Who invented the Battle Royale?

The Battle Royale genre is currently well established in the gaming industry, with titles such as fortniteAnd the free fireAnd the Apex LegendsAnd the Call of Duty: War Zone and others. But who is responsible for the invention of this type? We talk a little bit about the origin in this text.

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Battle Royale didn’t start in games, let alone The Hunger Games, as you might think.

In 1999, the book Koushun Takami was released under the name Battle Royale, and this was the first time that the genre formed. It was the 2000 film adaptation that launched the genre, although it is very controversial.

The film ended up with a controversial release in Japan, which later elevated it to “cult” status, and was shown only in the United States at festivals and specials. Its official distribution was only in 2010, going directly to video.

But the concept was there: people would shoot each other in a situation where resources and weapons were scarce. Even with the controversy surrounding the film, it is the main reference when it comes to Battle Royale outside of games.

titles like Higurashi: When they cryAnd the Zero Escape And the Danganronpa He tried to incorporate the concept into their way of playing, but they ended up moving away from the style. The genre only took shape in 2012, with the success of the Hunger Games book saga, as players attempted to reproduce the concept of the movie through game adaptations.

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The concept of having a single player is not limited to Battle Royale, but through it the style has become better known and has become a brand. In 2012, the game was modified weapon 2Call Day Zbrought the first full-fledged experience of its kind, with players having to survive on a map full of enemies, securing resources and taking out opponents on the way.

The first “real” Battle Royale game was developed by Brendan Greene, also known as PlayerUnknownwhich issued an amendment to Day Z Similar to Battle Royale, in 2013. With success, he became a developer at Bluehole, where he launched PUBG: BattlegroundsThe first complete game of its kind.

pubg A huge hit during its early access in 2017, reaching 1.3 million concurrent users on Steam, it has become a huge name in the industry and the consolidation of the genre.

Also in 2017, Epic Games released a free version of their game fortnite, which at the time was a survival and building game against zombies. A free version of the game with Battle Royale mode was a hit with 20 million unique users in the same year.

Although not the creator of the genre, it was Brendan Greene who brought the formula to games and popularized the concept. Currently, games like Apex LegendsAnd the Call of Duty: Warzone and VanguardAnd the free fireAnd the fortniteAnd the PUBG: Battlefield And the pubg mobile Some of the titles that are still in the gaming industry are Battle Royale.

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