Codename: Savage

Therecently teasedtropical island map forPlayerUnknown’s Battlegroundswill be available on the test servers next week. Going by the title of “Codename: Savage,” the map will be a generally smaller take on the battle royale subgenre than what players are currently accustomed to. This was all revealed at GDC today along with a bunch of screenshots of the new island.

The testing window for this new map will begin on April 2 (7:00 pm PDT) and run until April 5 (4:00 am PDT). I’m not sure I’m ready to go back to the super janky test servers, but I’m very intrigued to see wherePUBGwill go in the wake ofFortnite‘s success.

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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.