A PUBG Mobile Korea-Japan competition will be held from the 11th to the 12th. A total of 16 teams representing Korea and Japan will compete in the event, and the winning team will earn a berth in the global tournament "2026 PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC)." The gun-shooting RPG "Goddess of Victory: Nikke," which succeeded in a sales ranking reversal by reaching No. 1 in game revenue on Korea's Apple App Store and No. 2 on Google Play, will open its 2026 summer pop-up store starting on the 17th of this month. Marking its sixth service anniversary, Netmarble's "MagumaguMagu 2026" will add 24 player cards through a collaboration with "Flame Baseball 2" and hold a reward event including limited-grade highly enhanced player cards.
◇PUBG Mobile Korea-Japan Competition to Be Held=Krafton (259960) will hold the PUBG Mobile Korea-Japan competition "PUBG Mobile Rivals Cup (PMRC) 2026 KR VS JP" from the 11th to the 12th.
PMRC 2026 KR VS JP is a national showdown-style tournament pitting the top PUBG Mobile esports teams of Korea and Japan against each other. From Korea, a total of eight teams ranked from second to ninth place in "PUBG Mobile Pro Series 2026 Season 1" will compete, and eight teams from Japan will also participate, bringing the total to 16 teams.
The winning team of this tournament earns a berth in the "2026 PUBG Mobile World Cup (PMWC)." PMWC is a global tournament held in conjunction with the Esports World Cup (EWC). Earlier, Nongshim RedForce, the winner of PMPS 2026 Season 1, secured a direct seed. The winner of PMRC 2026 KR VS JP will also take the PMWC stage, and Korean teams will challenge for an additional global tournament berth through this event.
In particular, national team players for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will compete in this tournament. From Dplus Kia, three PUBGM Asian Games national team players — Park Sang-chul (FAVIAN), Song Su-an (NolBu), and Jung Yu-chan (chpz) — will compete. Based on their tournament experience through PMPS, PMRC, and PMWC, the players plan to enhance their competitiveness on the international stage and continue their journey toward an Asian Games gold medal.
PMRC 2026 KR VS JP will take place at 3 p.m. on both the 11th and 12th. A total of six matches will be held each competition day, with the map order consisting of Rondo-Erangel-Erangel-Erangel-Miramar-Miramar. The final standings will be determined by combining the scores earned across a total of 12 matches held over the two days.
The tournament will be broadcast live exclusively through Naver Chzzk. During the broadcast period, on-air events for viewers will also be held, and viewers who enter keywords revealed during the broadcast into the PUBG Mobile in-game event center can receive 20 chicken medals on a first-come, first-served basis.
◇Goddess of Victory: Nikke Opens Summer Pop-Up Store=Level Infinite will open the 2026 summer pop-up store for "Goddess of Victory: Nikke," a girls' gun-shooting RPG developed by Shift Up and serviced by the company, starting on the 17th of this month.
This summer pop-up store will operate for two weeks from the 17th to the 30th of this month at Iconic B1 on the first basement level of The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido, Seoul. Operating hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, with extended hours from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. from Friday to Sunday.
The event will be conducted through Naver advance reservation, with entry limited to advance applicants from the first to the third day of the event. From the fourth day, the 20th, on-site waiting registration will be operated along with advance reservation.
The event venue will recreate the game's summer season world in a physical space, incorporating various themes such as beaches, jungles, and lighthouses throughout.
The main photo zone was created using LED wave effects and acrylic mirrors, with floor sheets reminiscent of a sandy beach to bring out a summer beach atmosphere. Here, visitors can take commemorative photos with the Nikkes preparing for their summer photo shoot.
In addition, on weekends, invited cosplayers dressed as the characters "Cinderella: Crystal Wave," "Marciana: Marine Study," and "Little Mermaid - Shell Princess" will host photo time sessions.
At the event zone, there will be a free photo booth including a "special secret frame" available only at this pop-up, along with "Cinderella's Jungle Fitting Room," which recreates the fitting room production of "Cinderella: Crystal Wave" in a jungle-concept space.
Alongside this, a hand-stepper-style mini-game "NIKKE Lighthouse Lighting Operation" will also be operated, and all participants will randomly receive new character SD stickers. On-site visitors will all receive admission benefits such as a Dorodong fan, can badges, and commemorative tickets, and depending on the purchase amount, shopping bags, hologram photo cards, and hologram posters will also be given on a first-come, first-served basis.
◇Wemade Connect Conducts 'Lost Sword' 1.5th Anniversary Update=Wemade Max (101730) announced that its subsidiary Wemade Connect conducted a 1.5th anniversary update for the domestic service of "Lost Sword," a mobile subculture RPG serviced by the company and developed by CodeCat.
This update was prepared to convey gratitude to users marking the 1.5th anniversary of "Lost Sword's" domestic market launch, and to provide various content and benefits that both new and returning users can enjoy together.
First, to commemorate the 1.5th anniversary, a free summon event of up to 420 times will be held. Users can earn free summon opportunities through attendance and in-game events, and various growth rewards including a 5-star character and pet select summon ticket will also be provided.
In addition, all participants in the advance reservation held since last month will receive various rewards, including the lobby skin "Manager Esteria," 2,000 diamonds, 2,000 attribute stone fragments, and a 10-time premium character and pet summon ticket, and a special promotion allowing users to obtain 1.5th anniversary goods will also be held.
Furthermore, this update will newly add the new character "Flame Emperor · Kei." "Flame Emperor · Kei" is a new appearance of "Kei," a figure who leads a central narrative in the "Lost Sword" universe. Alongside this, a new animation PV commemorating the 1.5th anniversary will be unveiled through the official YouTube channel, raising users' anticipation.
◇MagumaguMagu 2026, 'Flame Baseball 2' Collaboration Update=Netmarble (251270) conducted a collaboration with the baseball variety program "Flame Baseball Season 2" in the baseball game "MagumaguMagu 2026," marking its sixth service anniversary.
This update introduces in-game exclusive teams and player cards based on the player lineup appearing in "Flame Baseball Season 2." The 24 newly added collaboration player cards are characterized by including not only a lineup centered on former KBO players but also players from independent leagues and college baseball currently active on the program.
"Flame Baseball's" iconic uniform design was also implemented as an in-game resource to enhance the content's completeness and immersion. Users can collect the collaboration players and use the new team color "Flame Fighters" to build their own team, and can also participate in a physical prize event that gives away actual uniforms and culture gift certificates.
Marking the sixth anniversary, various events in which new and returning users as well as existing users can participate have also been prepared. In particular, users who complete the 15-day missions in the enhanced player acquisition mission event can obtain the "Flame Baseball player card +15," newly added through this collaboration.
In addition, users can obtain the "rookie player card +13" through the season mission event, and the exchange event reward provides "three types of legend-grade player cards +18." Beyond this, users who participate in various in-game login and mission events can earn up to 60,000 jewels and 6 billion Guny.
◇Nexon, 'The Finals' Season 11 'Galaxy Masters' Update=Nexon conducted a large-scale new Season 11 "Galaxy Masters" update for "The Finals," a team-based FPS game developed by its subsidiary Embark Studios. This season, themed around space travel, features a new arena "Galaxy Estates," a retro-futurism concept motifed on the 1960s American Dream.
