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gaming8 days ago•2 min saved

Krafton Scraps PUBG: Black Budget, Marking Second Spin-Off Cancellation in 2026

Krafton has officially ended development on PUBG: Black Budget, a first-person extraction shooter revealed in November 2025. The decision follows two closed alpha tests, with the publisher citing an inability to deliver a long-term enjoyable experience. This marks the second major PUBG spin-off cancellation in 2026, following PUBG: Blindspot, and highlights the difficulty of entering the saturated extraction shooter market.

via Eurogamer.net|

#extraction-shooter #game-cancellation #gaming

gaming8 days ago

Krafton Cancels PUBG: Black Budget After Failed Alpha Tests

Krafton has officially ended development on 'PUBG: Black Budget', a first-person extraction shooter set in a time-loop island. The decision follows two closed alpha tests in late 2025 and mid-2026, with the publisher citing an inability to deliver a long-term enjoyable experience. This marks the second major PUBG spin-off cancellation in 2026, following 'PUBG: Blindspot', and highlights the difficulty of entering the saturated extraction shooter market.

via Inven Global|

#extraction-shooter #game-cancellation #gaming

gaming1 month ago•1 min saved

PUBG Map Service 42.3 Introduces Regional Rotations and Three-Slot Maps

Update 42.3 rolls out region-based map preferences and rotations, shrinks available map slots from five to three (1 fixed + 2 rotating), and details PC/Console weekly rotation schedules, region-specific map slots, and season-based ranked map selections, with special cases for KAKAO and SEA platforms.

via PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS|

#battlegrounds #gaming #map-rotation

gaming3 months ago•15 min saved

PUBG Update 42.1 Brings Ally Duo, Rondo Blue Zone and Major Balance Adjustments

PUBG Update 42.1 brings Ally Duo on Sanhok (PC beta with Ella), a fast-paced Blue Zone Ruleset called Rondo, SLR balance changes and VSS cleanup, weapon spawn removals, and a three-month Season 42 with revised RP and new permanent rewards. It also rebalances healing items, introduces smoke interactions, updates Starting/Supply Plane visuals, adds PC controller support, adds Haven Intense Battle Royale and UGC Racing, plus multiple UI tweaks, Workshop changes, and a revamped Black Market 2026, along with a broad set of bug fixes.

via PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS|

#ally-duo #blue-zone #gaming

technology6 months ago•10 min saved

PUBG: Blindspot Shuts Down After Brief Early Access Run

PUBG: Blindspot, a free-to-play 5v5 top-down shooter from ARC Team, released in early access in February but failed to attract a sustainable player base, leading to a shutdown on March 30, 2026.

via GameSpot|

#arc-team #early-access #pubg

gaming6 months ago•2 min saved

Krafton shuts down PUBG: Blindspot after brief Early Access run

Krafton's free-to-play spin-off PUBG: Blindspot has been cancelled after two months in Early Access, with servers set to close on March 30. Arc Team cited an inability to sustain the intended player experience and will regroup for future projects, thanking the community for their support.

via eurogamer.net|

#arc-team #early-access #gaming

news6 months ago•13 min saved

PUBG Spin-Off Blindspot Ends After Brief 54-Day Run

PUBG: Blindspot, a top-down 5v5 shooter from ARC Team and PUBG Studios, launched in early access in February but failed to attract players, leading Krafton and the developers to shut it down on March 30 after about 54 days of operation, a brief life that echoes the struggles of other live-service titles like Concord.

via Kotaku|

#concord #firewalk-studios #krafton

gaming11 months ago•8 min saved

Battlefield Redsec Launches Amid Mixed Reviews and Nostalgia for PUBG

Battlefield 6's Redsec battle royale mode is decent but feels too familiar and cluttered with activities, missing the simplicity and tension that made classics like PUBG compelling, leading to a sense of nostalgia for the genre's golden days.

via Eurogamer|

#battle-royale #battlefield-6 #game-design

gaming1 year ago•1 min saved

Understanding the Confusion Around PUBG Crossplay

PUBG: Battlegrounds supports crossplay only between PlayStation and Xbox consoles, with no crossplay between consoles and PC or mobile. The game does not support cross-progression, so players must start fresh when switching platforms. Despite its age, PUBG continues to update and maintain its player base across current-gen consoles and PCs.

via Kotaku|

#console #cross-progression #crossplay

technology1 year ago•2 min saved

PUBG to End Support on PS4 and Xbox One Later This Year

PUBG: Battlegrounds will cease support on PS4 and Xbox One after November 13 to focus on enhancing performance and visuals on current-gen consoles, with players able to transfer their progress and enjoy improved stability and 60FPS gameplay on newer hardware.

via Kotaku|

#console-support #game-update #ps4

technology1 year ago•2 min saved

PUBG to End Support on Xbox One and PS4, Launch Free Upgrades for Current-Gen

Krafton announced that support for PUBG: Battlegrounds on Xbox One will end on November 13, 2025, with the game only playable on Xbox Series X|S afterward, as part of a transition to current-generation consoles to improve stability and visuals.

via TrueAchievements|

#current-gen-consoles #game-transition #pubg

gaming1 year ago•1 min saved

PUBG Creator's New Survival Game 'Prologue: Go Wayback' Launches Free Open Beta

Brendan Greene, creator of PUBG, has announced a surprise free open beta for his new survival game Prologue, which emphasizes isolation and survival mechanics on an 8x8 km map, available now on Steam and Epic Games Store ahead of its Early Access release later this year.

via Kotaku|

#free-download #gaming #open-beta

technology1 year ago•3 min saved

Dev Unveils New Anti-Cheat System

PUBG is introducing a new kernel-based anti-cheat system to detect and prevent advanced cheats operating at the deepest level of the operating system, enhancing the game's security and fairness. The new feature activates when the game is launched, scans for suspicious code, and bans players using illegal software. To ensure stability, players are advised to run only one security-enabled game client at a time, and PUBG continues to develop its anti-cheat measures as part of its 2025 roadmap.

via PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS|

#anti-cheat #gaming #kernel-level

gaming1 year ago•3 min saved

PUBG Launches UGC Alpha for Player Content Creation

PUBG is launching the UGC Alpha with Update 36.2, allowing players on PC to create custom game modes, rules, and worlds using new tools, with initial access limited to partners and esports players, and broader access coming in August for Plus members. The initiative aims to empower player creativity and gather feedback to shape future updates.

via PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS|

#alpha #game-modes #gaming

gaming1 year ago•1 min saved

PUBG Creator Unveils Ambitious Earth-Sized Game and 3-Game Plan

Brendan Greene, the creator of PUBG, is developing a new game titled 'Prologue: Go Wayback!', which promises an 'Earth-sized' open-world survival experience. Set to enter early access in 2025, the game challenges players to navigate a vast, unpredictable environment with minimal resources. While the game has received positive early feedback, a tech demo called 'Preface: Undiscovered World' has garnered mixed reviews. The gaming community is keenly watching to see if this project will innovate the survival genre.

via GAMINGbible|

#brendan-greene #early-access #gaming