I’ve been embedded in Vikendi’s frozen trenches for the past two weeks, and my camera roll looks like a war correspondent’s nightmare — half cliff-hanging selfies, half blurry firefights. The Fight the Winter! Hashtag Event has officially wrapped, and as a PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS player who watched the community’s posts roll in, I can say the cold never felt so crowded. The PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Team has finished reviewing every image and video submitted during the 2-week training course, and they’ve selected 300 winter-hardy trainees. Today, in 2026, that list is live, and the congratulations are well earned.

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I remember the first time I dropped into Vikendi’s whiteout. The map felt less like a battle royale and more like a frozen library, where every footprint is a sentence written in snow. The event asked us to take cliff-hanging photos and post them publicly, which is a strange request when your life is probably at stake. Yet the community answered with a blizzard of creativity. I saw squads posing on ice bridges, solo players staring down the Dinoland gates, and one legendary clip of a player snapping a selfie while a grenade rolled past like a runaway snowball. The team looked through every single one of those images and videos, and now the 300 winners are ready to take home their training rewards.

The Rewards Are Coming

The official announcement says rewards will be delivered starting from January 20 UTC. That date is subject to change, and winners will be updated if the schedule shifts. I’ve already marked my calendar with a snowflake-shaped reminder. The main reward is G-COIN, and there’s one crucial detail: the G-COIN reward will expire in 30 days. So if you’re one of the 300, don’t let it melt in your inventory.

Reward Detail What I Know
Delivery start January 20 UTC
Winner count 300 winter-hardy trainees
Main reward G-COIN
Expiration 30 days after delivery
Eligibility check Unidentified accounts may not receive rewards without notice

I’ve read the fine print so you don’t have to. The winner list is a glacier: slow to form, heavy to move, and carved by pressure. But the notes around it are just as important as the names on it.

Important Notes Before You Celebrate

  • Your social media post is required to be Public (everyone can see it) without any viewer restrictions during the event period and until rewards are delivered.

  • Your screenshots and videos may be used in KRAFTON and/or PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS official channels.

  • The winners announcement on official websites and community sites may include your social media handle, account, or content.

  • Additional personal information may be requested and collected from winners for account verification and reward delivery.

  • I advise you NOT to change your PUBG nickname before you receive your reward, as issues may arise during the process.

  • Winners who submitted screenshots or videos that are not their own will be immediately disqualified and have their rewards withdrawn even after delivery.

  • The winners’ screenshots and videos can be used by the company for promotional purposes, and they may be transformed freely during the process.

  • The G-COIN reward will expire in 30 days.

  • Please reach out to PUBG Support when you have trouble receiving rewards.

My social feed became a foxhole of screenshots, each post a little flare against the whiteout. I saw players who normally camp in bathrooms suddenly become winter photographers. I saw squads coordinate outfits like fashion week had moved to a subzero military base. And I saw the genuine thrill of the event: not just winning, but proving you were there when Vikendi froze over. That is the part I love most. A battle royale is usually about survival, but this hashtag event turned survival into a scrapbook.

Of course, the competitive edge never disappeared. The 300 winners earned their spot by taking a risk, hitting the capture button, and sharing the moment while the blue zone was probably chewing at their heels. If you are on the list, I congratulate you with all my heart. You experienced some thrilling moments during the Vikendi cold weather training course, and now you get to walk away with G-COIN and bragging rights.

If you are not on the list, do not freeze in disappointment. The next event is already lurking on the horizon like a storm front. Keep your clips sharp, your posts public, and your nickname unchanged. The winter may be brutal, but the PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS community is a furnace when it wants to be.

Good job fighting the winter in Vikendi, and I’ll see you again at the next event. ❄️🎮