At that point, the PUBG universe consisted solely of PUBG, but with the recent announcements of PUBG: New State and the untitled PUBG animated series, the fictional universe is beginning to grow.
Back when it was announced during The Game Awards 2020, fans of The Callisto Protocol scratched their heads when the game's director Glen Schofield said it would be set in the PUBG universe.
Recent announcements from the PUBG Corporation and Krafton detail exactly how the PUBG universe is going to expand. 'PUBG: Battlegrounds' Name Change Explained RELATED: Rumor: PUBG 2 is in Development, Will Be Realistic Battle Royale Experience All that might be changing soon, however, as the PUBG Corporation and Krafton seek to expand the PUBG brand. While it certainly has a steady fanbase, it isn't front and center of the genre anymore. While PUBG: Battlegrounds used to be at the very top of the battle royale genre, it's fallen off in recent years in favor of free-to-play battle royales like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone. As it turns out, there is a good reason as to why the developer chose to change its name, but that doesn't make its new title any less goofy sounding for the uninformed. It seems laughable that the grandfather of all battle royale shooters would now go by PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds: Battlegrounds.
The game's name has been changed to PUBG: Battlegrounds, which, as many have pointed out, feels pretty redundant. PlayerUnknown's BattleGrounds, the game that kicked off the current battle royale craze at the top of the games industry, has recently undergone a name change.