Steven Ma interview — How Tencent is more than just a big game investor
Steven Ma joined Tencent in 2007, when most people in the world probably had not heard about the Shenzhen, China-based company. Now Tencent is...
Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le shares how to get the guns right in shooters
Minh Le knows his guns. Nicknamed “Gooseman,” Le helped create a mod for Half-Life 2 back in 1999. It became Counter-Strike, one of the...
PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene moves on to a new battleground with special assignment
Brendan Greene, the creator of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), announced today the formation of a new team within PUBG Corp. in Amsterdam, dedicated to work...
PUBG’s best new map is now live on consoles
Console players are getting the best new PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds map today. Vikendi, the snowy 6-kilometer-by-6-kilometer mountainous landscape, hit PC in December. It is launching...
Ring of Elysium: How Tencent built a different kind of battle royale
Presented by Intel It seems foolish for any developer to compete with battle royale giants Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. But the rising popularity of...
Sensor Tower: November was PUBG Mobile’s best revenue month yet
PUBG Mobile made about $32.5 million in revenue in November, according to market analyst Sensor Tower. This is the battle royale’s best month on mobile yet....
Counter-Strike: GO gets 18-player battle royale mode
One of Valve’s most popular games is hopping aboard the battle royale train. The publisher updated Counter-Strike: Global Offensive today to add the last...
Chinese censorship affects games everywhere — and it’s getting bigger
Politics, censorship, territory disputes, and gaming? These aren’t usually found in the same arenas. Gaming has become a $130 billion dollar market with political...
PlayStation 4 gets PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in December
The PUBG Corporation is announcing today that it is bringing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to PlayStation 4. Preorders for the $30 game kick off today, and...
Xbox Game Pass gets 16 new games, including PUBG
Microsoft announced that the Xbox Game Pass subscription is getting 16 new games, including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Akin to Netflix for movies, the Xbox Game...