OpenAI Faces Scrutiny After Banning ChatGPT Account of Tumbler Ridge Shooting Suspect 
Nintendo Share Sale: MUFG and Bank of Kyoto to Sell Stakes in Strategic Unwinding 
Apple to Begin Mac Mini Production in Texas Amid $600 Billion U.S. Investment Plan 
Hyundai Motor Plans Multibillion-Dollar Investment in Robotics, AI and Hydrogen in South Korea 
Pentagon Weighs Supply Chain Risk Designation for Anthropic Over Claude AI Use 
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Halt Use of Anthropic AI Technology 
Synopsys Q2 Revenue Forecast Misses Expectations Amid China Export Curbs and AI Shift 
Meta Signs Multi-Billion Dollar AI Chip Deal With Google to Power Next-Gen AI Models 
OpenAI Targets $600B Compute Spend as IPO Valuation Could Reach $1 Trillion 
Coupang Reports Q4 Loss After Data Breach, Revenue Misses Estimates 
Nvidia Earnings Preview: AI Growth Outlook Remains Strong Beyond 2026 
Microsoft Gaming Leadership Shake-Up: Phil Spencer Retires, Asha Sharma Named New Xbox CEO 
xAI’s Grok Secures Pentagon Deal for Classified Military AI Systems Amid Anthropic Dispute 
Amazon’s $50B OpenAI Investment Tied to AGI Milestone and IPO Plans 
Samsung Electronics Stock Poised for $1 Trillion Valuation Amid AI and Memory Boom 
“PUBG Mobile” players are currently enjoying new gameplay features and content released in the latest patch and in celebration of the game’s second anniversary. However, many players have likely set their eyes on one particular content: Erangel 2.0.
‘PUBG Mobile’ update: Where’s Erangel 2.0?
It should be noted that Erangel 2.0 has been a staple rumor in every upcoming patch since the map update was announced last August. So far, those speculations have not panned out yet.
Erangel is becoming more beautiful than ever before! Check out this first look at the upcoming Erangel revamp and let us know what you think! pic.twitter.com/Pc65gjhJCN
— PUBG MOBILE (@PUBGMOBILE) August 8, 2019
However, a recent report offers an interesting detail that makes the anticipation for Erangel 2.0 quite different this time. In a blog post, Mr. Ghost Gaming claimed that the map update was originally planned to be part of the “PUBG Mobile” second-anniversary content update.
Unfortunately, the developer allegedly had to make adjustments due to the coronavirus outbreak at the time when patch 0.17.5 was still in development. Developers were forced to work from their homes for a certain period making it impossible to undertake a project as massive as rebuilding an entire gameplay map.
While official sources need to confirm this information, it is also not far-fetch since patch 0.17.5 did get delayed for a month due to the health crisis. The same post claimed that developers needed to postpone the release of Erangel 2.0 along with other plans for the second anniversary “PUBG Mobile” content updates.
Mr. Ghost Gaming added that developers had the option to release Erangel 2.0 last month, but then it would have been filled with glitches. With that, it opens the possibility for the map update to be finally added in the “PUBG Mobile” v0.18.0. Still, this needs to be taken with a pinch of salt.
‘PUBG Mobile’ 0.18.0 release date
Last year, “PUBG Mobile” developers managed to release new patches every month. However, the COVID-19 crisis made it impossible this time. February went by without a new update, but patch 0.17.5 was later released in early March.
Based on previous information, “PUBG Mobile” v0.18.0 could be expected to be released sometime in April. But the lack of details supposedly coming from its beta version might be suggesting that players will have to wait longer again before the next update arrives.
