Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds’ official big-league begins with a 20-team invitational throwdown in Berlin

Plunkbat (Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds for brief) might have taken over the world already, but it surely’s not fairly made the inroads into esports that you simply’d anticipate, leaving the likes of Overwatch and Counter-Strike to fill the vacuum. Well, as everyone knows, there’s just one answer to an absence of esports illustration: Fat sacks of cash-money, and PUBG Corp. are offering as 20 groups congregate in Berlin this July to struggle for a $2m (USD) prize pot.

And, presumably, a really costly rooster dinner.

This technically isn’t the corporate’s first time on the esports rodeo, with final 12 months seeing Gamescom internet hosting a $350okay prize event. This new Berlin occasion sounds prefer it’s on a complete different degree, although, which is to be anticipated contemplating the prizes that the groups are competing for.

It’s going to be a correctly worldwide brawl, too. Three groups a bit can be representing Europe, North Africa and Asia. Two groups every can be coming in from the CIS, South Korea, China and Japan, and South America, Oceania and the Middle East can be contributing one group every.

It’ll be some time but till we all know what groups are taking part in, however the event itself can be broadcast dwell from July 25th via til’ July 29th, and can undoubtedly herald completely monumental crowds on Twitch. Even thought PUBG might have slipped down the rankings a bit in comparison with Fortnite, it’s nonetheless a powerhouse for streamers.

Undoubtedly this occasion may also be accompanied by a variety of promotional merch, each in-game and in any other case. Expect to see a spread of official Invitational-branded loot crates, plus a storefront filled with event and team-themed clobber if you wish to signify your crew whether or not or not you’re carrying a digital frying pan. We’ll have extra particulars on the occasion as they unfold