PUBG MOBILE has announced a number of upcoming features for the game’s Version 2.3 Update, which will celebrate the season of football with the ‘PUBG MOBILE Global Chicken Cup,’ featuring a multi-map makeover, themed gameplay, in-game activities, cosmetics and more, bringing the beautiful game to players. A number of exciting additions were teased in the PUBG MOBILE Global Chicken Cup preview, including more details on PUBG MOBILE’s upcoming partnership with iconic football player Lionel Messi.

Kicking off these exciting updates, Erangel will see a number of changes as part of the Version 2.3 Update and PUBG MOBILE Global Chicken Cup! Celebrating a season of sport, a new football-themed park with football fields to explore and themed activities to complete will be added to the game. The update will also add a number of new items like themed sneakers for players to enjoy. Players can take part in football-themed social events and earn a bunch of awesome rewards. Players can even descend on these football fields and earn supplies by scoring goals with Portable Footballs.

The event will also expand on one of PUBG MOBILE’s most epic collaborations to date, with the football legend, international superstar and sporting icon Lionel Messi revealed as PUBG MOBILE’s Global Chicken Cup Captain. Celebrating Messi’s career in the sport, there will be a variety of activities across multiple maps and game modes, all themed after him.

In addition to the football-themed content, Erangel, Aftermath, and Livik will all see noticeable changes with this update. Aftermath will undergo a complete overhaul, with comprehensive upgrades to the map, as well as to armour, firearms, energy system, and more, alongside new gameplay mechanics intended to keep matches fresh and exciting. Players will also feel changes and optimisations to the other maps, such as additional weather effects being added to Livik.

PUBG MOBILE’s Version 2.3 Update will be available soon. You can download the game for free on the App Store and Google Play Store.