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	~~The lawsuit is filled with side-by-side screenshots taken from~~ PUBG, ~~Rules of Survival~~, and ~~Knives Out, demonstrating~~ the ~~remarkable similarity between the original game and the two copycat titles~~. ~~While the lawsuit lists some 25~~ "~~copyrightable" aspects of PUBG~~ , ~~which range from~~ players ~~being forced to run to increasingly small circular areas on the map to having~~ a ~~pre-game lobby which allows players to run around~~ and ~~fire weap~~<br><br> <br>The ~~battle royale formula was not entirely the brainchild~~ of ~~the PUBG Corporation - PUBG itself certainly derived content from pre-existing games - but since its success~~, ~~there has been~~ a ~~trend of other developers copying the PUBG model. The PUBG Corporation has been openly critical of~~ titles ~~like Fortnite in the past for seeming to be copying their formula~~, ~~but~~ the ~~company has never fought so strongly against another title~~ as ~~they are now with this lawsuit against NetE<br> <br>This has come hot on the heels of other battle royale game Fornite launching its mobile version . However~~, ~~it is hard not to argue that PUBG has gone one step further that its main competitor. While some games inevitably fail in the move from PC to mobile, PUBG runs just~~ as ~~well as its bigger brother~~ - ~~if not sometimes better. Alongside voice chat for players to command their own squadron~~, ~~other features include~~ the ~~ability to pick up weapons automatically and on-screen controls~~ for ~~steering and driv<br><br> <br>Some people may have been playing PlayerUnknown~~'s ~~Battlegrounds for around~~ a year ~~and still may not be very good~~, ~~however~~, ~~the mobile game also has some help~~ in that ~~department. For new players to get to grips with~~ the ~~game~~, ~~there is~~ a ~~new addition~~ of ~~bots~~. ~~When leveling up,~~ the ~~ratio~~ of bots to real players decreases, but with their bumbling incompetence, they aren't that hard to spot. It certainly makes it less daunting than facing 100 expert snipers on a first go, making it easier for newcomers to ease into PU<br><br> <br>~~But as~~ the ~~tweet from Bloomberg~~'s ~~Nakamura points out, the number of concurrent players on PC peaked last month,~~ and there has been a steady downward trend ever since. The Xbox One version is also known to have several technical issues, which may be scaring off some console-exclusive players from purchasing the game. So, while PUBG Corp. continues to crack down on cheaters, they will probably need more than just one new map to keep PlayerUnknown's ~~Battlegrounds ' player base satiated going forward, especially with more games adding their own battle royale modes to compete~~ in ~~the new mar<br><br> <br>While it may be the case~~ that the [https://Resumesarea.com/ PUBG tips] Corporation objects to other developers profiting from games based heavily on their formula, it may also be the case that the PUBG Corporation has decided to act only now that they have released PUBG on mobile devices , and so ~~are now competing directly with NetEase in~~ the ~~same market. Often, copycat titles go relatively unnoticed because they are released on mobile platforms only, where they do not compete directly with the original game on PC or conso~~<br><br> <br>However, as PUBG Corp's comments about the Ghillie suit note, certain cosmetics can be used to benefit players, by camouflaging them in certain areas of a map . PUBG Corp. may have only identified the Ghillie suit as a beneficial piece of loot, but what of the other cosmetic content that players can collect in paid-for cra<br><br> <br>~~Even with stiff competition~~ from ~~Fortnite Battle Royale , Battlegrounds has persevered~~. ~~However, it~~'s ~~worth noting~~ that the ~~game has had a~~ long-~~standing issue with cheaters~~. ~~Gamers who play PUBG~~ - ~~which~~ features ~~100 players skydiving onto a large map~~, ~~looting buildings~~, and ~~fighting off each other until one player/squad remains -~~ have ~~had their gameplay experiences marred by constant cheaters who've avoided being banned~~. While the ~~studio~~ has ~~undergone numerous purges of said cheaters~~, ~~nefarious players continue to crop up daily~~, and it's ~~becoming an issue~~ for ~~PC players who~~'~~ve supported~~ the ~~title since~~ the ~~very beginning~~, ~~even when PUBG officially released without fixing its biggest iss~~<br><br> <br>~~One final way the PC and Xbox One versions of~~ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ~~could learn from PUBG Mobile~~ is by ~~adopting its Missions.~~ PUBG ~~Mobile gives players added objectives through these Missions~~, ~~which come with additional rewards~~ and ~~encourage different styles~~ of ~~play. Simply put~~, ~~Missions could give~~ players ~~more~~ to ~~do in PUBG besides just going after~~ the ~~Chicken Dinner, and could potentially lead~~ to a ~~more rewarding gameplay experience for s~~<br><br> <br>~~According~~ to ~~numbers from SteamSpy~~ , the ~~total sales on PC~~ are ~~approximately 30~~,~~193,726 (give or take 167,538)~~. ~~Adding~~ that ~~number~~ to ~~the reported Xbox One sales~~, and PUBG ~~currently sits in seventh place~~ on the ~~list~~ of ~~best~~-~~selling video games~~ of ~~all time with an estimated 34.193 million in sales.~~ PUBG ~~is blasting past titles such~~ as ~~New Super Mario Bros. and Wii Sports Resort , as well as classics like Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue . It's impressive considering that PUBG started out~~ in ~~early access and only recently hit version~~<br>		<br>Before we get to that however, this week PUBG Corp unveiled details for Patch #11 coming to test servers soon. This includes a few bug fixes, an interface update for tracking the starting plane's flight path, and - you guessed it - a new paid-for loot boxes for weapon skins called the "Equinox Crate." In order to gamble on these crates, players must spend additional real money for a Weapon Skin Key and then hope for the best so they can get some value. Or just do<br><br> <br>The lawsuit does cite a number of specific instances, however, including a particular "rural aqueduct" that appears in both titles, the use of a frying pan as a weapon, certain armour or weapon parts cited as "near-exact copies," and the repeated use of the phrase "winner winner chicken dinner," which was used in marketing material for NetEase's two games. NetEase was involved in a legal case alleging copyright infringement last year , but ironically, in that case they were the ones filing the suit alongside Blizzard, against a Chinese clone of Overwatch. NetEase actually oversees the Chinese localization of the Blizzard ti<br><br> <br>At least the new map's potential looks cool and there's talk of new vehicles (including an armored UAZ found in test files for an upcoming event) and weapons that we've seen so few of the last half-y<br><br> <br>However, as PUBG Corp's comments about the Ghillie suit note, certain cosmetics can be used to benefit players, by camouflaging them in certain areas of a map . PUBG Corp. may have only identified the Ghillie suit as a beneficial piece of loot, but what of the other cosmetic content that players can collect in paid-for cra<br><br> <br>For the past six months many gamers have been discussing pay-to-win loot boxes in games such as Star Wars Battlefront 2 , a title which removed gameplay buffs from purchasable loot boxes due to backlash. Many have also called for games to only offer cosmetic loot which only changes a character's appearance rather than their ability to do something in a game so that those with more money to burn do not have an unfair advant<br><br>Like many other early access titles, Bluehole did an admirable job of keeping fans informed on the short and long-term plans of [https://Resumesarea.com/ pubg Strategy]. From weekly patches to minor overhauls and brand-new features, Bluehole embraced their ever-growing fanbase through teases on social media and trailers at E3 to showcase the imminent future of the best-seller. This continued until PUBG 1.0 launched in December, and ever since the developer and its community representatives have kept relatively quiet, leaving many fans in a period of confusion and growing disinterest in regards to the game’s future. While this likely isn’t the only reason for the game’s recent droppage, Bluehole should resume their initiative to keep fans informed on what lies on the horizon now that PUBG has officially released, including not only the rumored PS4 release, but the core game’s new features, weapons, maps, improvements and more. Fortunately, PUBG Corp community manager Sammie Kang addressed an upcoming roadmap for PUBG in early 2018 on Twitter, meaning this key step towards repairing the developer’s relation with its fans could be arriving in the near future.<br><br> <br>It's no coincidence that some of the biggest names end up getting nominated for these prestigious awards. Last year, Blizzard's still wildly popular shooter Overwatch took home four awards including 2016's Game of the Year. Other big games from last year's event include Uncharted 4: A Thief's End , Pokemon GO , DOOM , Forza Horizon 3 , and Battlefield 1 . With the majority of 2018 still to come, it'll be interesting to see which games end up standing out from other titles and score nominations for next year's s<br><br> <br>There have been more loot boxes added to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in the last few months than actual content updates. Thankfully, some meaningful changes and updates are already being deplo<br><br> <br>The lawsuit is filled with side-by-side screenshots taken from PUBG, Rules of Survival, and Knives Out, demonstrating the remarkable similarity between the original game and the two copycat titles. While the lawsuit lists some 25 "copyrightable" aspects of PUBG , which range from players being forced to run to increasingly small circular areas on the map to having a pre-game lobby which allows players to run around and fire weap<br><br> <br>While the lawsuit is one to watch given that it could have significant implications regarding other PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds clones, this isn't the only reason why people are talking about it. In an excerpt of the lawsuit, PUBG Corp. also admits that the game's cosmetics affect gameplay. The quote from the developer re<br><br> <br>While Fortnite may seem to also be guilty of copying some of these aspects, that game also has notable differences, and the PUBG Corporation has been careful to distance themselves from past criticism on occasion. This lawsuit appears to be accusing NetEase of copyright infringement on the basis that the wealth of similarities falls under the "in combination with other elements" aspect of their description of the game; "a copyrightable audio-visual work, individually and/or in combination with other elements of Battlegrounds," thus attacking the game for too closely resembling PUBG as a whole rather than in any one or two particular ar<br>

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	~~<br>~~The ~~highly anticipated 2018 roadmap for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been delivered~~, ~~detailing planned additions~~ and ~~changes for~~ the ~~battle royale~~ game ~~for~~ the ~~upcoming year~~. ~~The lengthy roadmap broadly covers~~ PUBG ~~Corp.'s agenda, including forthcoming content additions, system reworks~~, and ~~even thoughts regarding PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' eSports sc~~<br><br> <br>~~Outside~~ of ~~direct gameplay changes~~, PUBG ~~Corp~~. is ~~still~~ hard ~~at work~~. ~~In-game achievements and a friends list~~, as well as ~~squad~~ voice chat, ~~are each going~~ to ~~be added in 2018. And server stability, connection speeds,~~ and ~~dealing with cheaters remains the studio's first priority in 2~~<br><br> <br>~~The developer goes on to note that in~~ PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , ~~players must "visually detect" other players because of~~ the ~~lack of player indicators seen~~ in ~~other shooter games~~. ~~PUBG Corp. is using this particular section of the lawsuit~~ to ~~assert that games like Rules of Survival have also ripped off~~ the ~~style~~ of ~~cosmetics offered by PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds~~ . ~~These cosmetic similarities~~, the ~~developer appears~~ to ~~suggest~~, ~~should be taken seriously because~~ they ~~actively impact the core, PUBG gameplay experience~~. It ~~also argues that the visual design of these cosmetics is~~ a ~~"protectable" w~~<br><br> <br>One ~~thing players are always doing in PUBG~~ is ~~looting~~, ~~and PUBG Mobile makes~~ the ~~process much smoother by~~, ~~once again~~, ~~streamlining it. PUBG Mobile has an automatic looting feature that~~ will ~~instantly pick up any upgrades in the nearby area~~, ~~assuming players are close enough to them. This means that players~~ with ~~a level 1 backpack will automatically pick up a level 2 backpack, or swap out~~ their ~~weaker helmet for a stronger~~ <br><br> <br>While it may be the case that the PUBG Corporation objects to other developers profiting from games based heavily on their formula, it may also be the case that the PUBG Corporation has decided to act only now that they have released PUBG on mobile devices , and so are now competing directly with NetEase in the same market. Often, copycat titles go relatively unnoticed because they are released on mobile platforms only, where they do not compete directly with the original game on PC or conso<br><br> <br>While Fortnite may seem to also be guilty of copying some of these aspects, that game also has notable differences, and the PUBG Corporation has been careful to distance themselves from past criticism on occasion. This lawsuit appears to be accusing NetEase of copyright infringement on the basis that the wealth of similarities falls under the "in combination with other elements" aspect of their description of the game; "a copyrightable audio-visual work, individually and/or in combination with other elements of Battlegrounds," thus attacking the game for too closely resembling PUBG as a whole rather than in any one or two particular ar<br><br> <br>Nominated for six different awards, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild cleaned up at the annual DICE Awards in Las Vegas, scoring four wins in some major categories. In addition to Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design and Adventure Game of the Year, Breath of the Wild took home the coveted award for Game of the Year, beating out some tough competition in Cuphead , Horizon Zero Dawn , PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , and fellow Switch title Super Mario Odyss<br><br> <br>Last week, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp. launched a potentially industry-shaking lawsuit against NetEase , the creator of several battle royale mobile clones. The company accused NetEase, the Chinese publisher behind battle royale games such as Rules of Survival and Knives Out , of violating copyright and trademarks it holds PlayerUnknown's Battlegroun<br><br> <br>Rules of Survival and Knives Out are both 100-player battle royale games, featuring battles set on an island that players arrive to by parachuting from a plane. The battles, unsurprisingly, feature almost every staple of PUBG , from shrinking "safe zones," to the collection of weapons and vehicles scattered across the <br><br> <br>Mobile games and controversial real-money loot boxes (that can be traded for real-money value on Steam) have been the focus for PUBG as of late, leaving the door wide open for top competitor, free-to-play Fortnite to become the more popular game, both in player counts and in online streaming servi<br><br> <br>However, as PUBG Corp's comments about the Ghillie suit note, certain cosmetics can be used to benefit players, by camouflaging them in certain areas of a map . PUBG Corp. may have only identified the Ghillie suit as a beneficial piece of loot, but what of the other cosmetic content that players can collect in paid-for cra<br><br> <br>~~Meanwhile~~, ~~competitor Epic Games is touting more new modes~~, ~~another new season of content~~ and ~~[https:~~/~~/Resumesarea~~.~~com Resumesarea.Com] a mobile version~~ of ~~Fortnite which will support cross-play with~~ PC and ~~PS4~~ versions of ~~the game. It~~'s ~~that rapid development~~, ~~lack~~ of ~~loot box gambling~~, ~~lack of hackers~~, and ~~great communication with~~ the ~~community~~ that's ~~helping Fornite takeover PU~~<br>		The lawsuit is filled with side-by-side screenshots taken from PUBG, Rules of Survival, and Knives Out, demonstrating the remarkable similarity between the original game and the two copycat titles. While the lawsuit lists some 25 "copyrightable" aspects of PUBG , which range from players being forced to run to increasingly small circular areas on the map to having a pre-game lobby which allows players to run around and fire weap<br><br> <br>The battle royale formula was not entirely the brainchild of the PUBG Corporation - PUBG itself certainly derived content from pre-existing games - but since its success, there has been a trend of other developers copying the PUBG model. The PUBG Corporation has been openly critical of titles like Fortnite in the past for seeming to be copying their formula, but the company has never fought so strongly against another title as they are now with this lawsuit against NetE<br> <br>This has come hot on the heels of other battle royale game Fornite launching its mobile version . However, it is hard not to argue that PUBG has gone one step further that its main competitor. While some games inevitably fail in the move from PC to mobile, PUBG runs just as well as its bigger brother - if not sometimes better. Alongside voice chat for players to command their own squadron, other features include the ability to pick up weapons automatically and on-screen controls for steering and driv<br><br> <br>Some people may have been playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for around a year and still may not be very good, however, the mobile game also has some help in that department. For new players to get to grips with the game, there is a new addition of bots. When leveling up, the ratio of bots to real players decreases, but with their bumbling incompetence, they aren't that hard to spot. It certainly makes it less daunting than facing 100 expert snipers on a first go, making it easier for newcomers to ease into PU<br><br> <br>But as the tweet from Bloomberg's Nakamura points out, the number of concurrent players on PC peaked last month, and there has been a steady downward trend ever since. The Xbox One version is also known to have several technical issues, which may be scaring off some console-exclusive players from purchasing the game. So, while PUBG Corp. continues to crack down on cheaters, they will probably need more than just one new map to keep PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' player base satiated going forward, especially with more games adding their own battle royale modes to compete in the new mar<br><br> <br>While it may be the case that the [https://Resumesarea.com/ PUBG tips] Corporation objects to other developers profiting from games based heavily on their formula, it may also be the case that the PUBG Corporation has decided to act only now that they have released PUBG on mobile devices , and so are now competing directly with NetEase in the same market. Often, copycat titles go relatively unnoticed because they are released on mobile platforms only, where they do not compete directly with the original game on PC or conso<br><br> <br>However, as PUBG Corp's comments about the Ghillie suit note, certain cosmetics can be used to benefit players, by camouflaging them in certain areas of a map . PUBG Corp. may have only identified the Ghillie suit as a beneficial piece of loot, but what of the other cosmetic content that players can collect in paid-for cra<br><br> <br>Even with stiff competition from Fortnite Battle Royale , Battlegrounds has persevered. However, it's worth noting that the game has had a long-standing issue with cheaters. Gamers who play PUBG - which features 100 players skydiving onto a large map, looting buildings, and fighting off each other until one player/squad remains - have had their gameplay experiences marred by constant cheaters who've avoided being banned. While the studio has undergone numerous purges of said cheaters, nefarious players continue to crop up daily, and it's becoming an issue for PC players who've supported the title since the very beginning, even when PUBG officially released without fixing its biggest iss<br><br> <br>One final way the PC and Xbox One versions of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds could learn from PUBG Mobile is by adopting its Missions. PUBG Mobile gives players added objectives through these Missions, which come with additional rewards and encourage different styles of play. Simply put, Missions could give players more to do in PUBG besides just going after the Chicken Dinner, and could potentially lead to a more rewarding gameplay experience for s<br><br> <br>According to numbers from SteamSpy , the total sales on PC are approximately 30,193,726 (give or take 167,538). Adding that number to the reported Xbox One sales, and PUBG currently sits in seventh place on the list of best-selling video games of all time with an estimated 34.193 million in sales. PUBG is blasting past titles such as New Super Mario Bros. and Wii Sports Resort , as well as classics like Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue . It's impressive considering that PUBG started out in early access and only recently hit version<br>

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The highly anticipated 2018 roadmap for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has been delivered, detailing planned additions and changes for the battle royale game for the upcoming year. The lengthy roadmap broadly covers PUBG Corp.'s agenda, including forthcoming content additions, system reworks, and even thoughts regarding PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds ' eSports sc Outside of direct gameplay changes, PUBG Corp. is still hard at work. In-game achievements and a friends list, as well as squad voice chat, are each going to be added in 2018. And server stability, connection speeds, and dealing with cheaters remains the studio's first priority in 2 The developer goes on to note that in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , players must "visually detect" other players because of the lack of player indicators seen in other shooter games. PUBG Corp. is using this particular section of the lawsuit to assert that games like Rules of Survival have also ripped off the style of cosmetics offered by PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds . These cosmetic similarities, the developer appears to suggest, should be taken seriously because they actively impact the core, PUBG gameplay experience. It also argues that the visual design of these cosmetics is a "protectable" w One thing players are always doing in PUBG is looting, and PUBG Mobile makes the process much smoother by, once again, streamlining it. PUBG Mobile has an automatic looting feature that will instantly pick up any upgrades in the nearby area, assuming players are close enough to them. This means that players with a level 1 backpack will automatically pick up a level 2 backpack, or swap out their weaker helmet for a stronger While it may be the case that the PUBG Corporation objects to other developers profiting from games based heavily on their formula, it may also be the case that the PUBG Corporation has decided to act only now that they have released PUBG on mobile devices , and so are now competing directly with NetEase in the same market. Often, copycat titles go relatively unnoticed because they are released on mobile platforms only, where they do not compete directly with the original game on PC or conso While Fortnite may seem to also be guilty of copying some of these aspects, that game also has notable differences, and the PUBG Corporation has been careful to distance themselves from past criticism on occasion. This lawsuit appears to be accusing NetEase of copyright infringement on the basis that the wealth of similarities falls under the "in combination with other elements" aspect of their description of the game; "a copyrightable audio-visual work, individually and/or in combination with other elements of Battlegrounds," thus attacking the game for too closely resembling PUBG as a whole rather than in any one or two particular ar Nominated for six different awards, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild cleaned up at the annual DICE Awards in Las Vegas, scoring four wins in some major categories. In addition to Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design and Adventure Game of the Year, Breath of the Wild took home the coveted award for Game of the Year, beating out some tough competition in Cuphead , Horizon Zero Dawn , PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , and fellow Switch title Super Mario Odyss Last week, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp. launched a potentially industry-shaking lawsuit against NetEase , the creator of several battle royale mobile clones. The company accused NetEase, the Chinese publisher behind battle royale games such as Rules of Survival and Knives Out , of violating copyright and trademarks it holds PlayerUnknown's Battlegroun Rules of Survival and Knives Out are both 100-player battle royale games, featuring battles set on an island that players arrive to by parachuting from a plane. The battles, unsurprisingly, feature almost every staple of PUBG , from shrinking "safe zones," to the collection of weapons and vehicles scattered across the Mobile games and controversial real-money loot boxes (that can be traded for real-money value on Steam) have been the focus for PUBG as of late, leaving the door wide open for top competitor, free-to-play Fortnite to become the more popular game, both in player counts and in online streaming servi However, as PUBG Corp's comments about the Ghillie suit note, certain cosmetics can be used to benefit players, by camouflaging them in certain areas of a map . PUBG Corp. may have only identified the Ghillie suit as a beneficial piece of loot, but what of the other cosmetic content that players can collect in paid-for cra Meanwhile, competitor Epic Games is touting more new modes, another new season of content and [https://Resumesarea.com Resumesarea.Com] a mobile version of Fortnite which will support cross-play with PC and PS4 versions of the game. It's that rapid development, lack of loot box gambling, lack of hackers, and great communication with the community that's helping Fornite takeover PU