<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
battle	O
royale	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
LightSpeed	O
&	O
Quantum	O
Studio	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Tencent	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
adaptation	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
19	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
had	O
accumulated	O
around	O
1.3	O
billion	O
downloads	O
while	O
grossing	O
over	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
second	O
most-played	O
mobile	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
spawned	O
an	O
Indian	O
version	O
,	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
India	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
Universe	O
,	O
called	O
New	B-Application
State	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
features	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
features	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
include	O
log-in	O
bonuses	O
,	O
missions	O
and	O
micro-goals	O
,	O
crew	O
recruiting	O
,	O
map	O
and	O
compass	O
improvements	O
with	O
larger	O
and	O
clear	O
markers	O
near	O
the	O
teammates	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
auto	O
loot	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
increased	O
number	O
of	O
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayerUnknown	O
’s	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
(	O
PUBG	B-Application
)	O
Mobile	O
is	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
adaption	I-Application
of	O
the	O
popular	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
PUBG	B-Application
Studios	O
and	O
LightSpeed	O
&	O
Quantum	O
Studio	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Tencent	O
Games	O
worldwide	O
,	O
while	O
Krafton	O
and	O
VNG	O
Games	O
in	O
India	O
,	O
Korea	O
and	O
Vietnam	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
took	O
just	O
4	O
months	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
,	O
as	O
multiple	O
teams	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
that	O
particular	O
game	O
,	O
Tencent	O
Games	O
began	O
their	O
development	O
project	O
with	O
PUBG	B-Application
Studios	O
for	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
doing	O
so	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
optimized	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
mobile	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
smoother	O
performance	O
and	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
abridged	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
lower-end	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Lite	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
Thailand	O
on	O
24	O
January	O
2019	O
before	O
releasing	O
in	O
Asian	O
,	O
Latin	O
American	O
,	O
and	O
African	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
international	O
deal	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
,	O
Tencent	O
Games	O
and	O
PUBG	B-Application
Corporation	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
two	O
mobile	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
China	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
9	O
February	O
2017	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
as	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
19	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
KR	O
,	O
a	O
Korean	O
and	O
Japanese	O
oriented	O
version	O
and	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
VN	O
,	O
a	O
Vietnamese	O
oriented	O
version	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
and	O
January	O
2019	O
respectively	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
release	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
Game	B-Application
for	I-Application
Peace	I-Application
;	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
changed	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
to	O
meet	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>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
Taiwanese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
TW	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
meant	O
for	O
lower-end	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Lite	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
25	O
July	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
high	O
FPS	O
gameplay	O
on	O
multiple	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
smaller	O
map	O
made	O
for	O
60	O
players	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>
On	O
2	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Electronics	O
and	O
Information	O
Technology	O
banned	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
in	O
India	O
amid	O
the	O
2020	O
China-India	O
skirmish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krafton	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
as	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
India	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
accessed	O
by	O
users	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
BGMI	B-Application
game	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
playstore	O
and	O
the	O
appstore	O
as	O
per	O
orders	O
from	O
the	O
government	O
due	O
to	O
data	O
leak	O
to	O
Chinese	O
servers	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
and	O
played	O
as	O
APK	O
version	O
which	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
done	O
for	O
PUBG	B-Application
mobile	I-Application
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
major	O
region	O
has	O
a	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Club	O
Open	O
(	O
PMCO	O
)	O
and	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
their	O
respective	O
regions	O
until	O
later	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
here	O
,	O
the	O
teams	O
compete	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
of	O
competition	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Pro	O
League	O
(	O
PMPL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
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
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
had	O
accumulated	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
billion	O
downloads	O
outside	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
Peacekeeper	B-Application
Elite	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Chinese	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
India	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
total	O
player	O
count	O
of	O
around	O
1.3	O
billion	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PUBG	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
grossed	O
(	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2018	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
.	O
</s>
