PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS News

Street Fighter 6 and PUBG. On the surface, it seems like a strange combination. Capcom's beat-'em-up is about fast combos, melee combat, and knocking out rivals in style. Krafton's battle royale game on the other hand usually involves cerebral tactics, chipping away at enemies from afar, and dying in dismal and often slapstick fashion. But with the latest PUBG collaboration, even if you do get wiped out with a Molotov in the first phase, you can at least look kind of cool, in outfits inspired by Chun-Li, Ryu, Cammy, and more. Plus, there are tweaks to the new arcade game modes and a bunch of new prizes and gear. The biggest battle royale on Steam just got a lot more stylish - it's time for some shootin' and Hadouken.

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• Brand New Map: Riviera
  
• Perspective: FPP only
  
• Total Players: 12
  • 6v6 with players divided into 2 teams.
• Matching: Solo or Premade squads up to 6 players.
  
• Rounds: Maximum of 12 rounds. The first team to get to 7 round wins.
  • 2 Bonus rounds in case of a draw.
    
  • Round time: 2 mins 30 secs.
• Mid-Game Join System
  • Players can join an ongoing Bluebomb Rush session if one or more participants leave the match.
    
  • This system is only available during the first 3 rounds of a match.
• Bluebomb Rush mode is playable through Arcade.
  
• Bots are not available in this mode.
  

1. The Attacking Team, whose objective is to install the Blue Zone Generator within the round time and defend it until it detonates.
   
2. The Defending Team, whose objective is to prevent the attacking team from planting the Blue Zone Generator within the round time or to dismantle it once installed.
   
3. At the start of the seventh round, teams will be switched (Offense ↔ Defense).
   

• Every member of the Attacking Team starts with the Blue Zone Generator in their inventory.
  
• Every member of the Defending Team starts with a Dismantle Kit in their possession.
  
• The Blue Zone Generator can be installed in one of the two designated sites A or B.
  
• The Defending Team can dismantle the Blue Zone Generator with a Dismantle Kit.
  
• The Blue Zone Generator extends the round's duration and explodes a while after installation.
  
  
  • Upon installing a Blue Zone Generator, the round concludes within 60 seconds regardless of the remaining round time, with the generator detonating if not disarmed within this timeframe.
    
  • The explosion of a Blue Zone Generator brings instant death to players within its effective range.
    

• The Attacking Team secures the round in one of the cases below.
  • Attacking Team successfully installed and defended Blue Zone Generator until it detonates.
    
  • Attacking Team defeated all of the opposing team's players.
• The Defending Team wins by following one of the rules below.
  • The round time ended without the Blue Zone Generator being installed.
    
  • The Blue Zone Generator was dismantled before its explosion.
    
  • All of the opposite team's players were defeated.
    • In cases where the Blue Zone Generator is already installed, even if all players of the attacking team are eliminated, the defending team must successfully dismantle the Blue Zone Generator in order to win the round.
      

• The team that wins 7 rounds first, wins the match.
  
• If a winner is not determined after 12 rounds, and the score is tied at 6:6, 2 additional Bonus Rounds will be played where:
  • Bonus Rounds include one round as the attacking team and one round as the defending team.
    
  • In the first Bonus Round, your team will retain the same role (attack/defense) as in the first round of the game.
    
  • Each time a Bonus Round begins, all items and coins that players had in possession are reset, and 7000 coins are distributed.
• In case of a draw event after the Bonus Rounds, the game's outcome will be decided based on the following:
  • The team with the highest number of installation score wins.
    
  • If the installation score is the same, the team with the most kills wins.
    
  • If both are equal, the game is declared a draw.
    

• The shop will be displayed automatically before each round starts.
  • If you closed the shop, simply press the ',' (comma) key to reopen it.
• The shop can be used by players to purchase various weapons and items in the first 30 seconds of each round.
  • The currency in the shop is Coins, which can be obtained by defeating enemies, winning rounds, and other activities.
    
  • At the start of the game, each player is given 1000 coins.
    
  • In the 7th round, when the teams switch roles, all previously held items and coins are reset, and players are given 1000 coins.
• Weapons purchased come with preset attachments.
  • Some of the attachments can be replaced by accessing an attachment box located at your team's starting location.
• Any items retained from a previous round will stay with the player, provided they didn't die in that round.
  
• If a player purchased a weapon while previously holding one, the old weapon will be dropped on the ground and can be picked by other players.
  

• SRs deal more damage in this mode.
  
• SMGs deal less damage in this mode.
  
• New item: Mini smoke grenade, which has a shorter duration and a smaller radius compared to the original.
  
• Items can also be picked up from fallen players' loot crates, just like in the original Battle Royale mode.
  

• The footstep sound volume has been modified:
  • Walking: Footstep sound has been completely removed.
    
  • Running & Sprinting: Sound has been slightly reduced.
• The audible range of sound has been adjusted:
  • All character-generated sounds have their range reduced by approximately 50%.
    

• If a character's health reaches 0, the character will be knocked down.
  
• A knocked down player can be revived by their teammates, which takes approximately 8 seconds.
  
• Players who get knocked down steadily lose health, and if not revived within 20 seconds, get eliminated from the round.
  

• Arcade gameplay does not provide XP or gameplay rewards.
  
• Arcade gameplay will not be reflected on the Career page.
  
• Arcade gameplay will not be reflected in your Match History.
  
• Arcade gameplay does not support replays.
  

• Play 5 matches
  
• Play 10 matches
  
• Get 10 total kills or assists
  
• Get 20 total kills or assists
  
• Install Bluezone Generator 1 time
  
• Dismantle Bluezone Generator 1 time
  
• Purchase 100 total items
  
• Donate 10 times
  

• Supply Loot Cache x10
  
• Contraband Coupon x20
  
• Hunter's Chest x1
  
• Key Fragment x3
  
• Bluebomb Rush - Generator (Spray)
  
• Bluebomb Rush - Dismantle Kit (Spray)
  

• Investigation Period: 2023/07/03~2023/07/09
  
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