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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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 strategy|Https://pubgplayground.com/ , 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

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

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

For the time being, though, there seems to be other priorities. Greene mentioned a few specifics, like a nighttime setting, something which fans have been requesting for quite a while. He teased that this is already being prototyped, and apparently players will be “surprised at how good it loo

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