{"id":57863,"date":"2026-06-04T04:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57863"},"modified":"2026-06-04T04:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:57:44","slug":"pubgs-creator-is-downsizing-his-studio-and-ending-development-of-a-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57863","title":{"rendered":"PUBG&#8217;s Creator Is Downsizing His Studio And Ending Development Of A Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/img\/gallery\/pubgs-creator-is-downsizing-his-studio-and-ending-development-of-a-game\/l-intro-1780512570.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subtitle\">Those who purchased the early build of Prologue: Go Wayback! could get a refund.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"columns-holder \">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Brendan Greene and his studio PlayerUnknown Productions just announced a downsizing effort. This is the developer originally behind the megahit battle royale <em>PUBG<\/em>. The company is laying off an unspecified number of employees and cancelling further development of one title, the survival roguelike <em>Prologue: Go Wayback<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prologue: Go Wayback! - Official Trailer | IGN Fan Fest 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbRDB5ygQ6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">An early access version of this title has been available on Steam and Epic Games Store since last year for $20. Greene says he&#8217;s &#8220;investigating&#8221; ways for players to get a refund. This early access build will remain available and will be free from now on.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The developer says this is all a response to the expenses involved with developing its in-house terrain-generation engine Melba. The company will continue making this tech, though with a smaller team. Melba was used to create maps for <em>Prologue: Go Wayback<\/em>. It&#8217;s also supposed to be a core component of an upcoming massive multiplayer game called <em>Artemis<\/em>. We don&#8217;t know where development stands on that one.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preface: Undiscovered World Early Access Trailer - PC Gamer Live: Most Wanted\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O-VdcMT5530?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>PUBG<\/em> first came out all the way back in 2017 and Greene left parent company Krafton to form PlayerUnknown Productions back in 2021. The company recently dropped a tech demo called <em>Preface: Undiscovered World<\/em> that uses Melba and lets people explore an &#8220;Earth-scale world generated in real-time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2186871\/pubg-creator-is-downsizing-his-studio-and-ending-development-of-a-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who purchased the early build of Prologue: Go Wayback! could get a refund. 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