PUBG Mobile India Is Launching Soon - Announces PUBG Corporation

The news of return of intense battle game PUBG in India has brought smiles and excitement to the Indian loyal PUBG players. The game is said to be released once again in India after the publisher KRAFTON ties with new partner Microsoft to meet the local laws. It will be called PUBG Mobile India and certainly will come with a couple of changes to suit the Indian sentiments.

Last week, the official account of PUBG Mobile India announced that the game is set to return to India. It will be called PUBG Mobile India and will strictly abide to the government laws. KRAFTON, the parent company has signed a deal with Microsoft to attain the Azure Cloud Services for storing player data.

This will help PUBG Mobile comply with the requirements of the government regarding privacy. It is rumored to be launched on 20th November but any official declaration is not yet made by PUBG Mobile India. However, the Government is yet to give green signal to it.

Why Is PUBG Banned?

PUBG, both its Mobile version and Lite were very famous in India, crossing over millions of downloads since it came into the country. It was growing fast with huge user base in India. But on 2nd September, the government banned the game in India under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.

The government has provided the reason behind the ban stating it has been engaging in activities that are prejudicial to nation's sovereignty, security, integrity and defense. Along with PUBG, many other Chinese apps were banned by the Government of India. The ban took place at times of serious military standoff with Chinese armies near Pangong Lake in Sino-Indian border.

Since then, the game has been removed from Apple's App Store and Google Play Store. But players with the app were still able to play as the Indian servers were left online and were recently turned off. PUBG Corporation revoked Indian distribution rights for the game from Tencent Games and announced it will distribute it independently. But it failed to make a comeback.

Later it started showing up that it will tie up with Jio or Airtel to get back to its users in India. None of them was fruitful and recently tied up with Microsoft Azure Services. ‘It is coming back to the country with new avatar’, announced PUBG Mobile India.

Information Technology Act

The Information Technology Act of 2000 is the primary law that deals with cyber-crime and electronic commerce in India.

It provides legal recognition for transactions that are carried out by means of electronic data interchange. Further, it defines cybercrimes and prescribes specific penalties for the same. The Information Technology Act, 2000 was enacted on 9 June 2000 by Parliament of India and it is in force since 17 October 2000.

Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 has given many powers to the central government to block the online content and arrest the culprit.

It is the primary law that deals with cyber-crime and electronic commerce in India. It gives the power issue direction to remove objectionable content on social media and any other website, block online contents in the wake of sovereignty and integrity of India.

The New Rules

Although, it is not known when it will launch but the game is back with few changes keeping in view of Indian culture and social norms. There will be limited playtime in Indian version. It was even in PUBG Mobile Global, but it is expected to be stricter in the Indian version to ensure healthy gaming habits for the younger audience.

There will be green bloodstain effect in it. The violent shooting is thought to have made younger players insensitive to shooting and seeing blood, so this change has been done to show the virtual nature of the game. PUBG Corporation has worked on modesty as the characters would automatically begin fully dressed in the game. Later, you can change the skins to more revealing ones.

PUBG Corporation has recently tied up with Microsoft to store user data on Azure Cloud. Its centers are located in India, which means that the data of PUBG Mobile India users is unlikely to leave the country borders. PUBG Corporation will invest $100 million into the India subsidiary and other projects to ensure the sports, entertainment and IT industries of India get a boost from the company.

Written by – Mickel Lepcha

Edited by – Keerthana Lakshmi