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Being one of the most popular games in the world also has its drawbacks. One of the biggest ones being that you'll always have to sniff out a huge amount of cheaters. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Mobile is ramping up its efforts on that end. In a recent announcement on the PUBG Mobile official website, it was announced that thousands of players ...
One of the most popular arguments against battle royale games having their own esports is how RNG plays a large role in determining who wins and who losses. Alexander 'Dyrem' Sevirinov, PUBG analyst and former Team Russia coach, has shared findings that indicate there could be a way for teams to make use of the game's randomness. Dyrem has been sp...
Having a hard time keeping up with all the tournaments happening every month? Don't sweat it, just check out the list we've compiled here: Overwatch Overwatch Contenders Season 2: Pacific Date: 18 July - 27 July 2019 Location: [Online only] Prize pool: US$100,000 Website: https://overwatchcontenders.com/en-us/ Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/Overwa...
Battle royale games have been here for a couple of years now and with it, popular titles like PUBG, Fortnite, and Apex Legends played by millions of gamers worldwide. In fact, Newzoo statistics show that around 41 percent of all gamers in the U.S. play battle royale games. Of that number, the majority (59 percent) of battle royale players are loya...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) may have not been the beginning of the battle royale craze but it definitely propelled it to its current phenomenal status. The game's fourth season is coming later this month and a new cinematic trailer has been released. If you ever wondered why a hundred people would parachute onto an island to kill each othe...
The PUBG Mobile Malaysia National Championship (PMNC) 2019 concluded with VIP Squad (Victorious In Play) triumphantly securing 1st place. The team brings home the grand prize of RM40,000 and also a free one-year mobile plan from Yoodo. Last year, VIP Squad only managed to put themselves at 4th place at PMNC 2018. Their training definitely paid off...
The Malaysian esports scene is seeing a steady increase in support from local companies. Recently we saw local PUBG Mobile team Team Secret partnering up with telecommunications company Maxis but it seems that one of their competitors is making bigger moves. Yoodo has been hosting the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Malaysia National Championship ...
In 2014, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a report that mentioned concerns about the effects of violent video games on children. You can read it here. Just last year, WHO introduced gaming disorder in the 11th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and the classification comes into effect in 2022. You can re...
Not to be outdone by Epic Games' Fortnite, the battle royale game that started it all is getting an upcoming worldwide tournament. Because the world needs more friggin' battle royale esports nonsense. Fresh off its gameplay updates (see video here), the PUBG Corporation is launching the PUBG Nations Cup which will be hosted in Seoul, South Korea, ...
An Indonesian Muslim group has very recently declared a fatwa, or a religious edict, on the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), or more specifically, the mobile version, PUBG Mobile. The group cites that the mobile game insults Islam and triggers violence in players. Indonesia joins India, China, Nepal (now unba...
PUBG has crossed over with a lot of franchises in the past, including DC Comics' Suicide Squad and PlayStation's Horizon Zero Dawn. This time it looks like a certain overgrown lizard will be stomping his way into PUBG Mobile, in anticipation of his upcoming new movie later this month. On its official Twitter account, PUBG Mobile announced that it ...
Esports is a rapidly-growing industry, with viewership soon to challenge that of traditional sports, and the historic esports medal events happening later this year at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines. However, esports remains a relatively young industry compared to traditional sports like football/soccer, which has been regulated for at leas...
After so many months of facing regulation challenges, bigwig game publisher Tencent has pulled PUBG out of China. Instead, it's now being replaced with a similar semi-tweaked version of the game dubbed Game for Peace (via Reuters). Why do this? Because Tencent had to concede to government requirements to tone down the game due to its excessive vio...
Esports organization Gen.G recently announced that it has managed to raise a whopping $46 million in total funding, of which the contributors comprise of many famous names in sports and entertainment industries. The list of investors include: Actor Will Smith Japanese football player Keisuke Honda’s Dreamers Fund Los Angeles Clippers mi...
PUBG Corporation sued a bunch of other publishers last year, including Epic Games (over Fortnite) and fellow Chinese publisher NetEase (over Knives Out and Rules Of Survival). The former case was dropped in the same year, but the latter was only recently resolved. Last year, PUBG Corp fired the first shot as it filed a suit accusing NetEase of cre...
I'm not sure if you've heard about the recent news, but a higher-up of our country thinks that the battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or better known as PUBG, should be banned. After India has banned the game in some states, it's to no surprise that the guy explicitly states that he wants PUBG to be banned on the grounds that PUBGÂ...
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile, aka PUBG Mobile, has been banned in India following concerns of addiction and promotion of violence amongst youngsters. At least 16 students were arrested for simply playing the game. The Indian Express reports that 10 university students were arrested for playing PUBG Mobile a week after the ban was enforced ...
As much flak as we give PlayerUnknown's Battleground, we can't help but admit it spawned an entirely new genre where recent games like Fortnite and Apex Legends can amass their own legion of fans and gamers. Its creator, Brendan Greene, should be proud. So it's no surprise that after five years of this, he decides to move on from PUBG and build up...
While 2018 was the year that the battle royale genre really hit it big with Fortnite and PUBG dominating the gaming sphere, 2019 is shaping up to be its golden year. This is thanks to a maturing Black Ops IIII Blackout scene alongside the new kid on the block and the one that rocks the boat, Respawn Entertainment's own take in the battle royale gen...
It has indeed come to this: EA and Respawn's quietly-released game that's basically PUBG done right has a bigger player base than that one EA game that requires you to pay money for a Destiny-like experience with flying. How big? Try 50 million. Within a month, it has topped most triple-A games that came out last year during the first four weeks. ...
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