'I'm pretty confident this isn't going to be in this year's Battlefield update' — PUBG: Dednet director Dave Curd explains how the '90s-inspired multiplayer shooter stands out with its zany abilities and unique style
When I bring this up to the game's creative director, Dave Curd, he tells me that is entirely the point."If you want to excite and delight people, you have to give them something fresh," he says me in an interview at Gamescom. "If you want a cool, stoic, mil-sim, take your pick; they're everywhere. But what everyone else can't do, and maybe they don't want to, is my take on this world, this lore, these characters, these abilities."Curd explains that the tone of PUBG: Dednet is like "my version of the 90s filtered through a meatgrinder," and you can certainly see that from the debut trailer.
- ▪When I bring this up to the game's creative director, Dave Curd, he tells me that is entirely the point."If you want to excite and delight people, you have to give them something fresh," he says me in an interview at Gamescom.
- ▪"If you want a cool, stoic, mil-sim, take your pick; they're everywhere.
- ▪But what everyone else can't do, and maybe they don't want to, is my take on this world, this lore, these characters, these abilities."Curd explains that the tone of PUBG: Dednet is like "my version of the 90s filtered through a meatgrinder
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Gaming 'I'm pretty confident this isn't going to be in this year's Battlefield update' — PUBG: Dednet director Dave Curd explains how the '90s-inspired multiplayer shooter stands out with its zany abilities and unique style News By James Pickard Published 14 September 2026 I slither into battle with a power drill-wielding doll on my shoulder When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Krafton) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Krafton announced PUBG: Dednet atGamescom this yearThe '90s-inspired shooter features some bonkers abilities"We're kind of…
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