{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1e94b46ea30167d5dd041a11","clusterId":"c_6df8b1ee2458f67b66b20198","slug":"krafton-cancels-pubg-black-budget-extraction-shooter","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"KRAFTON Cancels PUBG: Black Budget Extraction Shooter","summary":"KRAFTON's PUBG STUDIOS ended development of PUBG: Black Budget on October 1, 2026. The PvPvE extraction shooter had run two closed alpha tests, one in December after a November announcement, and a second this June, without reaching release. The studio reviewed the project's development status and future direction and concluded that under the current direction it could not deliver an experience players would enjoy over the long term. The game put up to 45 players into three-person squads on a 2.5km by 2.5km island, with matches capped at 30 minutes and three factions handing out contracts. KRAFTON thanked the players who joined the tests and sent feedback. PUBG STUDIOS said it will carry what it learned from development and testing into its next project and keep exploring new gameplay experiences. In the same franchise, KRAFTON announced PUBG: DED.NET at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026.","whyItMatters":"PUBG: Black Budget is the second PUBG side project to end without a full release, after PUBG: BLINDSPOT left early access and shut down on March 30.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe near-future sci-fi shooter cast players as veterans hired for a top-secret operation on an island at the edge of the world, trapped in a time loop and afflicted by supernatural phenomena the game called Anomalies. Squads recovered artifacts, ran investigations, and uncovered a classified plan, while contracts came from three existing factions and the play area shrank as the Anomaly spread.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevelopment ran out of time to reach players. The title was announced in November, held its first closed alpha in December, then ran a second closed alpha in June.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePUBG: BLINDSPOT, the top-down competitive shooter, was in early access from February and ended service on March 30.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003ePUBG: DED.NET, announced at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, is a roguelite multiplayer shooter set in a 1990s occult horror world, with closed beta registration open.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe studio credited the closed alpha tests as the source of the lessons it plans to carry forward.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"PUBG: Black Budget ran two closed alpha tests and still never reached a build worth shipping. KRAFTON's cost is the months of work; the gain is a tested formula it can fold into PUBG: DED.NET.","twitterPost":"Two closed alpha tests for PUBG: Black Budget produced no release. KRAFTON keeps the design lessons, not the game.","threadsPost":"KRAFTON cancels PUBG: Black Budget after two closed alpha tests and no release. The 45-player, three-faction island was the riskiest pitch in the PUBG franchise. The lesson KRAFTON keeps may surface in PUBG: DED.NET, which was announced at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026.","newsletterBlurb":"KRAFTON pulled the plug on PUBG: Black Budget on October 1, 2026, after two closed alpha tests and no release. The extraction shooter put 45 players on a 2.5km island with 30-minute matches. PUBG STUDIOS says it will reuse the development insights in its next project.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/755/G075556/20261001018/\",\"title\":\"PUBG's new extraction shooter 'PUBG: Black Budget' canceled; insights from development and testing to be used in next project\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261001-471212/\",\"title\":\"PUBG PvPvE Extraction Shooter 'PUBG: Black Budget' Quietly Cancelled; Multiple Playtests but Never Released\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":9509,"outputTokens":1228,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791059364,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T20:27:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T20:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T20:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6df8b1ee2458f67b66b20198","canonicalTitle":"PUBGの新作エクストラクションシューター「PUBG: Black Budget」，開発を中止。開発とテストで得た知見は，次のプロジェクトに","representativeArticleId":"a_02cb7fe220e4f3e43c57eeda","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PUBG: Black Budget\",\"PUBG\"],\"studios\":[\"KRAFTON\",\"PUBG Studios\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-01T04:41:36.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-01T08:32:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T20:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/755/G075556/20261001018/","title":"PUBGの新作エクストラクションシューター「PUBG: Black Budget」，開発を中止。開発とテストで得た知見は，次のプロジェクトに"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261001-471212/","title":"『PUBG』のPvPvE脱出シューター『PUBG: Black Budget』ひっそり開発終了。プレイテストを重ねるもリリースに至らず"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PUBG: Black Budget","PUBG"],"studios":["KRAFTON","PUBG Studios"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["KRAFTON canceled development of PUBG: Black Budget on October 1, 2026.","PUBG: Black Budget held two closed alpha tests, one in December after a November announcement and a second in June, and never released.","PUBG: Black Budget was a PvPvE extraction shooter with matches of up to 45 players in three-person squads on a 2.5km by 2.5km map, capped at 30 minutes.","KRAFTON announced PUBG: DED.NET, a roguelite multiplayer shooter, at gamescom Opening Night Live 2026.","KRAFTON said insights from development and testing of PUBG: Black Budget will be used in its next project."]}