Get a lay of the land

ThePUBGteam has a new batch of screenshots for the game’s upcoming desert map and I’m already brainstorming landing zones and hiding spots. Play enough of a game like this, and you can easily envision how matches might shake out. It’s a fun little mental exercise while we wait.

For example, see that fenced-in area in the third image? I’m staying thehellaway from there.

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The team at our office in Madison have been working hard on our new desert map, and today I am excited to share some new WIP screenshots of this new terrain…pic.twitter.com/J2Dm21715p

— PLAYERUNKNOWN (@PLAYERUNKNOWN)June 29, 2025

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

I spend a good few hours playingPUBGevery week and, to this day, I’m still learning things about the game’s one and only map. I can’t wait to be totally overwhelmed by this dusty new locale and I shudder to think about how many people are going to stampede onto Steamonce the update goes live.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.