Starting from the 30th of October, all servers and user access across India would not be able to play PUBG.
The unexpected announcement of PUBG Mobile India official Facebook page came a month after the Indian Government banned the game in the Country.
All services of PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, would be terminated in India.
On the 2nd of September, the Central Government banned the online game under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2009.
PUBG Mobile India said all the publishing rights for PUBG Mobile would be returned to the owner of the PUBG Intellectual property – and PUBG Corporation. Furthermore, they also stressed that they were looking for viable options to bring PUBG Mobile back to the Country.
The official announcement of PUBG India read,
“Dear Fans, To comply with the interim order of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology dated September 2, 2020, Tencent Games will terminate all service and access for users in India to PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik and PUBG MOBILE Lite (together, “PUBG Mobile”) on October 30, 2020. The rights to publish PUBG MOBILE in India will be returned to the owner of the PUBG intellectual property. Protecting user data has always been a top priority and we have always complied with applicable data protection laws and regulations in India. All users’ gameplay information is processed in a transparent manner, as disclosed in our privacy policy. We deeply regret this outcome, and sincerely thank you for your support and love for PUBG MOBILE in India.”
Krafton Game Union, a South Korean Company developed the famous online game PUBG Mobile.
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