Battle royale goes grunge: there's a new PUBG game and it's set in the '90s

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No one is safe from '90s nostalgia, not even battle royale. A new PUBG game was announced today at Gamescom, and it's gone grunge, according to publisher Krafton.

Maybe more interestingly, PUBG: Ded.net is also a roguelite, with progression across runs. Take a peek at the announcement trailer below, set to Ministry's "Jesus Built My Hotrod" (though that's industrial, not grunge) and then come back for some more details.

"PUBG: DED.NET is a new multiplayer FPS that combines shooter gameplay with roguelite progression across runs, giving players new ways to experiment, adapt and build their own approach in the strange and unpredictable world of 1990’s Cascadia," says publisher Krafton.

Does that mean its a blend of battle royale and extraction? It sort of sounds that way: "A match lost is never a run wasted. Every drop of blood writes the next chapter—what you scavenge in th...

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