Also, if it had been called “Paladins: Battle Royale” as originally intended, would we be having this same conversation, but with Fortnite: Battle Royale as the “victim?” Regardless, Chisam believes that “Battleground” should refer to a style of game, and that it shouldn’t be trademar

What many gaming fans disagreed with in the original statement was the implication that Bluehole had some type of ownership over battle royale or last man standing game modes. Kim made it clear that the developer isn’t in any way claiming that. “It’s not for us to even comment,” he said. Kim then reiterated that the focus of Bluehole’s apparent frustration is Epic Games, who specifically mentioned PUBG in its marketing materials for the new gameplay m

Assuming the mobile port of PUBG is a success, the game will become a true powerhouse and has potential to break video game sales records. Alternatively, Tencent may opt to ditch PUBG ‘s initial asking price and make a profit using the game’s loot box system and microtransactions. Either way, it’s hard to see how a mobile version of PUBG won’t be a big moneymaker for everyone invol

Update: Chang Han Kim, Vice President and Executive Producer for Bluehole, Inc., said the following in an official press release sent out September 22, 2017 regarding Fortnite allegedly copying core elements of PUBG’s mode, structure, etc. (and releasing is so much quick

When Epic Games announced that its fort-building survival title Fortnite was getting an all-new Battle Royale mode, comparisons to Bluehole’s PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) were immediately made. And in the same quick fashion, tensions also flared. Bluehole vice president Chang Han Kim commented that the developer was worried that Fornite might be replicating PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds gameplay , criticizing the way Epic Games had marketed the new Fornite m

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds , the Internet’s biggest and most popular battle royale style game, has become so well known that it is hard for new games to come on the scene. While it is no surprise that developers are trying to claim their own share of this genre’s profitability, it has now become incredibly difficult for them to do so without being accused of copying PUBG . The latest iteration of the battle royale formula comes in the form of High Rez Studio’s Paladins: Battlegrounds , and it is already being accused of steal

At the time of writing, Epic Games hasn’t responded to Bluehole’s original statement or these newly released comments. With PUBG recently crossing 10 million sales and Fortnite quickly rising to prominence, what remains abundantly clear is that many will continue offering their own thoughts on the situation, as it doesn’t seem it can be easily swept under the

However, the developers of PUBG have been known to defend their territory in the past, taking issue with Fortnite borrowing too heavily from their gameplay . The name is one thing, but if gameplay is the discussion, Paladins: Battlegrounds should have nothing to worry about, as it seems to set itself far apart from its competitors. As a hero shooter, the normal 100 players in battle royale will have special powers and abilities that give them unique advantages. As the first game to mix the two, this game seems to build its own category rather than fit in with its predecess

A few days ago, it was announced that large Chinese video game publisher Tencent would be bringing the wildly popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to China in an official capacity. Today the company announced that not only is it releasing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in the region, it is also creating a mobile version of the g

The newest patch spent just a day on test servers before going live earlier today, and fans quickly noticed that amongst the smaller issues it addresses, the update decreases item spawn levels on the starting island. This refers to live rounds of actual gameplay and not the opening lobby where players can grab weapons like the Groza or the 9 mm VSS sniper rifle and various tools before boarding the pl

“We recently discovered a new pattern of cheats in action. This week, we performed a thorough gameplay data review of 10 million players and completed analysis of tens of millions of data logs. Through this exercise, we were able to identify over 100,000 instances of the new pattern related to use of cheat and now we have confirmed that it was clearly an attempt of compromising our g

This particular decision was reached after Pubg dlc Corp ran an extensive and comprehensive data review of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to find “new pattern” of cheating occurring with the game on PC. As seen in a Steam Community post regarding the matter, PUBG Corp isn’t taking the issue lightly, as it has stated that those who have been found taking part in exploiting the game will be “permanently banned in a single wa

This isn’t the first time that High Rez has been accused of ripping off popular game genres, either. Back when the game was first released, many claimed that it was a direct Overwatch rip-off , and there was even discussion of whether Blizzard could sue over how blatant it was. Similarly to the current situation, COO Todd Harris had to come out and defend Paladins , claiming that it wasn’t a cl