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January Shop Update 2022

Hello Survivors!

Welcome to the first shop update of 2022.

In this January (and a bit of February) update, meet BATTLEGROUNDS Plus, new skins and items, WSUS updates, and a reopening of Your Shop! And last but not least, don’t forget to check out the end date reminders of skins and items leaving the shop very soon.

[h2]BATTLEGROUNDS Plus[/h2]



As PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is now free-to-play, this is a friendly reminder that players can now upgrade their accounts to BATTLEGROUNDS Plus for $12.99 USD to access certain in-game features and receive abundant in-game items! Read the Free-to-Play Announcement to learn more.

[h2]New Items and Skins[/h2]
※ The sales periods shown below are subject to change.
[h3]Free-to-Play Starter Pack[/h3]



Start out right with free-to-play with the starter package just for $1.99 USD!

Items List
  • Set
    • Starter Package
      • Spring Chick Jacket
      • Spring Chick Shirt
      • Spring Chick Shorts
      • 500 G-COIN
      • 10,000 BP
      • 50 Contraband Coupons
Sales Period:
  • PC & Console
    • PST: January 11 2022, After live server maintenance – No end date
    • CET: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – No end date
    • KST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – No end date
[h3]Tiger 2022[/h3]



Do you know the twelve animals of the Zodiac? 2022 happens to be the Year of the Tiger. Therefore, we’ve prepared tiger-based items that could help players show their power and bravery on the Battlegrounds.

Items List
  • Set
    • Striped Survivor Set (1090 G-COIN) 
    • Super Scary Tiger Set (500 G-COIN)
    • Wild Cat Set (1090 G-COIN)
  • Individual Items
    • Striped Survivor Hooded Jacket (700 G-COIN)
    • Striped Survivor Skirt (700 G-COIN)
    • Striped Survivor Shoes (150 G-COIN)
    • Super Scary Tiger Sweatshirt (200 G-COIN)
    • Super Scary Tiger Shorts (350 G-COIN)
    • Super Scary Tiger Shoes (150 G-COIN)
    • Wild Cat Hoodie (990 G-COIN)
    • Wild Cat Pants (400 G-COIN)
    • Wild Cat Shoes (200 G-COIN)
  • Nameplate 
    • Tiger Blood (500 G-COIN)
  • Emote
    • Victory Dance 76 (500 G-COIN)
    • Victory Dance 77 (500 G-COIN)
Sales Period:
  • PC
    • PST: January 25 2022, After live server maintenance – February 22, 2022, 6 PM
    • CET: January 26 2022, After live server maintenance – February 23 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: January 26 2022, After live server maintenance – February 23 2022, 11 AM
  • Console 
    • PST: January 25 2022, 8 PM – February 23 2022, 8 PM
    • CET: January 26 2022, 5 AM – February 24 2022, 5 AM
    • KST: January 26 2022, 1 PM – February 24 2022, 1 PM
[h3]The Magic Bomb[/h3]



Yes, this song and dance is here on the Battlegrounds.

Items List
  • Emote
    • Victory Dance – The Magic Bomb (600 G-COIN)
Sales Period:
  • PC
    • PST – PDT: February 1 2022, After live server maintenance – April 26 2022, 6 PM
    • CET – CEST: February 2 2022, After live server maintenance – April 27 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: February 2 2022, After live server maintenance – April 27 2022, 11 AM
  • Console 
    • PST – PDT: February 1 2022, 8 PM – April 27 2022, 8 PM
    • CET – CEST: February 2 2022, 5 AM – April 28 2022, 5 AM
    • KST: February 2 2022, 1 PM – April 28 2022, 1 PM
[h3]Mad Love[/h3]

Let’s fall madly in love with this year’s Valentine’s Day items!

Items List
  • Set
    • Mad Love Set (1190 G-COIN) 
    • Queen of Hearts Set (1590 G-COIN)
    • Valentine’s Day 2022 Level 1 Gear Bundle (650 G-COIN) 
    • Valentine’s Day 2022 Level 2 Gear Bundle (700 G-COIN) 
  • Individual Items
    • Mad Love Tophat (300 G-COIN)
    • Mad Love Vest (700 G-COIN)
    • Mad Love Pants (500 G-COIN)
    • Mad Love Boots (200 G-COIN)
    • Royal Flush Beret (300 G-COIN)
    • Queen of Hearts Dress (1490 G-COIN)
    • Queen of Hearts Shoes (500 G-COIN)
  • Emote
    • Victory Dance 78 (500 G-COIN)
    • Victory Dance 79 (500 G-COIN)
Sales Period:
  • PC
    • PST – PDT: February 8 2022, After live server maintenance – March 29 2022, 6 PM
    • CET – CEST: February 9 2022, After live server maintenance – March 30 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: February 9 2022, After live server maintenance – March 30 2022, 11 AM
  • Console 
    • PST – PDT: February 8 2022, 8 PM – March 30 2022, 8 PM
    • CET – CEST: February 9 2022, 5 AM – March 31 2022, 5 AM
    • KST: February 9 2022, 1 PM – March 31 2022, 1 PM
[h2]Weapon Skin Update[/h2][h3]Contraband Crate[/h3]
Meet the Extinction series of Beryl M762 and M24.



New Items
Tier
Probability
[BATTLESTAT] Extinction – Beryl M762
Epic
0.75%
[BATTLESTAT] Extinction – M24
Epic
0.75%
[BATTLESTAT] Gold Plate Jinglebolt – Kar98k
Epic
1.00%
Turquoise Delight – Kar98k
Epic
1.00%
Turquoise Delight – M16A4
Epic
1.00%
Raceway – P90
Elite
1.25%
Raceway – AKM
Elite
1.25%
Raceway – UMP45
Elite
1.25%
Gold Plate – Groza
Elite
1.70%
Tick Tock – QBZ
Elite
1.70%
Ugly Holiday – Mk14
Elite
1.60%
Ugly Holiday – Tommy Gun
Elite
1.60%
Ugly Holiday – M416
Elite
1.60%
Silver Plate – SCAR-L
Elite
1.70%
Lethal Labyrinth – Groza
Rare
2.40%
Lethal Labyrinth – Mk47 Mutant
Rare
2.40%
Lethal Labyrinth – S12K
Rare
2.40%
Jungle Digital – SKS
Rare
2.50%
Turquoise Delight – P1911
Rare
2.50%
Gold Plate – UMP45
Rare
2.50%
Gold Plate  – Sawed-Off
Rare
2.50%
Silver Plate – Vector
Rare
2.50%
Silver Plate – Tommy Gun
Rare
2.50%
Gold Plate – Vector
Rare
2.50%
Noxious Warfare – Crossbow
Special
2.60%
Noxious Warfare – P92
Special
2.60%
Noxious Warfare – Mosin Nagant
Special
2.60%
Noxious Warfare – M16A4
Special
2.60%
Clay-cracked Crowbar
Special
2.40%
Clay-cracked – DP-28
Special
2.40%
Clay-cracked Machete
Special
2.40%
Gold Plate – Win94
Special
2.80%
Silver Plate – VSS
Special
2.80%
Silver Plate – AUG
Special
2.80%
Silver Plate – S1897
Special
2.80%
Silver Plate – DP-28
Special
2.80%
Rugged (Orange) – Kar98k
Special
2.80%
Rugged (Orange) – SCAR-L
Special
2.80%
Schematics x3
–
0.90%
Schematics x1
–
0.90%
Polymers x200
–
1.50%
Polymers x100
–
3.50%
Polymers x50
–
13.15%
[h3]Hideout[/h3]
Sales Period:
  • PC
    • PST – PDT: January 11 2022, After live server maintenance – April 29 2022, 6 PM
    • CET – CEST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 11 AM
  • Console 
    • PST – PDT: January 11 2022, After live server maintenance – April 29 2022, 8 PM
    • CET – CEST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 5 AM
    • KST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 1 PM
New Items
Price
EXTINCTION – CONTRABAND CRATE (OPEN 1)
200 G-COIN
EXTINCTION – CONTRABAND CRATE (OPEN 10)
1800 G-COIN
EXTINCTION – CONTRABAND CRATE (OPEN 1)
10 Contraband Coupon
[h3]Scrap Broker[/h3]
Sales Period:
  • PC
    • PST – PDT: January 11 2022, After live server maintenance – April 29 2022, 6 PM
    • CET – CEST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 11 AM
  • Console 
    • PST – PDT: January 11 2022, After live server maintenance – April 29 2022, 8 PM
    • CET – CEST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 5 AM
    • KST: January 12 2022, After live server maintenance – April 30 2022, 1 PM
New Items
Price
[BATTLESTAT] Extinction – Beryl M762
1000 Scrap
[BATTLESTAT] Extinction – M24
1000 Scrap
[h2]Your Shop[/h2]



Test your luck and grab discounted goods as Your Shop reopens this month!
  • Service Date
    • PC
      • PST: January 25 2022, After live server maintenance – February 16 2022, 6 PM
      • CET: January 26 2022, After live server maintenance – February 17 2022, 3 AM
      • KST: January 26 2022, After live server maintenance – February 17 2022, 11 AM
    • Console
      • PST: January 25 2022, 6 PM – February 16 2022, 8 PM
      • CET: January 26 2022, 3 AM – February 17 2022, 5 AM
      • KST: January 26 2022, 11 AM – February 17 2022, 1 PM
[h2]Items and Skins End Date Reminder[/h2][h3]Festive Season[/h3]

Hey, who said Christmas was over? The festive season will continue for a little longer.

Items List
  • Set
    • Polar Bear Pack (1290 G-COIN) 
    • Festive Bundle (1990 G-COIN) 
    • Season’s Greetings Set (1090 G-COIN) 
    • Santa Selfie Pack (500 G-COIN) 
  • Individual Items
    • Polar Bear Mask (600 G-COIN)
    • Polar Bear Suit (800 G-COIN)
    • Polar Bear Feet (200 G-COIN)
    • Festive Fur Coat (990 G-COIN)
    • Plaid Sugarplum Top (700 G-COIN)
    • Plaid Sugarplum Skirt (990 G-COIN)
    • Holiday Ribbon Shoes (700 G-COIN)
    • Season’s Greetings Dress (990 G-COIN)
    • Pom Pom Slips (500 G-COIN)
    • Santa Selfie Hoodie (350 G-COIN)
    • Santa Selfie Pants (350 G-COIN)
  • Nameplate
    • Snow Globe (500 G-COIN)
    • Deadly Greetings (500 G-COIN)
    • Frosty (500 G-COIN)
  • Emote
    • Victory Dance 75 (600 G-COIN)
Sales End Date:
  • PC
    • PST: February 8 2022, 6 PM
    • CET: February 9 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: February 9 2022, 11 AM
  • Console 
    • PST: February 16 2022, 8 PM
    • CET: February 17 2022, 5 AM
    • KST: February 17 2022, 1 PM
[h3]GodV[/h3]
Don’t miss our collaborative items with PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS professional player GodV.

Items List
  • Set
    • GodV Bundle (1340 G-COIN)
  • Individual Items
    • GodV’s Onesie (1000 G-COIN)
    • GodV’s M416 (990 G-COIN)
Sales End Date:
  • PC
    • PST: February 15 2022, 6 PM
    • CET: February 16 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: February 16 2022, 11 AM
  • Console
    • PST: February 15 2022, 8 PM
    • CET: February 16 2022, 5 AM
    • KST: February 16 2022, 1 PM
[h3]Emotes[/h3]
Strut your moves with these emotes before they’re gone!

Items List
  • Victory Dance 39 (400 G-COIN)
  • Slow-dodge (300 G-COIN)
  • Victory Dance 40 (500 G-COIN)
Sales End Date:
  • PC
    • PST: February 7 2022, 6 PM
    • CET: February 8 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: February 8 2022, 11 AM
  • Console
    • PST: February 21 2022, 9 PM
    • CET: February 22 2022, 6 AM
    • KST: February 22 2022, 2 PM
Items List
  • Victory Dance 41 (500 G-COIN)
  • Victory Dance 42 (500 G-COIN)
Sales End Date:
  • PC
    • PST: February 11 2022, 6 PM
    • CET: February 12 2022, 3 AM
    • KST: February 12 2022, 11 AM
  • Console
    • PST: February 21 2022, 9 PM
    • CET: February 22 2022, 6 AM
    • KST: February 22 2022, 2 PM

See you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Team

PUBG is now free-to-play, but you can't play it yet

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - wait, sorry, I mean PUBG: Battlegrounds - is now free-to-play. Just don't expect to actually be able to, you know, play it yet. Servers are down for 38 hours of maintenance ahead of the official free launch on January 12, but you can go ahead and download the game ahead of the release.


You can head over to Steam (or the Xbox or PlayStation stores) to grab PUBG for yourself and start downloading now. With maintenance expected to last 38 hours, PC servers should be back online at 11pm PST on January 11, or 3am EST / 8am GMT on January 12, giving you ample time to get ready to drop. (Console servers will be up one hour later worldwide, according to the patch notes.)


The free-to-play release coincides with the launch of patch 15.2, which introduces an array of new tutorial and training options, including a bot match that pits you against 99 AI opponents. The other big addition is tactical gear, an option which lets you give up your primary weapon slot in favour of a powerful strategic gadget, like a drone or EMT gear.


Read the rest of the story...


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PUBG's free-to-play update adds tactical gear and refreshed training modes

PUBG's free-to-play update adds tactical gear and refreshed training modes

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - PUBG: Battlegrounds, if you're fancy - is going free-to-play next week with oodles of new and reworked features. Alongside two new in-game tutorials and improved training modes, you're getting new tactical items to change the way you play.


The tactical gear will take up your primary weapon slot, which Krafton hopes will lead to more creative long-term strategies from players. You can use a drone to scout ahead and pick up items without facing direct combat, though other players can shoot it down. If you recall your flying gizmo, it'll auto-pilot towards your position in a straight line unless you fancy piloting it yourself.


You can also loot the new EMT gear from crates if you fancy taking up the role of a healer on your team. The tactical gear comes with myriad passive buffs that'll let you heal or revive a teammate in three seconds. Bandages and first aid kits will also heal players to maximum health. Two stacks of bandages will spawn alongside EMT gear, though you can use your ally's healing items when lending them a hand.


Read the rest of the story...


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PC & Console Patch Notes - Update 15.2



[h2]Free to Play Transition [/h2]


Hello, Survivors. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has advanced through various platforms to share its unique Battle Royale experience with a broader audience. Now with our free-to-play transition, we want to further expand our community, provide faster matchmaking, and the opportunity to meet more opponents. After the transition free-to-play, BATTLEGROUNDS Plus account is added and all players who have owned and played PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS before the free-to-play service transition will automatically receive the PUBG – SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE PACK.

We look forward to sharing our unique Battle Royale experience with more survivors. For details on the free play service transition, please check the Free-to-Play Announcement.

[h2]Live Maintenance Schedule [/h2]
Please note that the maintenance time may take longer than usual, as we will be updating each platform’s store and distributing rewards to our existing players. The Test Server will close along with the Live Server Maintenance. Due to the transition to free-to-play, the 15.2 Live Server will go under  maintenance at the same time on both PC and Console. 
  • Free-to-play Service Transition: After the live server maintenance on January 12, 2022.
  • Server Maintenance Schedule
    • PST: January 10, 2022 10 AM – Until maintenance end on January 12, 2022 (TBD)
    • CET: January 10, 2022 7 PM – Until maintenance end on January 12, 2022
    • KST: January 11, 2022 3 AM – Until maintenance end on January 12, 2022
[h2]15.2 Highlights[/h2]
To be updated with the Live Server update.

※ Please keep in mind that the features and updates we provide below may be modified or even possibly removed due to reasons such as bugs, in-game issues, and/or community feedback. We will update our players if such changes occur.

Gameplay Updates


[h2]New Feature: Tactical Gear [/h2]

We’ve decided to introduce a whole new category of tactical items, Tactical Gear, that strays from pure gunplay to provide our players various options for improving their in-game performances.

As Tactical Gear will be taking up players’ primary weapon slots, we hope this will allow players to come up with more creative long-term strategies.

Tactical Gear: Drone



The Drone is a Tactical Gear that allows players to scout a far distance safely and even pick up an item without facing the risk of direct combat.

A Fond Farewell to 2021

Hello Survivors,

As the days tick down towards 2022, we want to take a quick moment to thank you for an amazing and productive year.

2021 saw many changes to the Battlegrounds, including the following:

  • We released Taego, a brand new 8×8 Battleground with a Korean theme.
  • Introduced new LABS modes, including the return of Fantasy Battle Royale and Zombie Mode.
  • Hosted several global events and tournaments, giving out millions in cash prizes.
  • Added several new weapons, vehicles, utility items, etc to diversify your drops.


And so much more.



But the New Year is a time to look forward. As you may have seen, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is going Free-to-play on January 12th! Now anybody can experience the thrills and chaos of the Battlegrounds alongside our dedicated, longtime fans. So squad up, make your new year’s resolution to eat more chicken with your pals, and start the new year off with a bang!

Thank you as always for your continued love and support and we’ll see you on the Battlegrounds in 2022!

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Team