It was that solely probably the most expert PUBG: Battlegrounds gamers may benefit from the candy bounty of poultry by being the final ones standing in a 100-player battle royale match. However, due to a brand new promotion between PUBG and KFC, any participant can take pleasure in a rooster dinner, winner or not.
As a part of PUBG’s 26.1 update, KFC (née Kentucky Fried Rooster) eating places are peppered throughout Erangel, changing the sport’s fuel stations. Gamers can as an alternative replenish — sorry!! — on 12-piece buckets in these shops, a nakedly intelligent promotion to get individuals to keep in mind that fried rooster does certainly style scrumptious (presumably in hopes that they’ll order some IRL).
Amusingly, chowing down on digital KFC-branded meals has in-game advantages. Consuming a KFC Rooster Bucket capabilities like one among PUBG’s first help kits and “showcases your character savoring the rooster leg when consumed,” in keeping with the 26.1 replace patch notes’ very medical description of consuming. In terms of sides, KFC fries will perform like a bandage (a much less efficient therapeutic merchandise) whereas an unbranded beverage stands in for PUBG’s vitality drink (growing a personality’s increase and motion pace).
Right here’s a peek at what all that quick meals consumption appears like in motion.
Gamers who need to get some KFC in PUBG can order from an in-game kiosk, and it’ll magically seem. The eating places look like unstaffed, which might be for the most effective when working a quick meals franchise on a homicide island. And whereas insulated supply baggage are strewn all through the KFC places, it doesn’t seem that gamers can ship a meal to their squadmates (or get tipped for doing so).
The much less enjoyable element of the PUBG: Battlegrounds KFC crossover is that you simply’ll see a bunch of KFC billboards on Erangel, Miramar, Sanhok, and Vikendi, in addition to KFC banners on beginning planes.
On the upside, you can too put on a KFC rooster bucket bucket hat.
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Picture: Krafton by way of BeliyMishkaa on Steam
If this sort of crass commercialization leaves a foul style in your mouth, don’t fear — PUBG: Battlegrounds’ KFC promotional occasion shall be round for only one month, writer Krafton says.
PUBG: Battlegrounds’ 26.1 replace is now reside within the Home windows PC model of the sport. Gamers on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Sequence X will get the replace on Oct. 19.