Published 11:28 IST, June 4th 2020

Is PUBG MOBILE a Chinese app? Everything you need to know about PUBG MOBILE

Amid India-China border tensions, people have been boycotting Chinese mobile applications. Read on to know is PUBG MOBILE Chinese app or not.

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As India and China's ties are going through a rough phase, Sonam Wangchuk has called upon Indians to boycott Chinese products. engineer posted a video on social media that went viral, wherein Wangchuk is asking Indians to delete and uninstall all Chinese apps such as TikTok, Like and more.

While it is kwn that TikTok and some or applications are China-based, many have also been wondering if game PUBG MOBILE is a Chinese app. PUBG MOBILE is reportedly one of most popular games in India, and also India’s most played battle royale game. So is PUBG MOBILE Chinese app? Let's take a look at it. 

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What is PUBG MOBILE?

PlayerUnkwn’s Battlegrounds or PUBG is a battle royale game that was launched for PC and gaming console in 2017. Soon after  launch, PUBG became most popular game in world. game allows 100 players to compete with each or and last man standing gets a Chicken Dinner in PUBG. Brendan Greene, brains behind PUBG, has also created or popular games like ARMA 2 and Day Z: Battle Royale among ors. 

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PUBG MOBILE's country of origin

game was developed for PC by PUBG Corporation, which is a subsidiary of a Korean game developer, Bluehole. Korean developer partnered with China's biggest gaming company which is Tencent to enter  gaming market in China. Tencent also introduced mobile version of PUBG MOBILE. game became an instant hit in China but it did t get  approval of Chinese government to monetize it.

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Is PUBG MOBILE banned in China?

Yes, game is banned in China because government thought that it is a violent game and could negatively impact youngsters. As per reports, government of China also mentioned that people would t be able to focus on ir careers because of game. fear of m getting dicted to it is also one of reasons why it was banned. 

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This forced Tencent to discard game in China but y introduced a clone app version of game kwn as Game for Peace. As per reports, this clone version of PUBG MOBILE was projected as a patriotic game to make sure that Chinese government will approve app and it did.

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Is PUBG MOBILE Chinese App?

Yes, mobile version of game is developed by Chinese company Tencent that makes it a Chinese application. However, game does t have a Chinese origin as game is me by Bluehole which is a Korean gaming company. Tencent has a 10 percent stake in Bluehole and or gaming companies like Riot Games, Epic Games, Ubisoft, Activision Blizzard and ors.

11:28 IST, June 4th 2020