Summary
- PUBG: Battlegrounds celebrates 8th anniversary with event offering rewards like new skins and in-game currency.
- The game continues to drive revenue growth for Krafton and sees nearly a million daily players on Steam alone.
- Players can claim rewards like Event Tokens, Contraband Coupons, and more by completing objectives during the anniversary event.
PUBG: Battlegrounds is set to celebrate its eighth anniversary with a month-long event during which players can claim various special rewards, including new themed skins and in-game currency, across PC and consoles. Since its initial release in 2017, PUBG: Battlegrounds has amassed a large fan-following and has become one of the most popular games in the world.
As the first battle royale game to achieve huge success and fame, Krafton’s PUBG: Battlegrounds played an instrumental role in the genre’s boom and in the spawning of competitors like Fortnite and Apex Legends. For the better part of the past 10 years, the online multiplayer title has cultivated a large audience across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and mobile, a chunk of which still tunes in to matches regularly. Despite being eight years old at this point, PUBG: Battlegrounds continues to drive revenue growth for Krafton and continues to see nearly a million concurrent players, on Steam alone, on a daily basis. Adding to the game’s growing lineup of content drops, the devs recently revealed a bunch of new items planned to arrive during PUBG‘s eighth anniversary celebrations.
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PUBG: Battlegrounds has announced its eighth anniversary events, which are scheduled to take place from March 12 to April 7 on PC and from March 20 to April 15 on consoles. First off, all players can log in to the game, using their Krafton ID, during this period and click on the Join Event button to claim the 8th Anniversary Pack and Lucky G-Coin Box. Upon logging into the lobby between March 12 to March 25 on PC and between March 20 to April 2 on consoles, they can also obtain up to 350 Event Tokens, 200 G-Coins, 70 Contraband Coupons, a Hunter’s Chest, and a Key, along with certain themed items, including two skins, a victory dance, a nameplate, and an emblem. Other rewards coming to PUBG: Battlegrounds players via the Token Shop are Orbital Vanguard skins, themed weapons camos, new victory dances, and more.
PUBG: Battleground Announces Eighth Anniversary Celebrations
- PC: March 12, 12 AM PST/3 AM EST to April 7, 7 PM PST/10 PM EST
- Consoles: March 20, 12 AM PST/3AM EST to April 15, 7 PM PST/10 PM EST
Besides the aforementioned items, certain things will also be unlockable through completing objectives during PUBG: Battleground‘s latest event. Players will be able to get their hands on Event Tokens, Contraband Coupons, and more by meeting the criteria through actions such as surviving a certain number of minutes during matches, dealing a certain amount of damage to opponents, and the like. Moreover, the devs have also revealed placing hidden drops throughout PUBG: Battleground‘s iconic Erangel map for players to discover.
Meanwhile, Krafton is set to expand the PUBG franchise through a spin-off titled PUBG: Blindspot. Back in February 2025, the South Korean publisher unveiled the tactical shooter which is planned for a PC launch in the future.
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March 23, 2017
- ESRB
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T for Teen: Blood, Violence