PUBG is now officially PUBG: Battlegrounds - briefly
(hx) 10:52 PM CEST - Aug,06 2021
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, more commonly known as PUBG, is getting a new name. The game's publisher Krafton decided sometime last month to change the name in Steam to PUBG: Battlegrounds. So, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: Battlegrounds will now fall into a category of linguistic redundancies like ATM machine, PIN number, and LCD display—tautologies cutely referred to as RAS syndrome (redundant acronym syndrome syndrome).
"Krafton is actively expanding the PUBG brand through a variety of new experiences set in its universe," a spokesperson told PC Gamer. "Rebranding PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds to PUBG: Battlegrounds is the first step in us realizing this vision. Additional titles in the franchise will carry the PUBG name, as you see with our upcoming game, PUBG: New State."
Krafton also has a survival horror game coming next year called The Callisto Protocol (trailer above). It is set on one of the moons of Jupiter, but is within the PUBG universe and lore. Glen Schofield, the creator of Dead Space, is heading up the project under his new development house Striking Distance Studios. It is unclear if Krafton intends to change the name to PUBG: The Callisto Protocol. Perhaps it will call it PUBG: The TCP Protocol.
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Updated:10:44 AM CEST Sep,20
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