PUBG: New State
Survive the next evolution of battle royale in a world where every match is a fight to be the last one standing.
PUBG: New State is a battle royale game published by Krafton and developed by Krafton's PUBG Studios. It is a mobile version of the original PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), which was first released for Windows via Steam's early access beta program in March 2017, with a full release in December 2017. The game was renamed PUBG: Battlegrounds in 2021 and has been free-to-play for all platforms since January 2022. PUBG: New State is played from a third-person or first-person perspective, where up to one hundred players parachute onto an island to search for weapons and equipment, fighting to be the last one standing as the safe area decreases over time.
- Developer
- Krafton Inc.
- Publisher
- Krafton Inc.
- Platform
- iOS, Android
- Genre
- Battle Royale
- Release Year
- 2021
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Lore & Background
The source does not provide any specific lore or narrative details about PUBG: New State. It only describes the original PUBG: Battlegrounds, which was inspired by the Japanese film Battle Royale (2000) and based on mods created by Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene. The game's concept and design were led by Greene, who had previously created a mod for ARMA 2 called DayZ: Battle Royale.
In Their Own Story
The source does not provide any story or narrative details about PUBG: New State. It only covers the development and gameplay of the original PUBG: Battlegrounds, including that players start with no gear, search buildings for weapons and equipment, and that the safe area shrinks every few minutes. The source does not describe any specific story events, characters, or plot for PUBG: New State.
Reader's Guide
The source does not provide any guide or gameplay details specific to PUBG: New State. It describes the gameplay of the original PUBG: Battlegrounds, where up to one hundred players fight in a battle royale, choosing to enter solo, duo, or with a small team of up to four people. Players parachute from a plane onto one of eight maps, which range from 1 to 64 square kilometers. They can find weapons, vehicles, armor, and other equipment procedurally distributed throughout the map. The safe area shrinks every few minutes, and random regions are bombed. A plane drops loot packages containing items typically unobtainable during normal gameplay. On average, a full round takes no more than 30 minutes.
Did You Know?
- PUBG: Battlegrounds was originally titled PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and was first released for Windows via Steam's early access beta program in March 2017.
- The game was inspired by the Japanese film Battle Royale (2000) and based on mods created by Brendan 'PlayerUnknown' Greene.
- The game has sold over 75 million copies on personal computers and game consoles, becoming the second-best-selling game on PC and best-selling game on Xbox One.
- Until Q3 2022, the game has accumulated $13 billion in worldwide revenue, including from its more successful mobile version.
- The game was renamed PUBG: Battlegrounds in 2021 and has been free-to-play for all platforms since January 2022.
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