On March 10, Activision Blizzard launched its free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone. On the first day, the title’s player count exceeded 6 million.

Activision Blizzard is about to officially enter the market previously dominated by EA, Bluehole and Epic Games. A Call of Duty battle royale title called Warzone goes live today.

This summer saw a sharp decline in Fortnite viewership on Twitch. As it turns out, the game’s revenue in the US has also been on the decline. In July, it generated 52% less than the same month last year.

Among 25 highest-grossing mobile games in the second quarter of 2019, there are five battle royale titles. Sensor Tower breaks down how they fare in terms revenue and downlads.

The study by Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found 74% of gamers have suffered from various forms of toxic behavior.

The success of big games is measured, among other things, by the viewership they amass on video services. Epic Games decided to boost this metric.

According to Newzoo, as of May 2019, 41% of the U.S. gamers play either Fortnite, Apex Legends, or PUBG. It might be tempting to recognize battle royale as a genre in its own right that is distinct from shooter. However, the three titles do not share the same community, with people attracted to various battle royale games for different reasons.

Jordan becomes another country where you can no longer play PUBG. Jordan’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) banned PUBG last Thursday and is planning to ban six other video games. Fortnite is on that list too.

Tencent’s PUBG Mobile brought in $146m in May, according to Financial Times. This result makes it the world’s top-grossing mobile game.