SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gamemaker Krafton Inc. said Friday it will host a global esports competition for its smash-hit battle royale title, PUBG: Battlegrounds, set to kick off next week. The PUBG Global Championship (PGC) 2024 will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from Monday to Dec. 22, according to the [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean girl group BLACKPINK will hold K-pop’s first “in-game concert” on the mobile version of the mega-hit game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG), its management agency said Tuesday. YG Entertainment revealed a poster titled BLACKPINK x PUBG Mobile 2022 In-game Concert : The Virtual on the quartet’s official social media [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — SK hynix Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 chipmaker, is now the main sponsor for the domestic tournament of mega-hit video game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” organized by Krafton Inc. A total of 128 influencers participated in the tournament held last weekend. The world’s largest DRAM producer marketed its Double Data Rate [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Krafton Inc., a South Korean gaming giant, said Friday that its global smash hit “PUBG: Battlegrounds” will be going free to play starting next month. The game will start a free-to-play mode on all platforms, including computers and consoles, on Jan. 12, 2022, to enable more people to enjoy [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Bluehole Studio Inc. revealed its plans on Monday to distribute bonuses to the developers of the hugely popular online game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG for short), developed by its subsidiary PUBG Corporation. According to Bluehole, the company will pay out up to 5 billion won per employee in incentives. Bluehole [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean gamers who play PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are breaking boundaries between online broadcasting and gaming itself, with more and more turning to the internet to show off their gaming skills. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), a South Korean online battle royale game that has garnered international popularity since its release last year, [...]