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PollyDescoteaux at 05:03, 6 May 2026

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	~~Taking all~~ of ~~this into account, it will be interesting~~ to ~~see~~ if ~~Bluehole Studio will be able~~ to ~~successfully implement a permanent Event Pass~~ for ~~PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds thanks to the data~~ and ~~feedback it received during its initial limited-time launch~~. ~~If it does get incorporated correctly down~~ the ~~line, the feature could give PUBG a better shot at expanding its current 400 million-plus player ba~~<br><br> <br>~~According to~~ a ~~recent post on~~ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' ~~official Steam page, Bluehole Studio made sure to acknowledge its failings during~~ the ~~Event Pass' availability by referring to all~~ of ~~the problems~~ it ~~encountered~~, ~~and promised that "these issues will all be taken into consideration during future content planning~~.~~" The developer went on to thank players for their patience while working out~~ the ~~issues with the new system~~, and ~~went on~~ to ~~announce the bonus XP event~~, ~~saying~~, ~~"But thanking you for your feedback~~ and ~~promising to improve in~~ the ~~future doesn’t help you finish your current pass, so we’ve decided to run an event to help players scrape out a few more levels before the Event Pass ends on 7/~~<br><br> <br>~~This is hardly~~ the ~~first~~ time ~~tensions have been raised between the two companies over Fortnite's~~ battle-royal mode~~. When the new mode became available last year~~, ~~vice-president of PUBG Corp. parent company Bluehole Chang Han Kim expressed concern over~~ the ~~new~~ game ~~mode copying PUBG , saying "After listening to the growing feedback from our community~~ and ~~reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned~~ that ~~Fortnite may be replicating~~ the ~~experience~~ for ~~which~~ PUBG is ~~kno~~<br><br> <br>~~When~~ Epic Games ~~announced~~ the ~~addition of a free to play battle-royal mode to their then burgeoning title Fortnite~~ , ~~comparisons to Player Unknown's Battlegrounds quickly began to emerge~~. ~~Since then~~, the shooter ~~builder survival hybrid~~ has ~~become Battleground's biggest competitor and now it seems~~ the ~~rivalry has gone to new heights~~, ~~with~~ PUBG ~~Corp~~. ~~taking Epic Games to court~~ over ~~the two games similarit~~<br><br> <br>~~Several weeks ago, Bluehole Studio officially put out~~ a ~~fresh Event Pass feature to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , but due to~~ a ~~lot of bugs, extended maintenance periods~~, and ~~general instability~~, ~~not every~~ PUBG ~~fan has been able to fully use the limited-time feature~~. ~~With this being the case~~, the ~~video~~ game ~~developer~~ has ~~decided~~ to ~~announce~~ a ~~bonus XP event as an apology~~ of ~~sorts to those who haven~~'~~t been able to get their fill~~ of the ~~Event Pass due to errors on behalf of the stu~~<br><br> <br>~~The latest developer letter on Steam is focused on~~ the ~~game's optimizations as well as its new map Sanhok (formerly known under its code name "Savage"), which will include new vehicles and even an exclusive weapon. Free updates are all well and good~~, but the ~~studio~~'s ~~communications lead PUBG_Riggles took to Reddit to speak about [https://Pubgstation~~.~~com/ pubg guide] 's loot boxes . People don't want them~~, ~~PUBG has them, and they’ve been~~ a ~~persistent focus~~ for the ~~game’s development while optimization issues~~, ~~cheaters~~, ~~and other nasty bits of business have seemingly warranted more attention than they’ve received~~. ~~This~~ has not ~~gone unnoticed by the game’s massive community~~, ~~which boasts over 600,000 subscribers~~ to the ~~official subred~~<br><br> <br>~~For those who have been out of the loop with the latest on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , the Event Pass~~ was ~~originally meant~~ to be a ~~way for players~~ to ~~track progress made in-~~game ~~– in a~~ similar ~~vein~~ to ~~Fortnite 's Battle Pass –~~ and ~~earn exclusive loot outside of~~ the ~~standard crate system. While it's unfortunate~~ that ~~the feature is not working the way Bluehole Studio intended, at least the developer is offering additional XP for players~~' ~~troubles. Those interested can find~~ the ~~company's details for PUBG 's bonus XP event be~~<br><br> <br>~~PUBG_Riggles gets~~ to ~~the heart of the matter~~, ~~even admitting that the constant faucet of new crates~~ and ~~cosmetics releasing while game-breaking bugs remain unattended to is~~ a ~~terrible look~~. ~~It sounds like PUBG Corp. is indeed building out its development team to tend to these pressing matters~~, ~~but he also insists that~~ the ~~crates aren’t going anywhere~~, ~~as they remain central~~ to the ~~continued monetization of~~ the ~~game~~. ~~While this might not be what many players want~~ to ~~hear, the honesty coming from PUBG Corp~~. is, ~~at least~~, ~~somewhat refresh~~<br><br> <br>~~According~~ to ~~a report from the Korean Times on Friday~~, ~~PUBG Corp~~., a ~~Korean based developer~~, ~~filed a lawsuit against Epic Games, specifically their Korean arm, asking~~ the ~~court to determine whether similarities between Fortnite~~ and PUBG ~~constitutes copyright infringement. Per the report~~, ~~PUBG Corp. filed the injunction with the Seoul Central District Court back~~ in ~~January, though no other information around the filling has be revealed to the pub~~<br><br> <br>~~The Korean company behind PlayerUnknown~~'s ~~Battlegrounds~~ is ~~taking Fortnite _ developer Epic Games to court. The Bluehole subsidiary PUBG filed a lawsuit~~ in ~~January claiming that Epic~~'s ~~free-~~to-play ~~battle royale title is infringing on its copyright. While~~ the ~~_Fortnite developer is based in America~~, ~~their Seoul-based Epic Games Korea branch has been named in the injunct~~<br>		<br>Twitch streamer Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek has been temporarily banned after playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with a hacker. The original stream is no longer available, but clips captured by fans continue to spread across social media. The video has reignited the ongoing debate among players about PUBG’s hacker problem. The community finds itself split on whether clips of top players working with hackers calls attention to flaws within the game or [https://Pubgstation.com/ Highly recommended Internet site] if the players are using their popularity to get away with cheat<br><br> <br>15 major suspects including "OMG", "FL", "火狐", "须弥" and "炎黄" were arrested for developing hack programs, hosting marketplaces for hack programs, and brokering transactions. Currently the suspects have been fined approximately 30mil RNB ($5.1mil USD). Other suspects related to this case are still being investiga<br><br> <br>It's been a slow, but steady, decline for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' player count this year. By the end of February it had lowered to around 2.8 million, according to Steam Charts . In April, it finally sunk below the two million player mark, and it hasn't managed to rebound aside from one good weekend in early May. Now, it's finally below 1.5 million, and the trend continues downw<br><br> <br>Of course, it isn't hard to see why PUBG Corp. and Bluehole are concerned about Fortnite . In the time since its battle-royal mode launched, the game has seen a surge in popularity among both content creators and casual games. The game has seen such success that not only has it beaten the record for most concurrent players previously held by PUBG but it is also now reported to make more money than it <br><br> <br>There is no denying that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds _ has been hurt by the success of Epic Games' _Fortnite , and once players look at the actual numbers, they are pretty damning. Despite popularizing the Battle Royale genre, the shooter game has seen its player count dip by over 50% since the beginning of the year. In January, PUBG managed to peak at over 3.2 million concurrent players. Less than half a year later, and Bluehole's marquee title is averaging just over 1.4 million users da<br><br> <br>This post contains an affiliate link where DualShockers gets a small commission on sales. Any and all support helps keep DualShockers as a standalone, independent platform for less-mainstream opinions and news cover<br><br> <br>Despite these worrying numbers, PUBG is still an incredibly popular game. In fact, it's still the most played game on Steam by far, and its concurrent numbers beat out all other titles on Valve's gaming platform. While stressing that PUBG is far from dead, Bluehole has to be worried about losing such a drastic amount of players in a short amount of time. Losing 50% of active players is a huge deal, even if there's still millions of people playing the game every <br><br> <br>Both Bluehole and Epic Games had worked together in the past, but that relationship was damaged once the latter launched Fortnite 's battle royale mode back in September of last year. Shortly after the mode launched, Bluehole Vice President Chang Han Kim released a statement saying that the company was " concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known ." In the months since release, Epic Games' third-person shooter has surpassed PUBG in both player count and revenue, which has presumedly hurt relationships between the two companies further. Additionally, Epic Games has teamed up with Neowiz Games, not Bluehole, to bring Fortnite to the Korea market in the second quarter of 2<br><br> <br>"But our name was used to officially promote their game without our knowledge. There was no discussion. It was just a bit surprising and disappointing to see our business partner using our name officially to promote the game mode that is pretty similar to us and there was misunderstanding in the community that we're officially involved in the proje<br><br> <br>According to Kotaku , Grzesiek has been given a month long ban due to a clip where he and fellow streamer Wadu were joined by a hacker. In the circulating video, the hacker sends cars flying around them, creating barriers, later using one of the cars to carry the duo to the next playzone. Grzesiek scores a kill after being alerted to another player hiding in a nearby house. At one point, he states "I’m getting banned," not that the possibility appears to put a damper on his m<br><br> <br>There are many banes to any competitive game's longevity, but none are more annoying than cheaters. In a game where skill and ability should determine outcomes, the presence of aimbots or other cheating devices can seriously ruin the reputation and player base of a multiplayer game. Developers of PUBG are recognizing that fact and have recently released an update to their Steam page regarding their anti-cheating measures, which you can read in full he<br><br> <br>It's also unclear how this ban will impact Shroud's upcoming appearance on PUBG's Squad Showdown on July 13, an event PUBG Corp is hosting with Twitch Prime in commemoration of Amazon's Prime Day (Twitch is owned by Amazon). Shroud was slated to play in the showdown alongside several other top Twitch streamers, but this temporary ban may put a halt to t<br>

StephanTier4 at 04:22, 6 May 2026

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	~~<br>From the beginning, our first map (Erangel) was a combination~~ of ~~in-house work at our HQ in Korea~~, ~~some direct purchasing of assets, and outsourced art work from a team based in the American midwest. Basically, a few Americans built the Military Base on Erangel. That went so well that Korea decided~~ to ~~build~~ a ~~proper PUBG Corp. studio in Madison, Wisconsin~~ for ~~an in-house art t<br><br> <br>~~PlayerUnknown ~~may have only recently started thinking about his next game, but he also told fans not to expect it too soon since there~~'s ~~still plenty he wants~~ to ~~do with PUBG . Not only does he plan to continuing improving~~ the ~~popular multiplayer shooter~~ - ~~PUBG 's developers admitted to failing players recently - but he plans on making sure~~ it ~~becomes an eSports staple. Greene talked about~~ the ~~importance of hiring former Riot Games chief marketing officer Jung Hyun Kwon~~, ~~and hopes to replicate~~ the ~~success of League of Legends in the Korean market, which makes sense now that games like H1Z1 are attempting to push Battle Royales into the eSports ar~~<br><br> <br>According to ~~the math~~, ~~in order~~ to ~~reach~~ the ~~highest rewards available~~ to ~~those without~~ the ~~Premium Pass~~, players ~~have to invest as much as 2-8 hours in PUBG every single day between launch and~~ the ~~Pass' end. That means that by~~ the ~~time people are reading this article~~, ~~one day will have passed~~ and ~~everyone who didn't complete their challenges won't be able~~ to ~~reach level 20 without paying~~ the ~~$9.99 price <br><br> <br>15 major suspects including "OMG"~~, ~~"FL"~~, "~~火狐", "须弥" and "炎黄" were arrested~~ for ~~developing hack programs, hosting marketplaces for hack programs,~~ and ~~brokering transactions. Currently~~ the ~~suspects have been fined approximately 30mil RNB ($5.1mil USD). Other suspects related~~ to ~~this case are still being investiga~~<br><br> <br>~~Both Bluehole and Epic Games had worked together in~~ the ~~past, but that relationship was damaged once~~ the ~~latter launched~~ Fortnite 's battle ~~royale~~ mode ~~back in September of last year~~. ~~Shortly after~~ the mode ~~launched~~, Bluehole ~~Vice President~~ Chang Han Kim ~~released a statement~~ saying ~~that~~ the ~~company was "~~ concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is ~~known ." In~~ the ~~months since release~~, ~~Epic Games~~' ~~third-person~~ shooter has ~~surpassed [https://pubgstation.com/ Pubg news] in both player count~~ and ~~revenue~~, ~~which has presumedly hurt relationships between the two companies further~~. ~~Additionally,~~ Epic Games ~~has teamed up with Neowiz Games, not Bluehole, to bring Fortnite~~ to the ~~Korea market in the second quarter of 2~~<br><br> <br>~~Players will also find they have two new scopes~~ to ~~choose from: the 3x~~, ~~which is~~ a ~~common drop~~, and the ~~6x, which is rare~~. ~~The patch lets players change~~ the ~~reticle style (circle~~, ~~crosshair, etc.) and its color~~ on ~~some sco~~<br><br> <br>The ~~patch~~ is ~~among~~ the game's ~~biggest updates~~, ~~bringing a~~ weapon ~~balance overhaul~~ and ~~map selection~~ to ~~PlayerUnknown~~'s ~~Battlegrounds~~ . ~~The update also adds a new muscle car to Miramar~~, and a ~~new 7.62 DMR called~~ the ~~SLR. The new vehicle is exclusive to the Miramar map and can be found in downtown areas~~ and ~~on main city stre<br> <br>In addition, the post goes on to cite the recent arrest~~ of ~~fifteen suspects in connection to developing and selling cheating programs that affect PUBG~~ . ~~These cheating programs also contained within them a Trojan Horse software~~, which ~~essentially piggybacks its way into your computer on another~~, ~~legitimate program and then begins~~ to ~~collect information on you from behind~~ the ~~sce~~<br><br> <br>~~This post contains an affiliate link where DualShockers gets a small commission~~ on ~~sales. Any and all support helps keep DualShockers as a standalone~~, ~~independent platform for less-mainstream opinions and news cover<br> <br>The VSS and Mini14 were~~ the ~~only DMRs~~ to ~~get~~ a ~~damage buff, while the SKS actually got nerfed; DMRs will also now be harder~~ to ~~control because of vertical and horizontal recoil combined with a decrease~~ in ~~recoil recovery <br><br> <br>PUBG Corp also recently provided some insight about its plans for the~~ game's ~~Savage map, saying "we have months~~ of ~~work left to do," but describing~~ the ~~map~~'s ~~defining~~ feature~~: an underground cave system. Unfortunately~~, players ~~will have to wait a little bit longer to see this map in action, as it won~~'t be ~~hitting the game in this upd~~<br><br> <br>~~Anyway~~, ~~I'm getting riled up here lol~~. ~~Back~~ to the ~~story. The Madison folks were doing great work~~, so they ~~began~~ to ~~take on more and more worldbuilding work. Miramar came about as result~~ of ~~collaboration between~~ the ~~new~~, PUBG ~~Madison team and the Korean team~~ at ~~HQ in Se~~<br><br> <br>~~As our in-house art teams built Miramar, they began~~ to ~~rely less~~ on ~~store-bought assets~~, ~~although they continued to use them strategically~~, ~~because it just doesn’t make sense~~ to ~~build everything in~~ the ~~game world yourself~~. ~~We also re-used some things from Erangel~~ in ~~Miramar. One of our lead artists (a guy called Dave) puts it this~~ <br> <br>The ~~Korea Times reported PUBG filed an injunction with the Seoul Central District Court against~~ Epic Games ~~Korea for alleged copyright infringement on Friday~~. ~~Details are currently scarce on the~~ PUBG - ~~Fortnite lawsuit, but past statements from Bluehole allude~~ to ~~the alleged~~ copyright ~~violation~~. ~~" We have also noticed that~~ Epic Games ~~references PUBG in the promotion of Fortnite to their community and~~ in ~~communications with~~ the ~~press, " wrote Chang Han Kim back in September of 2017. " This was never discussed with us and we don't feel that it's righ~~<br>		Taking all of this into account, it will be interesting to see if Bluehole Studio will be able to successfully implement a permanent Event Pass for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds thanks to the data and feedback it received during its initial limited-time launch. If it does get incorporated correctly down the line, the feature could give PUBG a better shot at expanding its current 400 million-plus player ba<br><br> <br>According to a recent post on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' official Steam page, Bluehole Studio made sure to acknowledge its failings during the Event Pass' availability by referring to all of the problems it encountered, and promised that "these issues will all be taken into consideration during future content planning." The developer went on to thank players for their patience while working out the issues with the new system, and went on to announce the bonus XP event, saying, "But thanking you for your feedback and promising to improve in the future doesn’t help you finish your current pass, so we’ve decided to run an event to help players scrape out a few more levels before the Event Pass ends on 7/<br><br> <br>This is hardly the first time tensions have been raised between the two companies over Fortnite's battle-royal mode. When the new mode became available last year, vice-president of PUBG Corp. parent company Bluehole Chang Han Kim expressed concern over the new game mode copying PUBG , saying "After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is kno<br><br> <br>When Epic Games announced the addition of a free to play battle-royal mode to their then burgeoning title Fortnite , comparisons to Player Unknown's Battlegrounds quickly began to emerge. Since then, the shooter builder survival hybrid has become Battleground's biggest competitor and now it seems the rivalry has gone to new heights, with PUBG Corp. taking Epic Games to court over the two games similarit<br><br> <br>Several weeks ago, Bluehole Studio officially put out a fresh Event Pass feature to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , but due to a lot of bugs, extended maintenance periods, and general instability, not every PUBG fan has been able to fully use the limited-time feature. With this being the case, the video game developer has decided to announce a bonus XP event as an apology of sorts to those who haven't been able to get their fill of the Event Pass due to errors on behalf of the stu<br><br> <br>The latest developer letter on Steam is focused on the game's optimizations as well as its new map Sanhok (formerly known under its code name "Savage"), which will include new vehicles and even an exclusive weapon. Free updates are all well and good, but the studio's communications lead PUBG_Riggles took to Reddit to speak about [https://Pubgstation.com/ pubg guide] 's loot boxes . People don't want them, PUBG has them, and they’ve been a persistent focus for the game’s development while optimization issues, cheaters, and other nasty bits of business have seemingly warranted more attention than they’ve received. This has not gone unnoticed by the game’s massive community, which boasts over 600,000 subscribers to the official subred<br><br> <br>For those who have been out of the loop with the latest on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , the Event Pass was originally meant to be a way for players to track progress made in-game – in a similar vein to Fortnite 's Battle Pass – and earn exclusive loot outside of the standard crate system. While it's unfortunate that the feature is not working the way Bluehole Studio intended, at least the developer is offering additional XP for players' troubles. Those interested can find the company's details for PUBG 's bonus XP event be<br><br> <br>PUBG_Riggles gets to the heart of the matter, even admitting that the constant faucet of new crates and cosmetics releasing while game-breaking bugs remain unattended to is a terrible look. It sounds like PUBG Corp. is indeed building out its development team to tend to these pressing matters, but he also insists that the crates aren’t going anywhere, as they remain central to the continued monetization of the game. While this might not be what many players want to hear, the honesty coming from PUBG Corp. is, at least, somewhat refresh<br><br> <br>According to a report from the Korean Times on Friday, PUBG Corp., a Korean based developer, filed a lawsuit against Epic Games, specifically their Korean arm, asking the court to determine whether similarities between Fortnite and PUBG constitutes copyright infringement. Per the report, PUBG Corp. filed the injunction with the Seoul Central District Court back in January, though no other information around the filling has be revealed to the pub<br><br> <br>The Korean company behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is taking Fortnite _ developer Epic Games to court. The Bluehole subsidiary PUBG filed a lawsuit in January claiming that Epic's free-to-play battle royale title is infringing on its copyright. While the _Fortnite developer is based in America, their Seoul-based Epic Games Korea branch has been named in the injunct<br>

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	<br>~~The company may be~~ in ~~the midst~~ of ~~suing biggest rival Fortnite for copyright infringement~~, ~~but it hasn't stopped Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene~~ from ~~being able to look proudly at his creation~~. ~~Shifting 50 million copies is~~ a ~~big step for~~ the ~~game, and~~ to ~~sweeten the deal,~~ PUBG Corp. ~~is slashing its price on Steam. From June 19-July 5~~, ~~newcomers to PUBG 's battle royale world can pick up a copy~~ for ~~just $19.99 (a reduction of 3~~<br><br> <br>~~However~~, the ~~facts remain: Fortnite is here, free~~-to-~~play, and, unlike its Battle Royale inspiration, doesn’t include any " gambling " for skins~~. ~~PUBG , on~~ the ~~other hand~~, ~~features randomized crates earned through regular play, with premium crates unlockable by keys. Those keys need~~ to ~~be purchased with real money~~, which ~~leaves players unwilling~~ to ~~buy them, which leaves~~ the ~~option of either keeping unopened crates inert in their inventory or selling them on~~ the ~~Steam marketplace. These mechanics foster an elaborate economy~~, ~~generating a system which fuels continued income~~ to the ~~game. On~~ the ~~other hand~~, ~~it also creates undue frustration for many of its~~ players~~, all of whom~~ have ~~already spent money~~ to ~~purchase~~ the ~~game in~~ the ~~first place~~ and ~~feel put off by microtransacti~~<br><br> <br>~~All told~~, ~~that's 7600 XP in total across 30 days~~, ~~exactly enough~~ for ~~19 level-ups -- from 1 to 20~~, ~~each costing 400 XP~~. ~~The funny thing is, it looks like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't running~~ the ~~Sanhok Event Pass for 30 days~~. ~~It's running it for 29~~. ~~The countdown launched citing 24 hours and 28 days remaining, which suggests that it may entirely impossible~~ to ~~reach level~~<br><br> <br>~~Just logging~~ in ~~to PlayerUnknown~~'s ~~Battlegrounds every day isn't a simple thing to do for a lot~~ of ~~people~~. ~~And according to~~ the ~~early discussion~~, ~~it takes anywhere between 2-8 hours of playing just to earn all of~~ that ~~day's~~ experience. ~~It's rather audacious ask of PUBG C<br><br> <br>~~"~~Pretty sure some of~~ the ~~later missions give more XP~~. ~~Gonna go check~~ and ~~update this comment once I’m sure (will probably take a while because it's 4am in Korea)~~. ~~If you couldn’t actually get~~ to ~~level 20 then that’d be dumb and we’d change~~<br><br> <br>~~As PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds celebrates~~ a ~~milestone 50 million copies sold~~, the ~~battle royale blockbuster~~ is ~~attempting to invite even more~~ players to the ~~party by hosting its first ever sale. PUGB Corp. announced that a jaw-dropping 400 million gamers are signed up across Windows PC~~, ~~Xbox, Android~~, and ~~iOS, with PUBG helping 87 million fans play the sprawling death match every~~ <br><br> <br>~~When Epic Games announced~~ the ~~addition of~~ a ~~free~~ to ~~play battle-royal mode to their then burgeoning title Fortnite , comparisons to Player Unknown~~'s Battlegrounds ~~quickly began~~ to ~~emerge. Since then~~, ~~the shooter builder survival hybrid has become Battleground's biggest competitor~~ and ~~now it seems~~ the ~~rivalry has gone to~~ new ~~heights, with PUBG Corp. taking Epic Games~~ to ~~court over~~ the ~~two games similarit~~<br><br> ~~<br>UPDATE: It looks like there's already enough XP in~~ the ~~free missions~~ to ~~get~~ to ~~level 20~~, ~~but our lead gameplay designer says he wants~~ to ~~make some changes next week to give players a little more wiggle room (to make it slightly easier to get to level 20). Updates will come next week. In~~ the ~~meantime, just do those missio~~<br><br> <br>This ~~ongoing conversation arose~~ as a ~~result of Reddit discussion after players dug around in~~ the ~~Unreal asset store and found several items they claimed~~ to be ~~identical~~ to ~~current PUBG assets. You can check out the conversation here , if you're interested~~ in ~~the developing discuss~~<br><br> <br>~~While it might seem odd~~ to ~~celebrate such a monumental sales figure by reducing~~ the ~~price on Steam~~, ~~it makes sense when looking at those 400 million downloads. Although 50 million copies~~ have ~~been bought for Windows PC and Xbox~~, ~~that means~~ the ~~other 350 million were downloaded for free on either Android or~~ <br><br> <br>~~As [https://pubgstation~~.~~com/ Pubg missions] and Fortnite continue~~ to ~~duke it out at the top, let's not forget that other battle royale titles are out there vying for~~ the ~~attention of players too~~. The ~~likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield V are introducing battle royale modes~~, so there is some stiff competition for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . ~~For~~ the ~~time being though~~, ~~let's let Greene~~ and the ~~company bask~~ in ~~their success of 227 million players each month and a supersized sales figure on PC and X~~<br><br> <br>~~"We’re genuinely humbled by PUBG’s ongoing success and growth~~, ~~and we’re incredibly optimistic about the game’s future. We’re going~~ to ~~keep working~~ on ~~new content and improvements for all versions of~~ the game. We ~~know there’s still so much we can do to make PUBG~~ a ~~better game for our playe~~<br><br> ~~<br>Now that~~ the ~~Sanhok Event Pass is available in~~-~~game~~, ~~players are able~~ to ~~measure exactly how much they need to accomplish~~ in ~~order~~ to ~~progress~~ in the ~~Pass. All challenges~~, ~~as well as other sources~~ of ~~experience, are available to see~~ and ~~draw conclusions from. And the results are quite disappointing, especially for those who~~ don't ~~want to spend the $9.99 Event Pass price up fr~~<br>		<br>From the beginning, our first map (Erangel) was a combination of in-house work at our HQ in Korea, some direct purchasing of assets, and outsourced art work from a team based in the American midwest. Basically, a few Americans built the Military Base on Erangel. That went so well that Korea decided to build a proper PUBG Corp. studio in Madison, Wisconsin for an in-house art t<br><br> <br>PlayerUnknown may have only recently started thinking about his next game, but he also told fans not to expect it too soon since there's still plenty he wants to do with PUBG . Not only does he plan to continuing improving the popular multiplayer shooter - PUBG 's developers admitted to failing players recently - but he plans on making sure it becomes an eSports staple. Greene talked about the importance of hiring former Riot Games chief marketing officer Jung Hyun Kwon, and hopes to replicate the success of League of Legends in the Korean market, which makes sense now that games like H1Z1 are attempting to push Battle Royales into the eSports ar<br><br> <br>According to the math, in order to reach the highest rewards available to those without the Premium Pass, players have to invest as much as 2-8 hours in PUBG every single day between launch and the Pass' end. That means that by the time people are reading this article, one day will have passed and everyone who didn't complete their challenges won't be able to reach level 20 without paying the $9.99 price <br><br> <br>15 major suspects including "OMG", "FL", "火狐", "须弥" and "炎黄" were arrested for developing hack programs, hosting marketplaces for hack programs, and brokering transactions. Currently the suspects have been fined approximately 30mil RNB ($5.1mil USD). Other suspects related to this case are still being investiga<br><br> <br>Both Bluehole and Epic Games had worked together in the past, but that relationship was damaged once the latter launched Fortnite 's battle royale mode back in September of last year. Shortly after the mode launched, Bluehole Vice President Chang Han Kim released a statement saying that the company was " concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known ." In the months since release, Epic Games' third-person shooter has surpassed [https://pubgstation.com/ Pubg news] in both player count and revenue, which has presumedly hurt relationships between the two companies further. Additionally, Epic Games has teamed up with Neowiz Games, not Bluehole, to bring Fortnite to the Korea market in the second quarter of 2<br><br> <br>Players will also find they have two new scopes to choose from: the 3x, which is a common drop, and the 6x, which is rare. The patch lets players change the reticle style (circle, crosshair, etc.) and its color on some sco<br><br> <br>The patch is among the game's biggest updates, bringing a weapon balance overhaul and map selection to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . The update also adds a new muscle car to Miramar, and a new 7.62 DMR called the SLR. The new vehicle is exclusive to the Miramar map and can be found in downtown areas and on main city stre<br> <br>In addition, the post goes on to cite the recent arrest of fifteen suspects in connection to developing and selling cheating programs that affect PUBG . These cheating programs also contained within them a Trojan Horse software, which essentially piggybacks its way into your computer on another, legitimate program and then begins to collect information on you from behind the sce<br><br> <br>This post contains an affiliate link where DualShockers gets a small commission on sales. Any and all support helps keep DualShockers as a standalone, independent platform for less-mainstream opinions and news cover<br> <br>The VSS and Mini14 were the only DMRs to get a damage buff, while the SKS actually got nerfed; DMRs will also now be harder to control because of vertical and horizontal recoil combined with a decrease in recoil recovery <br><br> <br>PUBG Corp also recently provided some insight about its plans for the game's Savage map, saying "we have months of work left to do," but describing the map's defining feature: an underground cave system. Unfortunately, players will have to wait a little bit longer to see this map in action, as it won't be hitting the game in this upd<br><br> <br>Anyway, I'm getting riled up here lol. Back to the story. The Madison folks were doing great work, so they began to take on more and more worldbuilding work. Miramar came about as result of collaboration between the new, PUBG Madison team and the Korean team at HQ in Se<br><br> <br>As our in-house art teams built Miramar, they began to rely less on store-bought assets, although they continued to use them strategically, because it just doesn’t make sense to build everything in the game world yourself. We also re-used some things from Erangel in Miramar. One of our lead artists (a guy called Dave) puts it this <br> <br>The Korea Times reported PUBG filed an injunction with the Seoul Central District Court against Epic Games Korea for alleged copyright infringement on Friday. Details are currently scarce on the PUBG - Fortnite lawsuit, but past statements from Bluehole allude to the alleged copyright violation. " We have also noticed that Epic Games references PUBG in the promotion of Fortnite to their community and in communications with the press, " wrote Chang Han Kim back in September of 2017. 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	<br>~~This lawsuit will likely have some important ramifications~~ in the ~~gaming scene beyond Korea~~. ~~It will be interesting to see how~~ the ~~Korean court differentiates a~~ game ~~being clearly inspired by another~~ and ~~one that infringes upon copyright~~. ~~Until then~~, ~~both games will continue~~ to ~~be money-making machines~~ for ~~their respective compan~~<br><br> <br>~~The Korea Times reported PUBG filed an injunction with~~ the ~~Seoul Central District Court against Epic Games Korea~~ for ~~alleged copyright infringement~~ on ~~Friday~~. ~~Details are currently scarce~~ on the ~~PUBG - Fortnite lawsuit~~, ~~but past statements from Bluehole allude~~ to the ~~alleged copyright violation~~. ~~" We have~~ also ~~noticed that Epic Games references PUBG in the promotion~~ of ~~Fortnite~~ to ~~their community and~~ in ~~communications with~~ the ~~press, " wrote Chang Han Kim back in September of 2017. " This was never discussed with us~~ and ~~we don't~~ feel ~~that it's righ~~<br><br> <br>~~PUBG~~ 's ~~Event Pass is, it seems~~, exactly ~~the same as a standard Battle Pass. All PUBG players can complete daily, weekly, and event~~-~~exclusive challenges~~ to ~~level up their Event Pass~~. ~~After earning certain levels~~, ~~free DLC~~ like ~~clothing and weapon skins will unlock and a premium version of~~ the Event Pass ~~will unlock more faster~~. Players will have around four weeks to complete each Event Pass and can upgrade from the free version to the premium version at any time to unlock any DLC associated with their earned lev<br><br> <br>The Korean company behind PlayerUnknown's ~~Battlegrounds is taking Fortnite _ developer Epic Games to court~~. The ~~Bluehole subsidiary PUBG filed a lawsuit in January claiming~~ that ~~Epic's free-~~to~~-play battle royale title is infringing on its copyright. While the _Fortnite developer is based in America, their Seoul-based Epic Games Korea branch has been named in the injunct~~<br><br> <br>Just logging in to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds every day isn't a simple thing to do for a lot of people. And according to the early discussion, it takes anywhere between 2-8 hours of playing just to earn all of that day's experience. It's rather audacious ask of PUBG C<br><br> <br>~~As Fornite has grabbed headlines over~~ the ~~past few weeks with comet strikes~~ and a ~~dancing Thanos ,~~ it ~~has sometimes been easy to forget that PUBG exists if~~ you ~~were~~ to ~~just follow the buzz. Keen to grab the limelight once more~~ and ~~taking yet another page from its rival, the grittier shooter is playing Fornite at its own game as PC users test out a new map with a hidden sec~~<br><br> <br>~~With~~ the ~~arrival of Fornite season 4, developers at Epic Games showed exactly how~~ to ~~use viral marketing~~ to its ~~full advantage~~. ~~While PUBG isn't quite taking~~ that ~~tact just yet they did introduce weekly events in recent weeks to keep~~ up ~~with Fortnite alongside a major update. Now~~, ~~players are sharing images of shiny crates discovered on the new Sanhok map (the third~~ and ~~smallest of~~ PUBG~~'s environments). FastClicker1 seems to be~~ the ~~first to party, sharing the image of the golden chest lurking in plain si~~<br> <br>When Epic Games announced the addition of a free to play battle-royal mode to their then burgeoning title Fortnite , comparisons to Player Unknown's Battlegrounds quickly began to emerge. Since then, the shooter builder survival hybrid has become Battleground's biggest competitor and now it seems the rivalry has gone to new heights, with PUBG Corp. taking Epic Games to court over the two games similarit<br><br> <br>~~According~~ to ~~Kotaku~~ , ~~Grzesiek has been given~~ a ~~month long ban due~~ to ~~a clip where he and fellow streamer Wadu were joined by a hacker. In the circulating video, the hacker sends cars flying around them, creating barriers, later using one of the cars~~ to ~~carry the duo~~ to ~~the~~ next ~~playzone~~. ~~Grzesiek scores a kill after being alerted to another player hiding in a nearby house. At one point~~, ~~he states "I’m getting banned," not that the possibility appears to put a damper on his m~~<br><br> <br>~~In the same~~ discussion of the ~~similarities between~~ the ~~two titles~~, ~~Chang Han Kim, had also implied possible legal action against Epic Games, especially following reference to Player Unknown~~'~~s Battlegrounds~~ in the ~~marketing for Fortnite's battle-royal mode. Now it seems that the company decided to follow through on these warni~~<br><br> <br>~~All told, that's 7600 XP in total across 30 days, exactly enough for 19 level-ups -- from 1~~ to 20, ~~each costing~~ 400 XP. ~~The funny thing is, it looks like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't running the Sanhok Event Pass~~ for ~~30 days. It's running it for 29. The countdown launched citing 24 hours~~ and ~~28 days remaining~~, ~~which suggests~~ that ~~it may entirely impossible to reach level~~<br><br> <br>~~Some posts~~ [https://~~Pubgstation~~.com/ ~~Going On this page~~] Reddit agree with him in saying PUBG had it coming. Others say the real problem is that Grzesiek’s punishment isn’t really punishment at all. After watching its player count plummet early this year and continue to ~~dwindle~~, ~~PUBG wouldn’t want to risk losing one~~ of ~~its star~~ players. ~~While PUBG faces backlash~~ for the ~~discrepancy between how it doles out punishments~~, ~~Grzesiek doesn’t appear to be affected~~ by the ~~temporary ban~~. ~~He has begun training~~ for ~~Rainbow Six Siege ,~~ a game ~~whose popularity has grown~~ in ~~recent months while PUBG’s continues~~ to ~~shrink~~. ~~Since he hasn’t met a shooter he can’t master~~, ~~Grzesiek can switch his sights~~ to ~~another game~~, ~~secure in~~ the ~~knowledge that he’ll continue creating great footage for his f~~<br>		<br>The company may be in the midst of suing biggest rival Fortnite for copyright infringement, but it hasn't stopped Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene from being able to look proudly at his creation. Shifting 50 million copies is a big step for the game, and to sweeten the deal, PUBG Corp. is slashing its price on Steam. From June 19-July 5, newcomers to PUBG 's battle royale world can pick up a copy for just $19.99 (a reduction of 3<br><br> <br>However, the facts remain: Fortnite is here, free-to-play, and, unlike its Battle Royale inspiration, doesn’t include any " gambling " for skins. PUBG , on the other hand, features randomized crates earned through regular play, with premium crates unlockable by keys. Those keys need to be purchased with real money, which leaves players unwilling to buy them, which leaves the option of either keeping unopened crates inert in their inventory or selling them on the Steam marketplace. These mechanics foster an elaborate economy, generating a system which fuels continued income to the game. On the other hand, it also creates undue frustration for many of its players, all of whom have already spent money to purchase the game in the first place and feel put off by microtransacti<br><br> <br>All told, that's 7600 XP in total across 30 days, exactly enough for 19 level-ups -- from 1 to 20, each costing 400 XP. The funny thing is, it looks like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't running the Sanhok Event Pass for 30 days. It's running it for 29. The countdown launched citing 24 hours and 28 days remaining, which suggests that it may entirely impossible to reach level<br><br> <br>Just logging in to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds every day isn't a simple thing to do for a lot of people. And according to the early discussion, it takes anywhere between 2-8 hours of playing just to earn all of that day's experience. It's rather audacious ask of PUBG C<br><br> <br>"Pretty sure some of the later missions give more XP. Gonna go check and update this comment once I’m sure (will probably take a while because it's 4am in Korea). If you couldn’t actually get to level 20 then that’d be dumb and we’d change<br><br> <br>As PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds celebrates a milestone 50 million copies sold, the battle royale blockbuster is attempting to invite even more players to the party by hosting its first ever sale. PUGB Corp. announced that a jaw-dropping 400 million gamers are signed up across Windows PC, Xbox, Android, and iOS, with PUBG helping 87 million fans play the sprawling death match every <br><br> <br>When Epic Games announced the addition of a free to play battle-royal mode to their then burgeoning title Fortnite , comparisons to Player Unknown's Battlegrounds quickly began to emerge. Since then, the shooter builder survival hybrid has become Battleground's biggest competitor and now it seems the rivalry has gone to new heights, with PUBG Corp. taking Epic Games to court over the two games similarit<br><br> <br>UPDATE: It looks like there's already enough XP in the free missions to get to level 20, but our lead gameplay designer says he wants to make some changes next week to give players a little more wiggle room (to make it slightly easier to get to level 20). Updates will come next week. In the meantime, just do those missio<br><br> <br>This ongoing conversation arose as a result of Reddit discussion after players dug around in the Unreal asset store and found several items they claimed to be identical to current PUBG assets. You can check out the conversation here , if you're interested in the developing discuss<br><br> <br>While it might seem odd to celebrate such a monumental sales figure by reducing the price on Steam, it makes sense when looking at those 400 million downloads. Although 50 million copies have been bought for Windows PC and Xbox, that means the other 350 million were downloaded for free on either Android or <br><br> <br>As [https://pubgstation.com/ Pubg missions] and Fortnite continue to duke it out at the top, let's not forget that other battle royale titles are out there vying for the attention of players too. The likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield V are introducing battle royale modes, so there is some stiff competition for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . For the time being though, let's let Greene and the company bask in their success of 227 million players each month and a supersized sales figure on PC and X<br><br> <br>"We’re genuinely humbled by PUBG’s ongoing success and growth, and we’re incredibly optimistic about the game’s future. We’re going to keep working on new content and improvements for all versions of the game. We know there’s still so much we can do to make PUBG a better game for our playe<br><br> <br>Now that the Sanhok Event Pass is available in-game, players are able to measure exactly how much they need to accomplish in order to progress in the Pass. All challenges, as well as other sources of experience, are available to see and draw conclusions from. And the results are quite disappointing, especially for those who don't want to spend the $9.99 Event Pass price up fr<br>

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This lawsuit will likely have some important ramifications in the gaming scene beyond Korea. It will be interesting to see how the Korean court differentiates a game being clearly inspired by another and one that infringes upon copyright. Until then, both games will continue to be money-making machines for their respective compan The Korea Times reported PUBG filed an injunction with the Seoul Central District Court against Epic Games Korea for alleged copyright infringement on Friday. Details are currently scarce on the PUBG - Fortnite lawsuit, but past statements from Bluehole allude to the alleged copyright violation. " We have also noticed that Epic Games references PUBG in the promotion of Fortnite to their community and in communications with the press, " wrote Chang Han Kim back in September of 2017. " This was never discussed with us and we don't feel that it's righ PUBG 's Event Pass is, it seems, exactly the same as a standard Battle Pass. All PUBG players can complete daily, weekly, and event-exclusive challenges to level up their Event Pass. After earning certain levels, free DLC like clothing and weapon skins will unlock and a premium version of the Event Pass will unlock more faster. Players will have around four weeks to complete each Event Pass and can upgrade from the free version to the premium version at any time to unlock any DLC associated with their earned lev The Korean company behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is taking Fortnite _ developer Epic Games to court. The Bluehole subsidiary PUBG filed a lawsuit in January claiming that Epic's free-to-play battle royale title is infringing on its copyright. While the _Fortnite developer is based in America, their Seoul-based Epic Games Korea branch has been named in the injunct Just logging in to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds every day isn't a simple thing to do for a lot of people. And according to the early discussion, it takes anywhere between 2-8 hours of playing just to earn all of that day's experience. It's rather audacious ask of PUBG C As Fornite has grabbed headlines over the past few weeks with comet strikes and a dancing Thanos , it has sometimes been easy to forget that PUBG exists if you were to just follow the buzz. Keen to grab the limelight once more and taking yet another page from its rival, the grittier shooter is playing Fornite at its own game as PC users test out a new map with a hidden sec With the arrival of Fornite season 4, developers at Epic Games showed exactly how to use viral marketing to its full advantage. While PUBG isn't quite taking that tact just yet they did introduce weekly events in recent weeks to keep up with Fortnite alongside a major update. Now, players are sharing images of shiny crates discovered on the new Sanhok map (the third and smallest of PUBG's environments). FastClicker1 seems to be the first to party, sharing the image of the golden chest lurking in plain si When Epic Games announced the addition of a free to play battle-royal mode to their then burgeoning title Fortnite , comparisons to Player Unknown's Battlegrounds quickly began to emerge. Since then, the shooter builder survival hybrid has become Battleground's biggest competitor and now it seems the rivalry has gone to new heights, with PUBG Corp. taking Epic Games to court over the two games similarit According to Kotaku , Grzesiek has been given a month long ban due to a clip where he and fellow streamer Wadu were joined by a hacker. In the circulating video, the hacker sends cars flying around them, creating barriers, later using one of the cars to carry the duo to the next playzone. Grzesiek scores a kill after being alerted to another player hiding in a nearby house. At one point, he states "I’m getting banned," not that the possibility appears to put a damper on his m In the same discussion of the similarities between the two titles, Chang Han Kim, had also implied possible legal action against Epic Games, especially following reference to Player Unknown's Battlegrounds in the marketing for Fortnite's battle-royal mode. Now it seems that the company decided to follow through on these warni All told, that's 7600 XP in total across 30 days, exactly enough for 19 level-ups -- from 1 to 20, each costing 400 XP. The funny thing is, it looks like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds isn't running the Sanhok Event Pass for 30 days. It's running it for 29. The countdown launched citing 24 hours and 28 days remaining, which suggests that it may entirely impossible to reach level Some posts [https://Pubgstation.com/ Going On this page] Reddit agree with him in saying PUBG had it coming. Others say the real problem is that Grzesiek’s punishment isn’t really punishment at all. After watching its player count plummet early this year and continue to dwindle, PUBG wouldn’t want to risk losing one of its star players. While PUBG faces backlash for the discrepancy between how it doles out punishments, Grzesiek doesn’t appear to be affected by the temporary ban. He has begun training for Rainbow Six Siege , a game whose popularity has grown in recent months while PUBG’s continues to shrink. Since he hasn’t met a shooter he can’t master, Grzesiek can switch his sights to another game, secure in the knowledge that he’ll continue creating great footage for his f