PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS KICKS OFF HALLOWEEN WITH SKIBIDI TOILET PvE MODE IN UPDATE 38.1

KRAFTON, Inc. has launched Update 38.1 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC, with the console version to follow on October 23. The October update introduces a limited-time Halloween collaboration mode featuring the globally popular YouTube animation IP Skibidi Toilet, a new Contender character, and a series of gunplay and gameplay improvements, including updates to SMGs, vehicles, and map mechanics. Players can learn more in the Patch Notes or watch the highlights in the Patch Report. 

Overview of Update 38.1: 

• Skibidi Toilet Collaboration: Just in time for spooky season, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is teaming up with the globally popular YouTube animation IP Skibidi Toilet for a special PvE Arcade mode. Players will face waves of Toilet bosses in a 4-player squad format across Miramar, earning Chemical Cans to upgrade their loadouts in the next match. A special Event Pass: Skibidi Toilet will also be available, featuring themed rewards. The event runs from October 22 to November 5 on PC, and from October 30 to November 13 on Console. 

• New Contender Character: Following the debut of the Contender system earlier this year, Dorian takes the spotlight as its second official addition. A heavy-metal guitarist who sees the Battlegrounds as the ultimate stage to complete his sonic masterpiece, Dorian can be unlocked and upgraded via the Workshop, allowing players to personalize emotes, kill effects, Dive Trails, and appearances. 

• Gunplay and System Updates: The update also introduces broad gameplay improvements, including reduced SMG hip-fire accuracy, MP5K and Panzerfaust balance adjustments, lower vehicle damage to passengers, new destructible terrain on Miramar, and Recall System refinements to keep late-game play more balanced. 

For more details and full patch notes, visit https://pubg.com/en and follow the official PUBG channels on YouTube, X, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch and TikTok. 

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Created by YouTube sensation Boom!, Skibidi Toilet launched in February 2023 and has since become a global phenomenon. Set in an alternate reality, the series follows humanity’s struggle against the Skibidi Toilets, a powerful alien species of mechanized toilet hybrids. Their only hope lies with the Alliance, a coalition of humanoid warriors with cameras, speakers, and TV screens for heads. What began as a viral short has grown into a worldwide franchise spanning animation, consumer products, publishing, gaming, and more.