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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – PUBG Corporation, the unit of a South Korean company behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), will no longer grant Tencent Games the rights to publish its popular mobile game in India, it said in a blog post.
The company’s announcement came a week after India banned the game along with 117 other Chinese-sourced apps as it intensifies pressure on Beijing over a months-long border standoff between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
“In the future, PUBG Corporation will take on all publishing responsibilities within the country,” the company said, adding that it was exploring ways to bring gaming experience to Indian users in the future.
Tencent, which ran the PUBG franchise in India, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Report from Sankalp Phartiyal; Additional reporting from Brenda Goh in Shanghai, edited by Louise Heavens
