Yesterday, PUBG Corp. dropped a new update for the PC version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds that focuses on fixing two significant issues in the game. According to the developer, the new hotfix addresses an issue with long-range hits not registering correctly. In addition to a gameplay modification, the patch also fixes problems with the game’s lobby,
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After several years in development, developer Boss Key Productions released their long-awaited shooter LawBreakers on PS4 and PC at the end of last summer and while the game garnered some positive reception and featured unique gameplay ideas, ultimately the game appears to have been one of last year’s underperformers, according to its publisher. Publisher Nexon released
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has become one of the most popular shooters this year, and today the PC version of the game reached (another) huge milestone. OVER 3 MILLION!! Thank you all for helping us reach this amazing milestone! GG WP everybody <3 pic.twitter.com/twUQkSkP5U — PLAYERUNKNOWN (@PLAYERUNKNOWN) December 29, 2017 This morning, Steam’s official stats page revealed that PlayerUnknown’s
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the battle royale game that took the world by storm, finally came out of Early Access and officially released last week. Adding the Killcam and 3D Replay features that the community requested. Yesterday, PUBG’s servers went under maintenance for two hours, and during that time, the first big update to the game since its
After posting an advertisement concept idea for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to Reddit, Reddit user Macsterr realized that Microsoft had posted a very similar tweet without attribution. And just like it was discovered, Microsft removed the Tweet today without explanation. The Reddit post has since risen to the front pages of the social news aggregate site with nearly 200,000
In a lot of ways, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds feels like what we often see from “rags to riches” stories in movies, TV, books, and countless other mediums. Coming from a Korean studio with a name that’s both unique and perplexingly bizarre, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (or known collectively as PUBG) has gone from being a small, unheard-of entity to the breakout game
Bluehole and PUBG Corp. are preparing to release version 1.0 of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on PC on December 20, finally bringing the game out of Early Access. Today, the developers revealed they are partnering with Seoul-based game technology company Minkonet to add 3D Replay and Killcam features to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds when it officially launches on December
PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds is the biggest multiplayer game of 2017 and as of just a few days ago the battle royale title made its console debut on Xbox One via the Xbox Game Preview program. Clearly, Xbox fans were desperate to play the game for themselves as seen by some new numbers. Microsoft announced today that during PUBG’s first
Today, PUBG Corp.’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds officially hits the Xbox One, and to celebrate, Microsoft has released a brand-new trailer to coincide its official release. And this isn’t the only news about the Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Earlier this week, Microsoft shared how the controller layout would work for the console version of the game. For
Since it debuted on Steam Early Access back in March, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has dominated the conversation with over 20 million players so far, and now players finally have a new glimpse at what’s in store for the massively popular battle royale shooter. During tonight’s broadcast of The Game Awards, the first gameplay video of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds‘ upcoming
Since it debuted on Steam Early Access back in March, the wildly-successful battle royale shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has blown away just about all expectations with the game having reached upwards of over 20 million players, and as such, Microsoft appears to be giving the game prime treatment leading into its Xbox One debut. Speaking in an
Early this morning, PUBG Corp. announced new items would be added to their successful battle royale shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. According to the developer, a new jet ski called the Aquarail will be available in the game’s Erangel map and the upcoming Miramar desert map. In addition to a new aquatic vehicle, the developer also confirmed that
When it comes to the breakout hits of 2017, few have risen to the level of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and now players of the wildly popular shooter now have their best glimpse yet of the game’s highly-anticipated new desert map. Over on the game’s official Steam Community page, developer PUBG Corps has revealed new details on the
Yesterday, Chinese publisher Tencent released its first (cinematic) trailer for the mobile port of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The two-minute-long trailer offers various snippets of gameplay and combat. However, one of the most significant things avid players will notice in the trailer is how massive ship battles were present in the game. On top of that several clips showed helicopters
Last night, the official Twitter account for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds announced that two new guns (the DP-28 and AUG A3) are coming to the game’s test servers. We’re excited to reveal that two new weapons will be available on the test servers this week! The first new weapon is the DP-28 which can be found all over the
Tech, media, and gaming powerhouse Tencent has announced today that it will handle the publishing rights to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China. According to the company, before the game even hits any stores in the country, several (yet subtle) changes will be made to the notable battle royale shooter, due to the country’s tight restrictions on what kind
Today, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds‘ creative director “PLAYERUNKNOWN” released several work-in-progress screenshots of the new desert map coming to the game. These new images focus on the map’s landscape; this includes numerous multi-story buildings — some appear to look like they are still in construction while others look torn down, a shopping plaza filled with shops, as well as
Yesterday at Paris Games Week, PUBG Corp. revealed new information for their critically-acclaimed battle-royale shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. According to the press release, the Xbox One version will launch as a console launch exclusive via the Xbox Game Preview program on December 12, 2017 while the PC version of the title will be exiting Steam’s Early Access at
Next week, for the first time, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will begin running test servers for the 1.0 version of the game. Players will be able to get their hands on the new vaulting and climbing mechanics that’ll make for a whole slew of new ways to go about eliminating your opponents. Originally, players were only going to be
During Microsoft’s quarterly financial conference call for investor and analysts related to the period between July 1st and and September 30th, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella provided an overview of the Xbox and gaming business and its outlook. “We’re mobilizing to pursue our expansive opportunity in the hundred billion-plus gaming industry, broadening our approach on
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold more than 15 million copies (including the margin of error). The announcement was confirmed by stats service website SteamSpy. Originally released on March 23 of this year as an Early Access title, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developed and published by PUBG Corp., a subsidiary of Bluehole Studios is an online battle royale game. Up to one hundred players
About a month ago, it was announced that Bluehole and Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds broke through the 1 million concurrent player mark. Then, near the end of September, we learned that it had broken 1.5 million players. If you thought that player-count was going to slow down anytime soon, perhaps it’s time to reconsider. PlayerUnknown‘s
In case somehow you haven’t noticed, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a big deal. How big? 13 million copies sold in six months big. Aka a recording breaking 1.5 million Steam concurrent users big. Yeah, that big. Mystifyingly big. And what’s been even more mystifying is that it hasn’t been announced for PlayStation 4 yet. Well, not officially. It has perhaps
Bluehole has announced a new business, dubbed PUGB Corp., that will specifically handle the business of its massively popular survival shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, which has now surpassed 13 million copies sold. PUGB Corp., will specifically be a subsidiary company “focused entirely on the development and global business opportunities” for the aforementioned game, according to Bluehole. Gang-Seok Kim,
The fort-building survival game Fortnite dipped its toes into the waters of “battle royale” gameplay a la PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds this week with the release of its free-to-play Fortnite: Battle Royale mode, with the new feature already drawing a huge number of players since release. In a tweet from the game’s official Twitter account, Epic Games has revealed that
Recently, the incredibly popular multiplayer shooter, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds set the record for most concurrent users on Steam, breaking the streak of the Valve-developed game, Dota 2. At the time, the Early Access title hit 1,342,857 players, while the MOBA reached 1,295,114. Well, it seems that count is still climbing and has now reached 1,523,179 million
In case you were wondering, editing a configuration file in your copy of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could result in getting banned from the game, according to a change that was made on the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds FAQ page. This information was first spotted by reddit user Defying, when the question was asked whether it was considered acceptable to edit configuration
A record many thought unbreakable: has been broken. That’s right Dota 2’s record for the most concurrent players on Steam has been broken by PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. A non-Valve game. A game not even out of Early Access. For those unfamiliar with the term “concurrent players,” all this means is that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has had more people play it at
In less than five months, online battle royale shooter, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has sold more than 10 million copies in Early Access. That’s crazy. It also recently surpassed 1 million concurrent players on Steam, a feat no non-Valve game has ever accomplished. Further, it is also close to breaking the all-time concurrent player record currently held by Dota 2
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ developer, Bluehole Studios has revealed new details on the game’s next update. It’ll introduce new weapon, foggy weather, first-person leaderboards, and plenty of bug fixes. A screenshot showed that the new gun will be the Mini-14, a semi-automatic rifle. It’s unconfirmed whether or not the gun will be exclusive to care packages like some