An offshoot recreation mode of Fortnite that apes the favored PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has prompted a response from Bluehole Inc. The corporate just lately issued a press release relating to the neighborhood concern concerning the similarities between Fortnite and PUBG.
In a press launch from the corporate, they describe an ongoing relationship with Epic Video games wherein they license the Unreal Engine 4. Nevertheless, Bluehole says that they’re involved that Fortnite “could also be replicating the expertise for which PUBG is thought.”
The press launch additionally states that “The event group for PUBG has no relationship to Fortnite’s improvement as issues round Person Interface (UI), gameplay and structural replication within the battle royale mode exist.” The corporate additionally lodges complaints in opposition to Epic Video games in that they’ve used references to PUBG of their promotion of the sport which is ready to reach as a free obtain within the close to future.
Chang Han Kim of Bluehole claims that the builders of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds could also be seeking to take motion in opposition to Epic for these causes. “The PUBG neighborhood has and continues to offer proof of the various similarities as we ponder additional motion.”
What this additional motion is is anybody’s guess. May Bluehole be gearing up for a authorized battle with Epic Video games? The wording of their current statements actually sound prefer it. The recognition of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is plain, however this recreation is actually not the primary of its sort.