Photo illustration of the PUBG app with banned text on an iPad device in Guwahati, India on September 2, 2020 and the rise of China.
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The owner of Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds has severed ties with Tencent, a Chinese tech giant in India, in an attempt to lift the ban on the mobile version of the game.
PUBG Corporation, a South Korean company that develops and publishes PUBG, said on Tuesday that it would release Tencent as the publisher of its PUBG mobile game in India.
Last week, the Indian government added PUBG Mobile and 117 other apps with links to China to its blacklist, including ticket ok and Vichet’s choice due to alleged national security threats.
“In light of recent developments, PUBG Corporation has not decided to authorize it anymore Pub Mobile “Franchise at Tencent Games in India.” P.U.B.G. The corporation said in a statement on Tuesday.
“As the company seeks ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in the near future, it is committed to doing so while maintaining a local and healthy sports environment for its fans.”
Geopolitical tensions between India and China have escalated since a border clash in the Himalayas, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed. Tensions have flared up again this week, with both India and China accusing each other of firing warning shots at each other’s troops on the disputed border.
The Royal Game of Thrones, like Fortnight, was hugely popular in India before the government’s decision to block it. According to the app data tracker sensor tower, India was the largest app market with over 175 million installations to date. That means it’s about 24% of total downloads globally.
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