"We are concerned Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known."

After describing themselves as "huge fans of the Battle Royale genre", Epic Games unveiled Fortnite Battle Royale last week—a new free-of-charge mode that'll drop 100 players into "one giant map" in a bid to become the last person standing. It's due to launch this coming Tuesday, September 26.

Now, it appears Bluehole has taken issue with perceived similarities between Epic's incoming mode, and its own similarly structured megahit PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. 

"We've had an ongoing relationship with Epic Games throughout PUBG’s development as they are the creators of UE4, the engine we licensed for the game," says Bluehole VP and executive producer Chang Han Kim in a statement. "After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known.

"We have also noticed that Epic Games references PUBG in the promotion of Fortnite to their community and in communications with the press. This was never discussed with us and we don’t feel that it’s right. The PUBG community has and continues to provide evidence of the many similarities as we contemplate further action."

http://www.pcgamer.com/pubg-exec-contemplating-further-action-over-fortnite-battle-royale-similarities/

So it begins. Garbage developer comes to success and is promptly corrupted.

"After listening to the growing feedback from our community and reviewing the gameplay for ourselves, we are concerned that Fortnite may be replicating the experience for which PUBG is known."

Is this for real?

..... Why?

PUBG doesnt have a patent over what they do.If that were the case, countless game companies which have done shooter games before them could sue them over stealing their ideas of a shooter game.Its stupid.

Plus last I heard, GTA V is doing the same thing.Why dont they sue Take-Two?Oh right, they are too big to be sued.

They're not gonna sue anyone. They just had a bit too much meth lying around in their offices.

never was interested in pubg and now I can add another reason to avoid them. so beautiful seeing all those real colors behind a person!

I know.Its just so nice to see the hipocrisy of people every once in a while.

Unless their is specific tech I don't see how a developer can have a monopoly on a game mode. If they are threatened by competition have to get better to keep user base. This has happened many times through out gaming history, nature of the industry.

Blue hole just needs to team up with Microsoft some more and with Microsoft's advertisement money and tech they will be fine. Don't let Microsoft's opportunities slip by you.

Wow there's such a demand for this type of game on the market that their effort seems like trying to stop a 10 feet taal wave of water with your handpalms.

Yes good of them to defend their title! There should be only one game per genre.