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No Man's Sky Launches onto Xbox One this Summer

Hello Games, the studio behind open-world space exploration game No Man's Sky, has today announced that the game will be making its way to Xbox One alongside a huge update, this summer. The physical…

March 29, 2018 | 11:23 EDT

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PUBG Begins Region Lock Testing in KR/JP Servers

According to an update posted on the PUBG Steam Community, developers are testing region locking in KR/JP servers. Once the update is applied to the live version of the game, only players who reside…

March 26, 2018 | 01:50 EDT

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PUBG Creator Brendan Greene: "Region Locking Just Doesn't Work"

Since the end of last year, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been plagued by cheaters, with many claiming that it has gotten so bad, it has ruined the entire experience for them. After some digging…

March 24, 2018 | 03:00 EDT

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PUBG is Getting Custom Event Modes Soon

Bluehole, the developer behind PUBG has announced that the game will soon be getting custom game types as part of a new Event Mode. The news was revealed via a post on the game's Steam Community page…

March 22, 2018 | 02:55 EDT

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ARK: Survival Evolved is Coming to Nintendo Switch

Giant survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved is making its way to Nintendo Switch, Studio Wildcard announced at GDC 2018 today. The news was revealed during Epic Games’ “State of Unreal” presentation, in…

March 21, 2018 | 06:28 EDT

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Possibly Working On Region Lock

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is reportedly working on a region lock system according to USgamer. The source for the potentially upcoming region-locking comes via a post on the /u/PUBATTLEGROUNDS…

March 16, 2018 | 02:56 EDT

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Astroneer Update Revitalizes Rovers

An update for Astroneer has been released today which improves upon the game's existing rovers with new models and functionality according to a forum post on the game's official website. The primary…

March 15, 2018 | 11:20 EDT

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PUBG Rolls Back Latest Anti-Cheat Update

Players using in-game cheats in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is nothing new. The issue is so prevalent, in fact, developer PUBG Corp. stated controlling the cheating was one of the studio's major…

March 13, 2018 | 04:50 EDT

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PS4 Exclusive Days Gone Release Date Delayed to 2019

Days Gone, the motorbiking/zombie killing PS4 exclusive has been delayed to 2019, having previously been scheduled for a 2018 release date. The update was given via a new release date listing for the…

March 12, 2018 | 11:34 EDT

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The Last of Us' Creative Director Becomes Naughty Dog Vice President

Neil Druckmann, Creative Director of 2013’s The Last of Us, has been promoted to Vice President of Naughty Dog "in recognition of his expanded role, contributing on critical, studio level decisions…

March 10, 2018 | 01:46 EST

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Keep Your City Alive in Frostpunk's Frozen Wasteland Next Month

Originally planned for 2017, Frostpunk was delayed to early this year, hopefully sometime in the first three months. 11-bit studios missed the mark, but not by much. The city management/city survival…

March 9, 2018 | 08:50 EST

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Basebuilding Update Touches Down In Astroneer

The Basebuilding Update is now live in Astroneer according to a news post on the game's Steam Community page. Astroneer is a sci-fi sandbox published and developed by System Era Softworks. Players…

February 22, 2018 | 05:59 EST

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Announces Ping-Based Matchmaking, Teases New Map

The fine folks behind PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS have announced ping-based matchmaking is on its way in a news post on the game's Steam Community page. In PC 1.0 Update #6, the developers of PUBG…

February 20, 2018 | 02:07 EST

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BattlEye PUBG Bans Escalate, Developers Detail Anti-Cheat Improvements

Battleye, one of the anti-cheat measures used in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, has reported that they banned over 1,044,000 cheaters in January 2018 alone, according to a tweet from the service. Two…

February 6, 2018 | 02:00 EST

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Rust Leaving Steam Early Access Feb 8, Price Raising To $34.99

Rust, the open-world survival game developed & published by Facepunch Studios, will be leaving Steam Early Access on February 8, 2018, according to a blog post on the game's official website.…

January 22, 2018 | 08:01 EST

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We Happy Few Delayed Until Summer, Offering Refunds To All

We Happy Few, an indie exploration and survival game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox, has been delayed until summer according to a production update from the game's developers…

January 21, 2018 | 08:50 EST

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Tencent Works With China to Arrest Over 120 PUBG Cheat Makers

Chinese publisher Tencent has helped indie game PlayerUnkonown'sBattlegrounds and the Chinese authorities in cracking down on cheat-makers for the title. Tencent has, according to Bloomberg, aided…

January 16, 2018 | 12:37 EST

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Passes 3 Million Players on Xbox One

Recently, Aaron Greenberg, Head of Xbox Games Marketing at Microsoft, has released news that the Xbox One version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now has over 3 million players. This is quite…

January 12, 2018 | 05:00 EST

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Subnautica Surfaces From Early Access January 23

Subnautica, the underwater survival game developed & published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, is leaving Early Access on January 23, 2018, according to a tweet from the game's official account…

January 9, 2018 | 12:58 EST

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Hits New Milestone with 3M Players

As we reach the conclusion of 2017, it is perhaps fitting that this year's breakout gaming hit PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has yet another story set for it. As of today, PlayerUnknown's…

December 29, 2017 | 06:22 EST

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BattlEye Has Banned Over 1.5 Million PUBG Players

Anti-cheat software BattlEye has announced an update on the number of people banned from PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS on their Twitter account: 1.5 million and counting. The last announcement from…

December 28, 2017 | 08:45 EST

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1.0 Launches Today

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 1.0 is ready and raring to go - the game will finally be leaving early access (at least on PC) on December 20, 2017, according to a tweet from the game's official…

December 20, 2017 | 09:59 EST

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PUBG Passes 1 Million Players On Xbox, Free With Xbox One X

PLAYERUNNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS has racked up over 1 million players on the Xbox One in 48 hours according to a news post on the official Xbox website. Additionally, the game will be bundled with every…

December 16, 2017 | 10:00 EST

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TGA 2017 - PUBG Release Date for PC and Xbox One, New Map

Bluehole, the developers behind PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, announced during the Game Awards that PUBG 1.0 for the PC will officially come out on December 20th of this year. This would officially…

December 8, 2017 | 12:21 EST

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Enters Chinese Market With "Socialist Core Values"

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS has secured a deal to enter into the Chinese gaming market with the condition that the game will receive certain changes for the region (such as better alignment with "…

November 22, 2017 | 08:15 EST

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This War Of Mine: Stories - Father's Promise DLC Out, Game On Sale

This War Of Mine: Stories - Father's Promise, a new DLC from the game where civilians try to survive in a war-torn environment, is out now according to a news post on the game's Steam Community page…

November 15, 2017 | 10:00 EST

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Passes 2 Million Concurrent Players

The worldwide sensation that is PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds just won't stop, recently setting a new record for having the most concurrent players online thanks to 2 million people. The previous…

October 13, 2017 | 12:27 EDT

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[Rumor] Microsoft Wants To Extend PUBG Exclusivity on Xbox

Microsoft is supposedly in talks with Bluehole about extending the exclusivity of PUBG on Xbox platforms. According to Bloomberg, this information comes from people "familiar with the matter." The…

October 5, 2017 | 12:46 EDT

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Bluehole Forms PUBG Corp., Which Will Handle Further Development

Bluehole, Inc. announced today the formation of PUBG Corp., which will handle business and development of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Chang Han Kim, who lead PUBG development as its Executive…

September 29, 2017 | 02:00 EDT

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PUBG Creator Comments on Fortnite's Battle Royale Mode

A couple of weeks ago Epic Games announced a 100 person Battle Royale mode for Fortnite, the base building/defending third person shooter. In that linked article, the description of how the Battle…

September 22, 2017 | 10:52 EDT

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Frostpunk Delayed to Early 2018

Frostpunk, the newest game from the This War of Mine developers, has been delayed to early 2018. Originally, the hope was to have it release at the end of this year, but in an announcement via…

September 20, 2017 | 09:14 EDT

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Editing PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Files Is Now A Bannable Offense

Editing configuration files in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is now a bannable offense in the game after players removed fog effects, as reported by PC Games N. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS …

September 18, 2017 | 10:00 EDT

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PUBG Now Holds Record for Must Concurrent Players on Steam All Time

The popularity of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) is astronomical for any game, but considering PUBG only came out in March of this year and is a brand new IP. PUBG has been slowly creeping…

September 16, 2017 | 09:05 EDT

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PUBG Has Banned Over 150,000 Cheaters So Far

Less than two weeks ago the wildly popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds crossed the 10 million units sold mark, which is an incredible feat considering it only came to Steam's early access in March…

September 16, 2017 | 09:30 EDT

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Bruce Straley, Co-Director of Uncharted and The Last of Us, Leaving Naughty Dog

Yesterday, Bruce Straley announced his departure from Naughty Dog. He worked there for 18 years, meaning he started at the tail end of the Crash Bandicoot era and at the beginning of Jak and Daxter.…

September 14, 2017 | 10:34 EDT

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Hits 10 Million Units sold

Today, Bluehole Inc., has announced that their title PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG) has hit the ten million unit sold mark as of September 1st since their Steam Early Access launch on March 23…

September 5, 2017 | 09:15 EDT

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Bluehole and Microsoft Partner Up For Playerunknown's Battleground

A couple of days ago at Gamescom 2017 Bluehole, Inc. developers of the wildly popular Battle Royale style game Playerunknown's Battleground revealed that their game will be published by Microsoft on…

August 23, 2017 | 02:58 EDT

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Quick Thoughts - The Long Dark

Survival games have become a growing sub-genre in the past few years thanks to the advent of titles like Minecraft that pushed survival and crafting games into the mainstream. Despite the growth in…

August 22, 2017 | 09:00 EDT

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We Happy Few Increasing Scope, Coming to PS4

Compulsion Games' We Happy Few wowed much of the gaming world with a high-profile showing at Microsoft's E3 2016 press conference. We Happy Few entered Early Access July of 2016 and has seen steady…

August 18, 2017 | 09:19 EDT

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Drops Regular Patch Schedule

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS will no longer be updating on a weekly basis for the foreseeable future according to a news post on the game's Steam community page. Up until this point, PLAYERUNKNOWN'S…

August 17, 2017 | 09:20 EDT

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No Man's Sky Atlas Rising Update Adds Portals, Story and Joint Exploration

The third major update to Hello Games' space sim No Man's Sky is now live. Titled Atlas Rising, the update has been teased all summer with the Waking Titan ARG, which ended a week ago and gave fans…

August 11, 2017 | 10:48 EDT

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Ark: Survival Evolved Delayed Due To Consoles

Ark: Survival Evolved has had a rocky road to release, despite its popularity throughout early access. A legal dispute with Trendy Entertainment over their lead developer, controversy over splitting…

July 31, 2017 | 05:02 EDT

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PUBG Microtransactions Added in New Patch, But Only For Limited Time

On August 3rd Player Playerunknown's Battlegrounds will receive a new patch that brings quite a few fixes and some long-awaited features like first person server options and an FOV slider. The more…

July 25, 2017 | 10:17 EDT

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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Updates, Bans 25,000+ Cheaters

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS has released the Early Access Month 3 Update and banned 25,000+ cheaters over the last few months according to a news post on the game's official Steam Community page.…

June 28, 2017 | 10:20 EDT

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Ark: Survival Evolved release date and free Ragnarok DLC revealed

Ark: Survival Evolved has been around for so long and sold so many copies that it's pretty easy to forget that it never actually "came out". After a long period of beta and early access, Studio…

June 22, 2017 | 05:29 EDT

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E3 2017 - Frostpunk Interview

I had the opportunity to talk with Jakub Stokalski of 11 Bit Studios about their upcoming city/society management survival game, Frostpunk. Jakub is also who guided me through the presentation of the…

June 20, 2017 | 10:00 EDT

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E3 2017 - Hunt: Showdown Interview and Impressions

Way back at E3 2014, Crytek unveiled a demo of a game then-titled Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age. Despite its interesting pre-steampunk aesthetic and hunters vs monsters premise, the game looked…

June 14, 2017 | 07:20 EDT

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PlayStation E3 2017 - Days Gone

The video for Days Gone opened in a short cutscene before transitioning to Deacon St. John riding a dirtbike through a muddy trail in the rain. They stopped for a moment as wolves feasting on a…

June 12, 2017 | 10:20 EDT