Later this year, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is set to arrive on Xbox One via a deal with Microsoft and one of the hot topics is whether or not cross-platform will be a thing. Creator Brendan Greene has now confirmed that it is a possibility and that the team are looking at …
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Brendan Greene has no plans to raise the price of PUBG
A common and somewhat controversial trend with Early Access games is the decision to increase the price upon release. Some of the most recent cases we’ve seen this with is Ark: Survival Evolved and We Happy Few, but in a surprising turn of events PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has no intention of …
Read More »PUBG creator thanks fans for 10 million sales
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has achieved astounding feats for a game so early on in its life, surpassing 8 million sales at the start of Gamescom a couple of weeks ago. Since then, the game has reached the 10 million mark, meaning an incredible 2 million sales in just two weeks. Reaching …
Read More »There’s room for battle in PUBG’s upcoming desert map
This year's Gamescom had a very large focus on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, with the event hosting the very first professional PUBG competition. Creator, Brendan Greene also showcased the new desert map, which he has since confirmed will be 8×8 km in size. Originally, people speculated that the new map would be …
Read More »PUBG took the number one spot on Steam over the weekend
It seems that Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds is only going to keep growing as over the weekend, the game managed to take the number one spot on Steam. For a long time now, Dota 2 has managed to retain the most concurrent players of any game on Steam but that changed …
Read More »PUBG Invitational kicks off with first look at new map
Last month, PlayerUnknown himself let fans know that the upcoming PUBG map is still “many months” away. Good things come to those who wait, however, as Brendan Greene has since teased the new desert map during his keynote at Gamescom. Greene kicked off the first eSports LAN for the game …
Read More »PUBG kicks off Gamescom by surpassing 8 million sales
Despite its early access status, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has many chicken dinners under its belt, even claiming the title of the most played non-Valve title ever on Steam. This time, the developer announced at Gamescom that the battle royale game has surpassed 8 million sales, all in just five months since …
Read More »PUBG’s weekly and monthly patch schedule is being thrown out to maintain quality
In the months since the game’s initial launch on Steam Early Access, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has had a very tight patch schedule. There are weekly scheduled patches to help keep things ticking over and larger monthly patches to make bigger changes to the game. The development team has managed to keep …
Read More »PUBG showcases progress on vaulting mechanic
Back at E3 this June, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds showcased upcoming player abilities including vaulting, climbing and even flipping animations. Although the mechanic is still some time from completion, Developer Bluehole has offered an update on its progress. The video comes courtesy of one of Bluehole’s programmers as they test the mechanic …
Read More »PUBG’s cosmetics are making a pretty penny
Last week, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds introduced paid cosmetics with its big, albeit delayed July update. Although a controversial decision, it seems that some items are selling like hotcakes and others are making a fortune. It’s well known that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive massively benefitted from its virtual market of weapon skins, so …
Read More »PUBG issues hotfix and breaks 500,000 concurrent players
Yesterday’s big update brought a little more to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds than it bargained for, with many players experiencing game-breaking lag. Luckily the team has acted fast and has managed to issue a hotfix just 24 hours after the update went live. Players enthusiastically logged onto the game yesterday to be …
Read More »PUBG’s big July update lands, adds new rules in reaction to the community
PUBG’s big July update finally landed today after a short delay, containing a huge 5.3GB worth of bug fixes and additional content. Alongside the much anticipated first-person servers, this also includes a clearly defined and more accessible Rules of Conduct. Of course, the most exciting parts of the update are …
Read More »PUBG delays July update, introduces paid cosmetics
PlayerUnknown himself teased that the next big monthly update for Battlegrounds would include the much anticipated first-person servers, an FOV slider and a new rifle. Unfortunately, this update has been pushed back to August 3rd as a result of “complications with a client crash bug.” A Steam Community post reads …
Read More »FOV slider and dedicated first-person servers on the way to PUBG
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hit the ground running when it was released back in March, with updates big and small coming at a steady pace since. The July update will see implementation of the much welcomed field of view slider as well as dedicated first-person servers. One of the games developers, Smookie, …
Read More »PUBG takes the number two spot on Steam, announces weekly Facebook livestream
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been quite the success story after selling four million copies in just three months and the early access game doesn’t seem to show any signs of slowing down. Due for its full release later this year, Battlegrounds has managed to climb into second place on Steam’s most …
Read More »Palworld sells 6 million copies in 4 days
Yesterday, we reported on the rapid success of the Pokemon-inspired open world monster collecting game ‘Palworld’ which sold an impressive 5 million copies in 3 days. This momentum has yet to slow down, with studio Pocketpair announcing that the game has now hit 6 million copies. Making the announcement on …
Read More »Palworld becomes 3rd most concurrently played Steam game ever
Just yesterday, we reported on the immediate success of the Pokemon-inspired open world monster collecting game ‘Palworld’ which sold over 4 million copies in 3 days. In the short time since, the game has only continued to surge in popularity, selling an additional 1 million copies and becoming one of …
Read More »Palworld has sold over 4 million copies in just 3 days
Palworld was released at the end of last week, and it's already a massive success. After its first three days, Palworld sold 4 million copies and had over a million concurrent players online just on Steam...
Read More »2023’s highest-grossing mobile games revealed
Delving into the mobile gaming ecosystem can sometimes feel like a foreign experience for those who mainly engage with the medium through consoles or PC. While there are some familiar faces, 2023’s top-grossing mobile games have now been revealed – showcasing a number of surprise additions. As reported by ‘mobilegamer.biz’, …
Read More »Steam reveals the best-selling and most-played PC games of 2023
Steam has recently released its “Best of 2023” list, which compiles the best-selling and most-played games on the platform. The list of highest earners this year is quite varied. Despite Destiny 2 losing a lot of players this year, the game still ranks in the top 12 earners on Steam. …
Read More »Intel launches Meteor Lake with first wave of Core Ultra processors
Back at Intel Innovation 2023, Intel announced plans to launch its Intel Core Ultra processors in mid December. Based on the Meteor Lake architecture, the first wave of Core Ultra CPUs for laptops have now been officially announced and we have all the details on specs and features.
Read More »Fortnite breaks new record with over 6 million concurrent players
6 years ago, Fortnite Battle Royale launched to a surprising level of success, elevating Epic Games beyond their primary status as an engine developer and shifting the industry’s focus to live-service titles. The launch of Chapter 4 Season 5 (aka Fortnite OG) brings back the original map – alongside more …
Read More »AMD enables Frame Generation for all DX 11/12 games with new driver
AMD's Fluid Motion Frames technology is still in the preview phase. The new Frame Generation technique initially kicked off with support for a handful of titles but the latest Preview Driver expands things greatly, allowing the feature to be enabled for all DX11 and DX12 games. The most significant change …
Read More »Early tests suggest Intel’s i7-14700K is up to 21% faster than i7-13700K
A Chinese tech reviewer was able to get an early sample of Intel's upcoming Core i7-14700K. In a curious effort to prevent the video from being taken down, the uploader referred to the processor as a ‘Core i7-13700KS'…. which obviously doesn't exist. Unfortunately, that wasn't enough to prevent the video …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate 3 breaks into the top ten most played games on Steam
After spending a couple of years in early access, Larian officially launched Baldur's Gate 1.0 last week to great success. Over the weekend, the game rose to the top of the Steam charts, garnering a hugely impressive 800,000 concurrent players over the launch period. Larian founder, Swen Vincke, admitted that …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 with fully-enabled GA106 GPU shows up online
A new leak has surfaced, revealing the existence of an Nvidia RTX 3060 with a fully enabled GA106 GPU that never made it to market. This SKU, identified as PG190 SKU 50, was one of the several specs for the GPU that were shared among board partners before its official …
Read More »CS:GO surpasses 1.5M concurrent players
The CS:GO concurrent player count has been growing over the past month, with the shooter consistently breaking its peak concurrent player record. This weekend, following the announcement of Counter-Strike 2, the game saw another surge, surpassing over 1.5 million players online at once. Since Valve officially revealed Counter-Strike 2, CS:GO …
Read More »Fortnite’s first-person mode is reportedly coming next season
Since its release, many Fortnite players have been asking for a first-person mode. This has been tested in limited-time events previously, but soon, it looks like first-person gameplay will become a staple mode for the Battle Royale game. According to HYPEX, three different sources have confirmed the new game mode …
Read More »EA scraps Battlefield Mobile and Apex Legends Mobile
Apex Legends Mobile has only been around for a short while and Battlefield Mobile only just recently began public testing. In a surprise move, it looks like EA has pulled the plug on both projects and it also appears to be shutting down one of its mobile development studios. Last …
Read More »Steam reveals the top 100 games on Steam for 2022
We are closing in on the end of 2022 and in keeping with tradition, Valve has revealed the top selling games of the year on Steam. This year's top 100 has some familiar titles, with the likes of Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Dota 2 and CS:GO making the list, in addition to a number of new titles, like Dying Light 2, Elden Ring and Monster Hunter Rise.
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