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PGS 2 Participating Teams & Group Stage Announcement

Hello, PUBG Esports fans!

With regional qualifiers now complete, we'd like to officially announce the 24 PUBG Global Series Participants!



AMERICAS
- Soniqs
- FIUMBA
- Luminosity Gaming
- Friendly Fire

APAC
- Daytrade Gaming
- Forest Gaming
- THEERATHON FIVE
- CERBERUS Esports
- The Expendables
- Arena

ASIA
- 17Gaming
- Four Angry Men
- Petrichor Road
- TYLOO
- DD TEAM

- Gen.G
- Danawa e-sports
- Dplus KIA
- IFYOUMINE GAME PT

EMEA
- Natus Vincere
- Twisted Minds
- FaZe Clan
- Question Mark
- Sarvem Esports

[h2]Group Stage Announcement
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The teams have been balanced out into THREE groups, Group A, B and C.
Godspeed to all participants!

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Weekly Bans Notice (7/3~7/9)

Hello players!

We are sharing the banned players list for 7/3~7/9 to raise awareness about the abuse of illegal software and consequences of misconduct. Please refer to the list of players who have been banned for violating rules of conduct.

※ The banned players list attached on this page shows the in-game nicknames of the permanently banned accounts, and the first 3 letters of each nickname have been replaced with "*".
※ Please report illegal software and misconduct through in-game reports first and if you need additional assistance, please contact PUBG Support.
※ To ensure that your valuable account is not abused or banned for using illegal software/misconduct, please make sure you sign up for Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator.
※ How to Set Up Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator

We highly value your interest and opinions that contribute to PUBG's anti-cheat efforts. We will do our best to provide a fair gaming environment.

Thank you.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Anti-Cheat Team

2023 PUBG Survivor Summerfest

Hello players!

The PUBG Survivor Summerfest has officially launched, sizzling you into a diverse array of exciting new content and events. Get ready to dive into this hot festival throughout the months of July and August.

[h2]PUBG Survivor Summerfest
[/h2]Throughout the entire summer, series of exciting new updates will sequentially roll out, divided into four distinct lineups:

Lineup 1: Arcade & New Mode! PUBG Arcade Renewal. Unlock the ultimate fun!

Lineup 2: Mega Collaboration No. 1! Here comes a new PUBG challenger!

Lineup 3: Map Update! Into the stormy death race again.

Lineup 4: Mega Collaboration No. 2! Rev up your summer.

In addition, we're bringing you Special Drops, Partner Drops and a Throwdown!

We've also prepared a web-based event - the PUBG Summer Mission Event - that'll help you walk through all these enticing lineups.


[h2]PUBG Summer Mission Event
[/h2]The PUBG Summer Mission Event is a special event where you can obtain extra rewards by successfully completing specific Special Drops missions. Each lineup unveils its own distinct Special Drops mission. By completing these missions, you can earn stamps and reap rewards!

[h3]How to Participate
[/h3]- Visit the PUBG Survivor Summerfest website: pubg.com/events/2023summer
- Sign in using your KRAFTON ID.
- Upon successful login, select your gaming platform (you may select more than one).
- Press the Join Event button.
- Familiarize yourself with the specific Special Drops missions associated with each lineup.
- Once successful completion of a mission in-game, a Summer Stamp will automatically be added to your account on the website.
- Continue the cycle, gather all Summer Stamps, and receive abundant rewards!
- Please ensure that you carefully check the duration of each event in the lineup. Note that once the event has concluded, the opportunity to collect Stamps will no longer be available.

[h3]Rewards[/h3]
※ The potential rewards you can win vary based on the total number of Summer Stamps you've collected throughout the event. If you manage to secure all Summer Stamps, you'll be eligible to potentially win all four rewards. Aside from the Nameplate reward, all other rewards are awarded via a random selection process.

- Acquire 4 Summer Stamps and you could be one of 10 lucky winners drawn to receive a high-end gaming PC, equipped with an i9 processor and RTX 4090, valued at a price of $4,000.
- Collect at least 3 Summer Stamps and you enter the draw, where 100 winners will receive a PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Edition Razer Gaming Set. This includes the Razer Viper V2 Pro – PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Edition, Razer Huntsman V2 – PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Edition, Razer Barracuda X – PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Edition.
- Gather at least 2 Summer Stamps and you'll be entered into a draw. 1,000 winners will each get 500 G-COIN (7 days).
- And for everyone who obtains at least 1 Summer Stamp, you'll get a new summer-themed Nameplate.

[h3]Event Schedule
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Special Drops - July 2023


Greetings players!

Dive into the heat of the upcoming PUBG SURVIVOR SUMMERFEST with an exhilarating lineup of Special Drop events coming your way! Kickstart the fun with Summer Splash Bingo, uncovering a daily array of rewards. Lastly, don't miss out on the Midsummer Check-in event as well as our special Street Fighter collaboration!

*Event details can be checked via the in-game UI.

[h2]Summer Splash Bingo![/h2]
Sensing the winds of luck? Dive into the Summer Splash Bingo! Complete daily survival missions, earn tickets, and play Bingo for a chance to win numerous rewards. May the fortune be on your side.

[h3]Event Missions[/h3]
Ticket-accumulating daily missions:
  • Enter the lobby
  • Survive 15 minutes in total
  • Survive 30 minutes in total
    • Survival time includes time spent spectating your teammates
[h3]Event Rewards[/h3]
Random & Cumulative rewards for using tickets:
  • Arcade Junkie (Spray) x1
  • Hunter's Chest x3
  • Final Caw (Spray) x1
  • Contraband Coupon x40
  • Bluebomb Rush - Token (Spray) x1
  • 5000 BP
  • Credit x100
  • Survivor Scream (Spray) x1
  • Key Fragment x3
  • Victory Dance 117 (Emote) x1
  • Polymer x100
[h3]Event Schedule[/h3] PC
UTC: July 12, 2023, 7:00 AM - August 8, 2023, 7:00 AM

Console
UTC: July 20, 2023, 7:00 AM - August 16, 2023, 7:00 AM


[h2]Midsummer Check-in Event[/h2] Check out the revamped version of the event in our new "Midsummer Check-in Event" announcement!

[h2]Battle Street![/h2]
Have you ever dreamed of turning your enemies into a punching bag and getting rewarded for it? Join our Street Fighter collaboration event - the perfect mix of survival action and rewarding rumbles!

[h3]Event Missions[/h3]
  • Get 1 kill by punching an enemy
  • Get 3 kills by punching an enemy
  • Survive 15 minutes in a single match
    • Survival time includes time spent spectating your teammates
[h3]Event Rewards[/h3]
  • STREET FIGHTER 6 - Helmet (Level 3)
  • Hunter's Chest x2
  • Contraband Coupon x10
[h3]Event Schedule[/h3] PC/Console
UTC: July 26, 2023, 7:00 AM - August 8, 2023, 7:00 AM



Thank you.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Team

PUBG dev says it bans up to 100,000 accounts a week, and now it's deploying AI models to hunt the cheats




PUBG developer Krafton has a new blogpost from its anti-cheat team, discussing the omnipresent problem of cheating in the game and what it's doing to tackle the villains. It begins with a pretty astonishing demonstration of the scale of the problem: "Every week, the PUBG: Battlegrounds Anti-Cheat Team identifies and imposes permanent bans on an average of 60,000 to a maximum of about 100,000 accounts involved in the use, distribution, or sale of illegal software."..
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