PUBG Unban: PUBG Corp Looking For Indian Partner to Revive Popular Mobile Game in India
While India's gaming community sits with lost morale, PUBG Corp made an official statement yesterday that it has pulled down all publishing responsibilities and associations with the Chinese firm Tencent.
PUBG Ban: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Corporation, or PUBG Corp, has been looking for ways to reverse the ban in India. If reports are to believed, PUBG Corp is now looking for an Indian distributor to run the popular battle royale game PUBG Mobile. Yesterday, the battle royale gaming company was reported hand over PUBG Mobile to a South Korean firm.
While India’s gaming community sits with lost morale, PUBG Corp made an official statement yesterday that it has pulled down all publishing responsibilities and associations with the Chinese firm Tencent for operating in India.
“PUBG Corporation fully understands and respects the measures taken by the government as the privacy and security of player data is a top priority for the company. It hopes to work hand-in-hand with the Indian government to find a solution that will allow gamers to once again drop into the battlegrounds while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations,” the gaming company said.
The Centre banned 118 more Chinese mobile applications last week over concerns regarding “security, surveillance and data privacy”.
“The compilation of these data, it's mining, and profiling by elements hostile to national security and defense of India, which ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India, is a matter of very deep and immediate concern which requires emergency measures,” the Centre said in the statement.
“PUBG Corporation fully understands and respects the measures taken by the government as the privacy and security of player data is a top priority for the company. It hopes to work hand-in-hand with the Indian government to find a solution that will allow gamers to once again drop into the battlegrounds while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations.
In light of recent developments, PUBG Corporation has made the decision to no longer authorize the PUBG Mobile franchise to Tencent Games in India. Moving forward, PUBG Corporation will take on all publishing responsibilities within the country. As the company explores ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in the near future, it is committed to doing so by sustaining a localized and healthy gameplay environment for its fans.
PUBG Mobile is the mobile version of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), an intellectual property owned and developed by PUBG Corporation, a South Korean gaming company. The company is actively engaged in developing and publishing PUBG on multiple platforms, including PUBG Mobile in select territories, to provide the best player experiences possible.”
PUBG Mobile ban could be reversed as PUBG Corporation detaches itself from Tencent Games in India
PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite was recently banned in India as the apps proved to be a threat to the security and privacy of the users in India
PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite are amongst the 118 Chinese apps that have been banned in India, leading to a lot of disappointment and sadness for the battle royale game's fans. However, the PUBG Mobile ban in the country could be shortlived and the app might get unbanned in the country. Read on to know more about the new development.
PUBG Corporation won't be associated with Tencent Games in India
Following the PUBG ban in India, PUBG Corporation (behind the popular game) that comes under South Korea's Bluehole has finally given out an official word suggesting that is looking into the whole ban issue and PUBG Mobile won't be handled by Tencent Games in India and all its publishing responsibilities will now be controlled by PUBG Corporation in the country. This means that if PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds won't be associated with China's Tencent Games and is entirely controlled by PUBG Corporation, it can soon be unbanned in India as it won't be associated with China in any way. For those who don't know, PUBG Mobile comes under Tencent Games making it a Chinese app but PUBG for PC is still owned by PUBG Corp, which is why it isn't Chinese.
PUBG Corporation, in a statement, said, "PUBG Corporation fully understands and respects the measures taken by the government as the privacy and security of player data is a top priority for the company. It hopes to work hand-in-hand with the Indian government to find a solution that will allow gamers to once again drop into the battlegrounds while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations.
In light of recent developments, PUBG Corporation has made the decision to no longer authorize the PUBG Mobile franchise to Tencent Games in India. Moving forward, PUBG Corporation will take on all publishing responsibilities within the country. As the company explores ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in the near future, it is committed to doing so by sustaining a localized and healthy gameplay environment for its fans."
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