<s>
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
PUBG	B-Application
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Krafton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
Universe	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
beta	O
program	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
release	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
via	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
program	O
that	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
streaming	O
platform	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
versions	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
has	O
run	O
several	O
small	O
tournaments	O
and	O
introduced	O
in-game	O
tools	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
broadcasting	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
spectators	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
wish	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
esport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
on	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
on	I-Application
PC	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
best-selling	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
accumulated	O
$13	O
billion	O
in	O
worldwide	O
revenue	O
,	O
including	O
from	O
the	O
more	O
successful	O
mobile	B-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
is	O
a	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
up	O
to	O
one	O
hundred	O
players	O
fight	O
in	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
large-scale	O
last	O
man	O
standing	O
deathmatch	O
where	O
players	O
fight	O
to	O
remain	O
the	O
last	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
they	O
land	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
search	O
buildings	O
,	O
ghost	B-Application
towns	I-Application
and	O
other	O
sites	O
to	O
find	O
weapons	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
armor	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
each	O
round	O
,	O
players	O
gain	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
based	O
on	O
their	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
currency	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
crates	O
which	O
contain	O
cosmetic	B-General_Concept
items	I-General_Concept
for	O
character	O
or	O
weapon	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
and	O
design	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Brendan	O
Greene	O
,	O
better	O
known	O
by	O
his	O
online	O
handle	O
PlayerUnknown	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
ARMA	B-Application
2	I-Application
mod	O
DayZ	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
,	O
an	O
offshoot	O
of	O
popular	O
mod	O
DayZ	B-Application
,	O
and	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
2000	O
Japanese	O
film	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
he	O
created	O
DayZ	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
,	O
around	O
2013	O
,	O
Irish-born	O
Greene	O
had	O
been	O
living	O
in	O
Brazil	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
as	O
a	O
photographer	O
,	O
graphic	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
web	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
played	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Delta	B-Application
Force	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hawk	I-Application
Down	I-Application
and	O
America	B-Application
's	I-Application
Army	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DayZ	B-Application
mod	O
caught	O
his	O
interest	O
,	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
realistic	O
military	O
simulation	O
and	O
its	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
started	O
playing	O
around	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
server	O
,	O
learning	O
programming	O
as	O
he	O
went	O
along	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
an	O
online	O
competition	O
for	O
DayZ	B-Application
called	O
Survivor	O
GameZ	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
Twitch	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
streamers	O
fighting	O
until	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
were	O
left	O
;	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
streamer	O
himself	O
,	O
Greene	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
similar	O
game	O
mode	O
that	O
anyone	O
could	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
taking	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
film	O
,	O
Greene	O
had	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
square	O
safe	O
areas	O
,	O
but	O
his	O
inexperience	O
in	O
coding	O
led	O
him	O
to	O
use	O
circular	O
safe	O
areas	O
instead	O
,	O
which	O
persisted	O
to	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
DayZ	B-Application
became	O
its	O
own	B-Application
standalone	I-Application
title	I-Application
,	O
interest	O
in	O
his	O
ARMA	B-Application
2	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
mod	O
trailed	O
off	O
,	O
and	O
Greene	O
transitioned	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
to	O
ARMA	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
now	O
the	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
)	O
had	O
become	O
interested	O
in	O
Greene	O
's	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
brought	O
him	O
on	O
as	O
a	O
consultant	O
to	O
develop	O
on	O
H1Z1	B-Application
,	O
licensing	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
idea	O
from	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
Online	O
split	O
H1Z1	B-Application
into	O
two	O
separate	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
survival	O
mode	O
H1Z1	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Just	I-Protocol
Survive	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
battle	O
royale-like	O
H1Z1	B-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Kill	I-Application
,	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
that	O
Greene	O
's	O
consultation	O
period	O
was	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Separately	O
,	O
the	O
Seoul-based	O
studio	O
Ginno	O
Games	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Chang-han	O
Kim	O
and	O
who	O
developed	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
(	O
MMOs	O
)	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
and	O
renamed	O
Bluehole	O
Ginno	O
Games	O
by	O
Bluehole	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
a	O
major	O
South	O
Korean	O
publisher	O
of	O
MMOs	O
and	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
recognized	O
that	O
producing	O
a	O
successful	O
game	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
generally	O
meant	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
published	O
globally	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
team	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
successful	O
title	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
that	O
followed	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
as	O
other	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
published	O
by	O
Bluehole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
excited	O
about	O
making	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
after	O
he	O
had	O
played	O
DayZ	B-Application
,	O
in	O
part	O
that	O
the	O
format	O
had	O
not	O
caught	O
on	O
in	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
partnered	O
with	O
social	O
media	O
platform	O
Facebook	B-Application
to	O
provide	O
exclusive	O
streaming	O
content	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
gaming	O
channels	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
push	O
to	O
provide	O
more	O
gaming	O
content	O
for	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Bluehole	O
,	O
Greene	O
also	O
credits	O
Bohemia	O
Interactive	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
ARMA	O
and	O
DayZ	B-Application
,	O
for	O
support	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
animations	O
via	O
their	O
Prague	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
rapid	O
growth	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
spun	O
out	O
the	O
entire	O
development	O
for	O
PUBG	B-Application
into	O
Bluehole	O
Ginno	O
Games	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
renamed	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
with	O
Kim	O
as	O
its	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
continued	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
marketing	O
and	O
growth	O
,	O
opening	O
an	O
office	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
future	O
ones	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
launched	O
the	O
"	O
Fix	O
PUBG	B-Application
"	O
campaign	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
that	O
game	O
by	O
then	O
still	O
had	O
several	O
lingering	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
other	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
finished	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
with	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
success	O
as	O
everything	O
listed	O
had	O
been	O
implemented	O
by	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tae-seok	O
Jang	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
,	O
would	O
replace	O
him	O
,	O
with	O
Green	O
relocating	O
to	O
PUBG	B-Application
's	O
studio	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Special	O
Projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
the	O
main	O
PUBG	B-Application
team	O
was	O
at	O
a	O
place	O
to	O
continue	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
direction	O
he	O
had	O
set	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
unique	O
among	O
the	O
other	O
battle	O
royale	O
games	O
it	O
had	O
launched	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
try	O
something	O
not	O
tied	O
to	O
battle	O
royale	O
but	O
still	O
multiplayer-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
,	O
Bluehole	O
created	O
Krafton	O
as	O
a	O
holding	O
company	O
for	O
its	O
video	O
game	O
assets	O
and	O
studios	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
publishing	O
duties	O
for	O
PUBG	B-Application
and	O
related	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Krafton	O
merged	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
into	O
their	O
internal	O
studio	O
system	O
,	O
rebranding	O
the	O
team	O
as	O
PUBG	B-Application
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
represents	O
the	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
what	O
Greene	O
believes	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
final	O
version	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
concept	O
,	O
incorporating	O
the	O
elements	O
he	O
had	O
designed	O
in	O
previous	O
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Faster	O
development	O
was	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
ARMA	O
and	O
H1Z1	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
built	O
with	O
proprietary	O
game	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
implementing	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
maps	O
in	O
PUBG	B-Application
has	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
challenges	O
with	O
working	O
with	O
Unreal	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
designed	O
with	O
such	O
maps	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
mix	O
between	O
the	O
realistic	O
simulation	O
of	O
ARMA	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
arcade-like	O
action	O
focus	O
and	O
player	O
accessibility	O
of	O
H1Z1	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
in-game	O
cheating	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
BattlEye	B-Application
anti-cheating	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
permanently	O
banned	O
over	O
13	O
million	O
players	O
by	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BattlEye	B-Application
indicated	O
that	O
99%	O
of	O
all	O
cheating	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
added	O
parachute	O
drop	O
,	O
Greene	O
considered	O
that	O
PUBG	B-Application
had	O
three	O
distinct	O
subgames	O
:	O
the	O
airdrop	O
during	O
which	O
one	O
must	O
quickly	O
figure	O
out	O
the	O
best	O
time	O
to	O
jump	O
and	O
where	O
to	O
land	O
in	O
relationship	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
the	O
loot	O
game	O
of	O
knowing	O
where	O
and	O
how	O
to	O
gather	O
the	O
best	O
possible	O
equipment	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
combat	O
game	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winners	O
of	O
a	O
match	O
are	O
greeted	O
with	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
winner	O
winner	O
chicken	O
dinner	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
idiom	O
that	O
Greene	O
had	O
used	O
in	O
his	O
prior	O
battle	O
royale	O
games	O
and	O
kept	O
in	O
PUBG	B-Application
,	O
which	O
itself	O
had	O
origins	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
the	O
Great	O
Depression	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
also	O
introduced	O
microtransactions	O
that	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
real-world	O
funds	O
to	O
purchase	O
loot	O
crates	O
that	O
provide	O
randomly-selected	O
cosmetic	B-General_Concept
items	I-General_Concept
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
skins	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
trade	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
;	O
while	O
Greene	O
recognizes	O
the	O
issue	O
with	O
skin	O
gambling	O
,	O
he	O
believes	O
that	O
Valve	O
has	O
put	O
safeguards	O
in	O
place	O
to	O
support	O
a	O
"	O
skin	O
economy	O
"	O
that	O
will	O
provide	O
further	O
revenue	O
for	O
them	O
without	O
concerns	O
over	O
gambling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
by	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
gray	O
market	O
skin	O
gambling	O
sites	O
began	O
to	O
appear	O
that	O
used	O
PUBG	B-Application
cosmetics	O
as	O
virtual	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
controversy	O
over	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
loot	O
boxes	O
to	O
offer	O
"	O
pay-to-win	O
"	O
items	O
in	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
affirmed	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
cosmetic	B-General_Concept
items	I-General_Concept
rewarded	O
by	O
in-game	O
crate	O
purchases	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
never	O
add	O
anything	O
that	O
affects	O
or	O
alters	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
disabled	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
trade	O
skins	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Marketplace	O
as	O
they	O
found	O
that	O
players	O
were	O
still	O
abusing	O
the	O
system	O
by	O
selling	O
them	O
for	O
monetary	O
value	O
through	O
unofficial	O
third-party	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
still	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
offered	O
an	O
early	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
by	O
offering	O
time-limited	O
crates	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
during	O
the	O
first	O
PUBG	B-Application
Invitations	O
tournament	O
during	O
Gamescom	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
sales	O
from	O
these	O
contributing	O
to	O
the	O
prize	O
pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
anticipates	O
adding	O
a	O
campaign	O
mode	O
with	O
co-operative	O
player	O
support	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
no	O
serious	O
lore	O
"	O
crafted	O
for	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
comparing	O
this	O
to	O
similar	O
modes	O
in	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
case	O
,	O
"	O
Zombie	B-Application
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
all	O
but	O
four	O
players	O
pretend	O
to	O
be	O
zombies	B-Application
,	O
who	O
may	O
sometimes	O
distinguish	O
themselves	O
by	O
removing	O
all	O
clothing	O
and	O
are	O
limited	O
only	O
to	O
collecting	O
melee	O
weapons	O
and	O
consumable	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
must	O
rush	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
other	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
collect	O
all	O
gear	O
and	O
attempt	O
to	O
outrun	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
zombies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
this	O
mode	O
,	O
Greene	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
introduce	O
an	O
official	O
zombie-based	O
gameplay	O
mode	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
into	O
PUBG	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
continued	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
and	O
maps	O
,	O
Greene	O
is	O
taking	O
on	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
mode	O
as	O
a	O
near	O
solo	O
project	O
,	O
only	O
using	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
the	O
lead	O
animator	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
zombie	B-Application
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
sees	O
PUBG	B-Application
as	O
a	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
custom	O
game	O
types	O
and	O
mods	O
developed	O
by	O
players	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
identified	O
that	O
some	O
mods	O
that	O
he	O
also	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
from	O
ARMA	B-Application
3	I-Application
may	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
also	O
wants	O
to	O
incorporate	O
streaming	O
services	O
like	O
Twitch	B-Application
into	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
enable	O
features	O
supporting	O
Battlegrounds'''	O
development	O
as	O
an	O
esport	O
,	O
calling	O
this	O
an	O
"	O
ultimate	O
end	O
goal	O
"	O
for	O
his	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
let	O
it	O
progress	O
naturally	O
with	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
phase	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Bluehole	O
opened	O
a	O
few	O
servers	O
and	O
invited	O
some	O
popular	O
live	O
streamers	O
of	O
similar	O
games	O
to	O
try	O
it	O
out	O
as	O
to	O
start	O
gaining	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
Tencent	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
publisher	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
approached	O
Bluehole	O
that	O
same	O
month	O
with	O
an	O
offer	O
to	O
publish	O
PUBG	B-Application
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
however	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
had	O
reached	O
a	O
formal	O
agreement	O
with	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
,	O
with	O
Tencent	O
as	O
the	O
publishing	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
Chinese	O
publisher	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Tencent	O
deal	O
,	O
players	O
in	O
China	O
had	O
found	O
ways	O
to	O
acquire	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
via	O
proxies	O
and	O
other	O
networking	O
tricks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
address	O
it	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
planned	O
to	O
add	O
maximum	O
client	O
ping	B-Protocol
limits	O
for	O
servers	O
which	O
can	O
reduce	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
latency	O
problems	O
and	O
prevent	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
cheating	O
that	O
has	O
occurred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tencent	O
has	O
also	O
helped	O
by	O
identifying	O
and	O
reporting	O
around	O
30	O
software	O
programs	O
to	O
Chinese	O
police	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
cheat	O
in	O
PUBG	B-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
over	O
a	O
hundred	O
arrests	O
by	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Western	O
players	O
fear	O
that	O
many	O
Chinese	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
cheat	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
exploiting	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
latency	O
issues	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
continued	O
to	O
address	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
shifted	O
out	O
of	O
early	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
also	O
identified	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
easily	O
get	O
around	O
such	O
region	O
locks	O
using	O
virtual	B-Application
private	I-Application
networks	I-Application
,	O
making	O
this	O
approach	O
ineffective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
eventually	O
added	O
region-based	O
matchmaking	O
by	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
though	O
players	O
still	O
reported	O
issues	O
with	O
connectivity	O
and	O
slow	O
matchmaking.PUBG	O
Lite	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
that	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
playable	O
on	O
low-end	O
computers	O
by	O
having	O
significant	O
reductions	O
in	O
graphic	O
details	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
otherwise	O
feature	O
complete	O
with	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Lite	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
and	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
will	O
transition	O
to	O
a	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
model	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
update	O
,	O
players	O
who	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
ranked	O
mode	O
or	O
play	O
in	O
custom	O
matches	O
need	O
to	O
pay	O
$13	O
for	O
the	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
Plus	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
previously	O
owned	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
Plus	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
during	O
E3	O
2017	O
to	O
announce	O
that	O
PUBG	B-Application
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
a	O
timed	O
console	O
exclusive	O
sometime	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
early	O
access	O
approach	O
to	O
test	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
affirmed	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
would	O
be	O
publishing	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
helping	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
planned	O
2017	O
release	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
said	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
support	O
has	O
helped	O
in	O
several	O
ways	O
,	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
but	O
improving	O
the	O
performance	O
and	O
security	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
by	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
of	O
studios	O
under	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
banner	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
talk	O
and	O
incorporate	O
technology	O
from	O
other	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
improved	O
water	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
they	O
obtained	O
from	O
Rare	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
developed	O
for	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
considered	O
PUBG	B-Application
to	O
be	O
an	O
important	O
project	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
their	O
company	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
just	O
a	O
publisher	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Nico	O
Bihary	O
who	O
lead	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bihary	O
said	O
they	O
have	O
given	O
PUBG	B-Application
a	O
"	O
white	O
glove	O
"	O
treatment	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
port	O
have	O
provided	O
services	O
from	O
their	O
advanced	O
technology	O
group	O
and	O
time	O
and	O
support	O
from	O
The	O
Coalition	O
,	O
another	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
 '	O
subsidiaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kim	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
anticipate	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
release	O
feature	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
determine	O
how	O
to	O
mitigate	O
the	O
advantage	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse-using	O
players	O
would	O
have	O
over	O
those	O
using	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titled	O
"	O
Game	O
Preview	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
both	O
digital	O
and	O
physical	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
promote	O
it	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
performed	O
real-life	O
supply	O
crate	O
drops	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
the	O
week	O
prior	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
crates	O
containing	O
Xbox	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
merchandise	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
goods	O
,	O
using	O
passcodes	O
published	O
alongside	O
the	O
drop	O
locations	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
Xbox-specific	O
in-game	O
cosmetic	B-General_Concept
items	I-General_Concept
,	O
some	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
directly	O
rather	O
than	O
through	O
in-game	O
crates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
releases	O
were	O
announced	O
via	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
the	O
office	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2020	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
confirmed	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
version	O
will	O
feature	O
a	O
consistent	O
60	O
FPS	O
gameplay	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
version	O
features	O
a	O
30	O
FPS	O
gameplay	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
've	O
also	O
claimed	O
the	O
framerate	O
cap	O
will	O
be	O
raised	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
account	O
transition	O
and	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
release	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
plans	O
to	O
port	O
to	O
additional	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
shortly	O
after	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
Greene	O
said	O
that	O
their	O
deal	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
did	O
not	O
exclude	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
their	O
focus	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
small	O
size	O
of	O
their	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
it	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Kim	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
first	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Preview	O
early	O
access	O
programs	O
as	O
they	O
both	O
easily	O
allowed	O
in-development	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
and	O
updated	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
which	O
contrasted	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
strict	O
quality	O
control	O
for	O
even	O
completed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
studio	O
head	O
Brian	O
Corrigan	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
had	O
had	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
port	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
until	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
port	O
was	O
mostly	O
completed	O
that	O
they	O
began	O
fully	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
platform-exclusive	O
customization	O
items	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
outfit	O
of	O
Nathan	O
Drake	O
from	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
Ellie	O
's	O
backpack	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
short	O
live-action	O
film	O
to	O
promote	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Jordan	O
Vogt-Roberts	O
and	O
starred	O
Jason	O
Mitchell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
console	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
claimed	O
those	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
free	O
upgrade	O
and	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
player	O
could	O
experience	O
a	O
consistent	O
60	O
FPS	O
gameplay	O
,	O
account	O
transition	O
and	O
supports	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
support	O
between	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
was	O
added	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
following	O
a	O
testing	O
period	O
during	O
the	O
prior	O
month.PlayerUnknown	O
'	O
s	O
Battlegrounds	O
–	O
Pioneer	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
streaming	O
service	O
Stadia	B-Application
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
free	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
paid	O
subscribers	O
on	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
Chinese	O
publication	O
deal	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
Tencent	O
Games	O
and	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
additionally	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
planning	O
on	O
releasing	O
two	O
mobile	O
versions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	O
Exhilarating	O
Battlefield	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
abridged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
LightSpeed	O
&	O
Quantum	O
Studio	O
,	O
an	O
internal	O
division	O
of	O
Tencent	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	O
Army	O
Attack	O
,	O
includes	O
more	O
arcade-style	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
action	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
warships	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tencent	O
's	O
Timi	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
are	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
February	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
had	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
75	O
million	O
pre-registrations	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
first	O
and	O
second	O
on	O
the	O
Chinese	O
iOS	B-Application
download	O
charts	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
soft	O
launch	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
an	O
English	O
version	O
of	O
Exhilarating	O
Battlefield	O
,	O
localized	O
simply	O
as	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
Korean	O
and	O
Japanese	O
oriented	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
name	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
KR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Vietnamese	O
version	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
VN	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
China	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
had	O
been	O
awaiting	O
approval	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
for	O
an	O
authorized	O
released	O
,	O
during	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
public	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Tencent	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
seek	O
to	O
publish	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
in	O
China	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
would	O
re-release	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
for	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
that	O
readily	O
meets	O
China	O
's	O
content	O
restrictions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
eliminating	O
blood	O
and	O
gore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taiwanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
following	O
the	O
Chinese	O
version	O
,	O
as	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
TW	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
meant	O
for	O
lower-end	O
mobile	O
devices	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
smaller	O
map	O
made	O
for	O
60	O
players	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Lite	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
support	O
for	O
high	O
FPS	O
gameplay	O
on	O
multiple	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
again	O
renamed	O
to	O
Peacekeeper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krafton	O
directly	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
instead	O
of	O
Tencent	O
as	O
a	O
newly	O
named	O
title	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
users	O
in	O
India	O
as	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
India	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
surpassing	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
announced	O
a	O
2017	O
Charity	O
Invitational	O
event	O
,	O
inviting	O
128	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
over	O
their	O
official	O
Twitch	B-Application
channel	O
to	O
raise	O
money	O
for	O
the	O
Gamers	O
Outreach	O
Foundation	O
,	O
with	O
Bluehole	O
matching	O
all	O
donations	O
up	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
August	O
2017	O
Gamescom	O
event	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
and	O
ESL	O
organized	O
the	O
first	O
PUBG	B-Application
invitational	O
tournament	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
$	O
350,000	O
prize	O
pool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
had	O
envisioned	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
format	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
spectator	O
sport	O
since	O
his	O
ARMA	B-Application
II	I-Application
mod	O
,	O
their	O
approach	O
to	O
making	O
PUBG	B-Application
an	O
esport	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
taking	O
"	O
baby	O
steps	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
actively	O
pursue	O
esports	O
until	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
major	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
were	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamescom	O
2017	O
event	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
issues	O
surrounding	O
the	O
logistics	O
of	O
running	O
a	O
large	O
PUBG	B-Application
tournament	O
with	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
involved	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
had	O
worked	O
alongside	O
ESL	O
to	O
explore	O
how	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
effectively	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
Greene	O
stated	O
there	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
format	O
for	O
presenting	O
a	O
PUBG	B-Application
match	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
interesting	O
to	O
spectators	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
thought	O
would	O
take	O
some	O
time	O
to	O
develop	O
given	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
established	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
esport	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krafton	O
had	O
looked	O
to	O
expand	O
PUBG	B-Application
beyond	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
as	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
narrative	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
was	O
quietly	O
rebranded	O
as	O
PUBG	B-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
around	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Krafton	O
released	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
live-action	O
documentaries	O
starring	O
Jonathan	O
Frakes	O
that	O
explored	O
the	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krafton	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Adi	O
Shankar	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
animated	O
series	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Krafton	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
Striking	O
Distance	O
,	O
helmed	O
by	O
Glen	O
Schofield	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
led	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Schofield	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Callisto	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
universe	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
far	O
future	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
prison	O
colony	O
established	O
on	O
Jupiter	O
's	O
moon	O
Callisto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krafton	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
development	O
named	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
State	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
game	O
is	O
separated	O
from	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
but	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
name	O
changed	O
from	O
"	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
State	I-Application
"	O
to	O
"	O
New	B-Application
State	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
which	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluehole	O
released	O
statistics	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
that	O
showed	O
that	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
rounds	O
of	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
had	O
been	O
played	O
,	O
effectively	O
equal	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
25,000	O
man-years	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
by	O
SteamSpy	O
showed	O
that	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
long-standing	O
popular	O
titles	O
in	O
concurrent	O
player	O
count	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
eventually	O
overtaking	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
played	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
for	O
years	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
its	O
peak	O
concurrent	O
player	O
count	O
reach	O
over	O
1.3	O
million	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
all-time	O
record	O
of	O
1.29	O
set	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
shown	O
popular	O
in	O
South	O
Korean	O
PC	O
bangs	O
;	O
analysis	O
firm	O
Gametrics	O
reported	O
that	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
Overwatch	B-Application
and	O
became	O
the	O
second-most	O
played	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
by	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
,	O
it	O
subsequently	O
surpassed	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
by	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlegrounds	B-Application
popularity	O
in	O
China	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
increase	O
in	O
users	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
from	O
there	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
half	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
clients	I-Application
having	O
Chinese	O
as	O
their	O
default	O
language	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
himself	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
strong	O
growth	O
was	O
buoyed	O
by	O
non-traditional	O
promotional	O
channels	O
like	O
Twitch	B-Application
streamers	O
and	O
other	O
content	O
creators	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
have	O
since	O
worked	O
to	O
introduce	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
ahead	O
of	O
public	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
Rad	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
fast-paced	O
nature	O
compared	O
to	O
similar	O
type	O
games	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
H1Z1	B-Application
and	O
DayZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Moore	O
for	O
Glixel	O
considered	O
that	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
popularity	O
comes	O
from	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
encouraged	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
they	O
are	O
placed	O
in	O
rather	O
than	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
own	O
disposition	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Stanford	O
prison	O
experiment	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
able	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
players	O
who	O
may	O
normally	O
eschew	O
these	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|A	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
female	O
cosplayer	O
at	O
the	O
33rd	O
Development	O
Anime	O
FestivalRock	O
Paper	O
Shotgun	O
Michael	O
Johnson	O
described	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooting	O
sandbox	O
,	O
a	O
story	O
generator	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
horror	O
game	O
all	O
in	O
one	O
"	O
,	O
providing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
highest	O
highs	O
"	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
as	O
reason	O
for	O
its	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Zacny	O
for	O
Waypoint	O
found	O
that	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
offered	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
of	O
entertainment	O
experience	O
for	O
viewers	O
that	O
many	O
other	O
player-vs-player	O
survival	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
persistence	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
more	O
likely	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
resources	O
rather	O
than	O
hoard	O
them	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
humorous	O
or	O
unexpected	O
situations	O
that	O
are	O
often	O
absent	O
in	O
survival	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
making	O
the	O
title	O
more	O
enjoyable	O
to	O
watch	O
and	O
play	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Grubb	O
of	O
Venture	O
Beat	O
considered	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
a	O
paradigm	O
shift	O
in	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
market	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Warfare	I-Application
also	O
changed	O
the	O
landscape	O
of	O
shooters	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
it	O
did	O
this	O
by	O
being	O
an	O
anti-Call	O
of	O
Duty	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
pacing	O
and	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
made	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
Windows	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
second	O
week	O
of	O
April	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
peak	O
player	O
count	O
of	O
89	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
SuperData	O
Research	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
April	O
sales	O
exceeded	O
,	O
putting	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
highest	O
grossing	O
revenue	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
and	O
exceeding	O
revenue	O
from	O
Overwatch	B-Application
and	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Offensive	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlegrounds	B-Application
reached	O
this	O
four	O
million	O
mark	O
faster	O
than	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
which	O
took	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
reach	O
similar	O
sales	O
figures	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
in	O
its	O
paid-beta	O
development	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
's	O
value	O
,	O
as	O
tracked	O
by	O
a	O
firm	O
that	O
tracks	O
private	O
Korean	O
corporations	O
,	O
increased	O
five-fold	O
from	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
to	O
a	O
value	O
of	O
,	O
primarily	O
due	O
to	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
reported	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
million	O
players	O
worldwide	O
between	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
research	O
film	O
SuperData	O
estimated	O
that	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
drew	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
revenue	O
within	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
thirty	O
million	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
according	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
Spy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
President	O
Gabe	O
Newell	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
on	I-Application
PC	I-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
of	O
before	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
42	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
on	O
PC	O
and	O
9	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
going	O
live	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	O
Preview	O
Program	O
in	O
mid-December	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
this	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
would	O
be	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
add-on	O
for	O
those	O
buying	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
console	O
through	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
month	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
bestselling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
version	I-Application
in	O
particular	O
had	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
downloads	O
by	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
exceeded	O
225million	O
by	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
figure	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
combined	O
player	O
base	O
for	O
Fortnite	B-Application
at	O
nearly	O
the	O
same	O
point	O
in	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
bulk	O
of	O
these	O
players	O
were	O
in	O
Asian	O
countries	O
such	O
as	O
China	O
and	O
India	O
,	O
where	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
was	O
released	O
before	O
Fortnite	B-Application
and	O
could	O
run	O
on	O
lower-powered	O
mobile	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
online	O
game	O
in	O
India	O
in	O
2018	O
(	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
banned	O
by	O
the	O
government	O
of	O
India	O
in	O
2020	O
;	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
.PUBG	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
PC	O
paid	O
game	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
30million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
and	O
grossed	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
was	O
again	O
the	O
top-selling	O
PC	O
paid	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
increasing	O
its	O
annual	O
sales	O
revenue	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
became	O
the	O
first	O
mobile	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
to	O
gross	O
over	O
,	O
reaching	O
over	O
.PUBG	O
Mobile	O
was	O
the	O
second	O
most-downloaded	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
nearly	O
300million	O
downloads	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
most-installed	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
about	O
200million	O
more	O
installs	O
than	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
which	O
received	O
82million	O
installs	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
has	O
reached	O
555million	O
downloads	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
India	O
accounting	O
116	O
million	O
(	O
21%	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
downloads	O
,	O
China	O
with	O
108	O
million	O
(	O
19%	O
)	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
with	O
42	O
million	O
(	O
8%	O
)	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
PC	O
game	O
during	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
grossed	O
(	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
sold	O
7,447	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
placed	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
fourteen	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
copies	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
having	O
crossed	O
600million	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
computer	O
and	O
console	O
software	O
sales	O
had	O
exceeded	O
70million	O
units	O
sold	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
accumulating	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
grossed	O
over	O
in	O
revenue	O
by	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
grossed	O
over	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
highest-grossing	B-Architecture
game	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
year	I-Architecture
and	O
bringing	O
its	O
total	O
revenue	O
to	O
over	O
by	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
has	O
accumulated	O
1	O
billion	O
downloads	O
outside	O
of	O
China	O
since	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
has	O
grossed	O
worldwide	O
,	O
while	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
India	I-Application
surpassed	O
100	O
million	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
had	O
an	O
average	O
of	O
70	O
million	O
daily	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
and	O
console	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
accumulated	O
a	O
total	O
revenue	O
of	O
$4	O
billion	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
version	I-Application
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
has	O
a	O
total	O
revenue	O
of	O
$13	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Record	O
by	O
Record	O
title	O
RefGuinness	O
World	O
RecordsFastest	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
sell	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guinness	O
World	O
RecordsFastest	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
gross	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
revenue.Guinness	O
World	O
RecordsFirst	O
non-Valve	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
played	O
game	O
on	O
Steam.Guinness	O
World	O
RecordsMost	O
concurrent	O
players	O
for	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
video	O
game.Guinness	O
World	O
RecordsMost	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
a	O
non-Valve	O
video	O
game.Guinness	O
World	O
RecordsMost	O
actively	O
played	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
Steam.Guinness	O
World	O
RecordsFirst	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
2	O
million	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
,	O
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
collected	O
seven	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
record	O
,	O
title	O
"	O
Fastest	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
sell	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
"	O
was	O
provided	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
sell	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
just	O
16	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
"	O
Fastest	O
time	O
for	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
gross	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
"	O
was	O
provided	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
gross	O
$100	O
million	O
in	O
just	O
79	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
"	O
First	O
non-Valve	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
played	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
"	O
was	O
provided	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
temporarily	O
top	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
charts	O
for	O
people	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
–	O
more	O
than	O
800,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
not	O
published	O
by	O
Valve	O
,	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
had	O
achieved	O
this	O
since	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
initial	O
release	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
6	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
second	O
highest	O
ever	O
peak	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titles	O
"	O
Most	O
concurrent	O
players	O
for	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Most	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
a	O
non-Valve	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Most	O
actively	O
played	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
"	O
were	O
provided	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
achieve	O
1,984,278	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
"	O
First	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
2	O
million	O
concurrent	O
players	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
"	O
was	O
provided	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
peak	O
of	O
2,279,084	O
gamers	O
playing	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
still	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
categories	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Ongoing	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
about	O
a	O
month	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
PC	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
35th	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
other	O
nominations	O
were	O
for	O
"	O
Studio	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
)	O
and	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
release	O
,	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
has	O
been	O
nominated	O
and	O
won	O
several	O
industry	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
winning	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
and	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlegrounds	B-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Spectator	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
IGN	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
,	O
whereas	O
its	O
other	O
nominations	O
were	O
for	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Shooter	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
ranked	O
PUBG	B-Application
fourth	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
2017	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
GamesRadar+	O
ranked	O
it	O
12th	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
25	O
Best	O
Games	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
Lawsuit	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
boosted	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Greene	O
's	O
previous	O
mods	O
,	O
were	O
already	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notably	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
updated	O
their	O
in-development	O
title	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
a	O
sandbox-based	O
survival	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
construct	O
fortifications	O
,	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
mode	O
that	O
retained	O
the	O
fortification	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
Epic	O
later	O
released	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Bluehole	O
expressed	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
while	O
they	O
cannot	O
claim	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
genre	O
,	O
they	O
feared	O
that	O
since	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
with	O
Epic	O
for	O
technical	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
have	O
had	O
a	O
heads-up	O
on	O
planned	O
features	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
bring	O
to	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
and	O
could	O
release	O
it	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
later	O
filed	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Korea	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
was	O
infringing	O
the	O
copyright	O
of	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
closed	O
by	O
PUBG	B-Application
in	O
June	O
2018	O
for	O
undisclosed	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
had	O
expressed	O
concern	O
on	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
simply	O
cloned	O
the	O
Battleground	O
mechanics	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
China	O
where	O
clones	O
of	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
are	O
considered	O
a	O
new	O
genre	O
of	O
"	O
chicken-eating	O
game	O
"	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
winner	O
winner	O
chicken	O
dinner	O
"	O
line	O
to	O
a	O
match	O
winner	O
in	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greene	O
claimed	O
no	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
or	O
last	O
man	O
standing	O
genres	O
,	O
but	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
clones	O
were	O
taking	O
some	O
specific	O
mechanics	O
he	O
had	O
developed	O
in	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
and	O
prior	O
mods	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
initial	O
parachuting	O
segment	O
or	O
the	O
red-zone	O
bombing	O
runs	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
legislation	O
to	O
give	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
himself	O
protection	O
against	O
these	O
types	O
of	O
concepts	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
improve	O
creativity	O
as	O
developers	O
invent	O
new	O
approaches	O
to	O
mimic	O
such	O
innovations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlegrounds	B-Application
explosive	O
growth	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
popularized	O
the	O
battle	O
royale	O
genre	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
stories	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
during	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
mobile	O
versions	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
initiated	O
legal	O
action	O
in	O
the	O
Northern	O
Distinct	O
Court	O
of	O
California	O
against	O
Chinese	O
game	O
publisher	O
NetEase	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
their	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
Rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
and	O
Knives	O
Out	O
infringe	O
on	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
copyrights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
's	O
lawsuit	O
asserts	O
that	O
Rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
copyrightable	O
audio-visual	O
work	O
,	O
individually	O
and/or	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
other	O
elements	O
of	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
identified	O
several	O
elements	O
that	O
appear	O
similar	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
elements	O
are	O
common	O
features	O
of	O
a	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
asserted	O
that	O
other	O
elements	O
reference	O
specific	O
facets	O
of	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
references	O
to	O
chicken	O
for	O
winning	O
a	O
game	O
or	O
using	O
cookware	O
as	O
weapons	O
or	O
armor	O
,	O
makes	O
Rules	B-Application
of	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
imply	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
seeks	O
both	O
monetary	O
damages	O
and	O
requiring	O
NetEase	O
from	O
further	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetEase	O
,	O
in	O
responding	O
to	O
PUBG	B-Application
's	O
request	O
to	O
Apple	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
denied	O
that	O
their	O
games	O
violated	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
copyrights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
was	O
banned	O
in	O
the	O
Indian	O
state	O
of	O
Gujarat	O
after	O
the	O
local	O
government	O
decided	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
addictive	O
and	O
an	O
unnecessary	O
distraction	O
during	O
exam	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
was	O
banned	O
in	O
Pakistan	O
by	O
Pakistan	O
Telecommunication	O
Authority	O
citing	O
the	O
reasons	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
addictive	O
,	O
wastage	O
of	O
time	O
and	O
poses	O
serious	O
negative	O
impact	O
on	O
physical	O
and	O
psychological	O
health	O
of	O
the	O
children	O
after	O
receiving	O
various	O
complaints	O
from	O
different	O
segments	O
of	O
society	O
and	O
Lahore	O
High	O
Court	O
's	O
directions	O
to	O
look	O
in	O
the	O
matter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
meeting	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
between	O
PTA	O
and	O
legal	O
representatives	O
of	O
Proxima	O
Beta	O
who	O
addressed	O
the	O
queries	O
raised	O
by	O
authority	O
and	O
emphasized	O
on	O
continued	O
engagement	O
and	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
control	O
mechanism	O
after	O
which	O
the	O
ban	O
was	O
lifted	O
from	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amidst	O
the	O
ongoing	O
2020	O
China	O
–	O
India	O
skirmishes	O
,	O
the	O
Indian	O
government	O
banned	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
along	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
100	O
other	O
Chinese	O
apps	O
,	O
most	O
made	O
by	O
Tencent	O
and	O
NetEase	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
asserting	O
the	O
apps	O
were	O
"	O
stealing	O
and	O
surreptitiously	O
transmitting	O
user	O
data	O
in	O
an	O
unauthorized	O
manner	O
to	O
servers	O
which	O
have	O
locations	O
outside	O
India	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
