PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Articles
Earlier this week, we mentioned that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds would be bringing in both Joker and Harley Quinn skins thanks to a partnership with DC. Those skin packages are now priced. Harley Quinn's "Daddy's Lil Monster" and baseball bat skins come in a bundle for "only" $25. The Joker Night Club Suit bundle is "only" $20. Both include new hair and makeup options as well. The skins will be available for purchase through January 30th.
For an indeterminate amount of time, XBox One players can download and play the full version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Heading to the Microsoft Store sees players able to download it immediately ahead of Microsoft's X018 event on Saturday, November 10th. The company is also promising "big news" for players so it's the perfect time to be playing. What remains unknown is how long the promotion will last and if there are any restrictions while playing.
It appears that PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds may soon be heading to PlayStation 4 at long last. The Korean Ratings Board provided a rating for the game in September, an almost sure sign of its imminent release. In addition, a poster at PSNProfiles.com (via ResetEra) has reignited the speculation with the discovery of a PSN library icon and and image of the well-known loading screen.
Well, it IS October, you know, and what says that more than pumpkin spice and the arrival of in-game Halloween celebrations? The PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds team has sent out a new video to showcase the holiday-themed skins that players will be able to trot out to "haunt" the battlefield over the coming days.
PlayerUknown's Battlegrounds players have 20,000 reasons to log into the game to check out the 50v50 Platoon event. Recently, players were faced with a number of issues in matchmaking and with overall connectivity. By way of apology, PUBG devs are giving everyone 20,000 BP and a black beanie with headphones. These goodies will need to be claimed by October 23rd.
If you've been wondering about the upcoming rank system coming to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, you're in luck! The PUBG team has released a new video to provide viewers with a bird's eye view of the system including how ranks are determined and seasonal play. The rank up system is now on live servers.
The PlayerUknown's Battlegrounds test server has been brought up to Update #22 that includes the new ranking system, some updates to menu wheels and marks the return of the map selection ability. Also included is a long list of bug fixes and tweaks to a variety of systems.
The latest PC update has been deployed to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Most notably, Update 21 brings the "much-requested" Training Mode into the game that allows players to "practice all aspects of PUBG gameplay" on a 2x2 map. In addition, players can check out the latest iteration of the PUBG rewards system that provides players with in-game items "just for playing PUBG and completing missions".
XBox One players can all take part in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds now that it has hit its full retail release. The release version comes with the addition of the Sanhok map along with new in-game rewards, and a "host of optimizations designed to give players the best PUBG experience on XBox One".
The PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Steam page has been updated with a new developer post announcing the "Fix PUBG" initiative and microsite. The goal of the campaign is for developers to "be entirely focused on addressing problems with the game, including bugs, long-needed QoL improvements and fundamental performance improvements". Throughout the process, specific plans and timelines will be revealed. "We'll deliver on our promises" the post reads.
The PlayerUknown's Battlegrounds Steam page has been updated with the notes for Update 19. This large update is firmly grounded in improving quality of life for players. In addition, dynamic weather will be added to Erangel and Miramar and it includes overcast, sunset, rain, fog and more.
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is getting a professional league that will debut in four regions in 2019. "Each league will include revenue share opportunities, with the first initiative available to teams in 2018" writes eSports Observer. PUBG professional esports competitions are already set for the next five years through 2023.
The latest PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds update to the test server has been deployed that mainly contains bug fixes that cropped up after the prior patch. In addition, one more update to close a significant bug that prevented players from reviving fallen companions and an incompatibility with cheat detection. Until that loophole is closed, the update will not be brought to live servers.
It appears that the legal tussle between Epic Games' Fortnite and PUBG Corp's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is at an end. According to Bloomberg, PUBG Corp has sent a letter to Epic Games to inform them that it was dropping the lawsuit originally filed in January 2018. There is no particular reason cited regarding why the suit was dropped, but it is possible that Tencent stepped in to stop the bickering as both companies have a relationship with the gaming conglomerate.
PUBG Corp has released the brand new 4x4 Sanhok map into PlayerUnknow'sn Battlegrounds. It is designed to provide players with speedier combat. The content addition is a free update for everyone and also comes alongside the new progression tracking system and the new Event Pass: Sanhok.