Is a bullet better than dehydration?

During a Gamescom keynote presentation, Brenden Greene shared a quick look atPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds‘ upcoming desert map. According to Greene, the image reflects the level’swork-in-progressstatus, but if you ask me, it seems like a fine — if not sandy — place to die.

Much likePUBG‘s island battlefield, the desert location is run down and full of buildings that have seen better days. The central city featured in the image has a bunch of high-rise buildings, which might add a bit more verticality to the game’s tactical shootouts.

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I’m looking forward to fighting my way through the desert map once it rolls out. I’ve clocked over 69 (nice) hours inPUBGso far, and I’ve just started to feel the single-stage fatigue start to creep in. Granted, those hours spent looting, shooting, and goofing off with the rest of theD-Teamare some of my favorite gaming memories all year. Even the simple tease of a new map has me all sorts of excited to dozens of more hours in the game.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.