A mysterious airdrop in front of Tesla’s Shanghai factory teased the partnership with Game for Peace.
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Tesla’s Model 3 will be featured in Game for Peace as the official Tesla China account revealed on Monday, July 20. The game is the Chinese version of PUBG mobile and one of the most popular games in China. Tesla is also currently running a massive real-life promotion related to the game.
Mysterious crate found in Shanghai
At midnight on July 20, a mysterious crate was dropped in front of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai. Many people tweeted pictures of the huge box and puzzled over what it contains. A lot of them already suggested that the red box with the blue tarpaulin looks very similar to the airdrops from PUBG or Game of Peace.
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— 特拉风🇨🇳T☰SLA mania (@Tesla__Mania) July 20, 2020
the mysterious airdrop 🪂 container has indeed arrived at Tesla Flagship Store in Shanghai pic.twitter.com/pbAk60ez5T
The official Twitter account of Tesla China finally brought light into the darkness on Monday morning. An animated video shows the dropping of the box in front of the factory. It also displayed the transport of the box to Shanghai’s Taikoo Hui Center.
Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai received a mysteries package at midnight. It was airdropped right in front of our door. Want to know what surprise it held inside? Find out in Game of Peace. Explore Giga Shanghai’s Model 3 and have fun! pic.twitter.com/fCHX5MU9Qy
— Tesla China (@teslacn) July 20, 2020
The transport happened in real life as well just a few hours after the video was published. The video then reveals what can be found inside the crate.
Tesla partners with Game for Peace
It is Tesla’s Model 3 that can now be played in Game for Peace which is the name of the mobile version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in China. The battle-royale shooter, being published by Tencent Games, is one of the most downloaded games in China with more than 400 million users.
Tesla Model 3 is one of the flagship cars of the company, being the top-selling plug-in electric car in 2018 and 2019 worldwide. The factory in Shanghai which received the airdrop is responsible for the final assembly of the Model 3 cars.
Exclusive Gameplay Footage: Game of Peace is the chinese version of PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) will release Tesla Model 3 Vehicle Skin with three color variations (Pearl White, Midnight Sliver and Awesome Purple) with many other Easter eggs.#Tesla #TeslaChina #PUBGM pic.twitter.com/Ezeo4WQmYg
— Jay in Shanghai 🇨🇳 特斯拉 (@JayinShanghai) July 20, 2020
The players of Game for Peace will now be able to give the popular car a ride. According to first gameplay videos, three different liveries for the car can be found in the game. The colours are white, silver, and purple.
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