PUBG Corporation - Page 12

PUBG Corporation NEWS - Page 12

PUBG update 17.1, new patch, old promises

PUBG Corp have rolled out the latest update #17.1 on the test server, promising what they've been promising since forever - palpable performance improvements on both server and client-side, functional anti-cheat methods and bug fixes.

JULY 11

PUBG streamer gives up & plays with a hacker

PUBG's notorious hacker problem still persists and at this point it seems to have damaged the game irreparably. The boiling point is seemingly reached, as even respected streamers such as Shroud and Wadu just gave up and played with them.

JULY 9

Steam top selling & top played games in 2018

As per usual, Lord Gaben's little helpers have posted the most sold and played Steam games across four categories - Top Sellers, Top New Releases, Top Selling VR Games and Most Simultaneous Players, all of them ranked in four brackets.

JULY 7

PUBG's test server gets Sanhok tweaks

Update number 17 landed today on PUBG's test server, introducing several fixes and a few visual tweaks on the game's latest map Sanhok, as well as the PUBG Global Invitational flavoured overhaul of the lobby, BGM and loading screen.

JULY 4

Bluehole prohibit sites from posting leaks

Bluehole's legal goon squad is at it again but their sights are now set on Skin Tracker, which is a site collecting and publishing data mined cosmetic content. The first thing Skin Tracker did? They switched to publishing Fortnite content.

JUNE 29

PUBG update to tweak the Event Pass

It seems that PUBG's community has got what it asked for but not what it deserved, because the newly added Event Pass is here to stay and with an unchanged price, even though PUBG Corp have announced several changes to the system.

JUNE 27

PUBG Corp drops lawuist against Fortnite

Victory court royale, am I right? Anyway, it turns out that Greene and Co have retracted their lawsuit against Epic Games in South Korea, where PUBG accused the developer of Fortnite: Battle Royale of stealing their intellectual property.

JUNE 27

PUBG Mobile gets Royale Pass, FPP, skins

Unlike their partner in crime PUBG Corp, Tencent Games are not joking around when they get to work and PUBG Mobile is shaping up into a polished package that its PC and Xbox One brother was and still is expected to become. Oh the irony.

JUNE 21

PUBG - of ban compensations and battle passes

PUBG Corp have announced a battle pass system, in this case called event pass, which will launch along with Sanhok map on 22 June 2018. A day later, Bluehole also announced they will be compensating players wrongfully banned for cheating.

JUNE 20

PUBG gets first ever Steam discount

Greene and Co's decision to offer the first ever Steam discount on PUBG is not as straightforward as you may think and even though PUBG Corp says the reason is the milestone of 50 million sold copies, we all know the reason why it's there.

JUNE 20

PUBG getting Sanhok and map-exclusive rifle

Taking time from their busy schedule of asset flipping and suing Fortnite, PUBG Corp have revealed that PUBG's update #15 will add the new map Sanhok, along with an assault rifle exclusive to the map called QBZ95, which replaces the SCAR-L.

JUNE 19

PUBG winter map will be medium sized

PUBG Corp and Bluehole are continuing with big development leaps for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and the latest announcements for the future content are in the game are the addition of ballistic shields and a new map in a winter setting.

JUNE 14

Valve are introducing Steam Chat, beta phase

Steam users will soon finally be able to have voice chat on the platform, as Valve have introduced the feature in Steam's client beta. It remains to be seen whether it will gain traction, due to Discord's massive popularity as of late.

JUNE 13

PUBG's War Mode is Kar98k snipe fest

PUBG Corp are bringing back War Mode for some unhindered carnage across Erangel. This time around, the weapons of choice are Kar98k with a 4x scope, a handgun and a handy frag grenade to play hacky sack with or keep your enemies warm.

JUNE 8

Player loss heralds dark times for PUBG

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds started out as a humble mod but it has quickly become a powerhouse in the gaming industry. Bluehole might get worried now that PUBG seems to be losing players and returning to obscurity at the same brisk pace.

JUNE 1

PUBG update overhauls grenades, molotovs

PUBG Corp have decided to overhaul the throwables in their latest update, granting grenades higher damage and larger range, whereas molotovs will now spread fire on the players' surroundings, making them more viable than they currently are.

MAY 31

PUBG Sanhok's final round of testing is date

Sanhok is returning for another run on PUBG's Experimental Test Server. Bluehole have announced the new testing run will take place from 31 May to 4 June 2018. Like in previous runs, Sanhok map will be available to any PUBG owners on PC.

MAY 30

Bluehole might bring Epic Games to court

Bluehole objected heavily to Epic Games entering the battle royale market a while back, claiming they copied their idea and whatnot. Now it seems they've kicked it up a notch and decided to take Epic Games to court of law over the squabble.

MAY 28

PUBG for Xbox One gets Miramar, huge patch

PUBG Corp have made their Xbox One playerbase wait on Miramar for quite a while now, although they'll be hoping to make it up with a hefty patch that brings new items, weapons, vehicles and game features to the Microsoft edition of PUBG.

MAY 24

PUBG game modes and ballistic shield leaked

PUBG leaks looked like a torrent in the past few days on Skin Tracker, since they leaked the upcoming ballistic shield on the picture above, two new game modes, golden tracksuit pants and correctly predicted Aviator Crate contents.

MAY 19

PUBG Mobile exceeds 10 million active users

It seems like PUBG Mobile is going the way of its big PC and Xbox One brother PUBG, with Tencent and PUBG Corp revealing the game has hit 10 million daily active users around the globe. As is usual for these stats, China is not included.

MAY 18

PUBG announces PGI North America Qualifier

PUBG Corp and Bluehole have already announced the PUBG Global Invitational 2018 (PGI 2018), which is a weird way of spelling "world championship". There will be regional qualifiers and North American qualifier event has now been detailed.

MAY 14

Tencent launch free PUBG mobile emu for PC

Well, Tencent and PUBG are either going for a bigger piece of mobile pie or are trying to do something about keyboard and mouse users on mobile, without having to lose them to the warm free-to-play embrace of its nemesis Fortnite. Or both.

MAY 8

Codename: Savage is back to PUBG for testing

This may be the last article where we address PUBG's jungle map as Codename: Savage since Bluehole are renaming it to Sanhok. The map is returning for another round of testing running from 10 through 14 May 2018 before returning to stasis.

MAY 7