Korean Politician Uses Frying Pan As PUBG Visual Aid
Why did this South Korean congressman bring along a golden frying pan to a meeting? And what does PUBG have to do with it? As you know, discarded frying pans can be used in Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds as enemy pummelers or bullet deflectors. When the Gamescom PUBG Invitational tournament was held last August, golden frying pans […]
Single-Player In PUBG Is A Future Possibility
To play Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds you need about a hundred people or so…how do you imagine a single-player mode would work? Is Bluehole considering it? Brendan Greene, AKA the “Playerunknown” from the title, participated in a Reddit AMA last week. One of the questions he was asked was if a single-player mode was in the works. […]
PUBG Developer Accuses Fortnite of Ripping Them Off
Remember our story on Fortnite: Battle Royale, a free-to-play offshoot of the larger game that plays much like Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds? Someone isn’t happy about it…would you guess the makers of the original game? Bluehole put forth a press release this morning condemning Epic Games and their Fortnite game. To be clear here this is not […]
PUBG’s Latest Update Hits Today
When will Bluehole finally put out the PUBG update they’ve been promising for weeks now? How does today sound? Bluehole sent out a tweet earlier this week hinting at what the update would contain. “Some of the key features of the new build include a new weapon, foggy weather condition, FPP leaderboards, and multiple bug […]
How Much Will The Final Version Of PUBG Cost To Buy?
Will the final version of Playeruknown’s Battlegrounds on Steam cost more than the Early Access version currently available? Should gamers still on the fence buy now, or wait? As it is, PUBG is $30. Other beta games have had their prices raised after they were completed. Brendan Greene is successful enough now that he could […]
Over Ten Million People Own PUBG Now
How many copies can a game possibly sell in six months? Especially if the full version of it isn’t technically out yet? Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds made its beta public in March. Since then they’ve been improving the programming, squashing bugs and adding additional content…all while grabbing sales by the millions. Developer Bluehole just announced today over […]
Gamescom 2017: First Look At PUBG’s New Desert Map
Remember when Brendan Greene announced his development studio Bluehole was currently working on two new maps to add to the work in progress known as Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds? Thanks to Gamescom we now have our first glimpse at the next map to be added….care to take a look? ICYMI I revealed an early WIP look at […]
Don’t Miss The Live PUBG Invitational Tournament
Did you know there’s a Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Invitational tournament going on now, possibly as you read this? Where can you watch it? The PUBG Invitational is one of the big events of this year’s Gamescom. For the next few mornings, beginning at 10 AM Eastern, multiple teams will face off across all three modes — solo, […]
Microsoft Will Publish PUBG On XBox
What does today’s announcement from Microsoft mean for PUBG’s console exclusivity deal? And how long will it last? Those are the two questions going through most fans’ minds right now after the software giant revealed some of the terms of its contract at Gamescom this morning. Specifically, developer Bluehole and Microsoft entered a deal for […]
Playerunknown Wants To Keep Battlegrounds Going At Least Until 2027
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds was an instant success upon its arrival on Steam, but how long can it maintain that success? Can the game keep its momentum as long as five years, maybe ten? That’s a pretty tall order, but Playerunknown himself — AKA Brendan Greene — doesn’t see Battlegrounds as a project that will ever fully […]