Battle royale’s rise could dramatically change esports
Since Fortnite: Battle Royale’s inception in September 2017, battle royale has become one of the dominant genres in gaming. While this gamestyle isn’t new...
PUBG Season 4 brings a big update to the battle royale’s original map
The PUBG Corp. has revealed the updates coming to its battle royale shooter when Season 4 launches on July 24 for PC (it will...
Sledgehammer Games cofounder Glen Schofield heads up PUBG Corporation’s new studio
PUBG Corporation announced today that it has named Glen Schofield as the chief executive officer of a Striking Distance, a new game development studio....
AI predicts PUBG player placement from stats and rankings
There’s a reason battle royale games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (commonly abbreviated “PUBG”) and Epic Games’ Fortnite have hundreds of millions of players collectively: They’re...
Ikon lets players challenge each other in PUBG and League of Legends
Ikon is launching a competitive gaming platform that lets players challenge each other in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and League of Legends. The company plans to...
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...
Apple touts record App Store holiday sales of $1.22 billion, plus $322 million on New Year’s Day
A comparatively weak season for iPhone hardware is being offset somewhat by strong App Store sales, as Apple announced today that its app and...
Warcraft III: Reforged reminds us why mod toolsets should matter
Warcraft III created new genres of games with its World Editor. Now with Warcraft III: Reforged there’s an update for the classic game —...
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...
PUBG fixed? New patch addresses the desync problem
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp. is still running its “#FixPUBG” campaign. The studio has promised to deal with common problems that have ruined a...