PUBG Corp Revoke Tencent's Rights to PUBG Mobile in India

Telset.id, Jakarta – PUBG Corp, the unit of the South Korean company that oversees games The popular PUBG, will no longer give Tencent Games the right to publish PUBG Mobile in India.

The announcement comes a week after India banned 118 apps mostly from China, and PUBG Mobile was among them. India implemented the ban to increase pressure on Beijing over the border conflict.

“Going forward, PUBG Corporation will take on all domestic publishing responsibilities,” he said.

PUBG Corp says it is exploring ways to provide a gaming experience games maximum for future Indian users.

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Honey, as quoted Telset.id from Reuters, Wednesday (9/9/2021), it is not clear whether the move will spur Indian authorities to lift the ban or not. What is clear is that India is furious at the deadlock in discussions about cases at the border.

Tencent, which runs the franchise in India, confirmed that PUBG Corp. will take on the responsibility of publishing PUBG Mobile in India. “Our cooperation with PUBG Corp in the global market is not affected,” said Tencent.

PUBG Mobile ban in India, market games the largest by users, has shocked and angered the gamer. Seizing the opportunity, Indian companies and Bollywood actors are planning to launch mobile games local tactics.

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology earlier released an official statement regarding the 118 applications that were banned on the grounds that they were “injurious to sovereignty and integrity, defence, security and public order”.

Apart from PUBG which is blocked by the Indian government, there are a number of apps and games games popular who are also “victims”. They include Alipay, Baidu, WeChat Work, PUBG Mobile Lite, WeChat Reading, to Arena of Valor (AoV).

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This rule applies to platform Android as well as iOS. However, in the official statement it is not stated when this blocking takes effect.

The Indian government also confirmed that hundreds of applications and games The blocked Chinese origin is accused of stealing and illegally transmitting user data to servers located outside India.

India’s Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center under the Ministry of Home Affairs has reported several examples of breached user data. There is also a case related to the conflict between India and China over the border near the Tibetan region in May. (SN/MF)

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