PUBG: Battlegrounds

PUBG: Battlegrounds (previously known as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds) is a 2017 <a href="/facts/Battle_royale_game/RF8lNoV2">battle royale</a> video game published by <a href="/facts/Krafton/X25BQF6R">Krafton</a>, and developed by Krafton's <a href="/facts/PUBG_Studios/X25BQF6R">PUBG Studios</a>. The game, which was inspired by the Japanese film <a href="/facts/Battle_Royale_(film)/lP95wyvt">Battle Royale</a> (2000), is based on previous <a href="/facts/Mod_(video_gaming)/Keze0GUe">mods</a> created by <a href="/facts/Brendan_%2522PlayerUnknown%2522_Greene/Wst5XLwC">Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene</a> for other games, and expanded into a standalone game under Greene's creative direction. Played from either a <a href="/facts/Third-person_(video_games)/fCkGL0Gj">third-person</a> or <a href="/facts/First-person_(video_games)/fvEfeqgs">first-person</a> perspective, up to one hundred players parachute onto an island where they are tasked to scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill other players while avoiding getting killed themselves. The available safe area of the game's map decreases in size over time, directing surviving players into an ever-tightening space to force encounters.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was first released for <a href="/facts/Windows/bwhAhuSL">Windows</a> via <a href="/facts/Steam_(service)/nrpWwLA9">Steam</a>'s <a href="/facts/Early_access/03kf1CDn">early access</a> beta program in March 2017, with a full release in December 2017; the same month, <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Studios/yI9wM1bs">Microsoft Studios</a> studios released it for the <a href="/facts/Xbox_One/Nom1XYbe">Xbox One</a> via the <a href="/facts/Xbox_Game_Preview/Nom1XYbe">Xbox Game Preview</a> program, with a full release coming in September 2018. Afterwards the game was <a href="/facts/Video_game_port/GrzV82qw">ported</a> to the <a href="/facts/PlayStation_4/wMtdFnoP">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="/facts/Xbox_Series_X%2fS/gkN9VjV2">Xbox Series X/S</a> and <a href="/facts/PlayStation_5/vJ2ahUoK">PlayStation 5</a> consoles, and the <a href="/facts/Google_Stadia/zwm4qRek">Stadia</a> streaming platform, and has also spawned a <a href="/facts/Mobile_game/H3e7p0K7">mobile</a> version, <a href="/facts/PUBG_Mobile/0ohTNJYF">PUBG Mobile</a>, for <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> and <a href="/facts/IOS/mK5cggH5">iOS</a>. The game is continuously developed under the <a href="/facts/Game_as_a_service/67UJ3gyo">games as a service</a> model and has been <a href="/facts/Free-to-play/V3eIF3zL">free-to-play</a> for all platforms since January 2022.
The game received positive reviews from critics, who found that while the game had some technical flaws, it presented new types of gameplay that could be easily approached by players of any skill level and was highly replayable. The game was credited with popularizing the battle royale genre, with a number of unofficial Chinese <a href="/facts/Video_game_clone/gCMDXVeR">clones</a> also being produced following its success. The game received several <a href="/facts/List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards/QUbIRk6b">Game of the Year</a> nominations and set seven <a href="/facts/Guinness_World_Records/Az88wVWk">Guinness World Records</a>, among many other accolades. PUBG Corporation has run several small tournaments and introduced in-game tools to help with broadcasting the game to spectators, as they wish for it to become a popular <a href="/facts/Esport/HJHyo3bC">esport</a>. It has sold over 75 million copies on <a href="/facts/Personal_computers/koaYfNce">personal computers</a> and <a href="/facts/Game_consoles/K72D1NSS">game consoles</a>, is the <a href="/facts/List_of_best-selling_PC_games/gaIl1Grc">best-selling game on PC</a> and <a href="/facts/List_of_best-selling_Xbox_One_video_games/EN4JSS1W">on Xbox One</a>, and is the <a href="/facts/List_of_best-selling_video_games/YqEtDjDN">fifth best-selling video game of all time</a>. Until Q3 2022, the game has accumulated $13 billion in worldwide revenue, including from the more successful mobile version of the game, and it is considered to be one of the highest-grossing video games of all time.

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