Summary
PUBG: Battlegroundsis 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: Battlegroundshas 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’sPUBG: Battlegroundsplayed an instrumental role in the genre’s boom and in the spawning of competitors likeFortniteandApex 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: Battlegroundscontinues to drive revenue growth for Kraftonand 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 duringPUBG’s eighth anniversary celebrations.
PUBG: Battlegroundshas announcedits 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 toPUBG: Battlegroundsplayersvia the Token Shop are Orbital Vanguard skins, themed weapons camos, new victory dances, and more.
PUBG: Battleground Announces Eighth Anniversary Celebrations
Besides the aforementioned items, certain things will also be unlockable through completing objectives duringPUBG: 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 throughoutPUBG: Battleground’s iconic Erangel mapfor players to discover.
Meanwhile, Krafton is set to expand thePUBGfranchise through aspin-off titledPUBG: Blindspot. Back in February 2025, the South Korean publisher unveiled the tactical shooter which is planned for a PC launch in the future.
