Back in March of last year, Indian districts of Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Gir Somnath all banned PUBG Mobile after a public outcry citing concerns for children’s welfare. The move came due to fears of addiction, violence and antisocial behav
Every new update to PUBG comes with a slew of patch notes, gameplay fixes, and minute changes to the way weapon damage, item handling, and other invisible game mechanics are handled. While there are already many guides on the best weapons in PUBG’s Season 7 , what follows below is a detailed explanation of some of the best locations in PUBG’s updated version of Vikendi for dropping into, be it for loot or for tactical advant
Over the past few months in particular, the word banned has become common in gaming headlines. While many bans are related to content creators, game companies and even governments have also jumped on the banning bandwa
Ever since it parachuted onto the scene, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been proving itself to be a force to be reckoned with in the gaming landscape. It’s a meteoric rise not seen since Minecraft made its early access debut back in 2009. With thousands of streamers broadcasting their skills and new players jumping in every day, its popularity is well on its way to rivaling that of the sandbox juggernaut. Where did this kind of game even come from though? New styles of gameplay don’t just spawn from the ether; they all have their origins. In the case of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and the battle royale arena, it all started with a minor PC shooter called ARMA 2.
In 2012, a modder by the name of Dean Hall released a mod for ARMA 2 called “DayZ.” Its extreme survival focus being the result of Hall’s desire to create an experience that would cause its players to seriously consider their surroundings and survival needs, rather than just blindly reacting. As it turned out, many gamers out there were hungry for this new kind of gaming experience, and DayZ released to massive praise and popularity. So like ARMA 2 before it, DayZ also attracted a healthy modding community, and it wasn’t long before some members of that community starting trying to adapt the game’s survival elements for pvp-focused experiences. It wasn’t until a year later though, in 2013, that PlayerUnknown would make his debut and deliver one of the most influential DayZ mods to date, “PlayerUnknown’s Battle Royale.”
The response to the success of Fortnite , however, has left many scratching their heads. Bluehole decided that the best course of action was to sue Epic Games over Fortnite , before promptly dropping the suit . It left the publisher as something to mock for many, both over its vicious reaction to a competitor and over the idea that PUBG could lay claim to the genre as a wh
In response to the uncertain state of PUBG , fans of other multiplayer-focused titles have urged developers to region-lock Chinese players. Most notably, battle royale fans currently enjoying EA and Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends are adamant about curtailing the flow of hack
Despite being in early-access, PUBG is already an overwhelming success. It regularly dethrones League of Legends as krafton the Bird that drinks tears most streamed game on Twitch. It will be seeing a console release on the Xbox One by year’s end, and it seems to have cemented the battle royale arena as a fully-fledged genre in gaming. Major studios are already taking notice, with games like Grand Theft Auto Online and Fortnite adding battle royale game modes of their own. From starting as a mod-of-a-mod to serving as the basis for several major games, the journey this genre has undertaken thus far is already quite incredible. This is really just the beginning though! Who else out there is looking forward to seeing where these games go next?
All in all, 2018 has proved to be a very strange year for for Valve. The company has spent a long time away from game development proper, but over the course of 2018 it seemed apparent that life was beginning to stir. Through the purchase of hugely talented indie studio Campo Santo and apparently a list of top secret games in development , there were hopes that Valve was going back in a direction that fans had been hoping
August was a hot month for game bans in Australia. First up was zombie survival Day-Z which was refused classification on the grounds of “morality” which is speculated to be due to the presence of we
Dinoland is more about style than substance, and while players who have an affinity for SMGs and educationally-backed shootouts will enjoy it, those looking to start the game off a little better prepared should think about going elsewhere. However, Dinoland does provide a great location to start off in, as it’s not only adjacent to multiple main roads but also Vikendi’s new rail system, ensuring lots of options for on-foot and vehicle movement after the inevitable post-landing shoot
The reaction was so swift and extreme even Jeff Kaplan spoke out against it and Reddit started a movement to #BoycottBlizzard . Amid the chaos, it was also discovered that Hearthstone forum users speaking out have been slapped with 1000 year bans . O