Just last week in Fortnite , Epic Games “accidentally” allowed cross-platform multiplayer between PS4 and Xbox One users, but then patched out the feature since it isn’t allowed by both Microsoft and Sony. Microsoft has been very open to cross-platform play, with the most recent example being that Minecraft players on Xbox One can play with those on PC and even Nintendo Switch. Sony, however, has refused to allow all cross-platform play except for PS4 and PC users. If Sony changes its mind, the community for Fortnite and Fortnite: Battle Royale could be h

What many gaming fans disagreed with in the original statement was the implication that Bluehole had some type of ownership over battle royale or last man standing game modes. Kim made it clear that the developer isn’t in any way claiming that. “It’s not for us to even comment,” he said. Kim then reiterated that the focus of Bluehole’s apparent frustration is Epic Games, who specifically mentioned Pubg Map Guide in its marketing materials for the new gameplay m

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The Game Awards 2017 will have more premieres and reveals than ever before! Keighley revealed on Twitter that viewers can expect around 15 premieres at The Game Awards 2017 that cover a variety of thing. Some will be all-new game announcements and some will be premiers of new gameplay/features/DLC, including the much-anticipated desert map Miramar coming soon to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegroun

This isn’t the first time that High Rez has been accused of ripping off popular game genres, either. Back when the game was first released, many claimed that it was a direct Overwatch rip-off , and there was even discussion of whether Blizzard could sue over how blatant it was. Similarly to the current situation, COO Todd Harris had to come out and defend Paladins , claiming that it wasn’t a cl

Now, in an interview with PCGamer, Kim and his translator Sammie Kang have stepped forward to further explain the comments many people viewed as unfair. Kim offered the clarification that the Fornite / PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds situation “is not about the Battle Royale mode itself,” and that Bluehole “never raised an issue” with other modes of similar kind. According to Kim, it’s entirely “about Epic Games,” which wasn’t really clear in the original press rele

Kim continued, explaining why the company was the concern. From Kim’s vantage point, and that of Bluehole as a whole, Epic Games released a game mode “that is similar to [Bluehole] that has similar elements,” and that’s a problem considering the two companies’ professional relationship. “We use Unreal Engine to develop PUBG , and we pay a large amount of royalties based on the size of our success to Epic Games,” explained Kim. “Epic Games always promoted their licensing models [saying], ‘We want to support the success of indie developers,’ and [Bluehole is] this indie developer that has been the most successful one using the Unreal Engine this year, and that’s the problem that I s

Kim added that Bluehole simply wished that Epic Games would have approached them first, given the close working dynamic they had together with support for 100-player sessions in PUBG . According to Kim, Bluehole felt that going to Epic Games for support allowed the Epic Games to then understand how to “develop new features or improve something in the engine to support that battle royale gameplay , and then use it for their own game mode” rather than continue a working relationship with Bluehole and PU

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It is a smart move by Epic Games to release Fortnite: Battle Royale before PUBG can get to consoles. It gives console owners the ability to play a battle royale game for free, and since the original Fortnite has received a pretty positive reception, fans familiar with the franchise name will be more willing to pick it

“Before we actually looked deeper into how similar [ Fortnite ‘s Battle Royale ] is, we wanted to raise an issue because this is from Epic Games. We could be the biggest indie success story that they have and there will be other indie developers that aspire to succeed like us using Unreal Engine, and they would be concerned, right? So we just wanted to raise an issue and let people know that it can be a probl

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