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If you’ve been sitting on the edge of your seat for months waiting for Halloween to come around, you won’t be disappointed this year. Halloween is pulling a jump scare of epic proportions in the gaming industry with a brand-new collaboration between PUBG, Dead by Daylight, and New State: Mobile. 

Players of all three massively popular games are in for a massive treat (no tricks – we checked) this Halloween:

For fans of PUBG, you’ll have the chance to earn 3 new backpacks, 4 new masks and costumes, and a themed nameplate. This will last from October 19th to December 7th. All of these are based on assets in Dead by Daylight. So if you want to represent a few of your favorite killers, here’s your chance. You’ll also be able to participate in a hide-and-seek web event inspired by Dead by Daylight. Participation puts you in the running to unlock even more Dead by Daylight merch.

The event will be available from October 21st to November 7th and gives players a chance to grab some truly terrifying Dead by Daylight-themed assets, including a nurse mask. If you’re a collector of ghoulish and gruesome digital merchandise, this is your chance to expand your loot. 

Is it just me, or is the battleground looking a little foggy today? ?
An exciting collab is in the forecast. https://t.co/XifeX2deHw

— Dead by Daylight (@DeadByBHVR) October 3, 2022

Dead by Daylight players will have an equally impressive selection of goodies to earn, including fancy new cosmetic items. Both killers and survivors will have a chance to pick some incredible new collaboration crates chocked full of items. This will run from October 20th to November 23rd.

In other news, PUBG developers created their first realistic virtual human. The issue with virtual humans is that they often fall face-first into the Uncanny Valley. What do you think? Has PUBG mastered the virtual human design with their new character Ana? Or is this yet another digital humanoid destined to make players feel uncomfortable?

Krafton is a well-known company for releasing video games like PUBG and, more recently, Callisto Pistol. However, this is not all that the studio does, as they announced a new creation that is different from anything they’ve done before.

The company is teasing audiences with the news that they’ve created a super-realistic virtual human using Unreal Engine. They hope that the character, who is called Ana, will help them establish their Web3 ecosystem. But what does that mean?

Ana is not the first realistic virtual human. Unreal Engine has a tool specifically to design digital people. The use of these digital characters is also not a new idea. They’ve already made their way into music videos, video games, Ikea installations, and social media. An example would be the star of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Although these virtual beings didn’t have a lot of success, Krafton is confident Ana will be different.

For now, we’re not 100% sure how Ana will help to define the loosely formed metaverse of Web3. We know Krafton has flirted with NFTs and blockchain in the past, so maybe they have plans to utilize Ana here? 

For now, all we do know is that they plan on making Ana somewhat of a brand celebrity. Ana will be utilized to draw more Gen Z players to the brand. They plan on having Ana release a music track and video and will use social media in various ways to generate new interest in the company.

Krafton has announced that they’ll share more about Ana and her backstory in a few months, but it’s exciting times when gaming companies start creating virtual humans for PR and marketing. We look forward to seeing how this turns out for the company. For now, check out this news on how PUBG Mobile is having a crossover event with Neon Genesis Evangelion.