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PUBG Corp takes control of PUBG Mobile from Tencent in India

by Rajat Gaur
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South Korea-based PUBG Corporation, the original creators of the PUBG (Player Unknown Battlegrounds) game, has announced that the company would no longer authorize the PUBG Mobile franchise to China-based Tencent Holdings in India in order to bring back the game in the country after it got banned along with 117 other Chineses apps.

PUBG Corporation, a Krafton Game Union subsidiary, is the company behind the popular PUBG game developed for PC and gaming consoles. It highlighted the fact that PUBG Mobile is the mobile version of PUBG which is an “intellectual property owned and developed by PUBG Corporation, a South Korean gaming company.”

With all the publishing rights under Krafton’s PUBG Corporation, gamers can now expect the game to be re-launched soon in India as the company is actively monitoring the situation and hopes to work “hand-in-hand” with the Indian government to resolve the issue.

“It [PUBG Corporation] hopes to work hand-in-hand with the Indian government to find a solution that will allow gamers to once again drop into the battlegrounds while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations,” the company said in a statement.

The company says it fully understands and respects the measures taken by the government and that the privacy and security of player data is a top priority for the company.

“As the company explores ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in the near future, it is committed to doing so by sustaining a localized and healthy gameplay environment for its fans.”

It also acknowledges the “overwhelming amount of support” for the game from the Indian gamers and thanked the gaming community for their “passion and enthusiasm.”

Apart from pulling back its association from Tencent, the company is also exploring different ways to engage its community in India through various region-based activities, including esports and community events.

To recall, the Indian government recently banned 118 Chinese-app in one shot citing that these apps compromise with the privacy of Indian users and threatens national security. A total of 224 Chinese apps were banned by the authorities in the country in recent months including TikTok, PUBG Mobile, PUBG Mobile Lite, Baidu, Shareit, CamScanner, WeChat, UC Browser, and so on.

Recently, Activision, owner/publisher of COD (Call of Duty) Mobile, also parted ways with Tencent Games citing the United States President Donald Trump’s order against the Chinese companies and also the company noticed Tencent Games’ PUBG Mobile borrowing features from COD. COD Mobile is now fully owned by the American game publisher Activision.

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