PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS News

PUBG is Steam's top seller again

Once again, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is back at the top of the Steam top sellers list. The battle royale game is currently on discount, leading to a surge in new players.

From now until May 5, you can get PUBG at 50% off. Plenty have already taken advantage of this price, because the multiplayer game is Steam's top seller for this week. Right below it is Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang in second - the expansion was only available until April 30, meaning the FOMO likely kicked in hard for many players of the FPS game.

Two new arrivals join the chart this week: Total War: Rome Remastered, and Resident Evil Village. Our Joe Robinson called the former a "better remaster than most" in his review. A demo for the latter went live this weekend, and the Resident Evil Village release date being just days away obviously has players looking to be as ready as they can be for Lady Dimitrescu. Valheim moves down from eighth to tenth, and It Takes Two stays in third, only dropping one space from last week.

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Steam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 2 May 2021

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PCS 2021 Ruleset and Prizes

Hello PUBG Esports fans.

We received quite a bit of feedback following our announcement of the newly-introduced 2021 PCS ruleset. Your passion and honesty are always greatly appreciated and we want to continue the discussion regarding the concerns many of you had. Our goal with the changes is to elevate PUBG Esports for both the competitor and the viewer, so we’d like to take some time to talk about the update in a little more detail.

What you play is what you watch

Our aim with the updated ruleset is to bring PUBG Esports closer in line with the BattleRoyale gameplay experience. Winning is everything - whether you’re a solo, duos, or squads player, the Chicken Dinner is always the ultimate prize.

While the previous S.U.P.E.R. settings helped to establish a strong foundation for the competitive community by reducing some of the game’s more unpredictable elements, over time it has seen us move further away from the core concepts and objectives of Battle Royale. We’re eager to reduce the gap between what PUBG fans play, and what they watch.

There is something to be said about the sheer excitement that happens when a team wins a match. With the WWCD rules during PGI.S, we experienced many thrilling and adrenaline pumping moments throughout the tournament, and we want to maintain this feeling through future events.

How it Works

No change to the rules can be made without taking every step to maintain the element of fairness for our professional players.

Under the revised ruleset, some teams may be required to rethink their strategies and tactics, but across an increased number of matches per event, everyone will have a shot at earning a win. We’re raising the number of Grand Finals games played from 24 in PCS 2020 to 36 in PCS 2021.

Just like before, PCS events will host matches two days a week over a three week period - that means six match days in total. However, the following changes will be applied this time around:

Each day will have six matches, increased from four, leading to 12 matches per week and 36 matches in total.
Every week will be an individual league with prize money awarded to the top eight squads.
The team with the highest amount of prize money at the end of the tournament will be crowned champions.

Each team faces the same challenge at the start of a match: be the last squad standing. And to be champions, they’ll need to prove that they have the mettle to capture Chicken Dinners consistently throughout the event.

Earn to win

As explained above, the top teams will earn prize money across three competition weeks. There’s $70,000 USD on the line each week, with an extra $20,000 reserved for the series winner.

Kill points will still play an important factor in the new system, as equally matched teams will be separated by their kills. It will be the key factor in deciding the final rank. The deadliest player will even receive a bonus award! We’ll have more details on these soon, so stay tuned.

Keep the feedback coming

We know that this new direction is a big shift from the current ruleset, and we understand the concerns shared so far. But as we look to grow PUBG Esports through 2021 and beyond, we’re excited to revisit the core elements that make Battle Royale such a fun and unique genre to watch as well as play, and we’ll be listening to your feedback as we journey to the PUBG Global Championship.

As always, our sincerest thanks to all the PUBG esports fans out there for your love and enthusiasm. We’ll be back soon with more information on PCS4!

PUBG Esports team.

PUBG's new, pyjama-themed Survivor Pass is here

Update - April 28, 2021: The new PUBG update is live.

PUBG's 11.2 patch has come to PC and, boy, is it a big one. Alongside all the usual tweaks and bug fixes, we've got the new Survivor Pass, nerfs for drive-by shooting, and some redesign work for Erangel's bridges.

PUBG Studio has themed PUBG's new Survival Pass around a pyjama party, which feels oddly on point given that most of us have spent the last year in our pyjamas. You've got 30 rewards to pick up over 50 levels of tiers you can grind by earning XP in matches or completing missions. Cosmetics include pyjama-themed skins for your weapons - like the AUG - and outfits for yourself. Survivor Pass: Pajama Party kicks off today and ends on June 9. There's no grace period anymore, so make sure you pick up your gear.

PUBG's pesky drive-by tactic has also been nerfed. In-vehicle recoil for weapons has been bumped up by 10%, though this doesn't apply to sidearms. If you've been out of the loop, passenger stability in vehicles was buffed in a previous update. Combating players in cars became tricky as, well, they can fire upon you with no recoil while being hard to hit themselves.

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PUBG 2: release date, rumours, platforms, and more

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was one of the first stand alone battle royale games. While its popularity may have dipped in the wake of big releases like Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends, PUBG is still the only game that provides realistic gameplay in a modern day setting.

It'll come as no big surprise to hear, then, that a sequel to Brendan Greene's game is planned. Colloquially known as PUBG 2, the game is apparently in the works and will build on the foundations built by the first game.

While Krafton is also working on a number of other projects, including PUBG Mobile, PUBG: New State, and the highly anticipated Callisto Protocol game, PUBG 2 is the only game in that series that'll act as a direct successor and keep far away from the futuristic elements that have so far been teased elsewhere. Sounds good, right? Here's everything you need to know about PUBG 2, including the game's release date, rumours, platforms, and more.

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