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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG ) is an online multiplayer battle royale game. Each game consists of up to a hundred players who fight each other in order to remain the last man alive.
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New PUBG app lets you know when killing a streamer and vice versa

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In case you've been stressing over your unintended public appearances in PUBG, i.e. getting wrecked and laughed at by streamers and their hordes of fans, you can now at least be certain, thanks to a new application called PUBG Report.

PUBG Lite is a free to play game silently released on PC

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PUBG Lite has kicked off as a free to play open beta in Thailand and the game currently looks like an upscaled version of PUBG mobile. It, therefore, has way lower system requirements, but it's unknown if it will come to the western market.

Tencent, NetEase cleared in China, Fortnite and PUBG not yet

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It appears that China has finally eased up on the gaming regulations as the country's two publishing giants, Tencent and NetEase, got new game licenses after nine months of uncertainty. Fortnite and PUBG, however, have to wait a bit longer.

PUBG update adds Vikendi, new weapons, snowmobile to PS4

Vikendi, PUBG's new snow map
PUBG's PlayStation 4 version was the last one to launch but it's slowly but surely being brought up to speed. PUBG Corp's Update #1 has added the snow map, Vikendi, snowmobile included, as well as new weapons, Survivor Pass and more.

Fortnite and PUBG did great in December 2018, Battlefield V flops

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Analysts at SuperData have published their report on the state of the worldwide video game market in December 2018, where both Fortnite and PUBG did great in terms of revenue, which couldn't be said for EA and DICE's shooter Battlefield V.

PUBG's PC update adds northern lights, snowbikes and Bizon SMG

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New PUBG update is now available on PC test servers and it brings some sweet additions to Vikendi. The update also comes with the snowbike, Bizon SMG, Canted Sight and Vikendi Moonlight weather setting, which includes northern lights.

Bad performance in PUBG can reduce recoil on some weapons

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Lower FPS is a major nuisance once you get used to better performance, and can often impact how you perform as a player. With PUBG, this issue is taken one step further, since low frames per second reduce recoil on fast firing weapons.

PUBG Corp ban 12 professional players over cheating

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PUBG Corp have announced that they'll be issuing bans for 12 pro players of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on the grounds of using or condoning cheating, with the bans including two-year and three-year suspensions from competitive play.

Valve reveal Steam's best and brightest games for 2018

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Valve have released their infographics of sort, that are more like ladders for the best sellers in various categories. As per usual, we have top sellers, most concurrent players, best VR, top new releases and top Early Access graduates.

PUBG's Vikendi may be its best map since the original Erangel

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds recently got a brand new map called Vikendi and we spent some time trying to win the chicken dinner on its snowy wastelands. It's a great addition to PUBG but some old issues are still plaguing the game.