Hello Survivors!

With only a few weeks before the ancient ghost-chasing Celtic festival of Samhain - yes, Halloween - we want to drop a little surprise into your candy pockets. First of all... do you remember Fantasy Battle Royale? Fantasy Battle Royale was first released as an experimental "prank" mode for April Fools' Day, but the popularity of the mode was so explosive that the service was extended for another week!

So for this Halloween, we've decided to resurrect last year's Fantasy Battle Royale from its legendary ruins and polish it into a spookier version and name: PUBG LABS is back with Halloween Battle Royale!

Are you ready to charge into the spine-chilling Battlegrounds?



Players will be asked to transform into their preferable class, aboard the Ghost Ship (yup, not a plane!), jump down into Erangel's darkness, and fight to be the last one standing. Pretty easy, huh? It's the same old battle royale but you're all simply placed in a fantastical setting. Let's now take a look at Halloween Battle Royale's basic rules and features.

• Players can enter Halloween Battle Royale mode by pressing the LABS banner in the main lobby.
• Once matchmaking is done, a window will pop up where players can choose to be either an Executioner, Ranger, Pyromancer, or Cleric.
  • Players will have time to choose their class in the pre-game lobby; they can also bring the class window back up by pressing F8 for PC or X for Console.
• The first circle will be shown on the map once players hop on the Ghost Ship.
  • At the same time, players will be equipped with their respective class's Level 1 weapon, ring, and necklace.
• Players will have to loot ingredients to upgrade their weapons.
• Fight foes with your class skills, show great teamwork with your squad, and win Halloween Battle Royale.

Now's the time to introduce the four different classes: Executioner, Ranger, Pyromancer, or Cleric. Since there are no limits to the number of a certain class in a single squad, teammates should get tactical and put their heads together to think about what combination they could come up with.

However, keep in mind that each class requires its own exclusive ingredients to grow stronger! Therefore, it would be efficient to share loot among different classes, but it's obviously not the best to share the loot you would need if your squad is made up of four Executioners.

Another important note: once players upgrade their Level 1 weapons to Level 2, they can choose between two different types of weapons. Each weapon has different skills so make sure to craft and wield wisely! But do not fear; players can switch between the two weapons in every upgrade stage.


"I'm here for the SLAUGHTERFEST!"

An Executioner is your classic melee warrior that can chase down or pull enemies in for brutal combat.

• Default Weapon: Axe of Swiftness
  • Executioners can dash towards enemies.
• Alternate Weapon (Craftable from Level 2): Halberd of Restraint
  • Executioners can pull in enemies within a certain area.

Executioners also generate class-exclusive items throughout the game.

• Stun Ball: Stuns enemies for 2 seconds.
• Liquid Courage: Enhances moving speed and boosts HP for a certain amount of time.

"Always stay alert. I might come for you from atop the trees, the thickest undergrowth, or from right behind you."

A Ranger can either become a sniper who deals damage from afar or a stealthy assassin that dives in for a sneak attack.

• Default Weapon: Fatal Crossbow
  
  • Powerful long-range weapon.
• Alternate Weapon (Craftable from Level 2): Blade of Invisibility
  • Short-ranged melee weapon that allows Rangers to turn invisible for a certain amount of time.
  • Attacking enemies from behind or during an invisible state will apply more damage.

Rangers also generate class-exclusive items throughout the game.

• Snare Trap: Rangers can set up traps and root enemies for 5 seconds.
• Stun Grenade: The same old stun grenade.

"Aah... the smell of burning flesh."

A Pyromancer specializes in assaulting multiple enemies at once with deadly fire.

• Default Weapon: Gloves of Calamity
  
  • Allows Pyromancers to attack with Fireballs.
    
  • Deals great damage but is difficult to wield.
• Alternate Weapon (Craftable from Level 2): Hellfire Cannon
  • Can fire infinitely.
  • May overheat and be unusable for a certain amount of time if continuously used.

Pyromancers also cast spells throughout the game.

• Firewall: Generates large firewalls to block the enemy's path.
  
• Meteor Shower: Generates powerful meteors. This can only be activated when the Pyromancer's necklace is Level 3 or above.

"I'm not a nice doctor; BLEED to HEAL!"

A Cleric is an aggressive healer that can lock in melee combat.

• Default Weapon: Mace of Suffering and Aegis of Light
  
  • The Mace of Suffering is a melee weapon that causes enemies to bleed for a certain amount of time.
    
  • Using the Mace of Suffering on teammates will restore their HP.
    
  • The Aegis of Light blocks crossbow attacks.
• Alternate Weapon (Craftable from Level 2): Triage Shotgun
  
  • Shooting teammates will restore their HP.
    
  • Shooting enemies will debuff them and cause slight damage.

Clerics also generate class-exclusive items throughout the game.

• Vitality Bomb: Restores HP.
  
• First Aid Kit: Healing item that can be shared with teammates.

• Halloween Battle Royale has its own set of items spawned throughout the map, so players won't be finding any weapons, ammo, throwables, boosts, or equipment.
  
  • However, bandages will spawn.
    
  • The items that players will find will mostly be ingredients to upgrade weapons, rings, and necklaces.
• Each class-specific weapon, ring, and necklace given to the players at the beginning cannot be dropped or traded.

• Players can open the crafting window by pressing Tab.
  
• The looted ingredients are used to upgrade players' weapons, ring, and necklace.
  
• Players can right-click to upgrade craftable items (which will glow up).
  
• Since each class has two weapons, players will be shown two weapon-crafting routes.
  
  • Each class's Level 1 weapon is set as default but starting from Level 2, players can choose to craft to either of the two weapons (Ex. Players can craft a Executioner's Level 1 Axe to Level 2 Axe OR Level 2 Halberd).

Treasure falling from the sky! The care packages will be looking like Treasure Chests in Halloween Battle Royale.

• Treasure Chests contain general and Level 5 crafting ingredients.
  
• Dropped Treasure Chests will be marked on the map.
  
• Players will have to damage the Treasure Chest to open it.
  
• The squad that successfully opens and interacts with the Treasure Chest is given an invincibility buff for 10 seconds.

• Instead of normal vehicles and planes, Halloween Battle Royale will only have the "Night Slayer" UAZ and Ghost Ships.
  
• Vehicles' speed and HP were nerfed in this mode to prompt more dynamic gameplay.

PUBG LABS: Halloween Battle Royale will be open during the following period:

PC & Console

• PDT: October 19, 10 PM - November 1, 12 AM
  
• CEST/CET: October 20, 7 AM - November 1, 8 AM
  
• KST: October 20, 2 PM - November 1, 4 PM

• Map: Erangel
  
• TPP Only
  
• 20 Squads of 4 (Max. 80 players per match)
  
• Halloween Battle Royale only supports 4-Man Squads
  
  • It will automatically find teammates for you if you're not a full squad

• 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

We hope you have the best Halloween with LABS: Halloween Battle Royale!

See you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Team

Hello Survivors!

You know it’s that season when your neighborhood begins to look like haunted houses and people start greeting each other with “Boo!” or “Trick-or-treat!” That’s right, it’s almost Halloween! For this year’s spooky season, we’re more than excited to show our players a Halloween version of Erangel, more Special Drops events, a Partner Drops event, and a huge shop update with new Halloween items!

So jump into your costumes and dive into Halloween 2021 with PUBG: Battlegrounds!


Erangel wants to join in on the Halloween party! Players who are brave enough to venture into the eerie darkness should go check out the Halloween features on specific parts of Erangel.

You can read the 14.1 Patch Notes to learn more about this update.

SPECIAL DROPS

This Halloween, there will be THREE Special Drops events happening during October for both PC and Console platforms:

SPECIAL DROPS 1: WICKED HALLOWEEN

• PC
  • PDT: October 6, 0 AM – October 19, 0 AM
  • CEST: October 6, 9 AM – October 19, 9 AM
  • KST: October 6, 4 PM – October 19, 4 PM
• Console
  • PDT: October 14, 0 AM – October 19, 0 AM
  • CEST: October 14, 9 AM – October 19, 9 AM
  • KST: October 14, 4 PM – October 19, 4 PM

SPECIAL DROPS 2: HALLOWEEN’S LAST SURVIVOR

• PC & Console
  • PDT: October 20, 0 AM – November 2, 0 AM
  • CEST: October 20, 9 AM – November 2, 9 AM
  • KST: October 20, 4PM – November 2, 4PM

SPECIAL DROPS 3: FRESH HOODS X PUBG

• PC & Console
  • PDT: October 27, 0 AM – November 9, 0 AM
  • CEST: October 27, 9 AM – November 9, 9 AM
  • KST: October 27, 4 PM – November 9, 4 PM

Read on to learn how to receive rich rewards for every event!



Clear the following daily missions during the event period shown above to collect and exchange points for various rewards!
You can exchange the points you have acquired through missions for these rewards shown below.


Clear the following daily missions during the event period shown above to collect and exchange points for various rewards!
You can exchange the points you have acquired through missions for these rewards shown below.


Clear the following weekly missions during the event period shown above to collect and exchange points for various rewards!
Make sure to check the Event Page every day to participate in every Special Drops event and win some goodies!

• Points acquired from each event will expire once the event period ends.
• Don’t forget to use up all your points before the events end!

Over a thousand PUBG: Battlegrounds’ Partners will be joining this year’s Halloween party as well! Gain Partner Exclusive drops by watching our Partners’ stream every week this month!

1. KR PARTNER LIST
2. TW PARTNER LIST
3. LATAM PARTNER LIST
4. EMEA PARTNER LIST
5. NA PARTNER LIST
6. JP PARTNER LIST
7. SEA PARTNER LIST

Here are some notes to keep in mind for Partner Drops:

※ You’ll be able to receive drops through our PUBG: Battlegrounds Partners only.

※ The rewards for each week will no longer be distributed once the date for a specific week ends.

※ In order to receive the rewards, you must have a KRAFTON ID and link it to your gaming platform AND to Twitch/each region’s streaming platform.

※ Console users will be able to receive their Week 1 and Week 2 obtainable drops after the Console live update (October 14 KST).

※ Korea, China, and Thailand viewers will be receiving redeem codes instead of drops due to their different streaming platforms.


The grand finale is a bunch of hot Halloween updates for this month’s Store.

• Crusader Costume Pack
• Night Hunter Costume Pack
• Dark Count Costume Pack
• Tormented Knight Costume Pack
• Molten Mayhem – M249
• Lycan Hunter – S686
• Night Slayer – Crossbow
• Nameplate: Dear Air
• Nameplate: Halloween Jackpot
• Monster Hunter Weapon Bundle
• Ultimate Halloween Bundle

PC Sales Period:

• PDT/PST: October 19, 7 PM – November 30, 6 PM
• CEST: October 20, 4 AM – December 1, 3 AM
• KST: October 20, 11 AM – December 1, 11 AM

Console Sales Period:

• PDT/PST: October 19, 9 PM – November 30, 8 PM
• CEST: October 20, 6 AM – December 1, 5 AM
• KST: October 20, 1 PM – December 1, 1 PM

DON’T MISS OUT IN ANY OF OUR EVENTS AND ENJOY HALLOWEEN 2021 WITH US!
See you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS TEAM

Hello, PUBG Esports fans!

We're thrilled to announce the 32 teams that will participate in the biggest event of the PUBG Esports year, the PUBG Global Championship 2021!

These squads from all around the globe have battled through fiercely competitive PUBG Continental Series tournaments to earn their rightful tickets to the Championship.

PGC 2021 will begin on November 19th at Paradise City in Incheon, Korea, where teams will face off for the honor of becoming the global champion of PUBG Esports. They’ll also be competing for the base prize money of $2 Million USD along with additional money allocated from the Pick'em Challenge event.

Here are your 32 PGC 2021 participants!



Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, Team Liquid, Question Mark, HEROIC, ENCE, BBL Esports

Buriram United Esports, Bao Nam United, ArkAngel Predator, FURY, Attack All Around, Unicorn Phoenix Da Nang

Oath Gaming, Soniqs, TSM FTX, Dignitas, FIUMBA, Spacestation Gaming


Petrichor Road, Multi Circle Gaming, 17 Gaming, KaiXin Esports, NewHappy

Danawa e-sports, GHIBLI Esports, MaD Clan, Veronica7, Gen.G

ENTER FORCE.36

Global Esports Xsset

Please see below for the final PGC Point standings of each region:

Hello Survivors!

We hope you're all enjoying our BLACKPINK X PUBG: Battlegrounds collaboration - if you can recall our last month's BLACKPINK photo contest announcement, we promised our potential winners abundant rewards if the participants uploaded screenshots of themselves equipped with BLACKPINK items.

We expected this contest to be more competitive than our Esports matches since the winners would be receiving BLACKPINK merchandise! It was extremely difficult to pick out only 25 winners out of hundreds of talented participants, but since there are rewards waiting to be taken home, we will declare the lucky winners without further ado:
Congratulations!

The 25 winners above will be gifted 10,000 G-Coins to their accounts by October 1st, 2021 (UTC+0). A message will pop up in the Notifications center once the 10,000 G-Coins have been rewarded. Here are some more important information to note:

• Players will have to spend this reward within 30 days after receival. Please check the Notifications center for the exact expiration date.
• The 10,000 G-Coins will be added to the account's existing G-Coins. The reward amount will get depleted first whenever G-Coins are used.
• If a PUBG nickname the winner submitted is unable to be tracked, PUBG: Battlegrounds will be sending a separate DM to the winner's social media account.
  
  • Please keep in mind that it will be difficult to receive the reward if you don't reply back to us within 10 days.

But it doesn't end here; remember, we had announced that we were going to pick out the Best 6 from the 25 winners above. The Best 6 was chosen based on how well their works exemplified the entry requirements. Now shall we welcome the Best 6 and their entries?!







Congratulations to the Best 6! Every single one of you deserves it.



The Best 6 will also be receiving additional real-life prizes! The participant coming in First Place will be taking home a BLACKPINK-autographed helmet, BLACKPINK-autographed "THE ALBUM" CD, and a photo of one of the BLACKPINK members. The participants coming second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth place will each be rewarded a BLACKPINK-autographed "THE ALBUM" CD.

• PUBG: Battlegrounds will be sending a DM regarding the rewards to the six winners' social media accounts - personal information such as delivery address, schedule, etc. will be required.
• However, please keep in mind that you might be disqualified if you don't reply back to us within 10 days.

Finally, we want to thank both PUBG: Battlegrounds and BLACKPINK fans for their love and support throughout this collaboration. Please continue to participate in our upcoming events!

See you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Team

Terms and Conditions

• KRAFTON, Inc. ("KRAFTON") collects personal information including delivery addresses for merchandise shipment after selecting the final winners, and destroys all personal data a month after the completed shipment. If you do not agree to this, you will not be eligible to participate.

The heat is well past us and the Battlegrounds seems to have more of an orange tinge to its bushes and tree leaves. PUBG ushers you to the doors of autumn with another Special Drops event: Contraband Coupon Event! Earn the opportunity to open Contraband Crates with Contraband Coupons by clearing daily missions.

Let’s read on for further details.

Clear the following four daily missions during the event period to collect and exchange points for your desired rewards.

The event will last for ten days on both PC and Console platforms.

• PC & Console
  • PDT: October 1, 0 AM – October 10, 0 AM
  • CEST: October 1, 9 AM – October 10, 9 AM
  • KST: October 1, 4 PM – October 10, 4 PM 

You can exchange the points you have acquired through missions for these rewards shown below.

Enjoy fall with our event and don’t forget to have fun!

We thank you always – see you on the Battlegrounds.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS TEAM




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. First up in this update is the ability to pick up and carry a downed survivor. You can now throw them over your shoulders and bring them with you to victory.

Next up, Taego has received a lot of changes. Additional covers are added in some areas, and the terrain has also received improvements. Furthermore, Breakable Pots have items inside so break and loot! Error Space are special new zones marked on the map that can spawn items featured in other Battlegrounds, so make sure to check the map for locations.

In addition, Taego and Paramo have been added to the Ranked. The rulesets have also been changed accordingly, so check out the details below. Many changes have been made to Erangel’s hot place Pochinki, along with the Pony Coupe and Porter, Halloween decor and weather on Erangel, the new Trick-or-Treat Progressive M416, and more, so be sure to check them out below for full details.


TAEGO WORLD IMPROVEMENTS
Since the introduction of Taego, we have been continuously analyzing the play history to collect information about the overly advantageous areas on the map. As a result, we discovered that some regions of Taego have a relatively high win rate compared to others.

After checking the win rate of the most popular combat zones, objects and terrain improvements were made for the areas with a win rate of 75% or more.

• Improvements
  • Added cover to the mountain area north of the Palace and the river area east of the Terminal.
    • Fixed field of view, bends, and cover for areas where terrain composition is difficult to overcome.
  • Improved the cliff topography in the north of Buk San Sa area.
    • Corrected the height of the cliffside terrain, which was considered to be OP.
  • Reorganization of the topography around the School area.
    • After removing the surrounding trees, added fields.
  • Covers and hills have been reorganized.
    • Terrain improvements in some coastal areas.
      • Redline: Corrected the cliff topography of the entire coast.
      • Blueline: Removed rocks located around the lighthouse.
  • Some mountain/river areas:
    • Green area: Added trees to the hillside.
    • Magenta Zone: Added flat terrain curves.
    • Sky Blue Zones: Added cover for areas that lack cover.

Introducing the Error Space, this map exclusive feature to Taego allows players to gather other map-exclusive weapons and supplies to be spawned randomly within these zones.

Error Space zones are displayed randomly on the minimap and will be active until the end of the match, so make sure you head to the Error Space early so you don’t miss out! 

Game Modes:
Custom Match
– Players can set the number of Error Spaces.
– Players can set the spawning probability of Error Spaces.

Various items are placed in Breakable Pots that are placed all over the map. Break the pot to loot multiple items inside and lead the match to victory. However, be aware that the sound of breaking the pot may expose your location to enemies. You may break the pot by punching it, but a few shots with your gun can come in handy.

• Game Modes
  • Normal Match
  • Ranked
  • Custom Match
• Spawned Items
  • Medical Items
    • First Aid Kit
    • Bandage
  • Boost Items
    • Adrenaline Syringe
    • Painkillers
    • Energy Drink
  • Throwables
    • Frag Grenade
    • Smoke Grenade
    • Stun Grenade
    • Molotov Cocktail

We received much feedback on the inconvenient situations that players experienced while waiting for Comeback BR. Therefore, to provide a better overall experience, we have made the following improvements.

• UI Improvements
  • A warning message will be displayed when trying to leave while spectating Comeback BR.
  • If you die while being able to participate in Comeback BR, “Exit to lobby” button will be disabled for three seconds.
  • A timer that indicates the time left until the start of Comeback BR will be displayed.
  • Comeback BR team UI improvements
    • Nicknames are now displayed brighter for squadmates who are waiting for Comeback BR to begin.

We gave high low-end torque and excellent stability in consideration of the rugged and mountainous terrains of Taego for its exclusive vehicles. Also, Taego is very difficult to travel without a vehicle. So we have max speeds to prevent them from being destroyed easily from attacks. However, we have listened to the voices of our community saying the top speeds were too fast, so we have reduced the top speeds of the vehicles.

• Pony Coupe
  • Normal: Reduced from 140km/h to under 130km/h.
  • Boost: Reduced from 150km/h to under 140km/h. 
• Porter
  • Normal: No changes are applied.
  • Boost: Reduced from 130km/h to under 120km/h.

• Leaver Penalty
  • The leaver penalty should be applied for players who have died and are qualified for the Comeback BR but choose to leave the match without waiting for the Comeback BR to begin.
  • Leaver penalty is applied when leaving match during Comeback BR

POCHINKI 
An update has been made to Pochinki, one of the most popular drop points for dropping on Erangel. Until now, it was challenging to escape from Pochinki after early match combat without a vehicle. Also, the surrounding area was made up of fields, which made it easy for the enemies to find you. The following updates have been made to address these difficulties. Last but not least, the quality of the terrain around the map has been improved.

• Pochinki Church Renewal
  • In order to balance with the surrounding two or three-story buildings, we have blocked the church rooftop play.
  • Added a secret room in the basement of the church where items are spawned. This room can be accessed without a key. 
• Updated Terrain Around Pochinki
  • Added waterway.
  • Added cover.
  • Added fences.
  • Fixed terrain height. 
• Improved Pochinki Terrain Quality.

Trick or treat! It’s that season of the year again. To maximize the Halloween vibes, we have finished decorating some parts of Erangel. Knock on the door and shout out trick or treat!

• School, Hospital, and the Starting island area have been decorated with the Halloween concept.
• Halloween-themed weather, with unique moon color and fog in certain areas, is added.
  • Game Modes
    • Normal match
    • Custom match
  • Weather Probability
    • Halloween: 30
    • Clear: 50
    • Cloudy: 20
• Care Package Smoke Color
  • Changed to Halloween colors.
    • Flaregun supply crates are not included.
• Placed Mummy Coffins at School, Hospital, and the Starting Island.

Making its way to the Battlegrounds this update is the new Carry feature. Be the hero your team deserves by risking it all to carry an ally to safety or take a downed enemy on the adventure of a lifetime – before they bleed out, that is. 

There are pros and cons to picking up a downed player. For one, they’ll serve as a sort of human shield, guarding you against some incoming fire (pro for you, con for them…), but in return, you will not be able to sprint, jump, crouch, prone or hurdle, so make sure you choose your rescue route carefully. You can still fire while carrying a player, but your options are reduced to hip fire only. As for the carried player themselves, their bleed out time will be lowered, and they’ll also be able to spot for you, though their visibility will be limited to whichever way you turn them.

• Available on all maps.
• You may pick up any downed player (friend or foe) that is not currently self-reviving or being revived.
• While carrying a player, the following is true:
  • The following cannot be used.
    •  Panzerfaust
    • Melee weapons
    • Throwables (includes Gas/Jerry Can)
    • Emergency Pickup
    • Emergency Parachute
  • You and the carried player still take damage separately.
  • Your movement speed remains the same. However, you cannot crouch, go prone, sprint, jump, or hurdle.
  • You may still fire your weapon, but from the hip only.
  • You may not use healing items.
  • You may not use throwables.
• While being carried a player, the following is true:
  • Your field of vision is limited to the direction your carrier is facing you.
• Carried players cannot join you in a vehicle.
• When the Carrier starts to swim Carry is canceled and the carried person drops/sinks to the bottom.
• You cannot attach to an Emergency Pickup while carrying a player.
• You may not use an Emergency Parachute while carrying a player.

• Normal Match
  • As-is: Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Vikendi , Karakin
  • To-be: Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Taego, Paramo
• Ranked
  • As-is: Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, Vikendi 
  • To-be: Erangel, Miramar, Taego, Paramo

As the Taego and Paramo are added to the Ranked, a separate ruleset is set for Ranked Mode.

• Taego
  • Maximum Players: 64
  • Blue Zone: Same as Normal Matches.
  • Care Package: Same as Normal Matches.
  • Red Zone: Not available.
  • Vehicle Spawn: Added fixed spawning locations.
    • Only Pony Coupes are spawned in Garages.
  • Item Spawn: Same as Normal Matches.
  • Flare Gun: Only available to call in a custom airdrop. BRDM-2 won’t be dropped. 
• Paramo
  • Maximum Players: 32
  • Blue Zone: Seven Phases.
  • Item Spawn Increase.
  • Vehicle Spawn:
    • Normal Matches: Buggy
    • Ranked: Rony
      • Rony is spawned from fixed spawning locations.
  • Red Zone: Not available.
  • Weather: Clear.

Season 13 has now wrapped up and it’s time to enjoy your rewards, after a hard-fought season of Ranked. Rewards will be automatically distributed to your inventory upon login at the beginning of Season 14.

Season 13 rewards are granted based on your final end-of-season rank.

• The earnable rewards above will be ‘UNLOCKED’ FOR A SINGLE RANKED SEASON ONLY (except for the permanent Parachute Skin reward) for the purpose of featuring a player’s seasonal accomplishments.
• Players will only receive the reward for the highest rank they get just before a Ranked season ends.
• Players can find their Unlocked Rewards in the inventory at the start of a new Season.
• Once the server undergoes maintenance after a Ranked Season ends, we will be collecting players’ Unlocked Rewards from their inventories.

• Kills
  • Player kills that happen during the Comeback BR will count as valid kills.
• Team Placements
  • Team Placements are calculated the same way as long as the spectate system works the same way. This means:
    • Players who are alive and participating in the comeback BR can be spectated by their dead teammates.

NEW PROGRESSIVE WEAPON SKIN – TRICK-OR-TREAT M416

• You can view upgraded features for each level of your Progressive Weapon Skin. Consume materials to upgrade your Progressive Weapon Skins.
• Progressive Weapon Skin Rundown
  • Schematics and Polymer are required.
  • Upgrading your Progressive Weapon Skin will unlock the features for each level one by one. More schematics and polymers will be needed to get to the next level.
  • Upgrades cannot be reverted to the previous level.
  • The Trick-or-treat M416 Progressive Skin levels unlock the following:

CONTRABAND CRATE

• Sales Period:
  • October 5 2021, 7 PM PDT – January 30 2022, 6 PM PST
  • October 6 2021, 4 AM CEST – January 31 2022, 3 AM CET 
  • KST: October 6 2021, 11 AM – January 31 2022, 11 AM

HIDEOUT

• Sale Period:
  • October 5 2021, 7 PM PDT – January 30 2022, 6 PM PST
  • October 6 2021, 4 AM CEST – January 31 2022, 3 AM CET 
  • KST: October 6 2021, 11 AM – January 31 2022, 11 AM

SCRAP BROKER

• Sales Period:
  • October 5 2021, 7 PM PDT – January 30 2022, 6 PM PST
  • October 6 2021, 4 AM CEST – January 31 2022, 3 AM CET 
  • KST: October 6 2021, 11 AM – January 31 2022, 11 AM

• The Halloween theme has been applied to the lobby and its background music.

NAMEPLATE

• We wanted the Nameplate animations to be shown better so we delayed the appearance of emblem, nickname, level, and medal.
• The font size was reduced as well.

KEY GUIDES
We have improved the key guides for vehicle types and actions (ex. Motorcycle – Lean Back) to provide a more accurate and detailed experience.

DIRECTX 12 VERSION

• DirectX 12 Option: You can now choose to use the DirectX 12 rendering system.
  • DirectX 12 may enhance performance, but as an experimental feature, it may not be as stable as DirectX 11.
  • Please check the version of your GPU driver for a better DirectX 12 experience.
    • Nvidia GPU: Version 471.96 or above is required.
    • AMD GPU: Version 21.10.1 or above is recommended.

• Key Hint Widget Optimization
  • Frame drops and hitching are reduced.

• Item descriptions will now pop up when players hover their mouse over Set previews.
• The release date for the Progressive Weapon Crate will now be displayed on the Store featured page.
  • Clicking on the new banner will take you to the Progressive Weapon Crate menu.

We have updated the replay system. Replay files from the previous updates will no longer be available.

• Sales period is subject to change. 
• Fresh Hood

• Sale Begins:
  • PDT: October 20 2021, 7 PM.
  • CEST: October 27 2021, 4 AM.
  • KST: October 27 2021, 11 AM.

• Sale Begins:
  • PDT: October 19 2021, 7 PM.
  • CEST: October 20 2021, 4 AM.
  • KST: October 20 2021, 11 AM.

GAMEPLAY

• Fixed the issue of the BZ Grenade pin flying to the back of the character when cooking grenade. 
• Fixed the sound being inaudible when player is hit by melee weapons. 
• Fixed the issue of the small multi-drop care package’s collision range seeming bigger than it looks. 
• Fixed the game crash issue when player collides with care packages in Sandbox Mode. 
• Fixed the issue of the killfeed message making it hard for players to drag items that are on the bottom of inventory. 
• Fixed the sound being inaudible when player is descending with a parachute after jumping off of plane. 
• Fixed the issue of the incorrect visual effects (VFX) being rendered when vehicle collides with wall in a sunny weather setting. 
• Fixed the issue of Porter getting destroyed right away when shot by Panzerfaust. 
• Fixed the issue of Pony Coupe’s and Porter’s speed not lining up with the speed dashboard. 
• Fixed the issue of being unable to kill a different player intermittently appearing and disappearing. 
• Fixed the issue of grenade moving to and exploding in a spot different from the thrown position.
• Fixed the incorrect camera position issue when player shoots from vehicle in Replay/Death Cam. 
• Fixed the issue of the observer getting reported when observer reports a different player through Replay/Observer Mode’s player list. 

WORLD

• Fixed general bugs in Erangel and Taego.

UI

• Fixed the issue of Korean being shown in the Refund Policy message when purchasing G-Coins in a language setting that is not Korean.
• Fixed the issue of the Random Crate UI overlapping with the Back button. 

ITEMS & SKINS

• Fixed the clipping issue with character’s skin when equipping Taego Survivor Tee. 
• Fixed the goggle texture issue of Crimson Cadet – Helmet (Level 1) when dropped on floor. 
• Fixed the transparent ankle issue when female character equips both Cheerleader Sneakers and PGI.S Tactical Pants. 
• Fixed the clipping issue with armpits when male character equips Sleeveless Turtleneck and does the Victory Dance 61 emote. 
• Fixed the clipping issue with forehead when most female characters equip only the Blood Hound Muzzle. 
• Fixed the issue of incorrect transparency of the glass part when equipping Moon Seeker Helmet.

Hello Survivors!

Your screenshots and videos of you all posing and catwalking through our latest map, Taego, surely plastered smiles on our faces. In commemoration of Taego’s release, we hosted an event last month that asked our players to submit their various works to earn the opportunity of winning 1,000 G-Coins! As the creators of Taego, we were able to reminisce the detailed spots and corners of the map through our players’ lenses.

It’s now time to announce the results, and we sincerely wish

to thank every single participant foremost for taking their time to take part in our Let’s Play Taego Hashtag Event. And so, the winners are…!




[
h2]REGION – EMEA[/h2]


Congratulations!

Your screenshots, videos, and GIFs were all inspiring in their own ways and we hope you had an enjoyable experience with Taego. Here’s an important note on how you’re going to receive your well-earned 1,000 G-Coin reward:

• We will begin issuing the reward after this announcement's release; it may take up to 1 day for the reward to appear on your account.
• A message will pop up in your Notifications center once the 1,000 G-Coins have been rewarded to your account.
• The 1,000 G-Coins will be automatically added to your account’s existing G-Coins. Whenever you spend your G-Coins, the reward amount will get depleted first.

For those who unfortunately did not win this time, please don’t feel disappointed for too long; we assure you that many more events like these are coming in the near future, so please participate again when that time arrives!

See you on the Battlegrounds!

PUBG: Battlegrounds Team

Hello Survivors!

Let’s take a break from running around the Battlegrounds and stop for a brief moment to imagine ourselves floating through space, gazing dreamily at the moon… in a bunny costume?!

PUBG is back with another Special Drops Event: Rabbits on the Moon! You know the drill; clear daily missions and take home your valuable prizes such as the B.A.S.A. (Bunny Aeronautics and Space Administration) set along with several Contraband Coupons.

Let’s dive – er – hop right in!
Clear the following daily missions during the event period to collect and exchange points for your desired rewards.
The Rabbits on the Moon! event will last for 11 days on both PC and Console platforms.

• PC & Console
  • PDT: September 16, 0 AM – September 28, 0 AM
  • CEST: September 16, 9 AM – September 28, 9 AM
  • KST: September 16, 4 PM – September 28, 4 PM 

You can exchange the points you have acquired through missions for these rewards shown below.
Now let’s return to the Battlegrounds with bouncy footsteps!
We hope you have fun.

PUBG: Battlegrounds Team
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 PUBG Esports fans,

The year 2021 was another tough one due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but we’ve done our best to continue PUBG Esports globally by hosting PGI.S and 2 PUBG Continental Series events. We are now announcing the return of our beloved finale of PUBG Esports, the PUBG Global Championship 2021.

The PUBG Global Championship (PGC 2021) will be held this upcoming November. Like PGI.S earlier this year, PGC 2021 will be a LAN/Online hybrid tournament. Teams from outside of the tournament region will be invited to fly to Paradise City in Incheon, Korea.

Running from November 19th to December 19th, 32 of the finest teams from around the globe will be competing for a prize pool of over $2 Million USD. Again, PGC will have 30% of the profit earned from PGC items sales added directly to the prize pool so that teams will benefit from the fans’ support.

12 Teams from Asia, 8 teams from Europe, 6 teams from APAC, and 6 teams from the Americas region will be invited. The exact list of participating teams will be determined based on PGC Qualification Points gathered throughout the year once PCS5 concludes.


PGC 2021 will consist of a 5-week long tournament including 1 week of Rank Decision, 3 weeks of Weekly League, and a Grand Final during the last week.

RANK DECISION

• Preliminary Rank Decision matches will take place during the very first week to decide which 16 teams will start in the first Weekly Survival.

WEEKLY SURVIVAL

• 16 Weekly Survival matches will be played over 3 days during the week. Teams must win a Chicken Dinner to advance to the Weekly Finals.
• The remaining 15 teams from each lobby will be joined by the next team in line from the Bottom 16 waiting list.

WEEKLY FINAL

A total of 10 matches will be played over two days, and the best team will automatically earn a spot in the Grand Final.

• The winning team from each Weekly Final (3 teams total) will earn a spot in the Grand Final
• The top 9 teams with highest points accumulated across all 3 weeks of Weekly Finals will also advance to the Grand Final
• The remaining teams that did not advance to the Grand Final will participate in the Grand Survival. Teams who win a Chicken Dinner in each of the 4 matches in the Grand Survival will fill the remaining Grand Final spots.

GRAND FINAL

The 16 qualified teams will compete in a 15-match tournament over 3 days.

• The Grand Final standings based on SUPER Point Rule will determine the Grand Champion of PGC 2021.

PUBG Esports announced the adoption of a new scoring method with the MC Rule back in April which was applied to PCS4 and PCS5.

We sought to add more fun and excitement to the tournament and to promote the core identity of the Battle Royale genre, Survival. However, the rule change caused some unintended side effects. Matches became more monotonous, and teams suffered from the excess pressure to earn Chicken Dinners.

After collecting feedback from fans and through a deep discussion with PUBG teams around the world, we’ve made the following decision regarding the PUBG Esports scoring system.

WE HUMBLY WELCOME AND APPRECIATE FEEDBACK FROM THE FANS AND TEAMS.PUBG ESPORTS WILL READAPT THE SUPER POINT RULE STARTING WITH PGC 2021.

• As an exception, the Weekly Survival matches will feature WWCD format and not use SUPER Point Rule.
• All other matches will use the SUPER Point Rule and consider both placement points and kill points.
• The final rankings will be decided by SUPER Point Rule using both placement points and kill points.

The PUBG Esports team truly believes that it is most important to provide fun and exciting matches to the fans while providing a competitive, but also enjoyable, environment to the participating players. We will continue to accept and evaluate your feedback.

More details on PGC 2021 will be announced after PCS5.

PUBG Esports Team.

Hello, PUBG Esports fans! 

The last battle for PGC, PUBG CONTINENTAL SERIES 5 (PCS5) is just around the corner! As always, we’re providing English broadcasts for PCS5 across all regions, as well as multiple other languages with the best PUBG Esports talent and casters for every match around the world.


Where to watch:

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pubg
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/pubgesports
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PUBGUSOfficial
• Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg.esports.official
• Map feed: https://www.twitch.tv/pubgesportsmap

In addition to Global (English) streaming, PCS5 broadcasts in additional languages as shown below!

• Week 1
  • September 18-19, 19:00 (KST)
• Week 2
  • September 25-26, 19:00 (KST)
• Week 3
  • October 2-3, 19:00 (KST)

REGIONAL BROADCAST & CHANNELS

• English
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubg
  • https://www.youtube.com/pubgesports
  • Talents: Paperthin, Seth
• Korea
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAl4HWznMn7KhKBRFO5eiFA
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubgkorea
  • http://bj.afreecatv.com/pubg
  • https://tv.naver.com/battlegroundnv
  • https://vt.tiktok.com/DSWdcw/
  • Talents: Sanghyun Park, Minjoon Chae, Jisoo Kim, Jungmin Shin, Dongyeon Kim
• China
  • https://www.douyu.com/100
  • https://www.huya.com/660004
  • https://egame.qq.com/449605280
  • https://live.bilibili.com/98
  • https://live.kuaishou.com/u/pubg98k416
  • https://weibo.com/u/5911162580
• Japan
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubgjapan
  • https://www.youtube.com/c/PUBGBATTLEGROUNDSJAPAN/about
  • Talents: abara, Shinichiroo, RintoXD, Kawahara, Manju, morimori
• Chinese Taipei
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubg_taiwan
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-d4kobKAe8of5TXKOEUZg/featured
  • Talents: Paul, Rex, Nia, AsSen, KMoMo, Mr. Yee, Krapy
• Thailand
  • https://www.facebook.com/PUBG.TH.Official/
    https://www.youtube.com/c/PUBGTHAILANDOFFICIAL
    https://www.twitch.tv/pubgthailandofficial
    http://tiktok.com/@pubgthailandofficial
    http://facebook.com/PUBGThailandProLeague
    http://facebook.com/EA.ESPORTSALLIANCE
    http://twitch.tv/esports_alliance
    http://youtube.com/c/EsportsAlliance/
    http://twitch.tv/fpsthailand
  • Talents: BOM, FFAME, ARCHZ
• Vietnam
  • https://youtube.com/PUBGBattlegroundsVietnam
  • https://youtube.com/500brospubg
  • https://facebook.com/PUBG.VN.Official
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg.vn.official
  • Talents: Trong Linh, Lynx, Huy Lova, CuongOT, Gary La, Tuan Tai, Duy Duc, Thao Trang
• Germany
  • http://twitch.tv/beingesports 

• Week 1
  • September 16-17, 18:00 (ICT) 
• Week 2
  • September 23-24, 18:00 (ICT) 
• Week 3
  • September 30 – October 1, 18:00 (ICT)

REGIONAL BROADCAST & CHANNELS

• English
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubg
  • https://www.youtube.com/pubgesports
  • Talents: Zenox, Elfishguy, Chunks, Saga
• Vietnam
  • https://nimo.tv/pubgvn
  • https://www.youtube.com/pubgvietnamofficial
  • http://youtube.com/500brospubg
  • https://www.facebook.com/PUBG.VN.Official
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg.vn.official
  • Talents: Trong Linh, Lynx, Huy Lova, CuongOT, Gary La, Tuan Tai, Duy Duc, Thao Trang
• Thailand
  • https://www.facebook.com/PUBG.TH.Official/
  • https://www.youtube.com/c/PUBGTHAILANDOFFICIAL
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubgthailandofficial
  • http://tiktok.com/@pubgthailandofficial
  • http://facebook.com/PUBGThailandProLeague
  • http://facebook.com/EA.ESPORTSALLIANCE
  • http://twitch.tv/esports_alliance
  • http://youtube.com/c/EsportsAlliance/
  • http://twitch.tv/fpsthailand
  • Talents: Voo, Kirosz, Zofearz, CatCaster, Athena, Book
• Indonesia
  • https://facebook.com/PUBG.ID.Official/
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcgPusDxJew5oHj49ZdxWoA
  • https://www.facebook.com/GeekFamID
  • Talents: Wawa Mania, Karen “Ravery” Thalia, Rere “Bredel” Bintoro 
• Malaysia / Singapore
  • https://www.facebook.com/PUBG.SEA.Official
  • https://facebook.com/GeekEventsAsia
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX1h3SpvQhe-JZuS97T0arQ
  • Talents: Tashbunny, Yololee
• Philippines
  • https://www.facebook.com/PUBG.PH.Official
  • https://www.facebook.com/PhauloB
  • Talents: PhauloB
• Chinese
  • http://www.douyu.com/276685
  • https://www.huya.com/660007
  • https://egame.qq.com/449605280
  • https://live.kuaishou.com/u/pubg98k416
  • https://weibo.com/u/5911162580

• Week 1
  • September 16-17, 16:00 (PT)
• Week 2
  • September 23-24, 16:00 (PT)
• Week 3
  • September 30 – October 1, 16:00 (PT)

REGIONAL BROADCAST & CHANNELS

• English
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubg
  • https://www.youtube.com/pubgesports
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg.esports.official
  • https://www.facebook.com/PUBGUSOfficial
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg
  • Talents: Toffees, Matrym, Porosaurus, Cameron Davis, Godspeed, Klov3r
• Chinese
  • http://www.douyu.com/276685
  • https://www.huya.com/660004
  • https://egame.qq.com/766669732
  • https://live.kuaishou.com/u/pubg98k416
  • https://weibo.com/u/5911162580
• Latin America
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
    • http://www.twitch.tv/PUBG_BR
    • http://www.youtube.com/PUBG_BR
    • https://www.facebook.com/PUBGesportsBRA
    • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg_br
    • Talents: Canedo, Thaue Neves, ReleeN, Marcatto, IVANZ1TO
• Spanish 
  • http://www.twitch.tv/PUBGLATAM
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• https://www.facebook.com/LATAMPUBG/
• https://www.tiktok.com/@latampubg
• Talents: Psycorn, Jerry, Enoquiano

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• Week 1
  • September 18-19, 18:00 (CEST)
• Week 2
  • September 25-26, 18:00 (CEST)
• Week 3
  • October 2-3, 18:00 (CEST)

REGIONAL BROADCAST & CHANNELS

• English
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubg_battlegrounds
  • https://www.youtube.com/pubgesports
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg.esports.official
  • Talents: Tobias ‘TheNameIsToby’ Wiinblad, Martin ‘Avnqr’ Gøth, Lauren ‘pansy’ Scott, Richard ‘Simms’ Simms, James ‘Kaelaris’ Carrol, Patrick ‘Frosz’ Iu
• Russia
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubg_cis
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg_cis
  • https://www.youtube.com/c/PUBGRU
  • Talents: Lutsenko ‘Odesskin’ Nikolai, Mikhail ‘Yarrmosh’ Yarmosh 
• Germany
  • https://www.twitch.tv/beingesports
  • Talents: KathyRose, Cassali, aLexGGpubg, InviSan, IDoArTv, Gideon, ItzYourGames , Philiimon, Souljah87
• France
  • https://www.twitch.tv/carazwolf
  • Talents: CaraZwolf
• Czech
  • https://www.twitch.tv/amidivine
• Turkey
  • https://www.twitch.tv/pubg_battlegroundstr
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@pubg_battlegrounds_tr?lang=en
  • Talents: Buğrahan ‘Wreckage35’ Şevke, Fatih ‘Kahia’ Kahya
• Spanish
  • https://www.facebook.com/jovenzero
  • http://www.twitch.tv/jerrysenpai
• Chinese
  • http://www.douyu.com/276685
  • https://www.huya.com/660007
  • https://egame.qq.com/766669732
  • https://live.kuaishou.com/u/pubg98k416
  • https://weibo.com/u/5911162580