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12 January 2022CopyrightAlex Baldwin

‘PUBG’ maker targets Apple, Google, YouTube in copycat game suit

The makers of the multiplayer hit game “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” (PUBG) has sued a Singapore company for allegedly making rip-off versions of its game as well as Apple and Google for publishing it on its app stores.

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