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PUBG Corporation Cuts Ties With Tencent After India ban
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PUBG Corporation Cuts Ties With Tencent After India ban

New Delhi, 8th Sept 2020: After a recent move by the Indian government to ban 118 Chinese apps including the popular mobile game PUBG forced Korean company PUBG Corporation to cut ties with Chinese company Tencent for India's operation. In its press release, PUBG Corporation said, "it has made the decision to no longer authorize the PUBG MOBILE franchise to Tencent Games in India. Moving forward, PUBG Corporation will take on all publishing responsibilities within the country. 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.We are actively monitoring the situation around the recent bans of PUBG MOBILE and PUBG MOBILE Lite in India and fully u...
Indian Govt bans 118 more Chinese Apps, including PUBG
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Indian Govt bans 118 more Chinese Apps, including PUBG

New Delhi, Sept 2 2020: The Indian government blocked 118 more mobile applications, including popular gaming app PUBG, terming them prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of the nation. The banned apps include Baidu, Baidu Express Edition, Tencent Watchlist, FaceU, WeChat Reading and Tencent Weiyun, besides PUBG Mobile and PUBG Mobile Lite, according to an official statement. All these banned apps have Chinese links, sources said. The Centre had earlier banned a number of Chinese apps, including TikTok and UC Browser. "Government blocks 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order," it said. It said the IT Ministry had received complaints from various sources, including sever...