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Bluehole Studio is a Krafton-owned Chinese game studio known for working on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Battlegrounds Mobile India and New State Mobile.

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PUBG 5.2 update adds Spike Traps, makes Vikendi friendlier to snipers

PUBG Corp are introducing several changes with PUBG's 5.2 update, the first of which will help you trap your motorized prey - Spike Traps. They also tweaked Vikendi to make it a sniper's heaven and added PUBG Labs, new testing grounds.

NOVEMBER 20

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has broken Steam's CCU record

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has broken Steam's highest concurrent user record with 1,348,374 players online simultaneously over the weekend, and did so in spite of banning over 150.000 accounts for cheating since launch.

OCTOBER 2

PUBG is first mobile battle royale to reach $1bn revenue

According to the latest report from Sensor Tower, PUBG Mobile is the first mobile battle royale to surpass $1 billion in revenue across iOS and Android.

Semir OmerovicSEPTEMBER 23

PUBG adds dynamic weather to new Erangel

In the latest update, which is now available on the live server, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has introduced a dynamic weather system to the freshly released Erangel map. The weather effects include fog, hail, rain and thunderstorms.

Semir OmerovicAUGUST 21

PUBG is getting cross-play on consoles

Microsoft and PUBG officially announced cross-platform play between Xbox One and PlayStation 4 during today's Inside Xbox show at Gamescom 2019. The new feature will come to consoles in October 2019 and September 2019 on test servers.

Semir OmerovicAUGUST 19

PUBG's Erangel makeover is like a new map

In the latest update, PUBG Corp. introduced a massive visual enhancement to PUBG's original map Erangel. We spent some time with Erangel over the last few weeks and it's safe to say that the map was in desperate need of such a makeover.

Semir OmerovicAUGUST 8

PUBG Season 4 to improve Erangel visuals

PUBG Corp have announced Season 4 of PUBG, which brings updated Erangel visuals, matchmaking update, Survivor Pass, cooperative mission system and more. It's all in the PC Update 4.1, which is already live on the game's test servers.

JULY 17

PUBG update 30 brings ledge grabbing

PUBG's update are getting better and better it seems. The latest one, update #30, brought a new mechanic to the game via ledge grabbing and Deagle, a popular handgun that can be a nightmare even if you have a level 3 helmet equipped.

JUNE 20

PUBG's Erangel map is getting visual changes

Erangel, the first PUBG map is getting some visual improvements and balancing changes, the developers have confirmed in the latest blog post. The update arrives today on test servers and it's scheduled for full release later this summer.

Semir OmerovicJUNE 7

PUBG PC patch brings Vikendi changes

A new major patch is now live on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds test servers on PC. In detailed patch notes, the devs detailed a new set of rebalancing for the snowy map Vikendi along with the introduction of new tactical map markers.

Semir OmerovicMAY 15

PUBG Mobile to remind players to take breaks

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.

MAY 15

Tencent give up on PUBG monetisation in China

Tencent Holding Ltd officially shut down their test version of PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds in China and replaced it with a similar, patriotic shooter, which, unlike PUBG has regulatory approval to generate revenue from microtransactions.

Semir OmerovicMAY 8

PUBG unbanned in Nepal for the moment

Nepal has banned PUBG recently and now it seems like they are reversing that decision, although it is unknown if anyone actually respected the ban to begin with. Fans of the game still filed an injunction and made the game legal again.

APRIL 24

PUBG adds Weapon Mastery progression system

Bluehole have released another update for PlayerUnknown's Battleground on the game's test server. The patch introduces a brand new feature named Weapon Mastery, a progression system that rewards players as they level up their gunplay skills

Semir OmerovicAPRIL 23

PUBG Corp has made $920m in revenue in 2018

PUBG Corp have reported their financials and over the course of 2018, the company has raked in $920 million in revenue, $310 million of which was pure profit. The master race accounted for most, with mobile and consoles pretty far behind.

APRIL 22

Nepal bans PUBG over parent concerns

Nepal Telecommunication Authority has instructed all the country's service providers to ban Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, claiming that Brendan Greene's game has negative effects on the behaviour and studies of children and youths.

APRIL 12

PlayerUnknown leaves PUBG development team

PUBG creator Brendan Greene aka PlayerUnknown announced that he is leaving the PUBG development team to form a new division within PUBG Corp. Greene and his new team will focus on research and development for new types of multiplayer games.

Semir OmerovicAPRIL 1

PUBG adds new cosmetics in Survivor Pass 3

PUBG Corp have introduced Survivor Pass 3: Wild Card to their battle royale PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. The Survivor Pass adds over 60 new cosmetics including bomber jackets, suits, dresses, skins for various weapons and BP points.

Semir OmerovicMARCH 28

PUBG Corp and NetEase settle lawsuit

It appears that both PUBG Corp and NetEase grew weary of the lawsuit royale they've been locked in since April 2018, when the former accused the latter of copying PUBG with their two mobile games - Knives Out and Rules of Survival.

MARCH 25

PUBG update adds new gun, buffs M16A4

The latest PUBG update is now live on Test Server and it adds a new sub-machine gun MP5K. The patch also buffs M16A4 and brings tweaks to other weapons including Vector, along with some improvements to matchmaking and Quick Join feature.

Semir OmerovicMARCH 20

PUBG's Erangel map is getting a remaster

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fans have leaked planned changes for Erangel on Reddit and now PUBG Corp have acknowledged the leaks were correct and they are indeed working on ways to alter the game flow by changing the map layout.

MARCH 7

PUBG Europe League kicks off in March

PUBG Corp have announced that PUBG Europe League (PEL) kicks off on 21 March 2019, and will be divided in three divisions - PEL, which houses creme of the crop teams, PEL Contenders, another 32 teams and PEL Open for those who want to join.

MARCH 5

PUBG offers free Horizon Zero Dawn outfits

PUBG Corp. have announced a new crossover event which will add a special Horizon Zero Dawn outfit option to players on PS4, starting 05 March 2019. The offer will include a total of four items - mask, top, skin for Kar98k and unique pan.

Semir OmerovicFEBRUARY 28

PUBG to tackle cheating with machine learning

PUBG's anti-cheat team have posted an update on Steam where they revealed the ongoing and upcoming improvements to PUBG's anti-cheat system. Along with BattlEye and Uncheater, the team is also using machine learning to tackle cheating.

Semir OmerovicFEBRUARY 27

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