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The best PC games

What are the best PC games available today? From triple-A world-beaters like GTA V to enchanting indie releases such as Rocket League, these classics are the biggest Steam games you can buy.

Finding the best PC games is no easy task. There are, you may have noticed, quite a lot of them. From Steam games to... all those other platforms you love so much, there has never been more choice available to the discerning PC gamer.

So let us help. Below you'll find our list of the best PC games you can play right now (before the shouting starts: this is not an 'all-time greats' round-up). We have tried to include a broad range of genres and have explained our picks using the medium of words. Whether you want to cruise around Blaine County in GTA V, explore a captivating abandoned house in What Remains of Edith Finch, or indulge in fantasy sex acts in the sublime The Witcher 3, these are the best PC games you can buy today...

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End of Season 8 Ranked and Rewards Announcement

With Season 8 drawing to a close, it’s time to unveil all the great and exclusive Ranked rewards you’ve been working for. We’ll also go over the schedules for Season 8 close and the start of Season 9, along with a new mode to look forward to next season.

Let’s get into it!

Season 8 Ranked Rewards Video
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[h2]Requirements for Earning Rewards[/h2]
PUBG's various Ranked rewards are earned depending on your final rank when the season ends. To be eligible, you’ll need to have at least completed your placement matches during the season, with additional awards being granted at Gold V and Diamond V tiers.

[h2]Season 8 Ranked Mode Rewards [/h2]
Those who have reached Gold V tier or higher are eligible for the first exclusive reward, the Season 8 Ranked UAZ skin! If you manage to fight your way up to Diamond V tier or above, you’ll also be rewarded with the Season 8 Ranked Parachute skin. Finally, players who rank in the top 500 in their region will also receive a special Top 500 emblem to show off their achievement.

You can check out your final Season 8 rank by visiting the STATS screen in your CAREER tab once Season 9 has begun. Visiting the LEADERBOARD section of this screen also shows you were among the top 500 if you managed to make it that high

Season 8 Emblems

You’ll earn an emblem that matches your end of season rank
The Top 500 players in each region will also earn a special TOP 500 emblem to commemorate their outstanding achievement

Season 8 Skins

Players who end the season in at least Gold V Tier will earn an exclusive Season 8 Vehicle Skin for the UAZ
Players who end the season in at least Diamond V Tier will receive both the Vehicle Skin and an exclusive Season 8 Parachute Skin

[h2]Upcoming Ranked Schedules[/h2]

Season 8 Ranked mode will end once servers go into maintenance on October 21st (KST) for PC players
Season 9 Ranked mode will begin when servers go live with the 9.1 update

[h2]How will my Rewards be Delivered?[/h2]
All rewards are granted automatically at the beginning of each new season. You may collect them from the pop-up screen you’ll see upon your first log-in of the new season.

[h2]Looking Forward[/h2]
Ranked Season 9 will start soon and features Ranked Solos for the first time, thanks to your feedback! That’s right, starting with Season 9, you’ll finally be able to test your skills in the traditional Battle Royale format, standing alone against an entire Battleground of enemies! We’re excited to debut this new ranked mode but for now, there’s still time to earn the Season 8 rewards before it ends. Drop in and Rank up today!

- The PUBG Dev Team

PUBG Arena mode returns for testing this week

September 23, 2020 PUBG's Arena mode is heading back to Labs for testing again, after being disabled last week.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds could be getting a "64-person, squad-based" Arena mode. Developer PUBG Corp. recently added the mode to the battle royale game's 'Labs' testing ground as a new experiment, which aims to combine "intense PUBG gunplay with the tactics of an arena shooter". It was disabled shortly after for game stability reasons, but goes back up for testing today (September 23).

"Arena mode is a 64-person, squad-based match that drops you into one of several sectioned-off zones on Erangel, Miramar, or Sanhok," a Labs blog post explains. "You'll fight it out with up to two other squads to claim victory in your arena. Should you lose, your team will lose one of its three chances, which eliminates you once they're gone." Score a victory, on the other hand, and you'll progress into the next round in a "stronger position" than your opponents that lost.

Once the game gets down to three squads or fewer, the mode switches players into a sudden death-style arena. At this point, it's winner-takes-all - regardless of who's got the most chances remaining. There are some other key differences to normal matches, too - primarily, that PUBG weapons don't spawn in the world. "Instead, you will need to use currency that you earn by eliminating other players to purchase your arsenal through the Loadout menu," the post says.

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Jump on a ferry to Erangel in PUBG's latest update

PUBG's new update is an interesting one, to say the least. PUBG Corp. has added a fleet of indestructible ferries to the Erangel map - for all the boat lovers out there. There must be some of you... One...? Oh well.

The four ferries will run on a circular route to and from Sosnovka Island, passing each other on the way - so watch out for enemy fire broadsiding you at the pass. The trip will only take a "couple of minutes" and the ferry will dock for around 20 seconds at each port. Moving away from the inherent comedy value of adding ferries to a military battle royale game, from a tactical perspective the lumbering ships offer an alternate route off the island.

As it stands, the only current way to get away from the island and the similarly-named Sosnovka Military Base where you'll likely be collecting loot is over one of the two bridges. These can prove nasty chokepoints and crossing on foot or by vehicle can leave you ripe for an ambush.

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PUBG's Arena Mode has been disabled after just one day

PUBG Corp. loves creating new modes and experiences within PUBG that are a breath of fresh air compared to the game's regular battle royale mode. However, it's latest creation has been disabled after approximately 24 hours because of stability issues.

The new Arena Mode, which launched yesterday on PUBG Labs, offered players a team-based, first-person perspective tournament experience within sections of the Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok maps. However, roughly 26 hours after it went live for PC players, it has been pulled as users have reported "a critical issue impacting game stability."

Arena Mode is being offered to PC and console players in two separate windows for each platform. This was the first PC window and was scheduled to last three days from September 18-21. This entire first window has now been dropped. The next PC window runs from September 25-28, so hopefully the issue will be fixed for then. This is also when console players can get their hands on Arena Mode for the first time in PUBG Labs.

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