PUBG's developers might be making an Escape From Tarkov rival
Publisher Krafton has revealed in its latest earnings report that one of its upcoming projects will look to capitalise on the extraction shooter trend, and it appears that PUBG Studios will be developing the project, which could look to tussle with Escape From Tarkov and Call of Duty Warzone 2's DMZ experience.
In its previous earnings report in November 2022, Krafton revealed that it was in the process of developing a new "PvPvE looter shooter" codenamed Project Black Budget. In this new report, Krafton confirms that this project will aim to "popularise the extraction shooter genre" by drawing on its experience with PUBG, suggesting it will be closer to things like Tarkov and DMZ than something like Destiny 2 or Outriders.
While not explicitly stated in the report, the logo for PUBG Studios appears beneath the description of Black Budget in place of the concept art that is shown beneath Krafton's other upcoming games. This seems to suggest that it is the PUBG developers making the game and not any of Krafton's other studios. The Loadout has reached out to Krafton for confirmation of this.
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