FAUG is being published by Bengaluru-based nCore games.
New Delhi:
Two days after the government announced the decision to block PUBG MOBILE, a wildly popular online multiplayer shooter, along with more than 100 Chinese apps amid renewed tension at the border, Bollywood star Akshay Kumar submitted a local competitor named FAU-G. .
FAU-G is short for Fearless and United-Guards and has pledged to donate 20 percent of its revenue to the Bengaluru-based government fund for paramilitary forces called nCore Games which counts the industry veteran as an investor. from India’s game, Vishal Gondal Bharat Ke Veer was established after the Pulwama terror attack in 2019.
Kumar also called the project a nice game with the government’s push for self-reliance and indigenous businesses launched in the wake of the coronavirus crisis dubbed “Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
Support PM @Narendra ModiThe AtmaNirbhar movement, proud to present an action game, Fearless And United-Guards FAU-G. Besides entertainment, players will also learn about the sacrifices of our soldiers. 20% of the net income generated will be donated to @BharatKeVeer Trust #FAUGpic.twitter.com/Q1HLFB5hPt
– Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) September 4, 2020
Congressional leader Milind Deora also promoted the company.
Just two days after we banned #PUBG, my good friend @vishalgondal announces the launch of an online multiplayer game from India.
Vishal sold his old gaming business to @Disney for $ 100mn in 2012 and is currently being executed @GOQii.
More power for talented young entrepreneurs in India! pic.twitter.com/AgGdVSDb3i
– Milind Deora मिलिंद देवरा (@milinddeora) September 4, 2020
Many on social media noted the timing of the announcement that came shortly after the government’s ban on PUBG MOBILE, developed by Chinese social media and gaming group Tencent, which ranks in the world’s top five smartphone games with more than 700 million downloads.
While existing users can still play the game on their devices, it has disappeared from most mobile markets. There are reportedly close to 50 million PUBG active players in India and the game clocks in at about 13 million daily users.
In response to the ban triggered by a new Chinese provocation in Ladakh and presented as one in the interests of India’s sovereignty and integrity, defense and security, Tencent said Thursday that it takes the protection of the privacy and data of India seriously. the users. The company said it would work with the Indian authorities to ensure the continued availability of its applications in India.
According to the IT Ministry, PUBG MOBILE and the other 117 apps were “involved in activities that are detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India, the defense of India, state security and public order.” The ban followed a similar one across 59 mobile apps, including Bytedance’s TikTok, Alibaba’s UC Browser, and Tencent’s WeChat in June.
PUBG, or PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds, features a Hunger Games-style competition in which 100 players face off with automatic weapons until only one remains. Tencent introduced a simplified mobile version, which caused the game to skyrocket, especially at the time of the coronavirus lockdown.
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