Last Friday, Korean game developer PUBG Corp, a subsidiary of Bluehole, filed a copyright violation lawsuit against Epic Games, asking a court to determine whether the latter’s Fortnite was copied from the former’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. A PUBG official said Friday…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Suspects captured for operating bot program in China
Tencent, the publisher of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China, recently announced it has worked with local authorities to capture 15 suspects behind 2 bot program syndicates. These syndicates are accused of of both developing and selling bot programs for the popular…
NetEase – Chinese developer preparing to sue copycats of their battle royale games
In a twist to the storyline, after PUBG Corp officially sued Chinese developer NetEase for cloning PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, NetEase today instead issued a statement claiming that it will begin to sue any studios which copied “creative features” found in Rules…
PUBG Corp – Lawsuit filed against NetEase over PUBG clones
[Source] PUBG Corp, the new entity setup last year by developer Bluehole to oversee everything related to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), recently filed a lawsuit in a Northern California court against Chinese gaming giant NetEase over the PUBG clones, Knives Out…
Bluehole – PUBG developer announces record profits for 2017
According to recent reports from South Korea, developer Bluehole achieved a total revenue of around USD 630.7 million for the year of 2017, with an astounding profit of nearly USD 240 million. As you would have guessed, majority of the…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Tencent reveals 2 new functions for upcoming China server
Recently, Tencent Games confirmed that the upcoming China server of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will not share the same server with the Steam version. The publisher followed up by revealing 2 new buttons added on the lobby screen. First is “Report Feedback”,…
PUBG Corp – Key executive from Riot Games defects to support battle royale game
Last week, it was revealed that PUBG Corporation has poached a key executive from Riot Games in order to expand its esports business for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The personnel is Jung Hyun Kwon (권정현), who previously worked as Managing Director of…
Bluehole – PUBG success brings each employee 10 million KRW worth of incentives
According to reports from South Korea, developer Bluehole has given each of its employees (around 800) an average incentive of 10 million KRW (around 9,000 USD) due to the global success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Announced just before the start of…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Korean popstar signs on as professional esports player
While many school students in South Korea these days are aspiring to become professional esports players, it is definitely a first to hear that an established Korean pop star has switched gears to become one. Jung Joon-young, a 28 year…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – A brief tour of the new PUBG Seoul headquarters
BY now, gamers all around the world would have played, tried, or heard of the game known as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, otherwise known as PUBG. The game recently entered version 1.0, and hit 3 million concurrent players (number of players online…
PUBG: Thrilling Battlefield – Tencent Games confirms second mobile game based on PUBG
So, it turns out Tencent Games is making not just one, but two mobile games based on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. The first game, which we previously reported, is actually titled “绝地求生: 全军出击”, which roughly translates to “PUBG: Army Assault”. The second…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Official mobile game confirmed by developer
After confirming that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will be heading to China under Tencent Games (which will go through a series of changes to met the harsh requirements from the Chinese government), Tencent Games and PUBG Corporation today announced they are both…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Battle royale title wins big at annual Korea Game Awards
In an era where mobile games run rampant, one PC game stood out like a sore thumb in a good way. At the annual Korea Game Awards held the day before G-Star begins, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds won the Presidential Prize by…
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Chinese government might ban battle royale games
As everyone in the gaming industry is talking about the glowing success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, the Chinese government has taken notice as well. Recently, the gaming branch office of China Audio And Video And Numeral Publishing Association released an official…