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Re:Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons ... by potta_coffee on Saturday February 09, 2019 @06:05PM (#19125278)
And PUBG jacked the idea from DayZ
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Re:Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons ... by codetrotter on Saturday February 09, 2019 @07:03PM (#19125529)
Well... I think that way of putting it is a little too simplistic.

> PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) [...] is based on previous mods that were created by Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene for other games, inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale, and expanded into a standalone game under Greene's creative direction.

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> Lead designer Brendan Greene, better known by his online handle PlayerUnknown, had previously created the ARMA 2 mod DayZ: Battle Royale, an offshoot of popular mod DayZ, and inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayerUnknown's_Battlegrounds

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Re:Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons ... by kakarot on Saturday February 09, 2019 @09:52PM (#19126118)
Lol no... it was based on an earlier mod by the same developer.
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