{"id":10237,"date":"2025-04-18T11:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T11:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=10237"},"modified":"2025-04-18T14:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T14:11:22","slug":"pubg-nations-cup-2025-expands-to-24-teams-and-returns-to-seoul","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-04-18\/pubg-nations-cup-2025-expands-to-24-teams-and-returns-to-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBG Nations Cup 2025 Expands to 24 Teams and Returns to Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">PUBG Nations Cup 2025 Expands to 24 Teams and Returns to Seoul<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pubg-art-head-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"PUBG Nations Cup 2025 Expands to 24 Teams and Returns to Seoul\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pubg-art-head-2.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pubg-art-head-2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pubg-art-head-2.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pubg-art-head-2.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>PUBG: Battlegrounds. 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