PUBG’s IVE Crossover Will Bring Emote Stages and Cupid’s Crossbow to the Battlegrounds
IVE Cargo and in-game events will begin after maintenance on November 4 for PC and November 12 for consoles.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS is bringing IVE to its maps with music stages, themed locations on Rondo, and a crossbow that turns a chicken chase into a temporary outfit. The crossover’s Cargo and in-game events will begin after live server maintenance on November 4, 2026, for PC and November 12 for consoles.
World features will remain available until the next update, according to PUBG’s collaboration announcement. The event follows September’s Jujutsu Kaisen crossover, which also brought themed objects to starting islands and locations on Erangel.
IVE stages and Cupid Chicken Man
Emote Stages will appear on some starting islands for Rondo, Erangel, Miramar, Taego, Deston, and Vikendi in Normal Match, Ranked, and Casual Mode. Performing an IVE emote on a stage will play the matching song’s music video on PC. Consoles will show album images instead. Other players can join the performance or cheer from below using the Interaction key.
Only IVE emotes can be performed on the stage, and an emote that does not match the current video cannot be used while it plays. The video stops when the emote ends. Starting-island stages disappear once players board the plane.
Cupid’s Crossbow will be provided with 10 bolts on those starting islands, where Cupid Chicken Man also appears. Each hit deals 5 damage, and the character flees when struck. After taking enough damage, it produces a Cupid’s Egg that grants a random IVE outfit set or Cupid Chicken Man set. Those outfits last only for the current match.
Rondo gets IVE Spots and a music roulette
IVE-themed areas will appear near NEOX Factory, Yu Lin, and Hung Shan on Rondo. Their stage stays in place after a match begins, and the IVE Mansion contains another Cupid’s Crossbow with 10 bolts. The mansion crossbow does not damage players and deals 5 damage per hit to Chicken Man.
Players can also interact with IVE Roulette to play a random song. The spots appear in Normal Match, Ranked, Arcade’s Intense Battle Royale, and Custom Match’s Normal, Esports, and Intense Battle Royale modes. The roulette has a narrower selection of modes, appearing in Normal Match, Ranked, and Custom Match’s Normal Mode.
Care Packages will receive an IVE design across the maps, except for Paramo Care Packages, and IVE music will be available in vehicles that play music.
Cargo draws, crafting, and expiration dates
IVE Cargo in the Supply Bay offers a chance at member sets, emote sets, and other items. A draw costs 250 G-Coin or 1 IVE Cargo Ticket and grants 15 IVE Tokens. Ten draws cost 2,500 G-Coin or 10 tickets and grant 150 tokens. Tickets can also be purchased for 10,000 BP each, with a limit of 50 per account.
Cumulative rewards include a member set selection ticket at 85 draws, the exclusive IVE – Looks Can Kill emote at 125, the IVE – Pan at 180, another member set selection ticket at 230, and an IVE Parachute at 340. Sets obtained through the selection tickets come as Imprints.
Special Crafting will offer sets for ANYUJIN, GAEUL, REI, JANGWONYOUNG, LIZ, and LEESEO for 2,000 IVE Tokens each. Gear and weapon sets cost 1,000 tokens each, while the ELEVEN, LOVE DIVE, BANG BANG, and BLACKHOLE emote sets cost 500 each. Players can also use Special Disassembly on eligible Cargo Imprints to obtain tokens.
Cargo and Step Up Pack sales end at 00:00 UTC on December 2 for PC and December 10 for consoles. Cargo Tickets expire at those same times and can be crafted only until those deadlines. The IVE Special Crafting tab closes and IVE Tokens expire at 00:00 UTC on December 7 for PC and December 15 for consoles. Expired tickets and tokens disappear without exchange or refund.
The four Step Up Packs cost 200, 800, 1,875, and 3,750 G-Coin respectively, with each purchasable once per account. PUBG says probability-based items such as IVE Cargo and the Step Up Packs are unavailable for purchase in Belgium and the Netherlands because of legal regulations. Sales dates may change, and featured items may return later through in-game features, events, or promotions.
There are also wardrobe restrictions for all six IVE character face appearances. Sixteen outfits cannot be worn with them, including Military Hotpants, Summer Bikini (Black), Cammy’s Leotard, and NieR Replicant ver.1.22 – Kainé’s Dress.
Event missions and web rewards
The main in-game event asks players to enter the lobby, survive for 30 minutes in total, perform an IVE dance at a starting-island stage, visit the IVE Mansion, and spin the roulette in Rondo. Spectating teammates counts toward survival time. Available rewards total 2 Supply Loot Caches, 20 Contraband Coupons, and 2 IVE Cargo Tickets. The event ends at 02:00 UTC on November 25 for PC and December 3 for consoles.
A separate Collector event awards points for equipping the six members’ outfit skins, with an IVE Stage custom lobby skin available as a reward. Temporary outfits obtained from Cupid’s Eggs on the starting island do not complete those missions. Collector runs until 00:00 UTC on December 7 for PC and December 15 for consoles.
The IVE web event is open to PC and console players through November 22 at 14:59 UTC. Its themed room contains hidden content and events, with a chance to win collaboration keycaps for 30 winners, autographed key art posters for 2 winners, and an IVE – Let’s Dive nameplate under the respective event criteria.
PUBG also warns that images, videos, or posts made with collaboration products in unsupported or non-recommended ways may be deleted, or requested for deletion without the user’s consent, if management considers them inconsistent with the collaboration’s purpose. Depending on severity, the company says game-use sanctions may also follow under its Rules of Conduct.
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PUBG: Battlegrounds
Developed by PUBG Corp
PUBG: Battlegrounds is a battle royale shooter that pits 100 players against each other in a struggle for survival. Gather supplies and outwit your opponents to become the last person standing.
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
- Perspective First person, Third person
- Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
- Release December 20, 2017
- Publisher Bluehole Studio, Microsoft Studios
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