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Sensor Tower: PUBG Mobile is making more money than Fortnite News Aug 9th, 2019

Sensor Tower: PUBG Mobile is making more money than Fortnite

July saw sales increase by 748 per cent year-on-year

Tencent’s battle royale hit Game for Peace could reach $1bn in first year News Jun 19th, 2019

Tencent’s battle royale hit Game for Peace could reach $1bn in first year

Niko Partners claims high sales for recent release; speculates on a partnership with Nintendo to release mobile games in China

PUBG Mobile racks up 50 million daily active users outside of China News Jun 14th, 2019

PUBG Mobile racks up 50 million daily active users outside of China

Surpasses 400m downloads

Netmarble gives MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution the battle royale treatment News Jun 14th, 2019

Netmarble gives MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution the battle royale treatment

Up to 25 players can compete to be the last person standing

Tencent's Game for Peace helped PUBG Mobile more than double sales to $146m in May News Jun 7th, 2019

Tencent's Game for Peace helped PUBG Mobile more than double sales to $146m in May

Sales increased 126 per cent from April

4 Battle royale Garena Free Fire generated $90 million in Q1 2019 News May 21st, 2019

Battle royale Garena Free Fire generated $90 million in Q1 2019

73 million new players have downloaded the battle royale title

Battle royale games have surpassed $2 billion on mobile News May 17th, 2019

Battle royale games have surpassed $2 billion on mobile

NetEase’s Knives Out leads the way

1 Tencent’s "peaceful" PUBG clone Game for Peace earned over $14 million in three days News May 13th, 2019

Tencent’s "peaceful" PUBG clone Game for Peace earned over $14 million in three days

Game for Peace is already outperforming PUBG Mobile internationally

Apex Legends is pinging a mobile port News May 10th, 2019

Apex Legends is pinging a mobile port

EA’s Q4 results suggest Respawn’s battle royale is heading to smartphones and China

Tencent shuts down PUBG Mobile in China News May 8th, 2019

Tencent shuts down PUBG Mobile in China

Replaces with new, similar battle royale title Game for Peace that has received government approval

Mobile picks up $65m of PUBG Corp's $920m sales in 2018 News Apr 23rd, 2019

Mobile picks up $65m of PUBG Corp's $920m sales in 2018

Mobile likely low due to Chinese approval freeze

NetEase renames FortCraft to BuildTopia as it bags one million pre-registrations News Apr 15th, 2019

NetEase renames FortCraft to BuildTopia as it bags one million pre-registrations

Battle royale copycat edges closer to launch

Why NetEase is shooting up battle royale with stylish, team-based title Disorder Interview Apr 1st, 2019

Why NetEase is shooting up battle royale with stylish, team-based title Disorder

Another twist

PUBG Corp and NetEase settle the battle royale cloning dispute News Mar 26th, 2019

PUBG Corp and NetEase settle the battle royale cloning dispute

Two rival battle royale giants choose to settle the PUBG / Knives Out cloning dispute peacefully

NetEase gets the jump on Fortnite and Tencent as FortCraft is approved for China launch News Mar 11th, 2019

NetEase gets the jump on Fortnite and Tencent as FortCraft is approved for China launch

95 games receive licence for release

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