Bluehole Studio went on to say that while weekly patches for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds may be nixed from here on out, the developer will use the additional time to test for "significantly" longer periods. By doing so, it hopes to produce even more polished patches and updates so as to give the battle royale's user base the best experience possible with each refinement or tweak being m
A few days ago, it was announced that large Chinese video game publisher Tencent would be bringing the wildly popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to China in an official capacity. Today the company announced that not only is it releasing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the region, it is also creating a mobile version of the g
Moving forward, Kim hopes to start an official conversation between Bluehole and Epic Games. He again stated that this entire situation is only a problem because Epic Games makes the engine Bluehole uses, and that the developer pays "a large amount of royalties" to Epic Games. "We had this business relationship and we had trust that we would be getting continued support, and we were looking forward to working more closely with them to get technical support, maybe develop new features," stated Kim. "Our name was used to officially promote their game without our knowledge. There was no discussion. It was just a bit surprising and disappointing to see our business partner using our name officially to promote the game mode that is pretty similar to us and there was misunderstanding in the community that we're officially involved in the proje
If the mobile port of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is high quality, it's likely that the game will also make its way stateside and to other regions. After all, PUBG is one of the most popular video games currently available, shattering concurrent player records on Steam and selling over 20 million copies at last count. Considering its popularity, it would make sense for developer PUBG Corporation (a subsidiary of Bluehole) to bring it to as many platforms as possi
"Before we actually looked deeper into how similar [ Fortnite 's Battle Royale ] is, we wanted to raise an issue because this is from Epic Games. We could be the biggest indie success story that they have and there will be other indie developers that aspire to succeed like us using Unreal Engine, and they would be concerned, right? So we just wanted to raise an issue and let people know that it can be a probl
On top of the mobile game and the landmark PC release, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is also scheduled to make its console debut sooner rather than later. As announced at E3 earlier this year, PUBG is releasing in early access as an Xbox One console exclusive on December 12th. Out of all the versions of the game, it will be interesting to see which one becomes the most popular when it's all said and d
Over on the game's official Steam Community page, developer PUBG Corps has revealed new details on the desert map for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , which is officially called "Miramar." Compared to the game's original map (which took place on an Eastern European island), Miramar will take players into a more secluded desert region that looks like it will play drastically differ
Also, if it had been called "Paladins: Battle Royale" as originally intended, would we be having visit this site right here same conversation, but with Fortnite: Battle Royale as the "victim?" Regardless, Chisam believes that "Battleground" should refer to a style of game, and that it shouldn't be trademar
This isn't the first time that High Rez has been accused of ripping off popular game genres, either. Back when the game was first released, many claimed that it was a direct Overwatch rip-off , and there was even discussion of whether Blizzard could sue over how blatant it was. Similarly to the current situation, COO Todd Harris had to come out and defend Paladins , claiming that it wasn't a cl
Despite the change in its update schedule, Bluehole assures fans that the full launch for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds is "still on-track" to arrive during its release date . Plus, with the game slated to go into Early Access on Xbox One late this year, with the developer now not slavishly adhering to a patch schedule, the team will surely be able to make the transition to Microsoft's current generation console a lot smoother with a more flexible work win
Paladins: Battlegrounds will be available later this year, but if you want to play the original game to get used to the heroes you will play as, Paladins: Champions of the Realm is available on PC, PS4, and Xbox
At the time of writing, Epic Games hasn't responded to Bluehole's original statement or these newly released comments. With PUBG recently crossing 10 million sales and Fortnite quickly rising to prominence, what remains abundantly clear is that many will continue offering their own thoughts on the situation, as it doesn't seem it can be easily swept under the