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Intel® Extreme Masters
We are thrilled to announce the PUBG Invitational at Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship Katowice, taking place on February 24-25 at IEM EXPO! 16 teams from regions around the world will battle for their share of a US$50,000 prize pool.
Nine out of the 16 competing teams will receive direct invites:
Q&A with PUBG Creator Brendan Greene Video
Armed with questions from the Xbox Communities in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, we checked in with the PUBG’s Creative Director, PLAYERUNKNOWN himself, Brendan Greene to share your questions about Battle Royale gameplay, Chicken Dinner odds, and Brendan’s excitement in bringing a whole new community of console gamers to PUBG.… Read the rest
Minkonet, a prominent Seoul-based gaming technology company, today announced its partnership with PUBG Corp. to deliver 3D replay functionality in the online gaming phenomenon, “PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS” (PUBG). The robust 360-degree data capture technology powers the 3D Replay and Killcam features that will debut in PUBG’s upcoming PC 1.0 release.
“Building replay systems for battle royale, open world and massively multiplayer online games that typically feature huge maps and many objects interacting in real time presents many technical challenges,” said Peter Kim, co-founder and CEO of Minkonet.… Read the rest
The battle comes to console, only on Xbox One.
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS – Xbox Game Preview launch trailer
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is coming to Xbox Preview on December 12th and and PC 1.0 Launch on December 20th.… Read the rest
IEM
So the qualifiers are over and what an epic weekend it was, our final 8 teams have been found and they will now be moving on to The Oracle Arena in the Bay Area of Oakland. Pending final travel documentation validation the final 8 teams joining our 12 invited rosters will be –
EU
NA
The weekend unfortunately also saw few upsets along the way with many big names in the scene such as Kinguin, NV, G2 and Flyquest just to name a few falling short of the mark.… Read the rest
Avangar have failed to fulfil the travel documentation requirements and have been disqualified.
Qualifiers for the IEM Oakland PUBG Invitational concluded last weekend and a total of eight teams from Europe and North America secured their position to compete. The first place finishing team in the European qualifier, Avangar, have failed to fulfill the requirement in providing validated travel documentation to enter the U.S.A.… Read the rest
IEM
We are extremely excited that PUBG is now part of Intel® Extreme Masters Oakland 2017 and will be featured as an official IEM title alongside Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The IEM Oakland PUBG Invitational will feature top teams from both Europe and North America who will play for their share of a $200,000 prize pool.… Read the rest