HundredProofSam Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 PUBG Mobile ban announced in India Let the speculation end: The PUBG ban is real. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned 118 apps, most of them made by Chinese developers, the biggest of them being Tencent’s popular battle royale game. The list of 118 apps also includes other Android and iOS games developed by China-based developers, such as Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade, AFK Arena and several games from NetEase, including Marvel Super War, Creative Destruction, Crusaders of Light. PUBG Mobile isn’t the only major Tencent game to be banned. Its mobile MOA Arena of Valor has also joins the list. We should add that the PUBG Mobile ban does not affect the PC and console versions of the game, which are developed by Bluehole, which is a South Korean company. The list also includes several other lesser known games, as well as many carrom, Ludo and Chess titles. The official reason for the bans is that these apps “are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order [sic]”. The latest wave of bans on Chinese apps comes after the government banned 59 apps in June, the biggest of them being TikTok. That ban remains in effect, so it will be interesting to see how long the ban on PUBG Mobile remains in effect. This story is developing and we will continue to update it as more details become available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_rock098 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Finally, pubg is absolute garbage of a game. Sent from my ASUS_I001DE using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy4823 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Nice. Create some proper content now Dear wanna be celebs on Xiamen Redmi Max Pro 9 Elite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Quote The official reason for the bans is that these apps “are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order [sic]”. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 karo sab ban karo. The easiest way for anything, BAN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Quote However, at the moment, it appears that the government has only listed PUBG Mobile Lite and PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik in its list of banned apps. The main PUBG Mobile app appears to have slipped under the radar. Of course it did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Lol, lets see if this Tencent apps ban stretches over to EGS also at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 41 minutes ago, HundredProofSam said: Turns out PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik is what the main app is called. Weird that COD Mobile (also Tencent) escaped the ban. Probably why Fortnite also escaped (for now). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gecko89 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 (edited) Dang. Apparently there are 30Million active PUBG Mobile players in India. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a social media backlash. “are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order [sic]” Can't take this seriously, if they said they're concerned about social engineering it could be somewhat reasonable.. Edited September 2, 2020 by gecko89 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, gecko89 said: Dang. Apparently there are 30Million active PUBG Mobile players in India. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a social media backlash. Quite possible. I have a bunch of friends who play, and they're all just relieved that they hadn't bought their battle pass for this season yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 10 minutes ago, Chirag2001 said: Quite possible. I have a bunch of friends who play, and they're all just relieved that they hadn't bought their battle pass for this season yet TIL PubGMobile has Battle Passes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hope Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 26 minutes ago, gecko89 said: Dang. Apparently there are 30Million active PUBG Mobile players in India. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a social media backlash. “are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order [sic]” Can't take this seriously, if they said they're concerned about social engineering it could be somewhat reasonable.. Tik tok was also used by millions. Everyone supported the ban. Country first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parth Solanki Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Activision has removed tencent as their partner....so codm is here to stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Waiting for Arnab reaction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomShade Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 25 minutes ago, gecko89 said: Dang. Apparently there are 30Million active PUBG Mobile players in India. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a social media backlash. “are engaged in activities which is prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order [sic]” Can't take this seriously, if they said they're concerned about social engineering it could be somewhat reasonable.. >believing the official jhumla reason The irl reason is that a message is being sent to the PRC that their companies cannot continue to make $$$ from India while their stunts at the LAC continue 1 hour ago, AtheK said: karo sab ban karo. The easiest way for anything, BAN!!! Yes Hit the where it hurts, minimum damage to government and minimum work required Anyway i'm very happy, F2P BR games are cancer, i hope this trend dies worldwide and they finally go back to making normal games 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomShade Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 1 minute ago, dylanjosh said: Waiting for Arnab reaction Boring hai woh. All his theatrics are excessive and fake af Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Awesome news lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, dylanjosh said: Waiting for Arnab reaction You know I have to... Will never get old. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohit9206 Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 Good move by government of India. All these anti national PUBG players/streamers will now have to find something meaningful to do with their lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engineer Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 RIP streamers with i9 and rtx 2080 Ti and play PUBG M on PC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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