PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is racking up the accolades, this time for XBox One. PUBG Corp. has announced that over three million players have taken part in the online survival shooter since it launched on XBox Game Preview in December.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Newest PTR Patch Notes Reveal Cosmetic Item Loot Crate Odds
As PUBG Corp looks to move into the Chinese market, the team has published the cosmetic loot crate odds in its latest series of patch notes. The move is made necessary by the Chinese government’s admonition that all game companies reveal loot crate odds.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – XBox One Patch to Add First-Person Support for Duos & Squad Play
A new patch will be deployed today for the North American and European XBox One versions of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It brings in first-person support for both Duos and Squad Play. Previously, first-person was only available in Solo mode.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – XBox One Patch Adds First-Person Support for Duos & Squad Play
A new patch has been deployed for the North American and European XBox One versions of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. It brings in first-person support for both Duos and Squad Play. Previously, first-person was only available in Solo mode.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – ‘The Final Goal [is] to Launch the Title on Every Platform’ According to PUBG Corp CEO
In a new interview with IvenGlobal, PUBG Corp CEO Han Kim has revealed that the company would like the game to become a “universal media franchise” and that “the final goal would be to launch the title on every platform”. Currently, PUBG is available only on PC and XBox One, though release on other platforms is still out in the distant future. “PUBG will be an exclusive title on XBox One for some time” Kim said.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Steam Concurrent Users Set a New Record of 3M Online
The latest Steam Game & Player Statistics page reveals yet another PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds record for PC: Over three million players were logged into the game concurrently on Steam in the last several hours. This smashes its month old record of 2.8M concurrent users.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – PUBG to Launch v1.0 at 11:00 pm Tonight, Server Downtime Starts at 6:00 pm PST
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds will officially leave Early Access beginning at 6:00 pm Pacific / 9:00 pm Eastern at which time servers will be brought down for maintenance and to deploy v1.0. It is expected that maintenance will last for five hours and that the game will “officially launch” at 11:00 pm Pacific / 2:00 am Eastern.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – It’s a Big Hit on XBox One with Over a Million Copies Sold in Just 48 Hours
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds continues its dominance in gaming with this past week’s launch on XBox One. Within 48 hours of of release on XB1, PUBG sold over a million copies via the Preview Program. However, while a huge number, the latest version of the game is plagued with issues (be sure to read our own Joseph Bradford’s account).
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – XBox One Version Arrives on Microsoft Game Preview Weighing in at at Svelte 5Gb
The XBox One version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has officially launched with a surprisingly small file size of just over 5Gb. The game is part of the Microsoft Game Preview, essentially a beta work-in-progress. This provides the development team and the community an opportunity to work together to make improvements to the game and to chase down / squash bugs over time.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – PUBG’s Brendan Greene Wants ‘Other Devs to Put Their Own Spin on the Genre’
Speaking to the BBC Radio 1 Game Show, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground’s creator Brendan Greene laments at the number of “copycat” titles that are flooding the games space these days. He calls for other developers to “put their own spin on the genre” and that “if they’re just copycats, then the genre doesn’t grow and people get bored”.