This Korean politician brought a golden frying pan to a meeting to discuss the success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG).
The battle royale shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the most popular games of 2017. After players jump from an airplane and glide down to a location on the island “Erangel” with parachutes, they fight for survival.
Along with assault rifles and military helmets, this important kitchen item can also be found in the game: a frying pan. Players can use the pan to defend themselves or attack opponents in close combat.
In the hands of a politician, the golden frying pan makes an even bigger impression. But why did he bring it to this meeting?
Golden Pan as a Symbol of PUBG Success
Frying pans can be found scattered across the loot map in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. However, the golden versions are something very special, as these were presented to the winners of the PUBG Invitational tournament at Gamescom.
As Kotaku reports, Congressman Dong Sub Lee brought a golden frying pan to a government meeting for culture, sports, and tourism. During the meeting, he raised the pan in the air and spoke about the success of PUBG.
“Battlegrounds was created by a developer from our country. The game has already sold over 12 million copies and has over 1.99 million users playing the game at the same time. And this was achieved in just 6 months. This is unprecedented in Korean gaming history.”
Proud of Korean Gaming Success
Afterwards, Dong Sub Lee asked for more support for game developers so that more games can emerge in the Korean gaming scene that can build on the great success of PUBG.
The title image is from Gukje News
PUBG is developed by the Korean developer studio Bluehole. They are now focusing on version 1.0, which will enable climbing and vaulting in PUBG.
