutra Archived from the original on April 27 2017 Retrieved April 27 2017 a b Marks Tom January 21 2015 Battle Royale modder Brendan Greene on his official H1Z1 mode PC Gamer Future US Archived from the original on May 19 2017 Retrieved June 29 2017 a b c d e f g h i Batchelor James April 26 2017 PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds dev I want to find the next me GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on April 26 2017 Retrieved April 26 2017 Nieva Jason April 9 2019 PUBG s Latest Update Adds Flare Gun Two New Vehicles Player One Archived from the original on April 27 2019 Retrieved April 27 2019 a b Kerr Chris May 7 2017 Skin economy is a good thing says Playerunknown s Battlegrounds creator Gamasutra Archived from the original on August 1 2017 Goslin Austen March 22 2018 PUBG bringing in an Event Mode to answer Fortnite s Polygon Archived from the original on March 23 2018 Retrieved March 22 2018 Greene Brendan February 15 2017 INVEN Game Conference Talk PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Archived from the original on June 18 2017 Retrieved June 8 2017 a b c d e McCarthy Caty August 9 2017 Meeting PlayerUnknown and the Fiction that Inspired the Year s Biggest Surprise Hit US Gamer Archived from the original on August 10 2017 Retrieved August 9 2017 a b c d e f g Smith Graham July 5 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds interview New modes modding plans and his meteoric rise Rock Paper Shotgun Archived from the original on July 5 2017 Retrieved July 5 2017 a b Winkie Luke April 7 2017 Meet Brendan Playerunknown Greene Creator of the Twitch Hit Battlegrounds Glixel Archived from the original on July 30 2017 Retrieved July 27 2017 a b c d e f g h Forward Jordan May 19 2017 Getting to know PlayerUnknown PCGamesN Archived from the original on May 19 2017 Retrieved May 19 2017 Livingston Christopher February 28 2017 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds could have a bright future in the battle royale genre he created PC Gamer Future US Archived from the original on June 17 2017 Retrieved June 29 2017 a b c Inside the company behind sensation Playerunknown s Battlegrounds Venture Beat June 27 2017 Archived from the original on July 31 2017 Retrieved June 27 2017 Sung won Yoon April 3 2017 Korean survival shooter tops global game chart The Korea Times Archived from the original on April 3 2017 Retrieved April 3 2017 Hall Charlie July 10 2017 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds inks exclusive content deal with Facebook Polygon Archived from the original on July 22 2017 Retrieved July 11 2017 Makuch Eddie January 24 2018 PUBG Theme Music Now Available To Stream Buy GameSpot Archived from the original on April 1 2018 Retrieved March 31 2018 Antti Martikainen composing a new theme for PUBG www facebook com Retrieved July 21 2023 Higton Ian April 10 2017 Battlegrounds PlayerUnknown and the future of Battle Royale Eurogamer Archived from the original on April 10 2017 Retrieved April 12 2017 Bluehole and Playerunknown Reveal Playerunknown s Battlegrounds Open World Strategic Shooter Gamasutra Press release June 30 2017 Archived from the original on August 16 2017 Retrieved August 15 2017 a b c d Peel Jeremy June 29 2017 The secret to PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds success There isn t one PCGamesN Archived from the original on June 29 2017 Retrieved June 29 2017 a b c Hall Charlie June 20 2017 A fireside chat with the creator of Playerunknown s Battlegrounds Polygon Archived from the original on June 20 2017 Retrieved June 20 2017 Minotti Mike September 29 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds is getting its own subsidiary from Bluehole Venture Beat Archived from the original on September 29 2017 Retrieved September 29 2017 Byford Sam August 8 2018 PUBG developer admits PUBG is broken with Fix PUBG campaign The Verge Archived from the original on August 8 2018 Retrieved August 8 2018 Castello Jay November 18 2018 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds declares FIX PUBG a success talk new development directions Rock Paper Shotgun Archived from the original on November 17 2018 Retrieved November 18 2018 Yin Poole Wesley March 13 2019 Brendan PlayerUnknown Greene moves on from PUBG Eurogamer Archived from the original on March 20 2019 Retrieved March 13 2019 Batchelor James April 1 2019 Brendan Greene I m done with battle royale GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on April 1 2019 Retrieved April 1 2019 Kim Sohee January 18 2021 Coding Prodigy Behind Hit Game PUBG Eyes IPO Worth Billions Bloomberg News Archived from the original on March 1 2021 Retrieved January 19 2021 Lee Joyce April 8 2021 Korean video game firm Krafton applies for IPO seen worth billions of dollars Reuters Archived from the original on April 16 2021 Retrieved April 16 2021 Seck Tobias December 1 2020 PUBG Corp Fully Merges into KRAFTON Becomes PUBG Studio The Esports Observer Archived from the original on July 23 2021 Retrieved July 23 2021 Grayson Nathan April 10 2017 The Modder Behind PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds A Game That Just Sold A Million Copies Kotaku Archived from the original on April 11 2017 Retrieved April 12 2017 Horti Samuel October 15 2017 PUBG s anti cheat system is banning more than 6 000 players a day PC Gamer Archived from the original on October 16 2017 Castello Jay October 6 2018 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds has banned over 13 million cheaters Rock Paper Shotgun Archived from the original on November 18 2018 Retrieved November 18 2018 Grayson Nathan December 21 2017 Majority of Battlegrounds Cheats Are From China PlayerUnknown Says UPDATE Kotaku Archived from the original on February 23 2018 Retrieved February 22 2018 Tack Daniel May 11 2017 Exclusive Details On New Maps Coming To PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Game Informer Archived from the original on May 12 2017 Retrieved May 11 2017 Smith Graham July 13 2017 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds is easy in ways other games are hard Rock Paper Shotgun Archived from the original on July 13 2017 Retrieved July 13 2017 Plunkett Luke July 13 2017 The Origins Of Battlegrounds Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Line Kotaku Archived from the original on August 16 2017 Retrieved August 15 2017 D Anastasio Cecila November 15 2017 People Are Gambling With Battlegrounds Skins Now Kotaku Archived from the original on November 16 2017 Retrieved November 15 2017 Billcliffe James December 5 2017 PUBG might get new cosmetic items but only after launch and never anything that affects the gameplay VG247 Archived from the original on December 8 2017 Retrieved December 7 2017 Kerr Chris May 4 2018 Battlegrounds item trading shut down due to marketplace abuse Gamasutra Archived from the original on May 4 2018 Retrieved May 4 2018 a b O Conner Alice July 25 2017 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds getting Battle Royale ier Rock Paper Shotgun Archived from the original on July 25 2017 Retrieved July 25 2017 Carter Chris May 29 2017 PlayerUnknown plans on adding replays and possibly a campaign for Battlegrounds Destructoid Archived from the original on February 25 2018 Retrieved May 29 2017 a b Hollister Sean July 28 2017 PlayerUnknown A chat with the man behind 2017 s viral PC game CNET Archived from the original on July 30 2017 Retrieved July 31 2017 Alexandra Heather May 22 2017 Players Are Turning Battlegrounds Into A Zombie Nightmare Kotaku Archived from the original on May 23 2017 Retrieved May 22 2017 Reilly Luke June 14 2017 Battlegrounds Getting Player Controlled Zombies IGN Archived from the original on June 14 2017 Retrieved June 14 2017 a b c d Donaldson Alex June 27 2017 How PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds went from scrappy mod to one of the games of 2017 VG247 Archived from the original on June 27 2017 Retrieved June 27 2017 Hall Charlie December 4 2017 PUBG has dominated 2017 here s how it happened Polygon Archived from the original on December 5 2017 Retrieved December 4 2017 a b Livingston Christopher March 23 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds is now available on Steam Early Access PC Gamer Future US Archived from the original on June 23 2017 Retrieved June 29 2017 Livingston Christopher March 9 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds will hit Early Access on March 23 and here s the official trailer PC Gamer Future US Archived from the original on August 2 2017 Retrieved June 29 2017 Hood Vic July 7 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds full launch delayed to end of 2017 Eurogamer Archived from the original on July 7 2017 Retrieved July 7 2017 Nunneley Stephany April 1 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds receives first patch with more coming on a regular basis VG247 Archived from the original on April 13 2017 Retrieved April 12 2017 Hood Vic August 16 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds patches to be released less often Eurogamer Archived from the original on August 17 2017 Retrieved August 16 2017 Villas Boas Antonio December 8 2017 The biggest game of 2017 is finally finished and it will launch on December 20 Business Insider Archived from the original on December 16 2017 Retrieved December 15 2017 a b c Nakamura Yuji Kim Sam September 27 2017 One Man s Journey From Welfare to World s Hottest Video Game Bloomberg Businessweek Archived from the original on September 28 2017 Retrieved September 27 2017 Chen Lulu Yilun October 29 2017 World s Hottest PC Game Could Get Locked Out of China Bloomberg Businessweek Archived from the original on October 30 2017 Retrieved October 31 2017 Jones Ali October 30 2017 The Chinese government is discouraging the development of battle royale games PCGamesN Archived from the original on October 30 2017 Retrieved October 30 2017 Handrahan Matthew November 22 2017 Tencent to publish PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds in China GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on December 1 2017 Retrieved November 22 2017 Lemon Marshall November 22 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds has been approved in China with a few changes VG247 archived from the original on November 22 2017 retrieved November 22 2017 Tebay Andy August 14 2017 Kakao signs contract with Bluehole to publish Korean version of PUBG VentureSquare com Archived from the original on March 20 2018 Retrieved March 20 2018 a b c Hall Charlie December 22 2017 PUBG creator on the rise of China and the future of Battlegrounds Polygon Archived from the original on December 26 2017 Retrieved December 26 2017 Bailey Dustin January 12 2018 PUBG won t region lock China but new ping limits might prevent cross region matchmaking PCGamesN Archived from the original on January 12 2018 Retrieved January 12 2018 Lulu Yilun Chen Yuji Nakamura Sam Kim January 15 2018 The World s Top Selling Video Game Has a Cheating Problem Bloomberg Businessweek Archived from the original on January 16 2018 Retrieved January 16 2018 Saed Sherif March 22 2018 PUBG s Brendan Greene responds to calls to region lock Chinese players Region locking just doesn t work VG247 Archived from the original on March 22 2018 Retrieved March 22 2018 Jones Ali October 4 2018 After months asking for region locks PUBG players are mad about region locks PCGamesN Archived from the original on October 22 2018 Retrieved October 21 2018 Saed Sherif January 25 2019 PUBG Lite is a free to play version for low spec PCs limited to Thailand for now VG247 Archived from the original on January 26 2019 Retrieved January 25 2019 Brown Fraser October 2019 PUBG Lite s open beta expands to Europe next week PC Gamer Archived from the original on October 10 2019 Retrieved October 10 2019 Harris Iain March 31 2021 PUBG s free to play version is shutting down PCGamesN Archived from the original on May 3 2021 Retrieved March 31 2021 NOTICE April 29 Service Termination Notice PUBG Corporation March 30 2021 Archived from the original on April 30 2021 Retrieved May 1 2021 Makar Connor December 10 2021 PUBG is going Free to Play in January 2022 VG247 Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved December 10 2021 Makar Connor December 10 2021 PUBG is going Free to Play in January 2022 VG247 Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved December 10 2021 Mollie Taylor January 12 2022 PUBG Battlegrounds is now free to play PC Gamer Archived from the original on January 13 2022 Retrieved January 13 2022 Grubb Jeff June 11 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds comes to Xbox One X Venture Beat Archived from the original on June 11 2017 Retrieved June 11 2017 Lemon Marshall June 11 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds console launch will be Xbox One exclusive VG247 Archived from the original on June 12 2017 Retrieved June 12 2017 Statt Nick August 20 2017 Microsoft will be the publisher of PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds when it comes to Xbox The Verge Archived from the original on August 20 2017 Retrieved August 20 2017 a b c Handrahan Matthew September 6 2017 PUBG When you ask about growth on PC I just look at League of Legends GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on September 6 2017 Retrieved September 6 2017 Hall Charlie December 7 2017 PUBG team got help from Gears of War developers The Coalition for Xbox port Polygon Archived from the original on December 8 2017 Retrieved December 7 2017 Knezevic Kevin October 31 2017 PUBG Xbox One Release Date Confirmed GameSpot Archived from the original on October 31 2017 Retrieved October 31 2017 Saed Sharif December 7 2017 Microsoft is dropping supply crates in Australia to celebrate PUBG launch on Xbox One VG247 Archived from the original on December 7 2017 Retrieved December 7 2017 Billcliffe James December 7 2017 You can buy Xbox exclusive PUBG cosmetics before the game s even out VG247 Archived from the original on December 7 2017 Retrieved December 7 2017 Grubb Jeff August 21 2018 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds leaves Xbox Game Preview on September 4 VentureBeat Archived from the original on August 21 2018 Retrieved August 21 2018 Kzenevic Kevin September 4 2018 PUBG Launches On Xbox One Adds Sanhok Map And More In 1 0 Update GameSpot Archived from the original on September 4 2018 Retrieved September 4 2018 Volvoikar Palash October 28 2020 PUBG confirmed to be available on Sony PS5 and Xbox Series X S at launch will run at 60 FPS MySmartPrice Archived from the original on October 4 2022 Retrieved April 21 2022 Ashcroft Brian March 30 2017 Battlegrounds producer Chang han Kim reportedly told Inven Kotaku Archived from the original on May 23 2017 Retrieved June 18 2017 Grubb Jeff July 6 2017 Bluehole built PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds for livestream viewers Venture Beat Archived from the original on July 7 2017 Retrieved July 7 2017 Hood Vic August 25 2017 Microsoft and PlayerUnknown dance around the thorny issue of Battlegrounds console exclusivity Eurogamer Archived from the original on August 25 2017 Retrieved August 25 2017 Saed Sharif January 2 2018 PUBG CEO wants the game on every platform says Sony is very strict about quality VG247 Archived from the original on January 2 2018 Retrieved January 2 2018 Goslin Austin November 13 2018 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds coming to PS4 in December Polygon Archived from the original on November 13 2018 Retrieved November 13 2018 Yin Poole Wesley November 13 2018 PUBG hits PS4 with Nathan Drake and Ellie items Eurogamer Archived from the original on November 13 2018 Retrieved November 14 2018 Bankhurst Adam November 6 2018 Here s A Brand New Pubg Short Film By Metal Gear Solid Movie Director Jordan Vogt roberts IGN Archived from the original on December 6 2018 Retrieved November 6 2018 PUBG PlayStation 5 version announced will support cross play The Best News and Guides for your Video Games Comics and Movies Resources4Gaming April 21 2021 Archived from the original on April 2 2023 Retrieved April 21 2022 Knezevik Kevin August 19 2019 PUBG Adding Cross Play On PS4 And Xbox One GameSpot Archived from the original on August 19 2019 Retrieved August 19 2019 Kerr Chris October 2 2019 PUBG cross play between Xbox One and PS4 has launched Gamasutra Archived from the original on October 4 2019 Retrieved October 2 2019 Goslin Austen April 28 2020 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds is out now on Google Stadia Polygon Archived from the original on May 3 2020 Retrieved April 28 2020 McAloon Alissa November 27 2017 Tencent working to bring Battlegrounds to mobile in China Gamasutra Archived from the original on December 1 2017 Retrieved November 27 2017 Brightman James November 27 2017 PUBG going mobile with Tencent s help GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on December 1 2017 Retrieved November 28 2017 Higton Ian February 17 2018 Here s how PUBG on mobile phones compares to the original game Eurogamer Archived from the original on February 18 2018 Retrieved February 18 2018 Wong Alistair December 1 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Gets Two Mobile Versions In China Siliconera Archived from the original on December 2 2017 Retrieved December 1 2017 Arif Shabana February 9 2018 PUBG s Chinese Mobile Games Are Now in Early Access IGN Archived from the original on February 23 2018 Retrieved February 22 2018 a b Madnani Mikhail February 9 2018 Both of Tencent s PUBG Mobile Games Are Now Available on the App Store in China for Free TouchArcade Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved February 23 2018 Saed Sherif March 15 2018 PUBG Mobile gets surprise release in the West VG247 Archived from the original on March 15 2018 Retrieved March 16 2018 Chalk Andy March 15 2018 PUBG Mobile comes to the West with a soft launch in Canada PC Gamer Archived from the original on March 16 2018 Retrieved March 16 2018 Knezevic Kevin PUBG Mobile Out Now For Free In The US And Other Regions GameSpot Archived from the original on March 20 2018 Retrieved March 19 2018 Jones Ali May 8 2019 PUBG Mobile re released as bloodless Game of Peace so Tencent can monetise it in China PCGamesN Archived from the original on May 8 2019 Retrieved May 8 2019 Peters Jay August 9 2019 PUBG Mobile Lite is a smaller game with big changes The Verge Archived from the original on November 28 2019 Retrieved November 29 2019 PUBG Mobile Lite OFficial Site www pubgmlite com Archived from the original on May 7 2021 Retrieved May 27 2021 a b Siddiqui Aamir August 6 2020 PUBG Mobile now supports 90fps gameplay on the OnePlus 8 Pro 8 7T Pro 7T and 7 Pro as a timed exclusive xda developers Archived from the original on August 6 2020 Retrieved August 8 2020 Chinese PUBG Mobile called out for privacy issues South China Morning Post September 15 2020 Archived from the original on February 13 2021 Retrieved January 24 2021 Matthew Sholtz August 6 2020 You can now play PUBG Mobile at 90 FPS on OnePlus phones Android Police Archived from the original on August 7 2020 Retrieved August 8 2020 BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA www battlegroundsmobileindia com in Korean Archived from the original on June 1 2021 Retrieved May 6 2021 PUBG Mobile India is Now Battlegrounds Mobile India New Logo Underage Usage Terms Updated www news18 com May 6 2021 Archived from the original on November 3 2021 Retrieved May 6 2021 Williams Mike May 2 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Celebrates 2 Million Sold With Charity Tournament USGamer Archived from the original on August 19 2017 Retrieved May 2 2017 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds 2017 Charity Invitation raises over 220 000 for Gamers Outreach Esports Pro com May 5 2017 Archived from the original on May 8 2017 Retrieved May 5 2017 Grubb Jeff August 23 2017 Gamescom PUBG Invitational winners get a golden frying pan trophy Venture Beat Archived from the original on August 24 2017 Retrieved August 23 2017 Nunneley Stephany July 25 2017 First PUBG Invitational will take place at gamescom in August sales from vanity crates will go toward prizes VG247 Archived from the original on August 24 2017 Retrieved August 23 2017 Handranah Matthew August 31 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds is taking baby steps into esports GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on August 31 2017 Retrieved August 31 2017 PUBG en intelextrememasters com Archived from the original on November 22 2017 Retrieved November 16 2017 Home IEM Oakland 2017 PUBG Invitational qualifiers pubg iemoakland com Archived from the original on February 25 2018 Retrieved November 16 2017 Fenlon Wes August 5 2021 Hold up PUBG is called PUBG Battlegrounds now PC Gamer Archived from the original on December 29 2021 Retrieved August 6 2021 Michael Cale June 22 2021 Krafton launches new Mysteries Unknown PUBG lore deep dive with Jonathan Frakes announces Ground Zero short film starring Don Lee Dot Esports Archived from the original on July 20 2021 Retrieved July 20 2021 Akers Adele July 20 2021 Castlevania TV Producer Making a PUBG Animated Show IGN Archived from the original on July 20 2021 Retrieved July 20 2021 Kim Matt T K December 11 2020 The Callisto Protocol Wants to be The Scariest Next Gen Horror Game Ever IGN Archived from the original on December 12 2020 Retrieved December 11 2020 Vijayasarathy Sanket February 24 2021 PUBG New State game announced but will it be available in India 91mobiles com Archived from the original on April 14 2021 Retrieved May 27 2021 PUBG New State New State launched in India on Android iOS The Times of India November 11 2021 Archived from the original on November 18 2021 Retrieved December 5 2021 PUBG New State newstate pubg com in Korean Archived from the original on May 24 2021 Retrieved May 27 2021 Newstatemobile January 27 2022 Hello Survivors New State has always been a mobile focused experience and through the transformation to New State Mobile we are bringing this to the core We always appreciate your support and please look out for upcoming content updates later this year Tweet via Twitter a b PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds PC Metacritic Fandom Inc Archived from the original on October 19 2017 Retrieved February 14 2021 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Xbox One Metacritic Fandom Inc Archived from the original on January 21 2019 Retrieved February 14 2021 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds IOS Metacritic Fandom Inc Archived from the original on June 27 2018 Retrieved February 14 2021 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds PlayStation 4 Metacritic Fandom Inc Archived from the original on January 28 2019 Retrieved February 14 2021 Tack Daniel December 20 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Game Informer Archived from the original on December 22 2017 Retrieved December 21 2017 Higham Michael December 22 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Review GameSpot Archived from the original on December 23 2017 Retrieved December 23 2017 Rad Chloi January 5 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Review IGN Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2017 Forward Jordan December 22 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds PC review PCGamesN Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 Plante Chris December 20 2017 PUBG review Playerunknown s Battlegrounds is imperfectly perfect Polygon Archived from the original on December 20 2017 Retrieved December 21 2017 Williams Mike December 22 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds PUBG Review First Man Standing US Gamer Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 Rad Chloi August 14 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Total Player Killcount and Other Crazy Stats IGN Archived from the original on August 14 2017 Retrieved August 14 2017 McAloon Alissa July 31 2017 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds claims record for most peak players in a non Valve game Gamasutra Archived from the original on August 1 2017 Retrieved July 31 2017 Pereira Chris August 27 2017 PUBG Becomes The Biggest Game On Steam Briefly Surpassing Dota 2 GameSpot Archived from the original on August 28 2017 Retrieved August 27 2017 Donnelley Joe September 8 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds has passed 1 million concurrent players PC Gamer Archived from the original on September 9 2017 Retrieved September 8 2017 Hester Blake More Than a Million People Are Playing PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Right Now Rolling Stone Archived from the original on September 9 2017 Retrieved September 8 2017 Brown Fraser September 16 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds beats Dota 2 s highest concurrent player record PC Gamer Archived from the original on September 17 2017 Retrieved September 16 2017 Pereira Chris October 11 2017 PUBG Passes Another Major Milestone On Steam GameSpot Archived from the original on February 13 2021 Retrieved October 11 2017 Horti Samuel December 29 2017 PUBG hits 3 million concurrent players and 1 5 million cheater bans PC Gamer Archived from the original on December 29 2017 Retrieved December 29 2017 Foxall Sam August 31 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds surpasses Overwatch in South Korea s PC bangs PCGamesN Archived from the original on September 1 2017 Retrieved August 31 2017 Saed Sharif October 19 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds overtakes League of Legends as the most played game at Korean PC bangs VG247 Archived from the original on October 19 2017 Retrieved October 19 2017 Hestor Blake September 11 2017 Brendan Playerunknown Greene s whirlwind year Polygon Archived from the original on September 11 2017 Retrieved September 11 2017 Rad Chloi April 18 2017 Why 1 Million People Play PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds IGN Archived from the original on April 19 2017 Retrieved April 18 2017 Moore Andy April 21 2017 Learning to Love the Masochism of Playerunknown s Battlegrounds Glixel Archived from the original on April 22 2017 Retrieved April 21 2017 Johnson Michael May 2 2017 The tension amp elation of PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Rock Paper Shotgun Archived from the original on May 3 2017 Retrieved May 2 2017 Zacny Rob April 24 2017 A Murder Car in BATTLEGROUNDS Captures Why Its Mayhem Works Waypoint Archived from the original on April 25 2017 Retrieved April 24 2017 Grubb Jeff July 3 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds is the most important shooter since Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare Venture Beat Archived from the original on July 4 2017 Retrieved July 4 2017 Kerr Chris March 27 2017 Playerunknown s Battlegrounds pulls in over 11 million in three days Gamasutra Archived from the original on April 13 2017 Retrieved April 12 2017 Livingston Christopher April 10 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds has sold 1 million copies PC Gamer Future US Archived from the original on July 25 2017 Retrieved June 29 2017 Burns Ben May 25 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds made 34 million in April more than Overwatch or CS GO PCGamesN Archived from the original on May 25 2017 Retrieved May 25 2017 Porter Matt May 2 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Hits 2 Million Copies Sold IGN Archived from the original on May 2 2017 Retrieved May 2 2017 Gilbert Ben May 4 2017 The crazy new game that pits 100 people against each other on a deserted island will come to consoles Business Insider Archived from the original on May 6 2017 Retrieved May 5 2017 Nunneley Stephany March 15 2018 PUBG has over 5 million players on Xbox One players gifted with celebratory jacket VG247 Archived from the original on March 16 2018 Retrieved March 16 2018 Grubb Jeff June 23 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds surpasses 100 million in revenue Venture Beat Archived from the original on June 23 2017 Retrieved June 23 2017 Sims David July 11 2017 The Apocalyptic Appeal of PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds The Atlantic Archived from the original on July 15 2017 Retrieved July 17 2017 McAloon Alissa December 21 2017 Now out of Early Access Battlegrounds crosses 30M players Gamasutra Archived from the original on December 26 2017 Retrieved December 26 2017 Calvin Alex January 30 2018 SuperData Global games market brought in 108 4bn in 2017 PUBG generated 712m PC Games Insider Archived from the original on January 31 2018 Retrieved January 30 2018 Hall Charlie February 15 2018 PUBG hits 30M sold on PC but player counts are down Polygon Archived from the original on February 18 2018 Retrieved February 18 2018 Gabe Newell Hooray Valve s going to start shipping games again PC Gamer March 8 2018 Archived from the original on March 9 2018 Retrieved March 8 2018 PUBG Has Sold 8 Million Copies on Xbox One Screen Rant July 4 2018 Archived from the original on September 23 2020 Retrieved May 11 2022 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Full Product Release Now Available on Xbox One Xbox Wire July 4 2018 Archived from the original on January 20 2022 Retrieved May 11 2022 Minotii Mike December 15 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds sells 1 million Xbox One copies in 3 days Venture Beat Archived from the original on December 15 2017 Retrieved December 15 2017 Hall Charlie January 25 2018 PUBG celebrates 4M players on Xbox One with free loot crates Polygon Archived from the original on January 26 2018 Retrieved January 25 2018 Grubb Jeff February 21 2018 January 2018 NPD PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds hits top 5 on Xbox alone Venture Beat Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved February 22 2018 Takahashi Dean March 23 2018 PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene points to PUBG s future after its smashing first year Venture Beat Archived from the original on March 23 2018 Retrieved May 2 2018 a b McWhertor Michael June 19 2018 PUBG reaches 50M copies sold 400M total players Polygon Archived from the original on June 19 2018 Retrieved June 19 2018 LeFebvre Rob August 16 2018 PUBG mobile app surpasses 100 million downloads Engadget Archived from the original on August 16 2018 Retrieved August 17 2018 a b PUBG Mobile hits 100 million slower than Fortnite because of China VentureBeat October 24 2018 Archived from the original on January 5 2019 Retrieved January 5 2019 Lao Shannon December 18 2018 PUBG mobile has as many players as Fortnite The Verge Archived from the original on December 18 2018 Retrieved December 19 2018 Jones Ali December 19 2018 PUBG Mobile has as many players as Fortnite PCGamesN Archived from the original on December 19 2018 Retrieved December 19 2018 Charted India s obsession with Chinese online game PUBG Quartz December 10 2018 Archived from the original on January 5 2019 Retrieved January 5 2019 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW DIGITAL GAMES AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA PDF SuperData Research January 25 2018 Archived PDF from the original on February 11 2018 Retrieved May 23 2019 a b Makuch Eddie January 2 2018 PUBG Passes 3 Million Concurrent Users On PC GameSpot Archived from the original on April 15 2019 Retrieved January 11 2019 a b Market Brief 2018 Digital Games amp Interactive Entertainment Industry Year In Review SuperData Research Archived from the original on January 21 2019 Retrieved January 19 2019 PUBG becomes first mobile battle royale to surpass 1bn revenue GamesIndustry biz September 23 2019 Archived from the original on September 30 2019 Retrieved January 12 2020 a b Partleton Kayleigh December 12 2019 PUBG Mobile shoots through 1 5 billion in lifetime revenue Pocket Gamer Archived from the original on January 2 2020 Retrieved January 12 2020 Q4 and Full Year 2018 Store Intelligence Data Digest PDF Sensor Tower January 16 2019 Archived PDF from the original on February 10 2019 Retrieved January 19 2019 PUBG is World s 6th Most Popular PC Game and 1 in Japan The Esports Observer August 17 2017 Archived from the original on October 21 2018 Retrieved May 22 2019 2018年アプリ収益予測 Game i セルラン分析 ゲーム株 Game i in Japanese Archived from the original on January 11 2019 Retrieved January 10 2019 Romano Sal January 23 2019 Media Create Sales 1 14 19 1 20 19 Gematsu Archived from the original on April 5 2019 Retrieved February 12 2019 Bailey Dustin December 16 2019 PUBG has sold ten million units in the past 18 months PCGamesN Archived from the original on June 9 2020 Retrieved March 20 2020 Kerr Chris July 14 2020 PUBG has sold over 70 million copies worldwide Gamasutra Archived from the original on July 14 2020 Retrieved July 14 2020 Chapple Craig July 2 2020 PUBG Mobile Doubles Lifetime Revenue to 3 Billion in Just Seven Months Sensor Tower Archived from the original on October 22 2020 Retrieved August 25 2020 Chapple Craig September 9 2020 PUBG Mobile Generates 500 Million in Just Over Two Months as it Races Past 3 5 Billion Lifetime Revenue Sensor Tower Archived from the original on October 18 2020 Retrieved September 11 2020 Chan Stephanie December 22 2020 2020 Year In Review 10 Mobile Milestones Sensor Tower Archived from the original on December 25 2020 Retrieved January 6 2021 Pei Li March 25 2021 PUBG Mobile reports 1 billion accumulated downloads since 2018 launch Reuters Archived from the original on March 25 2021 Retrieved March 25 2021 a b Fragan Jordan December 6 2022 PUBG Mobile hits 9B in lifetime consumer spending Game Beat Archived from the original on December 10 2022 Retrieved December 7 2022 Battlegrounds Mobile India clocks 100 million users completes one year in India The Indian Express July 1 2022 Archived from the original on December 7 2022 Retrieved December 12 2022 Tencent pulls blockbuster game PUBG in China launches patriotic alternative Reuters May 8 2019 Archived from the original on October 14 2022 Retrieved April 22 2022 Peters Jay December 9 2021 The original PUBG is going free to play The Verge Archived from the original on February 1 2022 Retrieved February 1 2022 2019 Year In Review SuperData a Nielsen Company April 9 2020 Archived from the original on April 9 2020 Retrieved December 12 2022 The success of Fortnite is big enough to share SuperData a Nielsen Company February 2 2021 Archived from the original on February 2 2021 Retrieved December 12 2022 KRAFTON INC REPORTS 1 57 BILLION USD IN REVENUE FOR 2021 THE HIGHEST IN THE COMPANY S HISTORY KRAFTON Press Room press krafton com Archived from the original on January 31 2023 Retrieved December 12 2022 a b Videogame sensation PLAYERUNKNOWN S BATTLEGROUNDS collects 7 records including most played game on Steam Guinness World Records November 17 2017 Archived from the original on March 31 2023 Retrieved December 12 2022 a b Alexander Julia December 8 2017 The Game Awards forgot to give PUBG its only award last night Polygon Archived from the original on December 8 2017 Retrieved December 8 2017 Bailey Kat November 14 2017 Opinion Nominating PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds for Game of the Year is a Terrible Idea US Gamer Archived from the original on November 15 2017 Retrieved November 15 2017 Grubb Jeff November 14 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds and GOTY It s about art vs product VentureBeat Archived from the original on November 15 2017 Retrieved November 15 2017 a b Weber Rachel November 17 2017 The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild scores big at the 35th Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP GamesRadar Archived from the original on November 17 2017 Retrieved December 25 2017 a b Gaito Eri November 13 2017 Golden Joystick Awards 2017 Nominees Best in Slot Archived from the original on January 10 2018 Retrieved December 25 2017 PC Gamer staff December 18 2017 Breakout Game 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds PC Gamer Archived from the original on December 23 2017 Retrieved December 31 2017 PC Gamer staff December 8 2017 Games of the Year 2017 The nominees PC Gamer Archived from the original on January 6 2018 Retrieved December 31 2017 Polygon staff December 18 2017 the 50 best games of 2017 Polygon Archived from the original on January 21 2018 Retrieved February 13 2018 Verge staff December 15 2017 The 15 best games of 2017 The Verge Archived from the original on December 15 2017 Retrieved June 30 2018 Morales Aaron Abrams Natalie December 29 2017 The Year s Best Games Entertainment Weekly No 1496 97 pp 92 94 Archived from the original on December 27 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 Whitney Kayla January 25 2018 Complete list of winners of the New York Game Awards 2018 AXS Archived from the original on January 27 2018 Retrieved January 26 2018 Makuch Eddie January 14 2018 Game Of The Year Nominees Announced for DICE Awards GameSpot Archived from the original on January 17 2018 Retrieved January 17 2018 Makuch Eddie February 22 2018 Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild Wins Game Of The Year At DICE Awards GameSpot Archived from the original on February 23 2018 Retrieved February 23 2018 Italian Video Game Nominees and Winners 2018 Italian Video Game Awards March 14 2018 Archived from the original on March 21 2018 Retrieved May 31 2019 McNeill Andrew January 31 2018 Here Are Your 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Finalists SXSW Archived from the original on February 1 2018 Retrieved February 1 2018 IGN Studios March 17 2018 2018 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners Revealed IGN Archived from the original on March 18 2018 Retrieved March 18 2018 Gamasutra staff January 5 2018 Breath of the Wild amp Horizon Zero Dawn lead GDC 2018 Choice Awards nominees Gamasutra Archived from the original on January 8 2018 Retrieved January 8 2018 Makuch Eddie March 21 2018 Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild Wins Another Game Of The Year Award GameSpot Archived from the original on March 22 2018 Retrieved March 22 2018 deAlessandri Marie March 15 2018 Hellblade Senua s Sacrifice at forefront of BAFTA Games Awards nominations MCV Archived from the original on March 16 2018 Retrieved March 16 2018 British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2018 British Academy of Film and Television Arts March 13 2018 Archived from the original on April 13 2018 Retrieved April 13 2018 Brian April 27 2018 Famitsu Award 2017 winners announced Nintendo Everything Archived from the original on June 18 2019 Retrieved June 3 2019 Faller Patrick June 28 2018 E3 2018 Game Critics Awards Nominations Revealed Anthem Super Smash Bros Ultimate Top The List GameSpot Archived from the original on June 29 2018 Retrieved June 29 2018 Watts Steve July 2 2018 Resident Evil 2 Wins E3 Game Critics Awards Top Honor GameSpot Archived from the original on July 3 2018 Retrieved July 3 2018 Cohen Jess June 22 2018 Teen Choice Awards 2018 Avengers Infinity War Black Panther and Riverdale Among Top Nominees E Archived from the original on June 13 2018 Retrieved June 25 2018 Ramos Dino Ray August 12 2018 Teen Choice Awards Riverdale Infinity War Black Panther Among Top Honorees Full Winners List Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on August 13 2018 Retrieved August 13 2018 Little Mix 5 Seconds Of Summer Sigrid and Jonas Blue lead the performances for BBC Radio 1 s Teen Awards 2018 BBC September 10 2018 Archived from the original on February 13 2021 Retrieved August 7 2019 Hoggins Tom September 24 2018 Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced voting open now The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on October 8 2018 Retrieved October 7 2018 Sheridan Connor November 16 2018 Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale GamesRadar Archived from the original on November 16 2018 Retrieved November 17 2018 Grant Christopher December 6 2018 The Game Awards 2018 Here are all the winners Polygon Archived from the original on December 7 2018 Retrieved December 8 2018 Glyer Mike November 19 2018 2018 Gamers Choice Awards Nominees File 770 Archived from the original on January 12 2019 Retrieved January 4 2019 Your 2018 Winners Australian Games Awards December 19 2018 Retrieved January 4 2019 Italian Video Game Awards Nominees and Winners Italian Video Game Awards April 11 2019 Archived from the original on March 21 2018 Retrieved May 25 2019 Tailby Stephen September 20 2019 Days Gone Rides Off with Three Nominations in This Year s Golden Joystick Awards Push Square Archived from the original on September 20 2019 Retrieved September 21 2019 Venkatesh Aarthi December 12 2019 PUBG Mobile wins Best Competitive Game award for the second consecutive year www sportskeeda com Archived from the original on December 12 2022 Retrieved December 12 2022 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Video Game 2017 IMDb Archived from the original on December 12 2022 Retrieved December 12 2022 PUBG Mobile Is Nominated As The Esports Breakthrough Game of the Year GuruGamer com October 26 2019 Archived from the original on December 12 2022 Retrieved December 12 2022 Rossel John Dave December 20 2020 PUBG Mobile and BTR Zuxxy Won Awards at the Indonesia Gaming Award 2020 AFK Gaming Archived from the original on December 12 2022 Retrieved December 12 2022 Free Fire amp PUBG Mobile Are Nominated For Esports Mobile GOTY Award GuruGamer com July 24 2020 Archived from the original on December 12 2022 Retrieved December 12 2022 Gametube November 26 2021 PUBG Mobile finishes second in Mobile Game of the Year category at Esports Awards 2021 as Free Fire claims first spot www sportskeeda com Archived from the original on December 12 2022 Retrieved December 12 2022 Esports Awards 2022 PUBG Mobile Wins Esports Mobile Game of the Year Award AFKGAMING December 14 2022 Archived from the original on December 15 2022 Retrieved December 15 2022 Best of 2017 Awards Best PC Game IGN December 20 2017 Archived from the original on December 25 2017 Retrieved December 25 2017 Best of 2017 Awards Best Multiplayer IGN December 20 2017 Archived from the original on December 22 2017 Retrieved December 25 2017 Best of 2017 Awards Best Spectator Game IGN December 20 2017 Archived from the original on December 26 2017 Retrieved December 25 2017 Best of 2017 Awards Game of the Year IGN December 20 2017 Archived from the original on December 4 2017 Retrieved December 25 2017 Best of 2017 Awards Best Shooter IGN December 20 2017 Archived from the original on December 25 2017 Retrieved December 25 2017 Makedonski Brett December 20 2017 Destructoid s award for Best PC Game of 2017 goes to Destructoid Archived from the original on January 2 2018 Retrieved January 3 2018 Giant Bomb staff December 26 2017 Game of the Year 2017 Day Two Music Surprise Multiplayer and Mess Giant Bomb Archived from the original on December 27 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 Giant Bomb staff December 27 2017 Game of the Year 2017 Day Three World Wolfenstein Moments and PLEASE STOP Giant Bomb Archived from the original on December 28 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 Giant Bomb staff December 28 2017 Game of the Year 2017 Day Four Debut New Characters Story and Styyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyle Giant Bomb Archived from the original on December 29 2017 Retrieved December 28 2017 Giant Bomb staff December 29 2017 Game of the Year 2017 Day Five Best Worst Cast and Capture Giant Bomb Archived from the original on December 30 2017 Retrieved December 29 2017 Eurogamer staff December 30 2017 Eurogamer s Top 50 Games of 2017 10 1 Eurogamer Archived from the original on December 31 2017 Retrieved December 30 2017 GamesRadar staff December 22 2017 The best games of 2017 Page 2 GamesRadar Archived from the original on March 26 2018 Retrieved March 25 2018 Game Informer staff January 4 2018 Game Informer s Best Of 2017 Awards Page 2 Game Informer Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 Game Informer staff January 4 2018 Game Informer s Best Of 2017 Awards Page 4 Game Informer Archived from the original on January 5 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 Bertz Matt January 6 2018 The 2017 Shooter of the Year Awards Game Informer Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 Cork Jeff January 4 2018 Reader s Choice Best Of 2017 Awards Game Informer Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 Cork Jeff January 4 2018 Reader s Choice Best Of 2017 Awards Page 2 Game Informer Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 Cork Jeff January 4 2018 Reader s Choice Best Of 2017 Awards Page 3 Game Informer Archived from the original on January 7 2018 Retrieved January 6 2018 a b Powell Steffan December 12 2017 PubG creator says games need better protection from copycat titles BBC Archived from the original on December 13 2017 Retrieved December 12 2017 Livingston Christopher September 23 2017 PUBG exec clarifies objection to Fortnite Battle Royale it s not about the idea itself it s about Epic Games PC Gamer Archived from the original on September 23 2017 Retrieved September 23 2017 Nakamura Yuji Kim Sam May 29 2018 Most Popular Game on the Planet Accused of Copyright Violation Bloomberg L P Archived from the original on May 30 2018 Retrieved May 29 2018 Kim Sam June 26 2018 Copyright Lawsuit Dropped Against Fortnite Creators Ending Legal Battle Bloomberg L P Archived from the original on June 27 2018 Retrieved June 27 2018 Wawro Alex November 28 2017 Inside the PUBG fueled rise of chicken eating games in China Gamasutra Archived from the original on December 27 2017 Retrieved December 18 2017 Plunkett Luke July 13 2017 The Origins Of Battlegrounds Winner Winner Chicken Dinner Line Kotaku Archived from the original on August 16 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 Benson Julian December 21 2017 PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds creator says legal protection will encourage creativity PCGamesN Archived from the original on December 28 2017 Retrieved December 27 2017 Sapieha Chad December 14 2017 The year in games Five news stories and trends that dominated the industry in 2017 National Post Archived from the original on December 15 2017 Retrieved December 18 2017 Graft Kris December 18 2017 5 trends that defined the game industry in 2017 Gamasutra Archived from the original on December 22 2017 Retrieved December 18 2017 Campbell Colin December 28 2017 These were the biggest stories in video games in 2017 Polygon Archived from the original on December 28 2017 Retrieved December 28 2017 Mackovech Sam April 5 2018 PUBG creators finally decide a copycat game has gone too far file suit Ars Technica Archived from the original on April 5 2018 Retrieved April 5 2018 Hester Blake April 5 2018 PUBG Corp Sues Mobile Dev For Copyright Infringement Glixel Archived from the original on April 6 2018 Retrieved April 5 2018 Valentine Rebekah March 25 2019 PUBG Corp NetEase settle copyright lawsuit GamesIndustry biz Archived from the original on March 25 2019 Retrieved March 25 2019 a b Mukherjee Amritanshu PUBG ban lifted from Ahmedabad police still worried about side effects of the game India Today Archived from the original on April 12 2019 Retrieved April 12 2019 PUBG Mobile Ban You Will Get Arrested For Playing The Battle Royal Game in These Cities in India News18 March 14 2019 Archived from the original on March 14 2019 Retrieved March 15 2019 Liao Shannon March 14 2019 Police in India arrested ten students for playing PUBG The Verge Archived from the original on March 14 2019 Retrieved March 15 2019 Sharma Gopal April 11 2019 Nepal bans online game PUBG citing negative impact on children Reuters Archived from the original on April 11 2019 Retrieved April 11 2019 Chalk Andy April 18 2019 Fortnite and PUBG are now banned in Iraq PC Gamer Archived from the original on April 19 2019 Retrieved April 19 2019 Holt Kris April 23 2019 Nepal s Supreme Court reverses national ban on PUBG Engadget Archived from the original on April 23 2019 Retrieved April 23 2019 Jordan bans online game PUBG over negative effects CNA July 7 2019 Archived from the original on July 7 2019 Retrieved July 7 2019 Aceh ulemas demand Indonesia ban online battle game PUBG The Jakarta Post June 23 2019 Archived from the original on July 7 2019 Retrieved July 7 2019 Pakistan temporarily bans popular online game PUBG The Express Tribune July 1 2020 Archived from the original on July 3 2020 Retrieved July 2 2020 PTA lifts ban on PUBG Bigo after meeting with companies officials The Express Tribune July 30 2020 Archived from the original on August 5 2020 Retrieved August 19 2020 India China dispute live updates PUBG among 118 mobile applications banned by government The Times of India Archived from the original on September 3 2020 Retrieved September 2 2020 Bai Saritha September 2 2020 India Bans 118 China Apps Including PUBG Alipay and Baidu Search Bloomberg News Archived from the original on September 3 2020 Retrieved September 2 2020 From PUBG to Camcard Among the 118 Chinese apps banned here are the ones you ll miss First Post September 2 2020 Archived from the original on September 2 2020 Retrieved September 2 2020 External links nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to PlayerUnknown s Battlegrounds Official website nbsp PUBG Mobile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title PUBG Battlegrounds amp oldid 1218233938, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.