The advantages of including your name in the title of a massively successful game cannot be overstated, a fact only Sid Meier and PlayerUnkown are intimately aware of. Sid Meier’s titular signature always struck me as a bit self-congratulatory, and the same could be said for PlayerUnkown, but there is a valid reason for their inclusion.
In the case of PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds, the name confers legitimacy and ownership. Brendan Greene created Arma 2 DayZ Battle Royale, Arma 3 Battle Royale, and consulted on H1Z1 King of the Kill. But Battlegrounds isn’t a mod, nor is it another developer’s work, PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds is a manifestation of Greene’s uncompromised vision.
Source : IGN.com
