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In 2018, $300,000 will go toward the PUBG Extra Life Charity Marathon, which will be held from January 29 through February 2 in support of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Extra Life , now a decade old, is a charity organization that uses gaming marathons to raise funds for sick and injured kids.PUBG Corp. will also match community donations at a PUBG LAN tournament being held in conjunction with Gamers Outreach at Gamers for Giving 2018 on April 28 and April 29. Gamers Outreach provides equipment and software to help hospitalized children cope with treatment, while Gamers for Giving is a Michigan-based event that raises money for Gamers Outreach.Additionally, "up to $1 million" will be put toward other charities "as part of a campaign that will occur later this year," PUBG Corp. said in a statement."We’ve made an impact in the gaming world over the past year," said lead PUBG community manager Sammie Kang, "and we’re hoping to have even more of an effect on some outstanding charitable organizations in 2018.”PUBG recently set yet more records , surpassing three million concurrent players as Steam hit a new concurrent record of 18.5 million. It also has over three million players on Xbox One , having passed one million within 48 hours of release

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