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	<br>~~"No, editing any game files~~ to ~~gain~~ an ~~unfair advantage is against the Rules of Conduct. This includes changing any game configuration files to result in changes~~ that ~~cannot~~ be ~~made via the~~ in-game settings menu."<br><br>In the game, players start with nothing and must fight to locate weapons and supplies in a battle to be the lone survivor. Described as a "realistic" and "high tension," the game takes place on a large 8×8 km island built in Unreal Engine 4. It’s wildly intense at times, and has created some the best GIFs in video games since its launch.<br><br> <br>Two weeks ago , Bluehole announced that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~had sold four million copies~~ in ~~during its first three months~~. ~~A few days later , the developer revealed that the game had made $100 million in reve<br><br> <br>~~"~~We’ve had an ongoing relationship with Epic Games throughout PUBG’s development as they are~~ the ~~creators of UE4, the engine~~ we ~~licensed~~ for ~~the game~~," said Chang Han Kim, Vice President and Executive Producer for Bluehole, Inc. "After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the ~~experience for which [https://pubgplayground.com/ Pubg Collectibles\|Https://Pubgplayground.Com/] is kno~~<br><br> <br>The new map features a war-ravaged city buried by a sandstorm. If that sounds familiar, that's because it was announced back in May , however this is the first time anyone has been able to see the map itself. You can check out both of the new screenshots at the end of this arti<br><br> <br>~~"We~~ have ~~also noticed~~ that ~~Epic Games references PUBG~~ in the ~~promotion of Fortnite to their community and~~ in ~~communications with~~ the ~~press~~. ~~This was never discussed with us~~ and ~~we don’t feel that it’s rig~~<br>~~Recently~~, ~~we learned~~ that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~' publisher Bluehole only expected the game to sell a mere 200,000 or 300,000~~ copies in its first ~~year~~. ~~The~~ game had ~~been released for only five months when it was announced to have sold more than 10~~ million ~~copies through Steam Early Access.~~<br><br> <br>~~If you~~'~~ve never heard of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds __ before~~, it'~~s essentially a game where you~~ and a ~~bunch of other players are dropped onto a map and forced~~ to ~~kill each other until only one player, or squad, rema~~<br><br> <br>~~PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds currently does not have a release date~~, ~~however~~ the ~~game~~ is a ~~part of Steam's Early Access program~~, and ~~has been since March of 2017~~. The ~~title is set to be fully released on Windows PC~~ and ~~Xbox One sometime in 2017~~. The ~~possibility~~ of ~~a PS4 version has been teased a few ti~~<br><br> <br>The details come via Game Informer who relay that the first map is an island on the Adriatic Sea, which was part of the Yugoslavian territories. It is described as having Mediterranean coasts on the south side, dense forests on the north side, and snowy mountains in the center. The island is 8x8km and will feature a variety of architect<br><br> <br>~~Since its announcement, many have raised concerns regarding~~ the ~~similarities between~~ the ~~mode and PUGB, with some even suggesting that~~ the ~~mode is not so much just inspired by Bluehole~~'s ~~shooter~~, ~~but is~~ more of a ~~copy and paste eff~~<br><br>~~Playerunknown's Battleground~~ is ~~currently available as a part~~ of ~~Steam's Early Access program~~, and ~~has been since March 23rd~~, ~~2017. It~~'s ~~currently unknown (pardon~~ the ~~pun) when~~ the ~~title will be coming to the PlayStation 4~~, ~~or any other console for~~ that ~~matter.~~<br><br> <br>~~Meanwhile~~, ~~the second map is~~ a ~~bit smaller: coming in at 4x4km~~. ~~Located in~~ a ~~desert city~~, the ~~map is described as war ravaged~~ in the ~~streets~~ and ~~buried~~ by ~~sandstorms. The south~~ and ~~east areas feature a canyon with a river running through it, which supports the small villages that remain after the city was destroyed. The north area of the map features hillside sl~~<br><br> <br>~~A screenshot showed~~ that the ~~new~~ gun will be ~~the Mini-14,~~ a ~~semi-automatic rifle. It~~'s ~~unconfirmed whether or not~~ the ~~gun will be exclusive to care packages like some~~ of the ~~other weapons~~ that ~~have been brought into~~ the ga<br><br> <br>~~Yesterday~~, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~reached a~~ concurrent ~~player count of over 1 million~~ on Steam~~. It was not so long ago that~~ the game ~~had officially passed~~ Dota 2 in concurrent ~~players , the first non-Valve game to ever claim the title of most played game on the platf~~<br><br>~~For those that don’t know: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a third-person battle-royale~~, ~~last-man-standing shooter from PLAYERUNKNOWN aka Brendan Green~~, ~~a pioneer of the Battle Royale genre. As~~ the ~~creator~~ of ~~the Battle Royale game-mode found in the ARMA series and H1Z1: King~~ of the ~~Hill~~, ~~Greene is co~~-~~developing~~ the ~~game with the aforementioned Bluehole. And apparently Green has struck gold.~~<br><br>~~In case you were wondering, editing a configuration file in your copy of~~ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~could result in getting banned from~~ the game~~, according to~~ a ~~change that was made on the PlayerUnknown~~'s ~~Battlegrounds FAQ page~~.~~<br><br>This information was first spotted by reddit user Defying , when the question was asked whether it was considered acceptable~~ to ~~edit configuration files~~. ~~In response to the question, Bluehole responded by stating the following:~~<br>		<br>Speaking to fans on Reddit during an AMA, Greene stated that he'd be very interested in pursuing a single-player campaign for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the future. "I think the island we have could be a great location for an interesting story," said the develo<br><br> <br>The new map features a war-ravaged city buried by a sandstorm. If that sounds familiar, that's because it was announced back in May , however this is the first time anyone has been able to see the map itself. You can check out both of the new screenshots at the end of this arti<br><br> <br>As it turns out, though, fans of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds won't have to wait long - the game's official Twitter account announced that Bluehole Studio would be adding a new weapon to the game in the near future, with a public test server update coming in the next few days. The weapon, a Mini-14, will be available in crates and scattered across the map, so competitive players will want to test the new toy as soon as possible since it could end up becoming a prevalent force in [https://pubgplayground.com/ PUBG walkthrough\|https://pubgplayground.com/] 's early-to-mid game com<br><br> <br>An online experience like Battlegrounds needs to play well to keep players satisfied. When server lag reared its head earlier this summer, the team at Bluehole stayed up all night until they were able to fix the problem a distribute a pa<br><br> <br>Two weeks ago , Bluehole announced that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had sold four million copies in during its first three months. A few days later , the developer revealed that the game had made $100 million in reve<br><br> <br>However, that doesn't mean such a mode is going to be added in the near future, or indeed ever. Greene noted that the team at Bluehole Studio simply don't have the time and resources required to do a campaign justice — although that's not to say that this will always be the c<br><br> <br>Meanwhile, the second map is a bit smaller: coming in at 4x4km. Located in a desert city, the map is described as war ravaged in the streets and buried by sandstorms. The south and east areas feature a canyon with a river running through it, which supports the small villages that remain after the city was destroyed. The north area of the map features hillside sl<br><br> <br>The details come via Game Informer who relay that the first map is an island on the Adriatic Sea, which was part of the Yugoslavian territories. It is described as having Mediterranean coasts on the south side, dense forests on the north side, and snowy mountains in the center. The island is 8x8km and will feature a variety of architect<br><br> <br>It has been a while since the last patch for the wildly popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was last released. Ever since developer Bluehole Studio made the decision to abandon the game's patch schedule in favor of creating better, more meaningful updates when they were implemented, players have been waiting for a substantial new content rele<br><br> <br>Again, this is no small feat for the development team. The nighttime setting requires plenty of work in its own right, and won't be ready to go live for some time. Still, it's an intriguing glimpse into the future of the game, and a good sign that the studio is listening to player feedb<br><br> <br>Battlegrounds looks set to go from strength to strength, not least when Xbox One players have a timed-exclusive opportunity to try it out for themselves. With a nighttime setting potentially coming soon, and the prospect of destructible environments and story content in the far-flung future, it's clear that Greene and his team hope to keep up the game's momentum going by making sure that it continues to grow and evo<br><br> <br>Bluehole Studio has promised that, alongside the gun and fog additions, there will be FPP leaderboards and a number of bug fixes coming to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the update. The full list of changes coming in the new patch have yet to be revealed, but given that the changes are going live on a public test server soon, fans should expect more details shor<br><br> <br>The new patch will also add a foggy weather mechanic to the game, which will make environmental awareness even more crucial for top tier play while also improving the game's overall aesthetic presentation. The foggy weather mechanic was partially unveiled on Twitter yesterday to celebrate PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds concurrent users triumph on Steam recently, which saw the game surpass Dota 2 on its way to one million concurrent us<br><br> <br>The addition of the fog should strike fear, or excitement, into the hearts of players (depending which side of the gun you're on), especially in first-person-only servers. Though when the fog rolls through it may be even harder to decipher where those silenced SKS shots are coming f<br><br> <br>PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds currently does not have a release date, however the game is a part of Steam's Early Access program, and has been since March of 2017. The title is set to be fully released on Windows PC and Xbox One sometime in 2017. The possibility of a PS4 version has been teased a few ti<br>

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	<br>~~In other recent and related news~~, ~~during~~ an ~~interview~~ the ~~aforementioned Brendan Green it was revealed that the game's developer Bluehole only predicted that it would ship 200 - 300K copies~~ of ~~PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the first year~~. ~~As of September 5th (~~in ~~less than five months), it has sold over 10 million copies . That's a lot more than 300,000 cop<br><br> <br>Let me say~~ that ~~again: Bluehole expected within its first year on~~ the ~~market, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds would ship at best 300,000 units. It has already sold 10 million~~ in less than six months. Again, cr<br><br> <br>[https://pubgplayground.com/ what do you think]'s even more bonkers is that all of this relatively came out of nowhere. No one predicted this. Sure, a new Minecraft or Grand Theft Auto will see mega numbers out the gate. But who could have foreseen the battle royale survival shooter and debut project from developer Bluehole selling 10 million copies (and counting) before it even fully releases? Well, the game~~'s director and designer Brendan Greene sure didn't~~. ~~And Bluehole even less~~<br><br>In ~~case you were wondering, editing a configuration file in your copy of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds could result in getting banned from~~ the game, ~~according~~ to a ~~change that was made on~~ the ~~PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds FAQ page~~.~~<br><br> <br>The news comes via PLAYERUNKNOWN's (aka Brendan Green~~, the game~~'s creative director) Twitter account~~, ~~where it was revealed that today~~ the battle-royale shooter hit 1,342,857 players, healthily beating out Dota 2's previous record-holding figure of 1,295,<br><br>Recently, we learned that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' publisher Bluehole only expected the game to sell a mere 200,000 or 300,000 copies in its first year. The game had been released for only five months when it was announced to have sold more than 10 million copies through Steam Early Access.<br><br> <br>Green shared another one of his loftier aspirations also. When asked about the potential for destructible environments to be added to the game, he said that he "would like to add more destruction," but noted that it would take its toll on server performance, so that would have to be taken into acco<br><br> <br>Two weeks ago , Bluehole announced that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had sold four million copies in during its first three months. A few days later , the developer revealed that the game had made $100 million in reve<br><br> <br>~~Bluehole Studio has promised that~~, ~~alongside~~ the ~~gun~~ and ~~fog additions~~, ~~there will be FPP leaderboards and a number of bug fixes coming~~ to ~~PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in~~ the ~~update. The full list of changes coming in~~ the ~~new patch have yet to be revealed~~, ~~but given~~ that the ~~changes are going live on a public test server soon, fans should expect more details shor~~<br> <br>The new map features a war-ravaged city buried by a sandstorm. If that sounds familiar, that's because it was announced back in May , however this is the first time anyone has been able to see the map itself. You can check out both of the new screenshots at the end of this arti<br><br>This ~~information~~ was first ~~spotted by reddit user Defying ,~~ when ~~the question was asked whether~~ it was ~~considered acceptable~~ to ~~edit configuration files~~. ~~In response to the question, Bluehole responded by stating the following:~~<br><br> <br>~~As it turns out, though, fans~~ of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~won't have to wait long - the game~~'s ~~official Twitter account announced that Bluehole Studio would be adding~~ a ~~new weapon to the~~ game ~~in the near future, with~~ a ~~public test server update coming in the next few days. The weapon,~~ a ~~Mini-14~~, ~~will be available in crates and scattered across the map~~, ~~so competitive players will want to test the new toy as soon as possible since it could end up becoming a prevalent force in PUBG 's early-to-mid game com~~<br><br> <br>PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds currently does not have a release date, however the game is a part of Steam's Early Access program, and has been since March of 2017. The title is set to be fully released on Windows PC and Xbox One sometime in 2017. The possibility of a PS4 version has been teased a few ti<br><br>~~"No, editing any game files to gain~~ an ~~unfair advantage is against~~ the ~~Rules~~ of ~~Conduct~~. ~~This includes changing any game configuration files to result~~ in ~~changes that cannot be made via~~ the ~~in-game settings menu~~."<br><br> <br>~~It has been a while since~~ the ~~last patch for~~ the ~~wildly popular PlayerUnknown~~'s ~~Battlegrounds was last released. Ever since developer Bluehole Studio made the decision to abandon the game~~'s ~~patch schedule in favor~~ of ~~creating better~~, ~~more meaningful updates~~ when ~~they were implemented~~, ~~players have been waiting~~ for ~~a substantial new content rele~~<br><br> <br>~~Again~~, ~~this~~ is no small ~~feat for~~ the ~~development team~~. The ~~nighttime setting requires plenty~~ of ~~work in its own right~~, ~~and won~~'t be ~~ready~~ to ~~go live for~~ some ~~time. Still~~, it's ~~an intriguing glimpse into the future~~ of the game, ~~and a good sign that~~ the ~~studio is listening~~ to ~~player feedb~~<br><br> ~~<br>The new patch will also add~~ a ~~foggy weather mechanic to~~ the game, ~~which will make environmental awareness even more crucial for top tier play while also improving~~ the game's ~~overall aesthetic presentation. The foggy weather mechanic~~ was ~~partially unveiled~~ on ~~Twitter yesterday to celebrate~~ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~concurrent users triumph on Steam recently~~, ~~which saw~~ the ~~game surpass Dota 2 on its way~~ to ~~one million concurrent us~~<br>		<br>"No, editing any game files to gain an unfair advantage is against the Rules of Conduct. This includes changing any game configuration files to result in changes that cannot be made via the in-game settings menu."<br><br>In the game, players start with nothing and must fight to locate weapons and supplies in a battle to be the lone survivor. Described as a "realistic" and "high tension," the game takes place on a large 8×8 km island built in Unreal Engine 4. It’s wildly intense at times, and has created some the best GIFs in video games since its launch.<br><br> <br>Two weeks ago , Bluehole announced that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had sold four million copies in during its first three months. A few days later , the developer revealed that the game had made $100 million in reve<br><br> <br>"We’ve had an ongoing relationship with Epic Games throughout PUBG’s development as they are the creators of UE4, the engine we licensed for the game," said Chang Han Kim, Vice President and Executive Producer for Bluehole, Inc. "After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which [https://pubgplayground.com/ Pubg Collectibles\|Https://Pubgplayground.Com/] is kno<br><br> <br>The new map features a war-ravaged city buried by a sandstorm. If that sounds familiar, that's because it was announced back in May , however this is the first time anyone has been able to see the map itself. You can check out both of the new screenshots at the end of this arti<br><br> <br>"We have also noticed that Epic Games references PUBG in the promotion of Fortnite to their community and in communications with the press. This was never discussed with us and we don’t feel that it’s rig<br>Recently, we learned that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' publisher Bluehole only expected the game to sell a mere 200,000 or 300,000 copies in its first year. The game had been released for only five months when it was announced to have sold more than 10 million copies through Steam Early Access.<br><br> <br>If you've never heard of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds __ before, it's essentially a game where you and a bunch of other players are dropped onto a map and forced to kill each other until only one player, or squad, rema<br><br> <br>PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds currently does not have a release date, however the game is a part of Steam's Early Access program, and has been since March of 2017. The title is set to be fully released on Windows PC and Xbox One sometime in 2017. The possibility of a PS4 version has been teased a few ti<br><br> <br>The details come via Game Informer who relay that the first map is an island on the Adriatic Sea, which was part of the Yugoslavian territories. It is described as having Mediterranean coasts on the south side, dense forests on the north side, and snowy mountains in the center. The island is 8x8km and will feature a variety of architect<br><br> <br>Since its announcement, many have raised concerns regarding the similarities between the mode and PUGB, with some even suggesting that the mode is not so much just inspired by Bluehole's shooter, but is more of a copy and paste eff<br><br>Playerunknown's Battleground is currently available as a part of Steam's Early Access program, and has been since March 23rd, 2017. It's currently unknown (pardon the pun) when the title will be coming to the PlayStation 4, or any other console for that matter.<br><br> <br>Meanwhile, the second map is a bit smaller: coming in at 4x4km. Located in a desert city, the map is described as war ravaged in the streets and buried by sandstorms. The south and east areas feature a canyon with a river running through it, which supports the small villages that remain after the city was destroyed. The north area of the map features hillside sl<br><br> <br>A screenshot showed that the new gun will be the Mini-14, a semi-automatic rifle. It's unconfirmed whether or not the gun will be exclusive to care packages like some of the other weapons that have been brought into the ga<br><br> <br>Yesterday, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds reached a concurrent player count of over 1 million on Steam. It was not so long ago that the game had officially passed Dota 2 in concurrent players , the first non-Valve game to ever claim the title of most played game on the platf<br><br>For those that don’t know: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a third-person battle-royale, last-man-standing shooter from PLAYERUNKNOWN aka Brendan Green, a pioneer of the Battle Royale genre. As the creator of the Battle Royale game-mode found in the ARMA series and H1Z1: King of the Hill, Greene is co-developing the game with the aforementioned Bluehole. And apparently Green has struck gold.<br><br>In case you were wondering, editing a configuration file in your copy of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds could result in getting banned from the game, according to a change that was made on the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds FAQ page.<br><br>This information was first spotted by reddit user Defying , when the question was asked whether it was considered acceptable to edit configuration files. In response to the question, Bluehole responded by stating the following:<br>

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In other recent and related news, during an interview the aforementioned Brendan Green it was revealed that the game's developer Bluehole only predicted that it would ship 200 - 300K copies of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the first year. As of September 5th (in less than five months), it has sold over 10 million copies . That's a lot more than 300,000 cop Let me say that again: Bluehole expected within its first year on the market, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds would ship at best 300,000 units. It has already sold 10 million in less than six months. Again, cr [https://pubgplayground.com/ what do you think]'s even more bonkers is that all of this relatively came out of nowhere. No one predicted this. Sure, a new Minecraft or Grand Theft Auto will see mega numbers out the gate. But who could have foreseen the battle royale survival shooter and debut project from developer Bluehole selling 10 million copies (and counting) before it even fully releases? Well, the game's director and designer Brendan Greene sure didn't. And Bluehole even less In case you were wondering, editing a configuration file in your copy of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds could result in getting banned from the game, according to a change that was made on the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds FAQ page. The news comes via PLAYERUNKNOWN's (aka Brendan Green, the game's creative director) Twitter account, where it was revealed that today the battle-royale shooter hit 1,342,857 players, healthily beating out Dota 2's previous record-holding figure of 1,295, Recently, we learned that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' publisher Bluehole only expected the game to sell a mere 200,000 or 300,000 copies in its first year. The game had been released for only five months when it was announced to have sold more than 10 million copies through Steam Early Access. Green shared another one of his loftier aspirations also. When asked about the potential for destructible environments to be added to the game, he said that he "would like to add more destruction," but noted that it would take its toll on server performance, so that would have to be taken into acco Two weeks ago , Bluehole announced that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds had sold four million copies in during its first three months. A few days later , the developer revealed that the game had made $100 million in reve Bluehole Studio has promised that, alongside the gun and fog additions, there will be FPP leaderboards and a number of bug fixes coming to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the update. The full list of changes coming in the new patch have yet to be revealed, but given that the changes are going live on a public test server soon, fans should expect more details shor The new map features a war-ravaged city buried by a sandstorm. If that sounds familiar, that's because it was announced back in May , however this is the first time anyone has been able to see the map itself. You can check out both of the new screenshots at the end of this arti This information was first spotted by reddit user Defying , when the question was asked whether it was considered acceptable to edit configuration files. In response to the question, Bluehole responded by stating the following: As it turns out, though, fans of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds won't have to wait long - the game's official Twitter account announced that Bluehole Studio would be adding a new weapon to the game in the near future, with a public test server update coming in the next few days. The weapon, a Mini-14, will be available in crates and scattered across the map, so competitive players will want to test the new toy as soon as possible since it could end up becoming a prevalent force in PUBG 's early-to-mid game com PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds currently does not have a release date, however the game is a part of Steam's Early Access program, and has been since March of 2017. The title is set to be fully released on Windows PC and Xbox One sometime in 2017. The possibility of a PS4 version has been teased a few ti "No, editing any game files to gain an unfair advantage is against the Rules of Conduct. This includes changing any game configuration files to result in changes that cannot be made via the in-game settings menu." It has been a while since the last patch for the wildly popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was last released. Ever since developer Bluehole Studio made the decision to abandon the game's patch schedule in favor of creating better, more meaningful updates when they were implemented, players have been waiting for a substantial new content rele Again, this is no small feat for the development team. The nighttime setting requires plenty of work in its own right, and won't be ready to go live for some time. Still, it's an intriguing glimpse into the future of the game, and a good sign that the studio is listening to player feedb The new patch will also add a foggy weather mechanic to the game, which will make environmental awareness even more crucial for top tier play while also improving the game's overall aesthetic presentation. The foggy weather mechanic was partially unveiled on Twitter yesterday to celebrate PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds concurrent users triumph on Steam recently, which saw the game surpass Dota 2 on its way to one million concurrent us