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KRAFTON JAPAN announced a collaboration between PUBG MOBILE and Nijisanji VTuber Kuzuha, running from September 9 to November 6. Items include costume skins, weapon skins, voice cards, and a hoverboard, all designed by Kuzuha. Some items are gacha-exclusive, while others come from login and play events.
KRAFTON announced a collaboration between PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and the TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen, starting with the September 10 update. Costumes and progressive weapon skins themed around Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, and Satoru Gojo will appear, along with limited-time events. Anime visuals will be added to areas of Erangel. The PC version runs September 10 to October 14, the console version September 17 to October 22.
KRAFTON showcased five upcoming titles at gamescom 2026, which began August 26 in Cologne, Germany. At the Opening Night Live event, the company unveiled PUBG: DED.NET and TARAE: The Unbound for the first time, and presented new trailers for NO LAW, Age Twisters, and Project ZETA. The lineup spans shooters, RPGs, cooperative adventures, and competitive multiplayer.
KRAFTON announced PUBG: DED.NET during gamescom Opening Night Live 2026, a new multiplayer FPS with roguelite elements set in an occult horror world. The game is set in the 1990s in a region called Cascadia, where players build play styles through trial and error and adapt their loadouts as acquired items change combat. Developed by PUBG Madison, the title is planned for PC via Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Alongside the announcement, KRAFTON opened applications for a closed beta test, with pre-registration available on the official website. The reveal footage showed an outlaw yet cheerful atmosphere with intense vehicle-based gunfights characteristic of the PUBG series. The Steam store page lists it as an online PvP title. This is the latest entry in the PUBG series, following other spin-offs like PUBG: BLINDSPOT, a top-down team versus team shooter. The announcement marks a return to the core shooter identity for the franchise, which recently released a romance sim where the heroine is a firearm.
KRAFTON JAPAN announced on August 12, 2026, that PUBG MOBILE has started a collaboration with three Nijisanji VTubers: Fuwa Minato, Ibrahim, and Lauren Iroas. The collaboration runs from August 12 to September 11, 2026, at 08:59. During this period, the game will feature costume skins, voice cards, and other collaboration-exclusive items for each VTuber, as well as items themed around the game's mascot Pubu Niku. The items are obtainable through in-game crates (gacha) with a certain probability, or by exchanging coins earned from those crates. A login event is also planned, where players can get Pubu Niku voice cards and gacha items for free just by logging in. The announcement includes sample voice card lines for each VTuber, such as Fuwa Minato's "Won't you be my friend? Hey, come here," and Lauren Iroas's "I'll create it. A legend." The collaboration items list includes three costume sets, three voice cards, a Pubu Niku voice card, a Pubu Niku bag, helmet, UZI skin, parachute, sprays, and more.
KRAFTON JAPAN announced a limited-time collaboration between PUBG MOBILE and Sony Pictures' film Spider-Man: Brand New Day, starting July 30, 2026. The Version 4.5 update adds a Central Square area, Spider-Man-themed items like Peter Parker's Gloves and Hoodie, cinematic photo spots, and CRAFTGROUND support, running until September 2.
KRAFTON announced on August 5, 2026 that it will exhibit five titles at gamescom 2026, including an unannounced new project from PUBG STUDIOS based on the PUBG IP. The new title is an action FPS set in the deep forests and small towns of the American Pacific Northwest, against what the company calls an important era in American cultural history. KRAFTON positions the game as inheriting the DNA of the PUBG series and aims to provide a game experience where new stories are born each time the player plays. The company's special page for gamescom 2026 states that a world premiere will take place at the event. The other four titles in the lineup are NO LAW, an immersive open-world FPS RPG set in the cyber-noir port city Port Desire; Project ZETA, a multi-team tactical arena where three-person teams of four compete; Age Twisters, a two-player cooperative narrative adventure about a grandfather and granddaughter in near-future Barcelona; and TARAE: The Unbound, an original Eastern dark fantasy action RPG inspired by the worldview of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. gamescom 2026 will be held in Cologne, Germany, from August 26 to August 30 local time.
KRAFTON JAPAN announced a partnership between PUBG MOBILE and Ferrari, starting July 10. The collaboration brings four Ferrari models-Roma, Purosangue, LaFerrari, and SF90 XX Spider-into the mobile battle royale as drivable vehicles with exclusive liveries. It also includes Ferrari-themed accessories, customization options, and an in-map display of the Scuderia Ferrari HP Formula 1 car. The event runs through September 7.
KRAFTON's PUBG STUDIOS held the second closed alpha test of PUBG: Black Budget from June 26 to 29, 2026. The extraction shooter is set on Coli Island, a 2.5km x 2.5km map with anomalous creatures and a hardcore sci-fi atmosphere. Unlike PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, players prepare equipment before raids, and the game features PvPvE combat, zone shrinkage, and a reload system requiring loaded magazines. The alpha test offered a glimpse of a grounded, dark world compared to Crysis.
KRAFTON released Version 4.5 of PUBG MOBILE on July 9, 2026, adding a collaboration with Naruto Shippuden. The update recreates locations from the anime, including the Hidden Leaf Village, Hokage Rock, and the Valley of the End, on the Erangel, Livik, and Sanhok maps. Players can use ninjutsu such as Rasengan, Chidori, Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, and Flying Thunder God Technique, which unlock gradually from July 9 to July 14. A boss battle against the Nine-Tailed Fox (Kurama) is available, with Kurama appearing in three states: slumbering, prowling, or alert. Starting July 17, a special mode lets squads defend the Hidden Leaf from a controlled Kurama. Collaboration costumes include sets for Naruto (Sage Mode and Six Paths Sage Mode), Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, Hinata, Gaara, Tsunade, Madara, and Jiraiya, plus Akatsuki and Konoha Anbu sets. A giveaway offers over USD 600 in free items, including the Young Naruto set, Fourth Hokage's Cloak, and the song 'Blue Bird'. An animated short by Studio Pierrot accompanies the update. Offline events are planned in multiple countries, including a celebration in Jakarta from July 10 to 16.
KRAFTON implemented the limited-time Ally Duo mode in PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, pairing players with AI teammate Ella, who uses a locally running small language model based on NVIDIA ACE for natural conversation. The mode requires an NVIDIA GPU and runs until July 1, 2026. A play report describes Ella as smart in conversation but bot-like in movement, creating a mismatch.
Shikoku-based pro esports team DOPENESS won the PUBG MOBILE JAPAN LEAGUE SEASON 6 Phase 1 championship on June 5, 2026. The victory earns the team a 3 million yen prize and a spot in the PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026, part of the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris this August.
KRAFTON released a new limited-time mode, 'Ally Duo', for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS on PC, where players team up with an AI teammate named Ella. The mode is available from June 17 to July 1, 16:00 JST, requires an NVIDIA GPU, and supports Korean, Simplified Chinese, and English voice chat with Ella only.