PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds surpasses $100 million in revenue

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the most popular games in the world right now, and it is making more money every day thanks to its viral appeal livestreaming video services. It’s is also coming off its first appearance at E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo industry and fan event) in Los Angeles, where Microsoft revealed the Battle Royale-like online shooter will hit Xbox One later this year with support for the powerful Xbox One X coming later in 2017. While that will give it a significant new potential audience, it doesn’t really need the help.

Bluehole, the development studio responsible for Battlegrounds, announced today that it has surpassed $100 million in revenue since launching in March. The phenomenon has also reached 4 million copies sold worldwide. Battlegrounds, which is $30 on the Early Access portal for unfinished games on the Steam platform, is a last-person-standing fight where 100 people drop on an island and collect gear and weapons in an effort to survive longer than anyone else. Bluehole noted in early May that Battlegrounds hit 2 million since launching in March. It then hit 3 million by the first week of June. And only a couple of weeks later, the shooter is rushing past the 4 million milestone. Sales are picking up pace, and it could make more money in June than it did in May.