News PUBG parent Krafton applies for IPO Seoul-based analysts valued the PUBG maker at around $17.9 billion April 16, 2021 Danielle Partis
News PUBG Mobile's lifetime revenues pass $5bn Sensor Tower estimates show the battle royale generated $2.7 billion in 2020 alone March 26, 2021 James Batchelor
News PUBG Mobile passes 1bn downloads Milestone reaches as Tencent's online games revenues rise 29% year-on-year to $6 billion March 25, 2021 James Batchelor
News IPO plans value Krafton at up to $27bn The initial public offering is reportedly scheduled for the second half of 2021 Jan. 19, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Feature Dave Curd takes over from Brendan Greene as PUBG creative director Curd describes his vision for the battle royale as one of evolution, not revolution Dec. 9, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News PUBG Corp. creating new PUBG Mobile for India to get around ban Korean publisher establishes Indian subsidiary that will hire 100 people, pledges to invest $100 million into local gaming and entertainment industry Nov. 12, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News Krafton merging with PUBG Corp Parent company of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developer will claim PUBG Corp's publishing and support teams, leaving development team to operate independently Sept. 25, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News PUBG responds to India's ban on PUBG Mobile PUBG Corp withdraws license to run PUBG Mobile in India from Tencent, will self-publish franchise instead Sept. 8, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News PUBG Corporation invests $10m in venture capital firm Player Unknown's Battlegrounds developer "looking to foster the next generation of video game developers around the world" Aug. 14, 2020 Ivy Taylor
News PUBG reaches 70m copies sold Battle royale pioneer passes milestone less than three years after its official launch July 14, 2020 Matthew Handrahan 1 comment
News PUBG Global Series cancelled, digital competition to replace it PUBG Continental Series to offer total prize pool of $2.4m April 17, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
Feature Striking Distance in the era of social distance Glen Schofield says shifting the PUBG-owned studio to remote work has changed his perspective on telecommuting April 14, 2020 Brendan Sinclair
News PUBG CEO reportedly will also lead parent group Krafton Game Union Current Krafton CEO Kim Hyo-sub to resign amid push for next big hit March 10, 2020 Rebekah Valentine
News CD Projekt Red and PUBG Corp cancel event plans due to coronavirus But Cyberpunk 2077 developer currently still plans to attend GDC 2020 Feb. 26, 2020 James Batchelor
News PUBG phasing out locks on paid loot crates Battle royale players will no longer need to buy keys to unlock random items they own after December 18 Nov. 19, 2019 James Batchelor 1 comment
Feature Brendan Greene: "I [only] have one woman on my team, and I hate that" At the View Conference, PUBG's creator discussed hiring for diversity, and why education will be the best long-term solution Nov. 6, 2019 Matthew Handrahan
News Limited cross-play enabled in PUBG PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds becomes latest game to find flexibility in Sony's still rigid stance Oct. 2, 2019 Ivy Taylor
News Free-to-play PUBG arrives in Europe next week PUBG Lite is designed for low-spec PCs, open beta launches in Europe and Russia on October 10 Oct. 1, 2019 Matthew Handrahan