PUBG Breaks Concurrent Player Record Again

A PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fan has been able to datamine a large number of models that have yet to be seen in the game. These items, including space-suits, syringes , and of course, leather jackets to suit any situat


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,


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 DLC|https://pubgplayground.com/ 's early-to-mid game com


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


PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is currently in Early Access and available for PC through Steam for $29.99. The game is set to launch in 2018. An Xbox One version will be available sometime this year through its Game Preview program. Although developer Bluehole Studios only expected the title to ship only 200,000 to 300,000 units , it substantially surpassed those numbers and has sold over 10 million copies since debut


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


When Greene pitched the game to Bluehole, he predicted it would see 1 million units in its first month ( in reality it sold 2 million ). However, while Greene was quite bullish in his predictions -- after all 1 million in one month would have been a great figure -- Bluehole only expected the title to ship 200,000 to 300,000 units in the entirety of its first y


Discovered by Reddit user DevinWatson , these items, which range from cosmetics to possible new gameplay mechanics, may find their way into the upcoming PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds update which new modes and maps, and of course, zombies. Some of these items already exist within PUBG , which speaks to the validity of the files and their possible introduction into the playable game. DevinWatson explained as much alongside his posting of the files saying that the items may just be artifacts that were never introduced into the g


PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was scheduled to have its full release this October, but was recently delayed ; however, PlayerUnknown, otherwise known as Brendan Greene, has stated that the game should still be launching by the end of the year. You can read our preview of the game here . The game is available via Steam Early Access for $29.99


A record many thought unbreakable: has been broken. That's right Dota 2's record for the most concurrent players on Steam has been broken by PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. A non-Valve game. A game not even out of Early Acc


The question now is: where does PUGB go from here? Well, when you consider that it only broke the 1 million concurrent player threshold less than eight days ago, which means it grew a very healthy 35% since, it could and should continue to rise. Which poses another question: where does it peak? 1,500,000 seems doable. 2,000,000? Maybe? Who knows. Only time will t


PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of 2017, coming from nowhere in recent weeks to pass Dota 2 's concurrent Steam user record . Now, Brendan Greene, the man behind the title, has shared some of his biggest aspirations for the fut


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


PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is currently available on PC via Steam Early Access for $29.99 USD. A full release is expected to come sometime in 2018. Further, an Xbox One version (via Xbox Game Preview) is expected to arrive later this y


Recently, the incredibly popular multiplayer shooter, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds set the record for most concurrent users on Steam , breaking the streak of the Valve-developed game, Dota 2 . At the time, the Early Access title hit 1,342,857 players, while the MOBA reached 1,295,114. Well, it seems that count is still climbing and has now reached 1,523,179 million concurrent us