With tens of millions of players each, both "Fortnite" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" ("PUBG") are incredibly popular games in the nascent "Battle Royale" genre of video game.
They're on consoles, and phones, and computers. Kids are playing them, adults are playing them, maybe you're playing them, too. Even Drake's getting in on it.
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"Fortnite: Battle Royale" is available on iOS, but not Android just yet. It's also available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Mac.
If you've somehow managed to avoid learning about both, here's a quick primer on the "Battle Royale" concept:
-100 unarmed players parachute to an island that's full of abandoned buildings chock full of weapons and supplies.
-The goal is survival - kill or be killed, while attempting to stay within a shrinking zone of safety that inevitably brings you closer to your fellow players. If you're outside of that safe zone, your health drains until you die.
-You only get one shot at victory. The last player standing is the winner!
As both "PUBG" and "Fortnite" have exploded in popularity, the "Battle Royale" game genre they popularized has become a hot commodity unto itself. A quick look at the top charts on the Apple App Store or Google Play offers a glimpse of how many other games are trying to cash-in on the "Battle Royale" formula.
It's no surprise, then, that the company behind "PUBG" (PUBG Corp.) is suing a Chinese game publisher for allegedly infringing its copyright with two games that it says closely resemble "PUBG." TorrentFreak got its hands on the lawsuit on Thursday, which aims to shut down two mobile games developed by Chinese company NetEase. NetEase and BlueHole did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.
All of this is just the latest volley in the ongoing battle to be the biggest game in the world.
