The Awesome Story of PUBG MOBILE's First Four Years

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PUBG MOBILE is turning four years old, and it's been, well, quite a journey. The game has expanded massively, going so far beyond how it started with new maps, game modes, events and more customization options than you'll find in any other battle royale. Let's take a deeper look at how PUBG MOBILE has evolved over the years.

Way back in 2018, PUBG MOBILE launched with two maps, the glorious Erangel and the toasty desert Miramar, as well as the standard battle royale mode. But in the past four years the game has expanded exponentially, adding four more maps--including the mobile exclusive Livik--tons of new modes and events, and an incredible collection of cosmetics and customization options via the seasonal Royale Passes.

After launch it didn’t take long for PUBG MOBILE to start expanding, as the first year brought the snowy Vikendi map to our phones and unleashed the inaugural edition of the spooky Halloweeks event.

PUBG MOBILE also wasted no time getting its esports infrastructure up and going in that first year--an effort that has paid off big time with more than 500,000 teams participating in PUBG MOBILE ESPORTS events since the game was released. Likewise, PUBG MOBILE has heavily invested in cutting-edge anti-cheat measures since the very beginning, which has been critical to its success.

While that first year was exciting, it was in Year 2 when things started to get really interesting.

PUBG MOBILE got things going in a big way in 2019 with its first major crossover event for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which let players earn an incredible Godzilla costume that they could wear into battle. That summer also saw the introduction of the game’s team deathmatch mode. It was a welcome addition since it allowed for