23/08/2025
Ten unknown facts about
1. PUBG means PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and the name came from its creator Brendan Greene who used the nickname “PlayerUnknown” while playing games.
2. PUBG Mobile is built on Unreal Engine 4, which is the same engine used in many PC and console games, giving it very realistic graphics.
3. PUBG Mobile became the highest earning mobile game in the world, crossing over 10 billion USD in lifetime revenue.
4. The Erangel map was the very first map in PUBG, and it was inspired by a real-life abandoned Russian island.
5. PUBG Mobile has had collaborations with Hollywood movies like Godzilla, Spider-Man, and also with sports brands like Lamborghini and McLaren.
6. A single PUBG Mobile match can last up to 30 minutes, which is much longer than most other mobile battle royale games.
7. PUBG Mobile tournaments like PMGC and PMWL offer prize pools in millions of dollars, making it one of the biggest esports in the world.
8. PUBG Mobile has been banned in multiple countries, including India, at different times, but it keeps coming back in new forms like BGMI.
9. PUBG Mobile once had a record of more than 700 million downloads worldwide, making it one of the most popular games ever made.
10. The game has multiple maps like Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Livik, Vikendi, each designed to give a completely different style of gameplay.
Ten unknown facts about
1. Free Fire was developed by a Vietnamese studio called 111 Dots Studio and published by Garena, a company based in Singapore.
2. Free Fire became the most downloaded mobile game in the world in both 2020 and 2021, beating PUBG Mobile in total downloads.
3. Unlike PUBG, Free Fire introduced a character system where every character has unique abilities like DJ Alok who can heal teammates.
4. Matches in Free Fire are much shorter, usually lasting 10 minutes, which makes it more popular among casual gamers.
5. Free Fire has been especially popular in countries like Brazil, India, and Indonesia, where low-end phones are more common.
6. The Free Fire World Series once offered a prize pool of 2 million USD, making it one of the richest mobile gaming esports events.
7. Free Fire has done collaborations with celebrities like Cristiano Ronaldo, K-pop groups, and even with Netflix shows like Money Heist.
8. Free Fire was banned in India in 2022 but the Free Fire Max version continued to run for some time before also getting restricted.
9. Free Fire characters have backstories and personalities, something PUBG Mobile never focused on, which makes fans more attached.
10. Free Fire once achieved more than 1 billion downloads on Google Play Store, putting it among the top few games in history to ever reach that number.