Earlier this month, PUBG Mobile was banned in several Indian districts, following concerns over its content and addictive nature. Rajkot police have been heavily enforcing the ban across the city, making ten arrests in the last two d
While the weight of Greene’s experience with harassment clearly continues to stay with him, he also acknowledges how it has helped him grow both as a person and as a leader. Health has become a priority for Greene, who after working 14-hour game development days on PUBG now insists on taking weekends off and ensuring he makes the most of his vacation t
Meanwhile, Greene’s new projects sound equally exciting: he’s been clear that the Special Division isn’t ” doing this for profit ” just yet, and that there’s more exploration at play to begin with. The division will also be given several years to work out what it’s aim is, without need for deadlines or profit margins to start. Whatever Greene decides to pursue, he’ll be able to do it without restrict
Recently, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has been making headlines due to a ban of the game in certain areas of India. Student associations have called PUBG addiction worse than drug addiction , and governments have actually started arresting people for playing the game. The disdain for PUBG and its apparent effect on people in India has gotten so extreme that an Indian publication has now accused the game of turning kids into psychopa
Nothing about the Special Projects division is really known at this point beyond the philosophy that’s at play behind its creation. Greene has indicated that the division is meant to explore future possibilities within gaming that don’t really exist currently, stating that the division would focus on creating new technologies and gameplay. Greene has also suggested that he already has a number of ideas for what these focuses should be, and that the creation of the division is to take one of the progenitor’s of the battle royale genre’s ideas and to make them reality. With PUBG ‘s popularity waning, now seems like a good time for Greene to step back and try something new outside of that sph
Whatever the case may be, it’s clear that more studies need to be done on game addiction to determine the proper way to diagnose the disorder as well as treat it. So far, it seems as though psychiatrists are treating game addiction the same as drug addiction, and it’s unclear if that is the best way to handle it or not. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see if other governments react in the way India did to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds , and just start banning certain games outri
A lot about the new move for Greene is unclear, including what his role will be in PUBG moving forward. It’s possible he will still continue to offer significant input on future changes to PUBG , or it’s possible he will be entirely focused on new projects instead. The only info we currently have about the new team being formed is that it currently exists and is apparently hiri
Greene also announced that his newly-formed division would necessitate a change in location for him as well, as he’ll be leaving Seoul in favor of Amsterdam, stating he will be focused on “building out an entirely new division.” Not much is known about PUBG Special Projects, but Greene indicated that its priorities will be on research & game development, so it won’t be too much of a departure from what his former role in PUBG Corp.
Greene’s future projects are definitely going to be ones to watch. The mind behind one of the most influential games of the past few years has earned that kind of respect. Whether he’s able to make lightning strike twice or three times is another thing altogether, but with the talent and resources Greene’s position now afford him with, the only thing limiting that potential is the mind of a developer who has already proven he has a knack for the innovat
Brendan Greene, also known as PlayerUnknown, may no longer be working on the battle royale game that still carries his name, but the impact its development left on his person remains clear. In an interview during Spain’s Gamelab conference, Greene described his time leading the development of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds , the tumultuous post-launch period, and the harassment and abuse he’s faced as a result of the game’s overnight succ
” The last man standing concept is great, but I’ve done that. I don’t really intend to make PUBG 2. I’ve done battle royale, it’s time to try something else. There are ideas about how we connect to people and how we provide the different experiences I hav
Video game addiction in general is a growing concern, though outside of India, much of the anxiety surrounding the issue is not aimed at PUBG . While PUBG seems to be the dominant battle royale game in India, Fortnite is much Get More popular elsewhere in the world, and has had its fair share of strange addiction stories tied to it as well. One of the more extreme examples saw a young girl admitted to rehab for Fortnite addicti
