Hello Survivors!

It’s hot, which means we’re already welcoming the warmest time of the year – summer. PUBG is delighted to introduce this season’s summer event, Special Drops – Summer Season.

Grab your sun hat and read on for more details on how to earn great rewards this summer!

Clear as many missions as possible during the event period to collect and exchange points for your desired rewards.
 
The event will last for two weeks on both PC and Console platforms.

• PC
  • PDT: August 4, 0 AM – August 17, 0 AM
  • CEST: August 4, 9 AM – August 17, 9 AM
  • KST: August 4, 4 PM – August 17, 4 PM 
• Console
  • PDT: August 12, 0 AM – August 25, 0 AM
  • CEST: August 12, 9 AM – August 25, 9 AM
  • KST: August 12, 4 PM – August 25, 4 PM 

You can exchange the points you have acquired through missions for these rewards shown below.
SURVIVE THIS SUMMER’S HEAT WITH OUR EVENT AND DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUN!

WE’RE ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR OUR PLAYERS’ CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK – SEE YOU ON THE BATTLEGROUNDS.

WHERE DO I FIND THE EVENT PAGE?

• 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. 

EVENT POINTS

• 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!

Hello Survivors!

PUBG LABS is back with a horde of zombies! In Zombie Survival, you and your squad will have to survive 10 stages of various zombie waves. The more zombies you take down, the more coins and weapons you earn.

Read on for more details.
Defeat swarming zombies with your squad and survive until the very last stage.

• Zombie Survival has a total of 10 stages that last 3 minutes each.
• To get to the next stage:
  – Kill every zombie OR
  – At least one player has to stay alive until the end of the stage’s time limit.
• After clearing a stage, your squad gets a 20-second break before moving on to the next stage.
  – The player(s) who died in the previous stage will come back alive and continue to the next stage.
• The game will end if the entire squad gets wiped out.

• Zombies spawn once a stage starts.
• As you proceed along the stages, the number of zombies will increase, the zombies will get stronger, and special zombies will appear.

 

• SURVIVAL COINS
  • Earn Survival Coins by killing zombies.
  • The Survival Coins go to your inventory (can collect up to 999).
  • You can’t drop Survival Coins.
  • When players respawn, the players are given the same amount of coins they gained when the game began.
• EQUIPMENT
  • The basic set of equipment each player receives at the beginning of the game is:
    • Deagle
    • 60EA .45 ACP
    • Backpack (Level 3)
    • 1 Frag Grenade
  • You can purchase equipment with coins by entering your inventory.
  • Stronger weapons require more coins.

 

• You gain scores by killing zombies.
• You can check your score by looking at the world map.
• Your team’s final scores will be shown after the game.

This summer’s PUBG LABS: Zombie Defense will be open during the following period.

• PC
  • PDT: August 4, 0 AM – August 16, 0 AM
  • CEST: August 4, 9 AM – August 16, 9 AM
  • KST: August 4, 4 PM – August 16, 4 PM
• Console
  • PDT: August 12, 0 AM – August 23, 0 AM
  • CEST: August 12, 9 AM – August 23, 9 AM
  • KST: August 12, 4 PM – August 23, 4 PM

• Both TPP & FPP Available
• Squad Only
• DBNO Disabled
• Teamkill Disabled

• LABS games do not provide XP or gameplay rewards
• LABS gameplay will not be reflected on the Career page
• LABS gameplay will not be reflected on Match History
• LABS gameplay will not count towards Survivor Pass missions
• LABS gameplay does not support replay.
• LABS gameplay will not count towards BATTLESTAT even if you kill zombies

The PUBG Team 

Hello Survivor and BLACKPINK fans!

New squad on the Battlegrounds! It’s the BLACKPINK in PUBG! We have prepared game updates and BLACKPINK’s favorite themed items to welcome the newest squad so don’t miss them out!

To celebrate the collaboration with BLACKPINK, we have added BLACKPINK themed elements in many different maps. Find them all while they are around!

• Available Modes
  • Normal Match
  • Esports Mode
  • Ranked
• Available Maps
  • Erangel
  • Miramar
  • Vikendi
• Available Between
  • PC: August 8 – September 7
  • Console: August 12 – September 15

• Available Modes
  • Normal Match
  • Esports Mode
  • Ranked
• Available Maps
  • Erangel
  • Miramar
  • Sanhok
  • Vikendi
  • Karakin
  • Taego
    • Not available on Emergency Landing planes
• Available Between
  • PC: August 8 – September 7
  • Console: August 12 – September 15

During the event, the color of the smoke will change to the BLACKPINK concept (except in color-blind mode), and BLACKPINK Supply Crates will drop throughout the map. You can also find the BLACKPINK LV.3 helmet from the Supply Crates!

• Available Mode
  • Normal Match
• Available Maps
  • Erangel
  • Miramar
  • Sanhok
  • Vikendi
  • Karakin
  • Taego
• Available Between
  • PC: August 8 – September 7
  • Console: August 12 – September 15
• More about the BLACKPINK LV.3 Helmet
  • BLACKPINK LV.3 Helmet is an individual item.
  • If a player is wearing another helmet skin, the corresponding skin will be displayed. The Blackpink helmet will be displayed only when the other skin is unequipped.

A total of 38 items, including stage costumes that BLACKPINK wears, are coming to the Battlegrounds! BLACKPINK Face items not included.

Each member’s bundle includes Hair, Clothing, Weapons, Emotes, and Nameplate items. BLACKPINK Face items not included.

• JISOO’s BLACKPINK Bundle
• JENNIE’s BLACKPINK Bundle
• ROSÉ’s BLACKPINK Bundle
• LISA’s BLACKPINK Bundle
• BLACKPINK Mega Bundle
  • JISOO’s BLACKPINK Bundle
  • JENNIE’s BLACKPINK Bundle
  • ROSÉ’s BLACKPINK Bundle
  • LISA’s BLACKPINK Bundle
  • BLACKPINK Spray
  • Parachute

• PC: August 8 – September 7
• Console: August 12 – September 15

All Face items included in the collaboration items are not BLACKPINK’s faces. All collaboration items do not include BLACKPINK Face items. The displayed face are items that can be purchased regardless of this collaboration.

Finally, to celebrate the collaboration between PUBG and BLACKPINK, we are having a Special Drops event! Complete all the missions and collect your rewards!
In addition, more events are to come where real BLACKPINK LV.3 helmets and autographed CDs will be given away, so don’t miss out! Detailed event-related information will be provided at a later notice.

BLACKPINK in your BATTLEGROUNDS!

PUBG Team.

Hello Survivors!

To celebrate the release of Taego, we have prepared a simple event for our players to play more on Taego and win rewards. Please read the description below carefully and take part in the event to win G-Coin!

• Take a screenshot, video or a GIF of yourself playing on Taego, and post it on your social media channels! As long as it’s your own work, all screenshots, videos and GIF are welcome!
• Submit your entries on any of the following social platforms (one per entry, please).
  1. Twitter
  2. Instagram
  3. Facebook
• When you post your screenshot, video or GIF, please include the following information.
  1. PUBG in-game nickname
  2. Platform you play on(e.g. Steam, Xbox, PSN, Stadia)
  3. Hashtags
     1. #BATTLEGROUNDS
     2. #REGION hashtags 

We will carefully review all entries, then distribute 1,000 G-Coin to the final winners.  

• Event schedule is as follows. Only entries posted within the period will be reviewed, so don’t forget to participate within the period!
  • PDT: August 2, 0 AM – August 18, 4:49 PM
  • CEST: August 2, 9 AM – August 19, 1:59 AM 
  • KST: August 2, 4 PM – August 19, 8:59 AM
• You must keep your original file in case we need to request it later.
• All entries must be submitted through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
• Submissions need to be open to the public without any restriction to view.
• When you post your screenshot, video or a GIF, please include the following information.
  1. PUBG in-game nickname
  2. Platform you play on(e.g. Steam, Xbox, PSN, Stadia)
  3. #BATTLEGROUNDS
  4. #REGION hashtags 
• Do not use symbols that hint at any religion, organization, or political orientation
• Do not violate the rights of any other person or company by using their trademarks, music, logos, names, or images without their express written consent
• Do not use any content that are commercial or promotional (of other brands) in nature /are obscene, offensive; sexually explicit, derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; promotes alcohol abuse, illegal drugs, tobacco, actual firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing) or a particular political agenda; defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people or companies or communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which we wish to associate; and/or violates any law.
• This event will not take place in Spain and the Uk as similar events have already been held in these regions.

Hello Survivors,

We cannot express our thanks enough for all the great feedback and player comments regarding the release of Taego with Update 12.2. Thanks to your constructive feedback, we're making lots of changes and improvements to Taego; let's jump into it!


We have received a lot of player feedback asking for an increase in the amount of Care Package air drops available in each match. Let's fix that!

Previously, it was generally only one player who'd get all the loot from each drop, with not much left to go around. With this update, we've dramatically increased the number of Care Packages, through additional small air drops, allowing more players the chance to hunt them down and loot them up. 

When the situation is right, additional Care Packages can be used as hard cover to engage or retreat from your opponent.

• Increased the number of Care Packages
  • Standard Care Packages: One
  • Small Care Packages: 5 - 15
• Multi-drop Care Package Contents
  • Ammo, healing items, throwables. Standard Care Package spawn items can also be found inside, with low probability.

The Taego Secret Room can change the course of your match and help you win that chicken dinner. Top-tier gear, including items not found elsewhere on the Battlegrounds can be looted inside the secret room.

Hidden keys are scattered across Taego and can looted, then used to access the Taego Secret Room. 

• How to enter the Secret Room
  • After obtaining the key, you can open the secret room door and enter to loot items.
• Available items
  • Self AED
  • Scopes
  • Low chance of Care Package items
  • Large number of healing items and throwables

A simple leisurely plane ride to the Battlegrounds? Maybe not so much.. stay alert and pay attention to the flight crew's instructions, as not every flight is a smooth one. Engine failure can cause your plane to catch fire and come hurtling towards the ground while attempting to make an emergency landing.

• The emergency landing plane moves faster than the standard starting plane, but the fall height varies greatly, resulting in a varied falling duration.
  • The farther you jump at the beginning of the flight, the farther you can travel. The later you jump off, the shorter you can travel, as the plane altitute decreases.
• If you decide not to jump off the plane, you'll take 50% damage at the end of its journey.

Based on player feedback, we're making the following Taego item spawn changes:

• Spawn Rate Changes
  • Self AED: 37% increase 
  • Stocks: 1% decrease
  • Stun Grenade: 14% decrease
  • Molotov Cocktail: 3% decrease 
• New Items Added
  • Emergency Pickup
  • C4
  • Spike Trap

Sanhok was originally released in 2018 and remastered in 2020. We haven't stopped there and continue to make additional changes and improvements across the map. Based on the feedback received after the remaster, we're improving movement flow in specific areas and adding additional cover to encourage more diverse and reactive gameplay.



When moving to the northwest island, players often had no choice but to cross the water without going over the bridge and instead traverse the island's outskirts, with no choice but to cross the water and engage enemies from a difficult position. 

We have added cover to the previously open west to north coast areas near South Ruins and its connecting area. 

• Added small cliffs and rocks to be used as cover on the south beach of the northwest island.

Some buildings usable as cover did not spawn items, so we felt the need to improve those areas. Additionally, there wasn't very much cover for those game enough to make the journey from Camp Alpha and climb towards the temple.

• Relocated the Temple. 
  • Removed the buildings which did not have item spawns and replaced them with new buildings containing item spawns. 
• Removed cliffs and added cover.
• Adjusted the angles of the rocks.

• Paramo has been removed and Karakin has been added to Normal Matches
• Maps available in Normal Matches:
  • Erangel
  • Miramar
  • Sanhok
  • Vikendi
  • Karakin

Since Ranked Season 11, additional focus was placed on your most recent Ranked achievements, with honor-based rewards such as nameplates and emblems now only available to display for the duration of the new season. 

We hope this encourages players to continue their ranked progression while also adding a little more prestige to those hard-earned rewards each season. Ranked in-game cosmetics, such as parachute skins, etc., will remain available to use throughout all seasons.

Players who reach the highest ranks will receive additional rewards, such as animated nameplates and emblems to make the grind just a little sweeter.

• At the beginning of Season 13, all eligible players will be granted their Season 12 rewards, including nameplates/emblems available for the duration of the season.
• Honor-based rewards from Season 12 will be removed from the inventory with the start of next season.

Ranked rewards are granted based on your rank at season end. Players who reach at least Gold V will receive the Season 12 Ranked Parachute skin!  Those who fight their way to Platinum or higher will also be rewarded with a unique Animated Emblem. Master or higher players will also receive an Animated Nameplate.

The Top 500 players from each region will receive a unique Top 500 Animated Emblem and Animated Nameplate to show their status as world-beaters. Top 500 players will be displayed in-game on the LEADERBOARD.

Finally, view all your Season 12 Rankedstats by checking out the STATS screen under the CAREER tab in-game once the season wraps up.

• Season 12 Emblem & Nameplates
  • Players who played at least 10 Ranked Matches will earn an emblem and nameplate matching their end-of-season rank.
  • Platinum Tier and above receive an Animated Ranked Emblem.
  • Master Tier will receive an Animated Nameplate.
  • Top 500 players are rewarded with a Unique Animated Emblem and Nameplate.
  • Honor-based emblems will now be shown on your PUBG ID and displayed to enemies when you successfully take them out. Emblems will also be visible in the Death Cam and to spectators.
• Season 12 Skin
  • Players Gold V and above will receive an exclusive Season 12 Ranked Parachute Skin. 

• Season 12 Ranked Mode will end once servers go into maintenance on August 4th KST (PC) / August 12th KST (Console).
• Season 13 Ranked Mode will begin when servers go live with the live server update next month.

All rewards are granted automatically at the beginning of the new season. You may find the rewards on the pop-up screen shown upon your first log-in of the new season.
In Ranked Mode, players Diamond rank or higher who don't play ranked for 7 days will begin to receive daily RP decay. Previously this decay would stop at 3000 RP, allowing players to maintain at least the lowest level of Diamond ranking, regardless of decay. In season 13, this decay will only stop once a player falls out of Diamond and into Platinum.

The purpose of ranked is to constantly improve your skills, hone strategies, and compete with competitive other players. We want to ensure that the players who reach the highest ranks and receive ranked rewards continue to hold their rank throughout the season. 

• Ranked Season 12
  • 3,000 RP is the lower limit of demotion.
  • You can maintain Diamond Rank even if you don't play Ranked for seven days or more. 
• Ranked Season 13
  • RP can now decay below 3,000.
    • 100 RP will be detected per day for players Diamond tier or higher who do not play Ranked at least once a week.
    • 100 RP deduction per day continues until the player plays a Ranked match. Decay also stops once RP drops below 3,000. This means the deduction stops when you reach Platinum I. 
  • Diamond tier cannot be maintained by players who don't participate in Ranked for 7 days or more in a row. 

As a battle royale game where every match presents different situations, we believe each weapon category should have its purpose in certain types of encounters. When checking our data, we found DMRs to be overperforming at long to very long ranges. However, at very long distances you would expect SRs to have an advantage. These balance changes should make SRs more viable than before - especially for engagements at very long distances.

Alongside buffs to SRs, including improved bolting animation and transition speeds,  certain ARs and the PP-Bizon receive recoil reductions or an increase in damage.

Read below for full details.

SRs
The ballistics of the following Sniper Rifles have been adjusted:

• Kar98k(+Julie's Kar98k)
• Mosin-Nagant
• M24
• Increased muzzle velocity (+20-25m/s)
• Slightly flatter bullet trajectory
• Decreased drag
• Increased damage coefficient at long range (0.9 → 0.95)

Some mechanics of the following Sniper Rifles have been adjusted:

• Kar98k( +Julie's Kar98k)
• Mosin-Nagant
• M24
• Decreased bolt-action delay (~10%)
• Increased bolt-action speed
• Faster transition to scoping after bolting. 
• Increased rate of fire (~20%)

DMRs

The following balance changes have been applied to DMRs: 

• Increased bullet drop and reduced damage coefficient at long range for the Mini 14, QBU, SKS and SLR.
• Decreased damage coefficient at long range for the Mk12. (~5-10%)

ARs
QBZ

• Increased damage (41 → 42)
• Slightly reduced horizontal recoil

G36C

• Slightly reduced horizontal recoil

LMGs
DP-28

• Increased damage (51 → 52)

M249

• Reduced horizontal recoil during extended sprays

SMGs
PP-19 Bizon

• Increased damage (35 → 36)

• iew upgrade features for each level of the Upgradable Weapon Skins, and upgrade them by consuming your materials.
• Progressive Skin Rundown
  • Schematics and Polymer are required
  • Upgrading will unlock features with each level-up. More schematics and polymers are required to upgrade to the next level.
  • Buzzkill SLR progressive Skin level unlocks:
    • Lv.1: Basic Skin Cosmetic (Level 1 appearance)
    • Lv.2: 4 Muzzle & Stocks added
    • Lv.3: Uncommon Skin Cosmetic (Level 2 appearance)
    • Lv.4: Total Kills Battlestat
    • Lv.5: Inspect Weapon Animation
    • Lv.6: Killfeed Skin
    • Lv.7: Attachment Skin - 9 Scopes added 
    • Lv.8: Rare Skin Cosmetic (Level 3 appearance)
    • Lv.9: Loot Crate Skin
    • Lv.10: Attachment Skin - 4 Magazines added
  • Upgrades cannot be reverted.

• G-Coin purchase options:
  • Open once: 200 G-Coin
  • Open ten times: 1,800 G-Coin
• When unboxing, there is a chance of acquiring Weapon Skins and upgrade materials.
  • Upgradable Weapon Skins
  • Ordinary Weapon Skins: Special Grade or above (Special, Rare, Elite, Epic)
  • Schematics (Material Item)
  • Polymer (Material Item)
• 10 Contraband Coupons can be used to open a single crate. Multiple cases cannot be opened with coupons. 
• 10 Scraps can be acquired from opening Contraband Crates using G-Coin. Scraps can be used to purchase items from the Scrap Shop. 
• Probability Table

Introducing the new Spray feature! You can spray on the ground, building walls during the match. Express your emotions through various sprays!

• Sprays can be applied to most surfaces, excluding water, windows, vehicles, and players.
• You can apply Sprays at close-range only and in most situations, including while moving or standing still.
• Sprays cannot be used in the lobby.
• Sprays can be equipped under Customize - Emotes & Sprays tab.
• Each player can only have one spray displayed in the world at a time, with new sprays replacing previous ones.

Introducing the new Winner Winner Chicken Dinner celebration to make those wins just that bit more special! Alongside this new end-of-match celebration, the results screen has also been improved. 

• The celebration begins for winners at match-end and can be canceled, with the match result screen displayed once the celebration is complete.
• If your team wins but you have been killed during the match in Duos and Squads, you will participate in the celebration as if you were alive.
• The celebration isn't shown if players remain on the death screen, instead showing the match results immediately.

You can now quickly and easily add friends and check your teammates' stats without having to open the match report. Show off some personal flair in the lobby by showcasing your avatar and nameplate. 

• Easily view solo or team match stats, including kills, assists and damage.
• Supported in Normal and Ranked Matches.
  • Not supported in Custom, Arcade and Labs. 
• Ranked Match results page has been added.

The center-screen combat feed has been updated to improve visibility and ease of use while engaging in combat. Instead of only the most recent feed entry displaying center screen, the feed will now show up to four messages simultaneously, making it much easier to keep track of multiple combat events happening in quick succession.

• Up to four actions can be displayed at a time, with different colors and effects to easily identify them. 
  • DBNOs
  • Assists
  • Kills
  • Teamkills
• Kills and Assist counts now have animated effects.
• If multiple actions happen at once, up to four messages are displayed.

The Quick Marker distance has been increased, allowing the marker to be used in more situations.

• Increased the distance from 300m to 1000m.
• Now available in Solo Mode.
• Vending Machine locations can be shared with your squad using Radio Messages. 

Increased the number of maximum Waypoints from 4 to 6.
We have made a significant quality of life improvement to both Auto Equip Attachment options, with attachments now equipping automatically even with a full inventory. Previously, a full inventory would prevent this function from working as expected. 

• Ensure either "Auto Equip Attachments with Interaction Key" or "Auto Equip Attachments from Inventory" options are enabled.
• Acquired items must be an attachment which is compatible with an empty weapon attachment slot.

Changed notification icon based on community feedback, to more easily identify each notification type.

• Item Acquisition Message

• Event Message

• Upon purchase, single purchase items are now marked as purchased and moved to the end of the store page.
• Updated the message displayed with G-Coin purchases and removed the "Move" button.
• Added quantity option to $99.99 G-Coin option (Maximum of five).
• Spray items are available.
  • The "Emotes" tab name has changed to "Emotes & Sprays".

• Improved backend prepass system logic to slightly improve performance. 

Sales period is subject to change.

• BP Items

• Sale Begins:
  • PDT: August 3, 7 PM
  • CEST: August 4, 4 AM
  • KST: August 4, 11 AM

• Three Female Faces

• Sale Begins:
  • PDT: August 3, 7 PM
  • CEST: August 4, 4 AM
  • KST: August 4, 11 AM

• School Look

The replay system has been updated. Replay files from previous updates are now unable to be used.

• Fixed an issue where specific flora could cause collision damage.
• Fixed a flickering issue on the wooden windows of a particular Taego building.
• Fixed an issue where the final Blue Zone wouldn't function correctly in Custom Matches when setting the final Blue Zone location slider to 100%.
• Fixed an issue where the MP5K reload animation was canceled when using a boost item.
• Fixed some locations where items couldn't be looted due to being obstructed by other objects.  
• Fixed a visual issue on Miramar where lines would appear on building walls when scoped.

• Fixed an issue where Steam and Discord Rich Presence wouldn't display the correct status in Normal, Ranked, and Arcade Mode lobbies.

Hello, PUBG Esports fans!

The PUBG Global Championship is drawing near and with 4 teams around the globe claiming their region's throne, it's time for a mid-season report of the current point standings!

Let's find out each region's point distribution status.



Halfway through the year, Virtus.pro has crowned themselves as a champion of PCS4 and now leads the PGC point standings.  

With two more events remaining, only the top 8 teams will be able to join the year's biggest global event.

To ensure regional representation, note that Europe West, Europe East, and Middle East & Africa will each have one guaranteed slot within Europe's 8 PGC places.

Plenty of points are still available for the teams to earn, so stay tuned to the ongoing ESL PUBG Masters: Summer action continuing this weekend, as well as the upcoming PCS5 Regional Playoffs!

To learn more about PGC Qualification Points in Europe, Click here (https://pubgesports.eu/en/news/pgc-2021-europe-seeding-qualification-points)


Soniqs dominating performance at PCS4 has boosted them to the 1st place spot of the current AMERICAS PGC point standings.

AMERICAS will be seeded with 6 tickets to PGC with at least 1 ticket guaranteed to both NA and LATAM regions.

Along with Europe, the Americas region will have 2 more chances to acquire crucial points for PGC 2021 placement. Stay tuned to the ongoing ESL PUBG Masters Americas: Phase 2 and upcoming PCS5! tournament!

To learn more about PGC Qualification Points in AMERICAS, Click here (https://na.pubgesports.com/news/2021/06/09/pgc-2021-americas-seat-distribution/)


Petrichor Road grabbed the PCS4 crown for ASIA and leads the current standings for PUBG Global Championship 2021 placement.

With the 8 highest point teams from PCS ASIA qualifying for PGC 2021, they are within arm's reach after their great performance.

To ensure global representation, Asia region will have 4 additional tickets granted to each of the sub-regions through various events.

• PWS
• PCL
• Chinese Taipei 
• Japan

To learn more about PGC Qualification Points in ASIA, check out our previous PGC 2021 Seed distribution plan announcement. (https://www.pubgesports.com/news/view/337 or your previous regional announcement )


Buriram United Esports walked away as champions of PCS4 and became the first team to earn their spot in the PUBG Global Championship.

A total number of 6 tickets will be available for the APAC region. 

• 2 tickets are granted to the winners of PCS4 and PCS5
• To ensure global representation, 2 tickets will be granted to the following 2 teams.
  • Team with the most point earned from TH.
  • Team with the most point earned from VN.
• Remaining 2 tickets will be granted to the rest of the team in the final point table.

To learn more about PGC Qualification Points in APAC, Click here (https://asia.battlegrounds.pubg.com/en/2021/06/03/pgc-2021-apac-slot-distribution/)

We're halfway through the grand journey towards this year's PUBG Global Championship, but the competition is far from over. Stay tuned to the ESL PUBG Masters and other regional events such as PWS and PCL to watch and cheer on your favorite teams as they collect crucial points for their spot in the year's biggest tournament!

Stay tuned for more details on PCS5 coming next month.

Until then, stay safe and drop some love for your favorite teams below! 

PUBG Esports Team

Hello Survivors!

Did you know that Son Heung-min is a huge PUBG fan?

To celebrate the collaboration between PUBG and world-famous soccer player Son Heung-min, we're running a special in-game event for you to win a Son Heung-min Level 3 helmet skin.

Five lucky players will win a real-life level 3 helmet signed by Son Heung-min himself! Read on for full event details, including how to participate and win.



Open the event page by clicking the care package icon at the top right of the screen and click join to participate in the Sonny Collaboration event.

Complete Son Heung-min missions to earn and exchange points for your desired rewards.


Don't miss out on the PUBG x Sonny collaboration. Drop in, complete missions and earn rewards!

PC & Console
PDT: July 21, 0 AM - August 3, 0 AM
CEST: July 21, 9 AM - August 3, 9 AM
KST July 21, 4 PM - August 3, 4 PM


That's one of the real-life level 3 helmets signed by Sonny and it could be yours!

Points earned throughout the event can be exchanged for in-game rewards and must be used before the event ends.




Five lucky winners will be selected to win a real-life Sonny level 3 helmet, as pictured above. Winners will be announced August 5 via PUBG.com and regional social platforms. Four winners will be selected from Console and Steam, with the final winner being selected on Kakao.

Have fun, enjoy the event and see you on the Battlegrounds!

The PUBG Team.

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Where do I find the Event Page?

• 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.

• 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!

Hello Survivors!

LABS is where we experiment with unique and often wholly new PUBG experiences, and this time around is no different. Futsal Mode is all about soccer, with a side of combat, and players who score the most goals will transform into soccer superstar, Premier League player "Sonny" Heung-Min Son!

The Futsal Field has different areas with buffs and weapon spawns, so each player has their own role and place in the team.

Read on for full gameplay details.



Play Zone
The Buff Zone is created and spawns weapons on a regular basis. When a player enters the Buff Zone, that player consumes the buff automatically.

Make sure to keep an eye out for spawned weapons in Buff Zones, pick them up, and attack your enemies while you fight your way to victory.

• Buff Area spawn intervals: 30 seconds
  
• Buff types
  
  • Gain 50 HP
    
  • 1.2x movement speed increase for 15 seconds.
• Weapon types
  • Frying Pan
    
  • Sickle
    
  • Machete
    
  • Crowbar
    
  • Sawed-Off + 12 Gauge x2 (spawns at a lower rate but once equipped, it's a surefire way to knock down your opponents)

Penalty Zone
The Penalty Zone plays an important role, as it's both a respawn area and spawns the Shield used to protect your goal.

• Respawns
  
  • After death, players respawn in the Penalty Zone and are invincible for three seconds. Players cannot move out of the zone until the invincibility has worn off.
• The Shield
  When a player equipped with the Shield moves out of the Penalty Zone the Shield disappears and a new Shield spawns in the Penalty Zone.

Victory Conditions

• The team to score more goals by the end of the match will claim victory.

Tied Score

• In the event of a tie, the match will enter overtime. If scores remain tied after overtime, the winner will be decided by most kills or the team with the MVP.

Format

• Matches will be played in two five-minute halves, with three minutes of overtime being played automatically if the score is tied after regular time.
  
  • Matches have 5 seconds of preparation time prior to kick-off

This round of LABS: Futsal Mode will be open during the following period:

PC & Console
PDT: July 20, 10 PM - August 2, 0 AM
CEST: July 21, 7 AM - August 2, 9 AM
KST: July 21, 2 PM - August 2, 4 PM

• TPP only
  
• Two 4-man squads play against each other (1-man squads not supported)
  
• Clear weather
  
• No team damage
  
• DBNO enabled
  
  • HP after reviving: 50
• When respawning after death, players will remain invincible for three seconds

How can players control the ball?

• Move towards the ball and make contact to dribble.
  • The faster you're moving when you make contact, the further the ball will go. Try sprinting at the ball when you want to shoot or make a long pass.
• You can use melee attacks such as punching to attack opponents.

Are there fouls?

• No. Feel free to use aggression with your enemies whilst trying to take possession.
  
• There are no offsides, lineouts, or handling fouls. Do whatever you want and can to secure the win!

Is there a goalie?

• We provide a Shield so that one player from each team can defend their goal.
• The Shield covers a large area and can also be used to push away your opponents! Try to take advantage of this feature when defending.
  • The Shield can be equipped and used only within the penalty area. If you cross the penality line with the Shield equipped, it'll be unequipped automatically.

How do you become Son Heung-min?!

• The player who scores the most goals during the match can transform into "Sonny", the superhero.
  
  • For male characters, Son's face, hair, and uniform are applied. For female characters, face and hair remain the same.
    
  • If someone else takes the lead, they will then become Son Heung-min.
• Once you transform into Son, you benefit from a full boost with an extra speed increase until the end of the match.

• LABS games do not provide XP or gameplay rewards
  
• LABS gameplay will not be reflected on the Career page
  
• LABS gameplay will not count towards Survivor Pass missions
  
• LABS gameplay does not provide BP or additional rewards

The PUBG Team