10 Interesting Facts About PUBG Mobile You May Not Know
PUBG Mobile is a battle royale video game developed by LightSpeed & Quantum Studios, a division of Tencent Games. This is a port of the mobile version of the original PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. This game was first released on March 19, 2022 for iOS and Android. Since it is an old game, it has a lot of interesting facts that players may not know. In this article, we will share 10 interesting facts about PUBG Mobile.
Here are 10 interesting facts about PUBG Mobile that you may not have known.
1. The origin of Erangel
Erangel is one of the most played maps in the game. This is arguably the most popular map in PUBG Mobile. The story of naming this map is quite interesting. The creator of PUBG Mobile, Brendan Greene is the father of a daughter, his name is ‘Erain’. Brendan used to call his daughter ‘angel’. If we put the two words- Erain and angel together, we get the name Erangel. That’s how Brendan Greene named the first map of PUBG Mobile.
2. The web series on PUBG Mobile
There is a web series made on PUBG Mobile in India. The name of the web series is Dosti Ka Naya Maidan. The series is available on the PUBG Mobile India YouTube channel (now Battlegrounds Mobile India). Major PUBG Mobile content creators like Dynamo and Mortal games are featured in this web series.
3. PUBG Mobile ads on TV
It’s not uncommon for mobile games to be shown on television, but PUBG Mobile does. In 2022-18 after the game’s release, short 27-second commercials featuring key game elements such as survival and combat were shown on TV. PUBG Mobile is one of the few games shown on TV.
4. No Royal Pass at S1
One of the most interesting facts is that there is a No Royal pass in the first season of the game. Yes, you read that right. One of the most popular features of the game, the royal pass was first introduced in season 2, where the highest RP rating is 70. One of the biggest PUBG Mobile (now BGMI) content creators in India, Mortal’s signature outfit, Hazard Jacket, first entered . S2 royal ticket.
5. Who is Playerunknown?
As we all know, the full form of PUBG Mobile is Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds. Now the question is who is Playerunknown? Well, the answer is quite simple. In the early days, game maker Brendan Greene’s name in other multiplayer games was ‘Playerunknown’. Yes, Playerunknown is Brendan Greene himself. From that reference, he named his creation Playerunknown’s Battleground.
6. The inspiration behind the game
It is believed that this game is massively inspired by the Japanese film called Battle Royale. In the film, several boys and girls are sent to a deserted island and their main goal is to kill others and survive to win, just like a battle empire. PUBG Mobile’s gameplay is almost identical.
7. The story of Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
The phrase in PUBG Mobile’s most famous game, Winner Winner Chicken Dinner, that comes after winning a match is taken from casino culture. In the 90s, when someone won a jackpot in a casino, his friends used to congratulate the winner by saying “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”. Nothing but a way to ask for a chicken dinner from the winner. Later, the developers took this reference and used the phrase in the game.
8. Real Game Locations
It is revealed that some places on the in-game map such as Novorepnoye, Pochinki, Gatka, School, Hospital, Mine, and other places are in the real world and look almost the same as the in-game world. Most of these locations are found in Russia. The game developer changed the names of the places a bit and added them to the game.
9. Popular weapons in PUBG Mobile
There are more than 15 weapons available in PUBG Mobile. Almost every type of weapons like rifles, sniper rifles, assault rifles, submachine guns are available in the game. But only two guns won the title of most popular weapon together in the game. The weapons are the M416 and the British Arctic Warfare Magnum aka AWM. The M416 is an assault rifle and the AWM is a sniper rifle.
10. Zero investment from Bluehole
In the early days, there was no investment from developer company Bluehole for marketing and advertising. Brilliant gameplay, in-game mechanics and uniqueness of PUBG Mobile made him famous.