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2021 · PUBG Studios · Shooter

PUBG: New State

The latest title by KRAFTON, Inc. and PUBG Studio, New State Mobile is set during the near future of 2051 and will drop players into a new battleground called Troi. By inheriting the best parts of PUBG, New State Mobile recreates the original Battle Royale experience and evolves it for new and current players alike. From the graphics to the controls, New State Mobile has been built and optimized for mobile play. Leveraging and adopting the best-in-class gunplay from the original game, players can expect the same combat experience that is easy to learn, but hard to master.

Released: 11 November 2021
Platforms: Android iOS
Genres: Shooter
Developers: PUBG Studios
Publishers: Krafton
Perspective: First person Third person
Themes: Action Survival
Age ratings: ESRB T

About

New State Mobile (formerly PUBG: New State) is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle royale video game developed by PUBG Studios and published by Krafton. The game was released on November 11, 2021, for iOS, iPadOS and Android through the App Store, Google Play and Galaxy Store. It is the second installment in the PUBG Universe, separated from PUBG: Battlegrounds and its mobile version.

As of December 2021, the game surpassed 50 million downloads worldwide.

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Gameplay

In New State Mobile, 100 players are deployed by jumping out of a plane on a remote 8x8 island called Troi, the game's main map, to collect supplies and battle each other as they fight to survive, with the last one becoming the winner. Troi is set in the year 2051 in the northern United States, with a futuristic environment, buildings, architecture and monuments. New features include drones, ballistic shields, neon sights, combat balancing ability, reviving dead teammates, and "recruiting" downed enemies. Vehicles include futuristic cars, buggies, motorcycles, speedboats and gliders.

New State Mobile features interactive objects and structures with destructible windows and doors, and players can intersperse between a first person and third person perspective. It also features weapon customization with different firing mode selections, grenade launchers, grips, sights, silencers, and other types of weapon accessories.

Development

In February 2021, PUBG Studios, an internal division of Krafton (the company that publishes the game) announced the development of a game codenamed "PUBG: New State", a separate entity to PUBG: Battlegrounds and its mobile version, set in the near future (year 2051) as a part of the PUBG universe.

In July 2021, Krafton reported that the game surpassed 20 million pre-registrations on Google Play. On 28 August the alpha testing concluded after running in 28 countries, and the developers implemented improvements and fixes based on feedback from participating users. In September 2021, after pre-registration opened for IOS, the game surpassed more than 50 million pre-registrations combined on both Google Play and the App Store.