This isn't the first time that High Rez has been accused of ripping off popular game genres, either. This leads to the question why PUBG would call their game a 'battleground' if it looks and feels more like a battle royale than an MMO.Īlso, if it had been called 'Paladins: Battle Royale' as originally intended, would we be having this same conversation, but with Fortnite: Battle Royale as the 'victim?' Regardless, Chisam believes that 'Battleground' should refer to a style of game, and that it shouldn't be trademarked. Since the game will use teams and rely on high-speed mounts, Chisam feels this likens it more to classical MMO battlegrounds more so than the current Battle Royale games. Many feel that, since the game will play so similarly to PUBG, High Rez should at least stay away from the 'battlegrounds' moniker. In response to these claims, High Rez Studio's president Stew Chisam was interviewed yesterday, wherein he pushed back on all of them and claimed that the two games are 'unrelated.'Ĭhisam said that they chose the name Paladins: Battlegrounds as an homage to MMO's.

Paladins: Battlegroundswas announced yesterday and was met with immediate criticism from fans and critics alike. The latest iteration of the battle royale formula comes in the form of High Rez Studio's Paladins: Battlegrounds, and it is already being accused of stealing. While it is no surprise that developers are trying to claim their own share of this genre's profitability, it has now become incredibly difficult for them to do so without being accused of copying PUBG. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, the Internet's biggest and most popular battle royale style game, has become so well known that it is hard for new games to come on the scene.

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