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PUBG Mobile is the iOS and Android version of the game that sparked the battle royale craze in the second half of the 2010s. It turned out to be more profitable than the original.
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PUBG Mobile will now remind players to take breaks

PUBG Mobile's recently added map Sanhok
PUBG Mobile has launched a new feature aimed at players below 18 years of age, which will have them agree to a 'gaming advisory' and remind them to take breaks. The dev says it's an attempt to promote 'healthy gaming' among their players.

China halts issuing of game licences to solve hefty backlog

Logo of Chinese game developer Tencent Games
Chinese authorities have decided to halt issuing of licenses for monetisation of new games, in order to clear up the backlog of games pending licenses, which in turn built up after a similar move by the government in March last year.

Resident Evil 2 Tyrant joins PUBG Mobile in a new crossover event

picture showing zombies
PUBG Mobile has launched the new Resident Evil 2 crossover event which introduces zombies and the notorious Tyrant to Erangel. The new event will combine PUBG's shooting and looting mechanics with the survival aspects of Resident Evil 2.

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

Picture of a person running around in PUBG Lite
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

A wooden shack elevated far above a forest in Fortnite
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 Mobile 0.10.0 adds snow map Vikendi for everyone

picture showing dino park on PUBG new map
Tencent Games definitely delivered PUBG Mobile's 0.10.0 version in style as the update comes with a deviously funny trailer that features a sparrow, a hand grenade and a freshly offed PUBG Mobile player. Spoiler alert, the bird lives.

PUBG Mobile doing a crossover with Capcom's Resident Evil 2

Logos of PUBG Mobile and Resident Evil 2
As unlikely as it may sound, it's real alright - Tencent's PUBG Mobile and Capcom's Resident Evil 2 are heading for a crossover event of some sort. Of course, it doesn't take a genius to know it will feature battle royale and zombies.

PUBG Mobile kicks off Season 4 with new gun, vehicle and more

A man clad in animal skins from PUBG Mobile's Season 4
Tencent Games and PUBG Corp have rolled out the 0.9.5. patch for PUBG Mobile, kicking off the game's Season 4 by adding M762 automatic rifles, new 2-seater scooters exclusive to Sanhok, dynamic weather, hardcore mode and a bunch more.

PUBG Mobile adds Sanhok as the game hits 20 million players

PUBG Mobile's recently added map Sanhok
Even though Tencent hasn't had the smoothest of rides as of late, PUBG Mobile most certainly has and as PUBG dipped below one million concurrent players for the first time in 12 months, its little brother hit 20 million players. Ouch.

PUBG Mobile marches on after hitting 100 million downloads

PUBG Mobile poster showing three in-game characters
Tencent and PUBG Corp announced that PUBG's "little" mobile brother has managed to rack up 100 million downloads since it launched on 19 March 2018, which is quite impressive considering that this doesn't include China, Japan and Korea.