PUBG Mobile collaboration drops Lionel Messi into the battle royale

Famed soccer star Lionel Messi is making his battle royale debut with PUBG Mobile soon, and possibly Call of Duty later

An upcoming PUBG Mobile collaboration is adding internationally-renowned soccer player Lionel Messi, of Paris Saint-Germain fame, to the battle royale. Krafton made the announcement on the official PUBG Mobile Twitter account and teased that the collaboration will take place during an event scheduled for November release, but offered no further details about what to expect or when, exactly, Messi’s PUBG debut will happen.

The news comes as a slight surprise, following more than one Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 leak that suggested Lionel Messi would join Activision’s FPS game as a playable operator.

Fellow soccer stars Neymar Jr. and Paul Pogba are set to join Modern Warfare 2 at some point in the near future, as dataminers found full, functional models for both stars in the game’s files prior to launch. 

Messi only ever showed up as a name on a list, though. His CoD debut likely was never planned until later anyway, and he may still turn up as an operator.

PUBG Mobile is no stranger to collaborations, including some highly unexpected ones. The mobile battle royale has hosted NieR Automata events, added Tesla-themed items to the game, and worked with other soccer teams in the United Kingdom for previous events.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF

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PUBG redeem codes for August 2022: How to get free items in PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile has a lot of different crates, and currencies that are hard to get your hands on without paying money, so here are free codes.

PUBG has stuck around for a long time now, being one of the main culprits for the battle royale genre exploding in popularity. The mobile version has been arguably as big of a hit as the original with an estimated 30 million daily players. If you’re among them then you’ll know plenty about the items, cosmetics, and currencies for you to enhance your experience. The only problem is that these often cost money.

So, how about getting something for free? On a semi-regular basis, codes are unveiled for PUBG Mobile that let you get some freebies. Over the years everything from crates, to Silver Fragments have been given away in these codes. Plus, there are limited giveaways for rename cards, which let you change your name. We’ll give you every currently active code for the game, and let you know how to redeem them.

If you’re looking for more giveaways, then make sure to check our guides for Roblox codes, Pokémon GO codes, and daily Garena Free Fire codes.

5 biggest changes in PUBG Mobile 2.0

PUBG Mobile 2.0 brings all sorts of new exciting things to the game. From a new map to an Evangelion collaboration, we’ve covered it all.

PUBG Mobile launches version 2.0 today, bringing with it huge changes to gameplay, a new season, and exciting collaborations never before seen in the free-to-play PUBG. The biggest change fans are raving about is the new map, Livik. The map was released in beta a couple of weeks ago, and now it’s ready to launch officially, with changes to all of the biggest areas.

For a limited time, fans of the Evangelion anime will have a treat in store with a new game mode focused on the collaboration with PUBG. A new season brings with it new rewards and a new Royale Pass Month for you to enjoy. Along with all that, there’s a whole host of new items, weapons, and upgrades in the store. We’ve collected all of the biggest changes you need to know about.

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‘PUBG New State’ unlock times – when you can play in your region

Here’s when we think you’ll be able to start playing PUBG New State this week on mobile devices.

PUBG New State is launching very soon. New State acts as a reboot of PUBG Mobile, upgrading the game beyond what was possible with what they were working with. New State might not be an obvious upgrade from the face of it, but experienced PUBG Mobile players will quickly begin to see the variety of new vehicles, weapons and areas. If you ever had trouble playing PUBG on a touchscreen before, New State just might have fixed that for you thanks to other upgrades and a far smoother framerate than before. If you want to play competitively on the go, this is the new best way to do it.

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New State launches very soon, allowing you to get the jump on other players and practice before they know what hit them. If you want to get good, and fast, you need to start playing ASAP. Below we have our estimates for when PUBG New State should go live, so check back later to tell us how right/wrong we are.

When PUBG New State launches in your timezone

We don’t actually have confirmed information on the time that PUBG New State will go live. The release date for PUBG New State is November 11, but the specific time we’ll have to guess at. And we do so for each timezone, below:

  • PST: 8pm Nov. 10
  • EDT: 11pm Nov. 10
  • GMT: 4am
  • CET: 5am
  • MSK: 7am
  • IST: 9:30am
  • CST: 12pm
  • JST: 1pm
  • AEDT: 3pm
  • NZDT: 5pm

Our reasoning for guessing at this time is that the PUBG New State is tweeting daily up to the launch, with each tweet going out at 4am GMT. Using complete guesswork, we’re assuming that is when the game will go live globally at the times listed above.

Written by Dave Aubrey on behalf of GLHF.

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