{"id":2173704,"date":"2026-10-01T12:03:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2173704"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:03:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:03:41","slug":"krafton-pulls-the-plug-on-another-pubg-game-black-budget-less-than-a-year-after-it-was-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2173704","title":{"rendered":"Krafton pulls the plug on another PUBG game, Black Budget, less than a year after it was announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a 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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-10-01T12:03:41+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Oct. 1, 2026, 12:03 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/krafton-pulls-the-plug-on-another-pubg-game-black-budget-less-than-a-year-after-it-was-announced?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"header_actions\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds\">PUBG<\/a> publisher Krafton announced today it is ending development of PUBG: Black Budget, the extraction shooter spin-off announced nearly a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Krafton broke the news on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4077740\/view\/675133527946166413?l=english\">Black Budget&#8217;s Steam page<\/a>, saying the decision was made following an internal review. &#8220;After reviewing the project&#8217;s development status and future direction, we concluded that its current direction would not allow us to deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term,&#8221; Krafton wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have therefore made the difficult decision to end development of PUBG: Black Budget. We sincerely thank everyone who took the time to participate in our closed alpha tests and share their feedback.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pubgs-new-extraction-shooter-looks-to-take-on-arc-raiders-and-escape-from-tarkov-as-closed-alpha-test-arrives-on-steam-next-month\">PUBG: Black Budget, first revealed in November 2025<\/a>, was positioned as the next major PUBG game, blending extraction shooter elements with those typical of battle royale games. The PvEvP first-person shooter took place on an island trapped in a time loop, and featured strange weather phenomena and other anomalies that were meant to make each match feel different.<\/p>\n<p>Black Budget is now the second PUBG spin-off to have been publicly cancelled. PUBG: Blindspot, the 5v5 top-down tactical shooter that borrowed from Rainbow Six Siege, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/krafton-cancels-f2p-pubg-spin-off-pubg-blindspot-after-just-2-months\">was cancelled in March after just two months in early access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since its reveal, Black Budget hosted several closed tests, with the most recent &#8211; and biggest &#8211; having taken place in June. The game has seemingly been in development for years; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-people-behind-pubg-plan-to-take-on-escape-from-tarkov-and-dmz-with-an-extraction-shooter-of-their-own\">first spotted in a 2023 Krafton financial report<\/a>, before the publisher announced later that year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pubg-studios-project-black-budget-will-release-sooner-than-expected-says-publisher-krafton\">it was aiming to release the game in the second half of 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear what the team&#8217;s next project is going to be, and today&#8217;s post offers few clues there. &#8220;PUBG Studios will carry what we learned from development and testing into future projects, continuing to listen to players as we explore new gameplay experiences,&#8221; Krafton wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The next PUBG spin-off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pubg-dednet-developer-argues-making-a-game-for-the-mass-market-where-nobodys-too-offended-and-everybody-kind-of-likes-it-has-become-box-office-poison\">PUBG: Ded.Net, was announced at gamescom in August<\/a>. Developed by Krafton&#8217;s Madison, Wisconsin studio, Ded.Net is a multiplayer shooter with an 80s aesthetic and roguelite elements, and it&#8217;s unlike anything else seen in the series so far.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\" data-autopogo>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds\">PUBG<\/a> publisher Krafton announced today it is ending development of PUBG: Black Budget, the extraction shooter spin-off announced nearly a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Krafton broke the news on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/4077740\/view\/675133527946166413?l=english\">Black Budget&#8217;s Steam page<\/a>, saying the decision was made following an internal review. &#8220;After reviewing the project&#8217;s development status and future direction, we concluded that its current direction would not allow us to deliver an experience players could enjoy over the long term,&#8221; Krafton wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have therefore made the difficult decision to end development of PUBG: Black Budget. We sincerely thank everyone who took the time to participate in our closed alpha tests and share their feedback.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pubgs-new-extraction-shooter-looks-to-take-on-arc-raiders-and-escape-from-tarkov-as-closed-alpha-test-arrives-on-steam-next-month\">PUBG: Black Budget, first revealed in November 2025<\/a>, was positioned as the next major PUBG game, blending extraction shooter elements with those typical of battle royale games. The PvEvP first-person shooter took place on an island trapped in a time loop, and featured strange weather phenomena and other anomalies that were meant to make each match feel different.<\/p>\n<p>Black Budget is now the second PUBG spin-off to have been publicly cancelled. PUBG: Blindspot, the 5v5 top-down tactical shooter that borrowed from Rainbow Six Siege, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/krafton-cancels-f2p-pubg-spin-off-pubg-blindspot-after-just-2-months\">was cancelled in March after just two months in early access<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Since its reveal, Black Budget hosted several closed tests, with the most recent &#8211; and biggest &#8211; having taken place in June. The game has seemingly been in development for years; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-people-behind-pubg-plan-to-take-on-escape-from-tarkov-and-dmz-with-an-extraction-shooter-of-their-own\">first spotted in a 2023 Krafton financial report<\/a>, before the publisher announced later that year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pubg-studios-project-black-budget-will-release-sooner-than-expected-says-publisher-krafton\">it was aiming to release the game in the second half of 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear what the team&#8217;s next project is going to be, and today&#8217;s post offers few clues there. &#8220;PUBG Studios will carry what we learned from development and testing into future projects, continuing to listen to players as we explore new gameplay experiences,&#8221; Krafton wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The next PUBG spin-off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pubg-dednet-developer-argues-making-a-game-for-the-mass-market-where-nobodys-too-offended-and-everybody-kind-of-likes-it-has-become-box-office-poison\">PUBG: Ded.Net, was announced at gamescom in August<\/a>. Developed by Krafton&#8217;s Madison, Wisconsin studio, Ded.Net is a multiplayer shooter with an 80s aesthetic and roguelite elements, and it&#8217;s unlike anything else seen in the series so far.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Krafton pulls the plug on another PUBG game, Black Budget, less than a year after it was announced Would not be &#8220;an experience players could enjoy over the long term&#8221;. 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