PUBG ends India franchise with China's Tencent, issues statement with hope to reverse ban

Issuing a statement days after Indian government banned app due to its Chinese links, PUBG Corporation has said that it hopes to work hand-in-hand with Centre, while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations. In  official blog post, South Korea-based PUBG Corporation said that it hopes to publish all games in India but t via Chinese company Tencent Games. company in its statement added that it is committed to providing its service by sustaining a localised and healthy gameplay environment.

As  Indian government had on September 2 banned PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, w company has decided to longer authorize PUBG MOBILE franchise in India to Tencent Games, adding that publishing responsibilities in India will be taken by PUBG Corporation - a South Korean gaming company. This means PUBG could be back in India if company mans to convince Indian government that it has links to Chinese PLA. 

Here is statement:

PUBG Corporation is actively monitoring situation around recent bans of PUBG MOBILE rdic Map: Livik and PUBG MOBILE Lite in India. It has seen an overwhelming amount of support for game from country’s player base and would like to thank community for ir passion and enthusiasm.

PUBG Corporation fully understands and respects measures taken by government as privacy and security of player data is a top priority for company. It hopes to work hand-in-hand with Indian government to find a solution that will allow gamers to once again drop into battlegrounds while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations.

In light of recent developments, PUBG Corporation has made decision to longer authorize PUBG MOBILE franchise to Tencent Games in India. Moving forward, PUBG Corporation will take on all publishing responsibilities within country. As company explores ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in near future, it is committed to doing so by sustaining a localized and healthy gameplay environment for its fans.

PUBG MOBILE is mobile version of PLAYERUNKWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG), an intellectual property owned and developed by PUBG Corporation, a South Korean gaming company. company is actively engd in developing and publishing PUBG on multiple platforms, including PUBG MOBILE in select territories, to provide best player experiences possible.

PUBG Corporation is committed to providing its unique battle royale experience to a global audience and hopes to continue engaging with its passionate player base in India. In addition to regular content updates, company is exploring different ways to eng its community in India through various region-based activities, including esports and community events.

Furr updates will be provided at a later date when available.

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Earlier, reacting to ban, China's Commerce Ministry said Beijing is seriously concerned and 'resolutely opposes'  move. It asked India to correct its mistakes. Chinese commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng said 'India has abused concept of national security and adopted discriminatory restrictive measures against Chinese companies.'

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118 More Chinese Including PUBG Apps Banned

Centre banned 118 more Chinese Apps including PUBG amid prolonged standoff with China at Line of Actual Control. As per Union government, y were engd in activities that are prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of state. Information Techlogy Ministry received numerous complaints regarding misuse of se Apps for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers located outside India.

It ted with deep concern compilation of data, its mining and profiling by elements hostile to national security. Mentioning that  Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, MHA has sent an exhaustive recommendation to block se malicious Apps, IT Ministry added that re has been a bipartisan concern by public representatives as well as a strong chorus in public to take strict action. Apps have been banned in both mobile and n-mobile Internet-enabled devices. Centre exuded confidence that this move will safeguard interests of crores of Indian mobile and internet users. Recently, Information and Techlogy Ministry banned 47 Apps which were variants or clones of 59 Chinese-linked Apps banned earlier. 

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