PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS News

Introducing the new event page and upcoming events!

Hello Survivors!

Today, we're introducing our newly improved in-game Events Page to showcase ongoing and upcoming events to participate in and earn rewards.

Let's get right into it! Read on for more details, including our two upcoming events.

[h2]Event Page[/h2]

Find new events to participate in, with the PUBG Events Page!
Browse through the Event List and click 'Join Event' to participate.
Event rewards can only be redeemed during the event period.
There are more events to come! Keep an eye out for future event announcements

[h2]Event 1: El Solitario Collaboration Event[/h2]

Our first event celebrates our collaboration with El Solitario!

Click 'Join Event' on the Event Page to participate.
Play and complete daily missions to earn Event Points.
Collect points to redeem awesome El SOLITARIO skins!
Rewards: El Solitario Wolf Sweater, El Solitario Wolf Face Scarf

Event Schedule
PC: June 2 - June 22, 16:00 KST

[h2]Event 2: Weapon Skin Upgrade System Update Event[/h2]

To celebrate the launch of our Weapon Skin Upgrade system, we're giving you the opportunity to earn some free Contrabrand coupons!

Click 'Join Event' on the Event Page to participate.
Play and complete daily missions to earn Event Points.
Collect points to earn Contraband Coupons!
Multiple Contraband Coupons can be used to open Contraband crates.
Rewards: 90 Contraband Coupons

For more details on the Weapon Skin Upgrade System, check out the Update 12.1 patch notes!

Event Schedule
PC: June 2 - June 15, 16:00 KST

[h2]FAQ[/h2]

[h2]Where do I find the Event Page?[/h2]

Access the event page by clicking the Care Package icon at the top right corner of the main lobby screen.

Push notifications are also sent via the notification center.

[h2]Event Points[/h2]

Points acquired from each event will expire once the event period ends.
Don't forget to use up all your points prior to the event's end!

The PUBG Team

PUBG LABS: Racing Mode

Hello Survivors!

Racing Mode will soon arrive in PUBG LABS! Experience a new way to play on the Battlegrounds as you battle your opponents and race across tracks on the newly updated Miramar.

Choose your vehicle, buckle up and race hard!
[h2]Race Preparation [/h2]

Select your vehicle at race start.
- Available Vehicles: Motorcycle, Buggy, Coupe RB, Dirt Bike, Mirado.
- Each vehicle comes equipped with a set of different weapons.
- Use the F8 key (Console: D-Pad down) to toggle the vehicle selection UI and change vehicles.
  - Upon respawning, your selected vehicle will be spawned.

[h2]Race Start[/h2]

Players are spawned in their vehicle as the race countdown begins.
You won't be able to move or attack other players until the race starts.
Once the match starts, destroy anything in your path!
- At match start players are invincible for 10 seconds and 5 seconds after each respawn to prevent the frustration of being spawn killed.

[h2]Racetracks[/h2]

Racing Mode takes place at one of the two tracks shown above.
Both tracks are 1-way, with a static start and finish line.

[h2]Checkpoints[/h2]

Checkpoints serve as respawn points and you must drive through them to progress in the race.
Going off-track for too long engages an out of bounds timer and when the countdown hits zero, you will be respawned near the latest checkpoint you've passed.

[h2]Boost Crates[/h2]

Drive through red crates to collect boosts.
- Boost crates respawn a short time after being collected.
Boosts can be engaged with the shift key.
- Using a boost brings you to FULL-SPEED. Send it!
- When killed, you will respawn with your boost gauge set to max.
Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes are unable to use boosts.
- This is for balance gameplay balance reasons.

[h2]Ammo Crates[/h2]

Drive through blue crates to collect ammo.
- Crates provide a small amount of ammo for your equipped weapon.
- Ammo crates respawn a short time after being collected.

[h2]Race Completion[/h2]

The first player that crosses the finish line grabs the checkered flag and wins the race for their squad!
60 seconds after the winner crosses the finish line, the match will end.

[h2]Service Schedule[/h2]
LABS: Racing Mode will take place over two weeks, with Squads up first, followed by Solo matches.

PC Week 1 - Squads: June 3, 11 am - June 7, 4 pm KST
Week 2 - Solo: June 7, 16:30 - June 14, 16:00 KST

Console Week 1 - Squads: June 10 after maintenance - June 14, 16:00 KST
Week 2 - Solo: June 14, 16:30 - June 21, 16:00 KST
[h2]Match Settings[/h2]

Miramar, TPP only
Squad mode (first week), Solo Mode (second week)
Match time limit
- 10 Minutes
Max players
- PC: 20 players
- Console: 16 players
Minimum players
- Squad: 12 players
- Solo: 8 players

[h2]Notes When Playing in LABS[/h2]

LABS games do not provide XP for gameplay rewards
LABS gameplay will not count towards Career stats
LABS gameplay will not count towards Survivor Pass mission progress
LABS gameplay does not provide BP or additional rewards

The PUBG Team

PUBG Update 12.1's release time is nearly here

PUBG's new, big update is hitting the live servers on PC soon. Community manager Hawkins confirms on the battle royale's Discord server that live servers will enter maintenance for eight hours starting 5:30pm PDT / 8:30 EST on June 1 and 1:30am BST on June 2. While maintenance should take eight hours, keep in mind that something unexpected may pop up.

Once everything is looking in top shape, update 12.1 will hit the live servers for you PC players out there. You're getting the new and improved version of the classic Miramar map, which comes with visual improvements to terrain and foliage, less clutter in packed spaces to make for better shootouts, and more defined cliffs.

The new Miramar is more than a pretty picture, though. You're also getting a chonky new sniper called the Lynx AMR that can damage military equipment and armour. You can get it out of special creates, though that does mean that ammo is finite. If you fancy going fast, you can also hop on the new Miramar-exclusive quad bike. The other standout features include a weapon skin update system you can use to add new features and styles to your favourite guns and a scrap shop you can spend your, well, scrap at for contraband creates.

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PUBG's publisher is making a new game based on a series of Korean fantasy novels

The company that now owns PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Krafton, is working on a new game based on the series of popular Korean fantasy novels The Bird That Drinks Tears. While there's not a lot of information on what the game itself will look like, Krafton has enlisted the help of a Hollywood concept artist to establish a look and ambience for the game.

Dubbed Project Windless, Krafton's plans for The Bird That Drinks Tears extends beyond a single game - it aims to create a "larger multimedia franchise" based on the intellectual property. The novels are set in a distinctively Korean fantasy world that's populated with mythical creatures like dokkaebi (sometimes thought of as a 'Korean goblin' or nature spirit) and naga, and characters learn the Korean folk wrestling style of ssireum.

Artist Ian McCaig, who has done concept art for Star Wars characters and franchises like Harry Potter and The Avengers, is working with Krafton to visualise novelist Yeong-do Lee's universe. An early piece of art shows a wooden structure built high on a stone tor above the desert, with a long platform extending on one side.

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PUBG is adding respawns, footballs in the lobbies, and a gun you can't reload

I never got into PUBG. I didn’t enjoy putting all that time and effort into the game only to die once and be returned to the main menu. That’s why I spend my battle royale funtimes in Warzone, where I can at least punch my way back into the game. But in Playerunknown's Battlegrounds’s 2021 roadmap, they’ve announced a new map that will allow players to respawn. Depending on the turnaround time, I might just have to get back into Plunkbat.