PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Opens Servers for 24 Hours this Weekend Only

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS continues the game’s Closed Beta Test (CBT) this weekend starting today. To celebrate, the Closed Beta servers will be open 24 hours for this weekend only (Friday, March 3 to Sunday, March 5). This weekend will focus on DUOs only and increased 10% of games having the rainy weather setting turned on.

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS CBT Weekends Include:

• February 24-26: The first weekend included SOLO games only, and 10% of them had the rainy weather setting turned on.
• March 3-5: The second weekend will focus on DUOs only with 10% the games having the rainy weather setting turned on.
• March 10-12: The third weekend will be a mix of DUOs & SOLO games and will again feature the weather effects.
• March 17-19: Plans for the final weekend will be announced at a later date.

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS is a last-man-standing shooter where players start with nothing and must fight to locate weapons, vehicles, supplies and strive to be the lone survivor in a realistic 8 x 8 km world that shows off Unreal Engine 4’s capabilities.

To learn more about PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, please visit www.playbattlegrounds.com/.

Related: PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Closed Beta Test Weekends Starts Today

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