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Re:Improbable and Epic Games establish $25M fund for ‘more o... by stordoff on Friday January 11, 2019 @02:12AM (#18881582)
Other than the drop and the number of players, did PUBG really add that much _new_ to the film Battle Royale, which clearly inspired them (both in mechanics and skins)? It seems a little unfair to give them sole claim to the idea.
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Re:Improbable and Epic Games establish $25M fund for ‘more o... by mch82 on Friday January 11, 2019 @03:22AM (#18881785)
Bomber Man introduced 8 and 16 player battle royale in the 1990s. At the end of a match the arena begins shrinking to force players closer together. It also had variable size squad play. I’m surprised Bomber Man is never mentioned as an inspiration for these games.
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Re:Improbable and Epic Games establish $25M fund for ‘more o... by stordoff on Sunday January 13, 2019 @02:55AM (#18895647)
I'd never made that connection before, but you're right. There are definitely parallels to be drawn.
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