KRAFTON’s PUBG x IVE collaboration is live starting November 4 on PC, folding the six-member K-pop group into PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS through a new Emote Stage, a themed crossbow, and six craftable member outfits. PlayStation and Xbox players get the same content on November 12. The official PUBG x IVE announcement frames the event as turning the battleground into “your own stage” with IVE’s “sparkling style and a commanding presence.”
The Emote Stage turns the starting island into a concert
The PUBG x IVE Emote Stage spawns on the starting islands of six maps: Rondo, Erangel, Miramar, Taego, Deston, and Vikendi. Performing a PUBG x IVE emote on the stage triggers the music video for the matching song, so the pre-match wait includes a shared performance. On console, the game shows album artwork rather than the video.
Other players can join someone already performing, or cheer from below the stage using the interaction key. Only IVE emotes work on the stage, and the music video stops as soon as the emote ends. The stage is usable from the moment players land on the starting island until they board the plane, then it disappears. It appears in normal, ranked, and casual matches alike.
Cupid’s Crossbow adds a non-lethal novelty to Rondo
Cupid’s Crossbow is a non-lethal spin on the standard crossbow, working the same way as the default weapon. On the starting islands, every character receives one with 10 bolts by default. It also spawns inside the IVE Mansion at the IVE Spot on Rondo, again with 10 bolts. The weapon deals no damage to players. Each hit on a Chicken Man deals 5 damage instead. Like the Emote Stage, it is available across normal, ranked, and casual modes.
Six member sets and an IVE Token economy
IVE Tokens, earned through missions and events, drive the item economy. Six member outfit sets (ANYUJIN, GAEUL, REI, JANGWONYOUNG, LIZ, and LEESEO) each cost 2,000 tokens at Special Crafting, with an IVE Gear Set and Weapon Set at 1,000 tokens each. Four emote sets, themed around ELEVEN, LOVE DIVE, BANG BANG, and BLACKHOLE, cost 500 tokens each. A mission board rewards points for equipping each member’s outfit skin.
Players who prefer to pay can buy Step Up Packs, which bundle IVE Cargo Tickets and IVE Tokens at escalating discounts. Step one costs 200 G-Coin for four Cargo Tickets and 16 tokens, and the steps climb to 800, 1,875, and 3,750 G-Coin with discounts shrinking from 80% to 40% as the packs grow. Each pack is limited to one purchase per account and is not sold in Belgium and the Netherlands due to local regulations.
Events, and the November Store Update alongside
The collaboration also ships with a lottery offering 30 PUBG x IVE keycap sets and two IVE-signed key-art posters, plus in-game reward events such as an IVE “Let’s Dive” nameplate. A separate website event drops players into an IVE-themed room to find hidden collaboration content.
The IVE event arrives as part of the eleventh Store Update of 2026, which also adds new Progressive Weapon Skins, a Contraband Crate, and the Scrap Broker’s “Cute Aggression” Mini14 skins in two colorways. A separate PGC 2026 Event Pass, tied to the upcoming PUBG Global Championship, runs from November 25 to December 16 on PC and console.
PC players receive the full rollout on November 4 after live server maintenance, while PlayStation and Xbox players wait until November 12. The staggered schedule also splits the event’s sales windows: the Contraband Crate and Scrap Broker items stay available on PC until April 7, 2027, but run later on console, through April 15, 2027.
The collaboration lands alongside PUBG Esports’ 2027 overhaul and follows KRAFTON’s Netflix live-action series announcement.
