PUBG Mobile has been banned in India. (Photo credit: PUBG Mobile Twitter / News18)
PUBG Mobile is now banned in India. PUBG, the insanely popular Battle Royale game that was pretty much a permanent fixture at the top of the Google Play Store and Apple App Store charts. In fact, around 25% of PUBG’s entire global player base came from India; Numbers from online analytics firm SensorTower suggest more than 175 million installations in India.
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PUBG players in India haven’t had a pleasant last few hours, no doubt. As part of the third crackdown on Chinese-owned online apps and platforms, the Indian government has now banned PUBG, the incredibly popular battle royale game that was pretty much a permanent fixture at the top of the charts on the Google Play Store. and the Apple App Store. In fact, about 25% of PUBG’s entire global player base came from India, and online analytics firm SensorTower confirmed in numbers over the summer that PUBG has seen more than 175 million game installs in India.
In fact, yesterday’s third crackdown on Chinese-owned apps included a total of 118 apps, including Ludo World, APUS Launcher, Ulike, AliPay, Super Clean – Master of Cleaner, Phone Booster, Tencent Weiyun, Baidu, FaceU, AppLock. Lite and Cleaner – Phone booster. This comes after the Government of India banned 59 apps on June 29 and followed up with a second crackdown almost a month later by banning 47 more apps that cloned previously restricted apps in India. News18 has been covering the app ban in detail and what it means for the huge following that PUBG has across India. We’ve put them together to help you navigate the rapidly changing landscape and, in particular, what the PUBG ban means for us.
PUBG Mobile, APUS, AliPay, WeChat Work and 114 Banned Chinese Apps – Full List Here
This is how it all started. The repression has been carried out by deriving powers under section 69A of the Information Technology Law, read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology Standards (Procedure and Safeguards to Block Access to Information by the Public ) of 2009, citing concerns about security, integrity and defense. from India.
PUBG Mobile Banned – Popular Indian Government Flag Game, Here’s What It Means
The PUBG Mobile community has spawned professional gamers, including several competitive teams from India representing the country in various tournaments and competitions globally. PUBG Mobile has also boosted the live game streaming industry in India with a host of content creators making good money. A little more about what the ban potentially means for more serious players.
Indian Gaming Industry Is Not Relying On PUBG Only: Director Of The Indian Esports Federation
The Esports Federation of India said that there was no panic in the market and that the esports industry did not rely solely on a single game. Federation director Lokesh Suji mentioned other games that he felt could benefit from these games and also said that game developers in India have this opportunity to innovate in the market.
PUBG is now the world’s top Twitter trend after India banned it
Still, social networks were not happy at all. In less than an hour of the Center’s order to ban the gaming app, people flooded social media while expressing sadness over the ban, making PUBG the top Twitter trend in the world. Many on Twitter also wondered if PUBG even qualified as a Chinese app.
PUBG Mobile Alternatives: Call of Duty Mobile, Garena Free Fire, and Other Battle Royale Games
The big question: what game if I can’t play PUBG? What makes matters worse is the fact that three very popular PUBG Mobile alternatives – Creative Destruction, Cyber Hunter, and Rules of Survival – have also been banned in India. But don’t worry, there are still some alternatives that you can download on your Android phone or Apple iPhone. Garena Free Fire, Call of Duty and more.
PUBG Ban After New Indochina Tension Brings Up Desi Parent Memes On Twitter
After the torrent of sadness came the memes. It is as inevitable as day after night. We have consensus on one thing: Indian parents are the happiest. Or are? Time will tell.
PUBG Ban is scared Indian gamers search if ‘Call of Duty’ is a Chinese app
Once bitten twice shy. Indian gamers are busy googling to see if Call of Duty, perhaps their savior now, is also a Chinese app. Google search results don’t lie. Call of Duty Mobile may become the best option to replace the popular Battle Royale title in gaming tournaments.
Who is the owner of PUBG? Indians are searching to find out if the Battle Royale game is also Chinese
The Indians still rub their eyes in disbelief. Search trends on whether PUBG is a Chinese app or not have skyrocketed. It is a complex answer.
‘Unban PUBG’: Desperate Gamers In India Want App To Break Ties With Chinese Tencent
This is more of a case of Indians trying to get PUBG to break up with Chinese tech company Tencent and go home. Just prepare for the worst, please, it won’t happen. Or maybe yes. We still do not know the fate of TikTok and its sale.
India has now banned 224 Chinese apps in three crackdowns while the spotlight is on Aatmanirbhar Bharat
Will we see an Indian app developer creating an alternative to PUBG Mobile? Aatmanirbhar’s push for app innovation would certainly expect that to happen. In July, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Government of India and Niti Aayog launched the Aatmanirbhar Application Innovation Challenge, prompting Indian application developers to create alternative local applications for applications that would otherwise be popular in all categories and genres.
PUBG Mobile Banned: Call of Duty Mobile is Your Best Bet
Have you already downloaded Call of Duty Mobile? COD is primarily owned by Activision, a well-known US-based video game publisher.The mobile adaptation of the game, however, is developed in association with TiMi Studios, which is a subsidiary of Tencent. Yes, the same Tencent that has a large stake in the development of PUBG Mobile.
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