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"We have to go a different path" - Krafton thinks PUBG Ded.Net's pulpy gameshow hyperviolence and roguelite twist can make it the next big battle royale

Player Unknown's Battlegrounds is arguably one of the most important games to release in the past decade. If H1Z1 built the foundation of the battle royale genre, PUBG certainly shaped it into the form that remains hugely successful today. We would not have seen the battle royale craze of the late 2010s without it…

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"We have to go a different path" - Krafton thinks PUBG Ded.Net's pulpy gameshow hyperviolence and roguelite twist can make it the next big battle royale
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Player Unknown's Battlegrounds is arguably one of the most important games to release in the past decade. If H1Z1 built the foundation of the battle royale genre, PUBG certainly shaped it into the form that remains hugely successful today. We would not have seen the battle royale craze of the late 2010s without it…

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What’s come out about PUBG so far, newest first.

  1. Everything To Know About the PUBG MOBILE Brainrot Royale Pumpkin-themed UpdateIGN · Update
  2. PUBG Mobile e B.Duck retomam parceria com novos itens e conteúdos no jogoAdrenaline
  3. PUBG: Black Budget é cancelado antes mesmo de chegar ao públicoAdrenaline · Cancellation
  4. PUBG extraction shooter Black Budget canned less than a year from reveal, after Krafton decide it won't "deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term"Rock Paper Shotgun
  5. The PUBG Extraction Shooter Has Officially Been CanceledPolygon · Cancellation

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