How PUBG is Aiming to Reinvent the Battle Royale... Again | gamescom 2026

PUBG has long been serving up Chicken Dinners and frying pans to the backs of heads, but with PUBG DED.NET it's looking to reinvent the Battle Royale space… again. We caught up with Creative Director Dave Curd to chat about how PUBG DED.NET takes roguelike progression and merges it with Battle Royale mechanics, the vision of developing for a console audience, the wild abilities on display and the intriguing 1996 setting. PUBG DED.NET is hosting a closed beta so if you’re eager to get your hands on, register on the official PUBG DED.NET website! PUBG DED.NET is coming soon to PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC (Steam) and Xbox Series X|S.