{"rewrite":{"id":"r_013b5816f0f9ae801f8ec70c","clusterId":"c_f05f7d1c9116d6120792bda8","slug":"pubg-update-43-1-adds-kicks-water-combat-jujutsu-kaisen-content","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"PUBG Update 43.1 Adds Kicks, Water Combat, Jujutsu Kaisen Content","summary":"KRAFTON implemented PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Update 43.1 on September 10, 2026, after PC server maintenance. The update adds an unarmed kick that knocks players back and breaks windows and wooden doors, lets players use sub-weapons and throwables on the water surface, and raises swim and dive speed by 25 percent. It also adds Jujutsu Kaisen collaboration spaces and effects in parts of Erangel.","whyItMatters":"KRAFTON is expanding PUBG's moment-to-moment action set while folding an anime collaboration into normal matches, which is how the game now keeps live players engaged between larger mode changes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eUpdate 43.1 went live on PC after maintenance on September 10, 2026. An unarmed kick lets players knock back opponents and break windows and wooden doors. Sub-weapons and throwables can now be used on the water surface, and swim and dive speed is up 25 percent. Item handling also changed: players can carry certain items on the spot without storing them, throw items to teammates, and use healing, boost, and some deployable items directly from the ground. Light machine guns received another balance pass after Update 42.3, touching aim speed, recoil, vehicle effectiveness, and world spawn rates.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The kick breaks windows and wooden doors, so Update 43.1 gives players a way to open a building without firing, which changes the sound profile of a fight before anyone sees a muzzle flash.","twitterPost":"Update 43.1's kick breaks windows and wooden doors, so players can enter a building without gunfire and give away less.","threadsPost":"The kick in Update 43.1 breaks windows and wooden doors, which is a quieter entry tool than breaching with gunfire. KRAFTON's swim and dive speed bump of 25 percent pushes water from a hiding spot toward a rotation option. Both changes reshape how much noise a fight makes.","newsletterBlurb":"KRAFTON implemented PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Update 43.1 on PC after September 10 maintenance, with the console version set for September 17. The patch adds an unarmed kick, water-surface use of sub-weapons and throwables, a 25 percent bump to swim and dive speed, revised item handling, and light machine gun balance changes. Jujutsu Kaisen themed spaces and effects also appear in parts of Erangel during normal matches.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/348/G034868/20260911018/\",\"title\":\"PUBG implements Update 43.1, adding kicks and water combat\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4681,"outputTokens":624,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789106373,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T05:54:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T05:58:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T05:58:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f05f7d1c9116d6120792bda8","canonicalTitle":"「PUBG」，キックや水上戦闘などを追加するアップデート43.1を実装","representativeArticleId":"a_cd8cc197f731f33fd86f35b2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS\"],\"studios\":[\"KRAFTON\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T05:19:55.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T05:19:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T05:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/348/G034868/20260911018/","title":"「PUBG」，キックや水上戦闘などを追加するアップデート43.1を実装"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS"],"studios":["KRAFTON"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}