Battle royale game (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Battle royale game" in English language version.

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arstechnica.com

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bbc.co.uk

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bloomberg.com

Nakamura, Yuji; Kim, Sam (May 29, 2018). "Most Popular Game on the Planet Accused of Copyright Violation". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on May 30, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
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comicbook.com

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destructoid.com

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doi.org

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engadget.com

Brian, Matt (March 17, 2018). "The rise and rise (and rise) of 'Fortnite'". Engadget. Archived from the original on March 24, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

eurogamer.net

Hagton, Ian (October 17, 2017). "Remembering Dyna Blaster, the first Battle Royale game I played". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
Hood, Vic (September 12, 2017). "Battle Royale coming to Fortnite in September". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
Hood, Vic (September 20, 2017). "PUBG-inspired Fortnite Battle Royale will launch as a free standalone game". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
Wales, Matt (December 11, 2019). "Forza Horizon 4 is getting a battle royale mode called The Eliminator". Eurogamer. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

financialpost.com

business.financialpost.com

Sapieha, Chad (December 14, 2017). "The year in games: Five news stories and trends that dominated the industry in 2017". National Post. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.

forbes.com

Tassi, Paul (September 22, 2017). "'PUBG' Developer Unironically Calls Out 'Fortnite' For Copying Its Battle Royale Format". Forbes. Archived from the original on October 15, 2017.

gamasutra.com

Graft, Kris (December 18, 2017). "5 trends that defined the game industry in 2017". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
"NetEase Games' Knives Out battlefield is spreading to PlayStation 4". Gamasutra. September 11, 2018. Archived from the original on October 26, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018.
Francis, Bryant (November 11, 2019). "Why the Hearthstone devs wanted to make an auto battler". Gamasutra. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
Couture, Joel (April 13, 2016). "Making a battle royale for players and viewers alike in The Culling". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
Wawro, Alex (November 28, 2017). "Inside the PUBG-fueled rise of 'chicken eating games' in China". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
McAloon, Alissa (August 7, 2018). "The battle royale boom helped Turtle Beach achieve a record quarter". Gamasutra. Retrieved August 7, 2018.

gamerant.com

"H1Z1 Loses 91% of Player Base Right Before eSports League Launch". Game Rant. February 26, 2018. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

gamesindustry.biz

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gamespot.com

Fillari, Alessandro (May 26, 2018). "Battle Royale Games Explained". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
Pereira, Chris (November 7, 2017). "PUBG Reaches A Big Sales Milestone As Creator Promises "Change Is Coming"". GameSpot. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
Makuch, Eddie (November 7, 2017). "Fortnite Passes 20 Million Players, Big New Patch Announced". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
Makuch, Eddie (January 30, 2018). "EA Responds To PUBG's Massive Success, Teases "New And Innovative" Modes For Its Own Games". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
Makuch, Eddie (May 17, 2018). "Ubisoft Responds To Fortnite's Massive Popularity, Teases It May Follow The Trend". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
Knezevic, Kevin (May 17, 2018). "Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 Has A Battle Royale Mode". GameSpot. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
Makuch, Eddie (June 11, 2018). "Battlefield 5 Battle Royale Mode: DICE Discusses How It Happened". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

gameworldobserver.com

Obedkov, Evgeny (August 17, 2021). "Mobile battle royale Free Fire surpasses 150 million peak daily active players". Game World Observer. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

ibtimes.co.uk

Skipper, Ben (September 22, 2017). "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds team issues threat over 'carbon copy' battle royale mode in Epic Games' Fortnite". International Business Times. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

ign.com

Stewart, Sam (May 8, 2018). "Dota 2 Is Getting a Battle Royale Game Mode". IGN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
Wade, Jessie (July 20, 2018). "Analysts Predict Battle Royale Games Could Make $20 Billion Next Year". IGN. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

in.ign.com

"PUBG Mobile Gets 600 Million Downloads". IGN. December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2020.

koreatimes.co.kr

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kotaku.com.au

"Fans Won't Stop Playing One Of Steam's Most Popular Games, Even Though They Claim To Hate It". Kotaku Australia. March 30, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

lemonde.fr

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newyorker.com

"How "Battle Royale" Took Over Video Games". The New Yorker. January 17, 2023.
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pcgamer.com

Brown, Fraser (September 15, 2017). "The best battle royale games, modes and mods". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
Livingston, Christopher (February 28, 2017). "Playerunknown's Battlegrounds could have a bright future in the battle royale genre he created". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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Christopher Livingston (September 12, 2017). "King of the Kill devs talk about PUBG: "We just sort of try to ignore any comparison"". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
Livingston, Christopher (September 23, 2017). "PUBG exec clarifies objection to Fortnite Battle Royale: 'it's not about the idea itself, it's about Epic Games'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
Livingston, Christopher (December 11, 2019). "How battle royale changed the last decade of games (and the next one)". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
Chalk, Andy (August 29, 2017). "GTA Online gets a PUBG-style Battle Royale mode in the Smuggler's Run update". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
Donnelly, Joe (January 5, 2018). "Hi-Rez president explains why 'Battlegrounds' name was chosen for Paladins' new mode". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
Wood, Austin (May 3, 2018). "MOBA brawler Battlerite is getting a battle royale mode". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
Chalk, Andy (December 18, 2017). "Development of The Culling has come to a halt". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
Chalk, Andy (October 12, 2018). "SOS, the battle royale you can win with your voice, is closing in November". PC Gamer. Retrieved October 12, 2018.

pcgamesn.com

Jones, Ali (March 22, 2018). "Fortnite made $126m in February, making more than PUBG for the first time". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
"Call of Duty: Warzone confirmed as a standalone, free-to-play battle royale". PCGamesN. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
Jones, Ali (October 30, 2017). "The Chinese government is discouraging the development of battle royale games". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
Jones, Ali (December 11, 2018). "Fortnite, PUBG, and Paladins have reportedly been banned by the Chinese government". PCGamesN. Retrieved December 11, 2018.

plarium.com

"How Battle Royale is changing online gaming". Plarium. Archived from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

playbattlegrounds.com

Greene, Brendan (February 15, 2017). "INVEN Game Conference Talk". Playerunknown's Battlegrounds. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.

polygon.com

Hall, Charlie (December 7, 2017). "Fortnite: Battle Royale gets a new 50-versus-50 team mode". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
Hall, Charlie (September 22, 2017). "PUBG and Fortnite's argument raises the question: Can you own a genre?". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
Hall, Charlie (February 20, 2018). "H1Z1 struggling to keep players in the face of competition". Polygon. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
Patrick Gill, Christopher Grant, Ross Miller, and Julia Alexander (March 15, 2018). "Drake sets records with his Fortnite: Battle Royale Twitch debut". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 19, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Kuchera, Ben (March 20, 2018). "From Drake to porn, everyone wants a piece of Fortnite". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
Campbell, Colin (March 30, 2018). "Why is Fortnite Battle Royale so wildly popular?". Polygon. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
McWhertor, Michael (April 10, 2020). "Call of Duty: Warzone hits 50M players in first month". Polygon. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
Carpenter, Nicole (December 16, 2021). "A battle royale where you fight to the death with words, not bullets". Polygon. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

pushsquare.com

Tailby, Stephen (March 4, 2019). "Apex Legends Reaches 50 Million Players In Its First Month". Push Square. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

reuters.com

"Tencent to bring world's hottest video game to China, promises socialist values". Reuters. November 22, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.

rockpapershotgun.com

Zavarise, Giada (December 6, 2018). "How Battle Royale went from a manga to a Fortnite game mode". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
O'Conner, Alice (August 2, 2016). "Mod Me Up! Ark: Survival Of The Fittest No Longer F2P". Rock Paper Shotgun. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.

rollingstone.com

Winkie, Luke (April 7, 2017). "Meet Brendan 'Playerunknown' Greene, Creator of the Twitch Hit 'Battlegrounds'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017.

rulesofsurvivalgame.com

"Rules of Survival". NetEase. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

s3.amazonaws.com

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semanticscholar.org

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sensortower.com

"PUBG Mobile Shoots Past $8 Billion in Lifetime Revenue". Sensor Tower. May 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.

springer.com

link.springer.com

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theverge.com

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tomsguide.com

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trueachievements.com

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usatoday.com

ftw.usatoday.com

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variety.com

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venturebeat.com

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vg247.com

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web.archive.org

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Chalk, Andy (August 29, 2017). "GTA Online gets a PUBG-style Battle Royale mode in the Smuggler's Run update". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
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