PUBG, the game that Fortnite copied, copies Fortnite by bringing back the battle royale shooter’s original map

Erangel Classic returns for two weeks next month

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds- aka the game that inspired and then was overtaken byFortnite’sBattle Royalemode - is seemingly borrowing a leaf from its cartoony cousin’s playbook by resurrecting its original map.

As well as the wider gameplay tweaks, once you’ve landed on the island the Tommy Gun will once again appear in care packages and you’ll be able to grab clothes and helmets from the floor, just like the old (seven years ago) days.

Erangel Classic will replace the latest evolution of the game’s map for two weeks from May 14th until May 28th, during which you’ll be able to find it by entering a Normal Match.

No doubt PUBG’s devs are hoping the blast from the past does for the slightly greyer battle royale shooter what it did for Fortnite, witha record-breaking 44 million playersplaying the shooter-slash-virtual music concert-slash-Lego toybox-slash-Disney game-slash-metaverse-slash-survival game-slash-money printer.

The seemingly Fortnite-inspired move is the second such nod PUBG has made toward its ridiculously popular rival in recent months, with therecent introduction of destructible terrainputting it closer to the build-and-destroy loop of its crafty counterpart.