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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.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Articles

PUBG Corp admit PUBG has fallen short in more ways than one

A wooden barn with a couch inside from PUBG map Sanhok

Seriously, I had to re-check whether I was looking at either one of PUBG Corp's earlier dev updates, because they seem to really like announcing performance updates and aggressive anti-cheat measures without actually following up on them.

PUBG is currently the most played non-Valve game on Steam

There are no brakes on the PUBG train. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is now the most played non-Valve game on Steam, surpassing Fallout 4 which previously held the position, right behind Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

PUBG devs want to remove keyboard and mouse use from Xbox One

PUBG player shooting a rifle, while taking cover in a VW van

It seems like regular PUBG players can't escape cheaters, regardless of the platform they're playing on. PC players are still having issues with hackers, while mobile and Xbox One player base have to deal with keyboard & mouse users.

Bluehole changing its organisational structure with PUBG Corp

PUBG Corp will act as a subsidiary focused on development and global business for PUBG. Chang Han Kim will be CEO and Woonghee Cho will act as the COO for PUBG Corp. This will allow for centralized points of contact for players globally.

PUBG to finally region lock China in an update with ranked system

Promotional image for PUBG's new ranking system

PUBG Corp and Bluehole have announced a new update for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds which will contain a new ranking system that should help prevent pub-stomping and a feature that detects your region automatically, locking China out.

Korean Game Rating Board leaks PUBG for PlayStation 4

A man in aviator cap throwing grenades in PUBG's mode Dodgebomb

Korean Game Rating Board has posted ratings for PUBG on PlayStation 4 and inadvertently leaked the game's port to Sony's platform. This theory is compounded by the fact that PUBG is reaching the end of exclusivity contract with Microsoft.

AltChar's player of the month for May 2017 showcase reel

AltChar's Player of the Month is a new monthly video series featuring best plays of AltChar's community. The best player of May is Purpletop. Check out our video to see his best plays. He also gets a prize, because that's how things go.

AltChar's clan of the quarter - July 2017 winner showcase

AltChar's Clan of the Quarter is a new video competition series featuring best plays of clans from every corner of the gaming world. The first clan of the quarter award goes to the Suka Clan. Check out our video to see their highlight reel.

PUBG drops below 1 million CCU one day after its record

Player is walking towards a bike while looking at the sunset in PUBG

It was only yesterday that PUBG Corp and Steam proudly announced that PUBG is the first Steam game to have maintained 1 million concurrent players for an entire year. Ironically enough, one day later and Greene and Co drop the ball.

PUBG breaks another Steam record, first with 1m CCU for a year

No, it's not for the longest ignored community in the world - PUBG is actually the first game to boast no less than one million concurrent players for the duration of an entire year, a feat which the company "started" in September 2017.