{"id":3596,"date":"2017-07-05T16:32:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T23:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmtechblog.com\/?p=3596"},"modified":"2017-07-05T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T23:32:21","slug":"check-newest-map-coming-playerunknowns-battlegrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/?p=3596","title":{"rendered":"Check out the newest map coming to PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve known for a while that\u00a0<em>PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds<\/em>\u00a0would feature new maps, and we finally have our first look at one of the locations\u2014and it\u2019s looking very hot.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>PlayerUnknown (aka Brendan Greene) this week Tweeted pictures of a work-in-progress desert location, which looks in stark contrast to the more rustic map currently available. It\u2019s an interesting change of pace\u00a0because one would assume there\u2019d be fewer places to hide in the desert, although blending into the surroundings may not be an issue for savvy players.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of two new maps being developed for\u00a0<em>PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds<\/em>, which is still in Early Access on Steam. Unlike the existing map, called Erangel, which is 8\u00d78 kilometers, the new desert map is expected to be 4\u00d74 kilometers, which means it will likely feature faster games and more frequent firefights due to its smaller size.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BattleRoyaleMod\/status\/881932191877419008<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be slums and a canyon with a river running through it, as well as villages throughout the island,\u201d it reads\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forums.playbattlegrounds.com\/topic\/25335-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on a forum<\/a>\u00a0for\u00a0<em>PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the desert city, there will also be another map that\u2019s 8\u00d78 kilometers in size. The developer\u2019s said the third map will be enveloped in a dense forest that features a chilly coastline and snowy mountains.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when these maps will arrive, though it doesn\u2019t sound like they\u2019ll be available until the game is out of Early Access. And, in\u00a0case\u00a0you were wondering, Greene has already stated the team working on these new maps is separate from the team working to optimize the game, so you can expect weekly and monthly updates until PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds officially launches later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Battle Royale-style game recently surpassed\u00a0four million copies sold, and adding new maps will only add to the game\u2019s delicious replay value.<\/p>\n<p>Check out a glimpse of the new desert map above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve known for a while that\u00a0PlayerUnknown\u2019s Battlegrounds\u00a0would feature new maps, and we finally have our first look at one of the locations\u2014and it\u2019s looking very hot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmtech.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}