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Free-to-play PUBG Lite Is Coming To PC
PUBG is one of the mot played Battle Royale styled games in the world. The game drops 100 players into a map where they fight against each other using weapons they pick up around the map to emerge victorious as the last man standing. The game is available in multiple platforms including PC, gaming consoles and Mobile. But for PC users, being a high graphics game, the minimum system requirements can be an issue. The game currently requires :
- 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
- Intel Core i5-4430 / AMD FX-6300
- 8 GB RAM
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
- DirectX Version 11
However, these requirements will only run the game in the lowest settings which isn’t enjoyable. In countries like India, Thailand etc, many don’t match the system requirements thus not being able to play the game. Many also choose not to buy the game. PUBG may be able to change that in the near future. PUBG is testing a free-to-play version of the popular game.

Minimum Requirement For PUBG Lite

This version can run on a lower graphics setting thus allowing gamers to be able to play on computers and laptops that are not equipped with high end graphics cards. Many laptops run on integrated graphics cards that may soon be able to run the game smoothly. The free-to-play game is supposed to have scaled down graphics. The game can be run on a minimum system requirement of i3 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Inten HD 4000 Graphics card and just 4 GB of hard drive space.

A player will be able to play Solo, Duo or Squad in TPP mode in PUBG Lite. PUBG Lite beta will contain the map Erangel for now. The game is already under BETA testing and will be out very soon. However, PUBG Lite is only available in Thailand for now. But we can certainly expect to see it in other Asian countries soon if the test goes well!
January 28, 2019
PUBG Mobile 0.10.0 Beta Update Introduces New Rifle, Chat Options And More

PUBG Mobile, one of the biggest and most played smartphone games, has released a new beta. The game recently won a bunch of awards at Google’s Play Store Awards in 2018. The game just received the Season 4 update recently. With the new update, Tencent Games is introducing the MK47 Mutant gun, which was already a part of the game’s XBox One and PC version of the game.

Beta Update New Additions

The MK47 Mutant will be now available on Android and iOS too. The assault rifle has multiple fire modes and a 20-bullet clip. A Laser Sight attachment is also added to the game. This allows players to fire more accurately and the MK47 is one of the many weapons that can make use of it. It is yet to be seen how accurate this attachment is compared to other scopes that are already in the game. New control settings are also added, where players can customise the screen layout with new preset and variable options. However, with the new season, all players will have to work extra hard to get back to their previous Tiers as it gets reduced to a level or two below the rank of the previous season.

This was long overdue as many gamers had requested for such a change in forums and Reddit as well. However mobile phones can be a tricky space to design a game on and PUBG seems to have listened to it’s users. We all know how horrible the PUBG chat is. No matter which high end phone you own, opening up chat means that the game is going to crash. Now, however, additional chat options have been added with dozens of scripted text and voice dialogue options in game. These have been added to make communication between teammates easier. These fall under tactics, movement, and discussion categories.

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With new seasons, come new in-game items. The introduction of new outfits for your character in the game is also being rolled out in this update. The update also includes the general bug fixes that are usually included in every major update.

December 6, 2018
PUBG Wins Fan Favourite Game Of The Year At Google Play Best of 2018 Awards
Google recently released a list of the yearly awards that they give out for the best apps. The list includes some well known apps as well as some little known apps which you may not have heard of! PUBG picked up a few awards. Read to find out more about the winners.

The ‘Google Play Best of 2018’ has several different categories which are as follows:
- Best App of 2018
- Most Entertaining Apps
- Best Self Improvement Apps
- Most Competitive Games
- Best Daily Helper Apps
- Most Innovative Games
- Best Hidden Gem Apps
- Most Casual Games
- Best Game of 2018
- Best Indie Games
List of Winners

PUBG, which is one of the most downloaded games of 2018, picked up several of the awards in different categories. PUBG achieved the 100 million downloads milestone in August of 2018. It also won the Mobile Game of the Year at the 36th Golden Joystick Awards. The game currently has more than 100 million downloads and a 4.5 rating, from 8 million reviewers on Play Store. The Tencent Games’ creation took home accolades in the ‘Best game’, ‘Most Competitive Title’ and ‘Fan Favourite’ award categories.

The Best App of 2018 was awarded to ‘Drops’ an app that helps you learn 31 new languages. Meanwhile, the ‘Most Competitive Games’ category had other winners which include Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realm War by Pixel Toys, Dragon Ball Legends by Bandai Namco Ent., Asphalt 9 by Gameloft and Badland Brawl by Frogmind.

The award for the ‘Most Innovative Games’ were shared by Gorogoa by Annapurna, Umiro by DevolverDigital, Hero Hunters by Hothead Games, Battlelands Royale by FuturePlay and Life is Strange by SQUARE ENIX Ltd. The award for the Most Casual Games also had a few contenders which included The Sims Mobile by EA.

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In the category of ‘Best Indie Games’ the winners were Alto’s Odyssey by Noodlecake Studios, Reigns: GoT by DevolverDigital, Cube Escape Paradox by Rusty Lake, Returner 77 by Fantastic, yes and Evoland 2 by Playdigious. In the other categories, notable apps such as YouTube TV won the best app in the Fan Favourites category while The Walking Dead, Riverdale and The Big Bang Theory were declared the most popular TV shows.
December 5, 2018
New PUBG Map Leaked: Snow Map To Be Released Soon

PUBG has been constantly adding new features, functionalities and new maps to stay ahead of the ‘game’. This time, a new leaked map has surfaced on the internet before the actual release. The map is called Vikendi and is supposed to have a snowy terrain. With winter approaching, every gamer is excited about the new winter based map. The company had teased the map during the Microsoft Press conference at E3 and not much was revealed in the teaser. It was assumed that the new map would be named Dihor Otok but recent leaks have revealed that the name would be Vikendi.

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What To Expect From The New Map

A Redditor recently shared screenshots of a data mine from the map which revealed it’s name. The map will supposedly be bigger than Sanhok and smaller than Erangel. This makes the playtime shorter than 30 minutes and longer than 15 for an average player. This will be the fourth map to be added to the game after Erangel, Miramar and Sanhok. There are also rumors that the map will be released around the same time as the PUBG PlayStation 4 game release date.

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The data mine has also revealed that new weather effects will also be added. This will include Snow, which will be exclusive to Vikendi and Night mode as well. A recreation of the map by a Youtuber suggests that there will be very few or no trees at all. It is also being widely reported that a new vehicle that looks like Volkswagen’s Beetle is to be added with new weapons as well. The PS4 edition of PUBG is supposed to arrive on December 7. Around the same time Fortnite, Overwatch and other games are also going to release their winter maps. December definitely seems like a great time for gamers!

November 27, 2018
You May Soon Be Able To Play PUBG On Your PlayStation 4

With PUBG hitting Xbox One, there are strong rumours that PUBG may soon feature on PlayStation 4 as well. The full release on Xbox One also had a label stating “console launch exclusive”. Reading between the lines, this can only mean further console releases at some point of time. Members of a video gaming forum recently unearthed the existence of promotional PUBG images that were sitting on the PS4 servers. These images were linked to an apparent digital game ID code. Searches with the code do not bring up anything on the Play Station website. However, the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea has apparently rated PUBG. This strongly hints at the game’s Play Station version’s existence.

PUBG is a battle royale game that first launched on PC on the Steam platform, which has since taken the world by storm. It has found success in its mobile version. It has faced tough competition from games such as Fortnite and very recently Call Of Duty Black Ops 4 which also are, or have Battle Royale modes. PUBG has been dealing with the competition by introducing regular updates, patches and new maps. It recently introduced the Night Mode that allows a user play the game in complete darkness, increasing the difficulty level.

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PUBG was released on Xbox One in December 2017 and the PS 4 release is long overdue. The game retails at $30 for the Xbox One at the moment. PUBG has suffered quite a bit since it’s first console release from certain performance issues. But now, it seems to be much more stable. There are strong hints that the game might drop on PS4 in December 2018 during The Game Awards 2018. Some are also speculating that there may have been a console exclusivity contract with Xbox One which may expire in December. There are also rumours that Tencent Games may announce the game in November itself but release it in December. It will be interesting to see how PUBG maintains it’s daily user base and if the user base increases significantly with the PS4 release.

November 6, 2018