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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

Nintendo reveals Tetris battle royale game for Nintendo Switch News Feb 13th, 2019

Nintendo reveals Tetris battle royale game for Nintendo Switch

...what?

Knives Out a big battle royale winner for NetEase in 2018 with $465m revenue News Jan 11th, 2019

Knives Out a big battle royale winner for NetEase in 2018 with $465m revenue

Knives Out benefited from Japanese fame and being monetisable in China

NetEase’s PUBG-like Knives Out pulls in over $370 million News Oct 17th, 2018

NetEase’s PUBG-like Knives Out pulls in over $370 million

97 per cent of that figure comes from China and Japan

NetEase’s PUBG-like Rules of Survival bags $75 million News Oct 2nd, 2018

NetEase’s PUBG-like Rules of Survival bags $75 million

Another battle royale success for the publisher alongside Knives Out

China's regulatory roadblocks stop most downloaded game PUBG Mobile from making money News Sep 14th, 2018

China's regulatory roadblocks stop most downloaded game PUBG Mobile from making money

Despite 100 million downloads and 50 million active users, there are no IAPs

NantWorks invests in H1Z1 developer Daybreak and forms new publishing division News Sep 7th, 2018

NantWorks invests in H1Z1 developer Daybreak and forms new publishing division

Mobile versions of H1Z1 coming

Say hello to China’s biggest mobile gaming export so far - battle royale Comment & Opinion Jul 2nd, 2018

Say hello to China’s biggest mobile gaming export so far - battle royale

Goodbye matching coloured candy, hello machine guns, silly hats and shrinking maps

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