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[Xater]

Bluehole Ginno Games, the bit of Bluehole Studio behind the wildly successful FPS Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds [official site], is reportedly being expanded into a full-blown subsidiary named PUBG Corporation.

Plunkcorp say they’ll be able to act with more independence and efficiency. They plan to open Japanese and European arms to support and expand the game, to go along with their American one, and want to work more on eSports too.

Link to full article: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/20...attlegrounds-studio-becomes-pubg-corporation/

 

[Yoshichan]

So no more "butthole" memes?

 

[Slayven]

So this why they been attempting to shade Epic

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

game is an insane success.

congrats to them

 

[ThePeoplesBureau]

RPS' continuing attempts to try and make the term 'Plunkbat' catch on makes my skin crawl

 

[Xater]

RPS' continuing attempts to try and make the term 'Plunkbat' catch on makes my skin crawl

True.

 

[Stygr]

Japanese arms? Wow, PUBG is doing well in Japan on PC, unexpected.

 

[CHC]

RPS' continuing attempts to try and make the term 'Plunkbat' catch on makes my skin crawl

Gah it's so unfunny and annoying, yes.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Lol does Player Unknown even own his own nickname anymore?

 

[Kazuhira]

I dunno,they could've chosen a better name like Royale-something.
Anyway,i'm happy for all the people involved with this stunning success.

 

[N21]

Naming yourself after your product is successful always spells trouble in my mind. Anyway, congratulations to PU and the team.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Lol does Player Unknown even own his own nickname anymore?

Probably trademarked as we speak.

 

[GavinUK86]

*sigh*

RPS at it again with plunkbat. Who okays that crap over there?

 

[D4Danger]

Lol does Player Unknown even own his own nickname anymore?

Tom Clancy's PLAYERUNKNOWN

 

[Kyougar]

Naming yourself after your product is successful always spells trouble in my mind. Anyway, congratulations to PU and the team.

The Pokemon Company?

 

[Dehnus]

RPS' continuing attempts to try and make the term 'Plunkbat' catch on makes my skin crawl

What's Plunkbat? Sorry, not that into PUBG,so I have no idea what that is or means .

Edit: Ahh, never mind PLayer UNKown BATtleground.

Aaand, I didn't know it was something else too .

 

[OttoSporteman]

Seems like a move to spin out the IP for a future sellout.

This way, they can split the company and only sell the PUBG part instead of all the assets and company other IP's.

If Mojang had done this, they'd still be around and would have only sold Minecraft, for instance.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

Japanese arms? Wow, PUBG is doing well in Japan on PC, unexpected.

Incoming

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

What's Plunkbat? Sorry, not that into PUBG,so I have no idea what that is or means .

PLayerUNKnown's BATtlegrounds

 

[Erheller]

What's Plunkbat? Sorry, not that into PUBG,so I have no idea what that is or means .

PLayerUNKnown's BATtlegrounds

I use it because it's funny to see people lose their minds when I say it

 

[Vital Tundra]

Does this mean faster development of the game?

 

[Blam]

Honestly I'm not gonna call it PUBGCorp, I'd rather call it PlunkCorp

 

[Abilidebob]

Truly the Battle Royale of subsidiaries.

 

[Lingitiz]

Gah it's so unfunny and annoying, yes.

Rps in a nutshell.

 

[N21]

The Pokemon Company?

I won't deny that there's a few companies that break the limits, but I'm certain that most fail run after.

 

[shiyrley]

...

ok?

 

[yo_soy_el_topo]

Bunghole Studios was so fun to say tho

Followed by JOE ROGANS BATTLEGROUNDS .. the same font as fear factor always kills me.

 

[redfox088]

The actual name of the game is terrible but the acronym is just as bad......then they name their company after it. PR/Marketing needs to be the first investment.

 

[Kyougar]

I won't deny that there's a few companies that break the limits, but I'm certain that most fail run after.

The problem is not, that they are named after the game, the problem is, that they could be a one-trick pony.


I think the main reason to make this a seperate company, is to sell the whole company or parts of it, without affecting the mother company Bluehole. they could now get tencent money and still have 100% say in all their other games without the chinese interfering in them.

 

[ebullientprism]

PLayerUNKnown's BATtlegrounds

I didnt know this. But I understand the absolutelydisgusting.jpg thing now.

RPS. Cmon man.

 

[FireRises]

The actual name of the game is terrible but the acronym is just as bad......then they name their company after it. PR/Marketing needs to be the first investment.

Yeah the name doesn't make any sense unless it's explained to you or you know the history / read a wiki.

 

[robotrock]

PUBG Coalition

 

[Par Score]

Makes sense.

Will make even more sense when they eventually sell it off.

Also Plunkbat is the best. Who's up for a game of Plunkbat?

 

[ZeroMaverick]

Can I just call them Pub Gee Co

 

[Semblance]

Rps in a nutshell.

Yep.

 

[N21]

The problem is not, that they are named after the game, the problem is, that they could be a one-trick pony.


I think the main reason to make this a seperate company, is to sell the whole company or parts of it, without affecting the mother company Bluehole. they could now get tencent money and still have 100% say in all their other games without the chinese interfering in them.

Okay, thanks for the information, I was pretty clueless on why they would want to name it that way.