Arunachal MLA Writes To PM Modi, Calling for Ban on PUBG Alternative

Battlegrounds Mobile, which is PUBG Mobile’s India-specific avatar, not too long ago opened pre-registration on the Google Play app retailer. Though its builders are but to share particulars over the launch, a report had claimed that the India-specific title would possibly roll out on June 18. However, forward of its official launch, Arunachal Pradesh Member of Legislative Assembly Ninong Ering demanded in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the sport mustn’t launch in India because it allegedly poses a threat to nationwide safety – just like the unique PUBG Mobile (not banned within the nation). He provides the newest model of the motion title by South Korean based mostly Krafton is a “mere phantasm” and the “same game with minor modification” to Indian residents’ information.

Speaking over Battleground Mobile‘s links to the Chinese government, the minister noted that the China-based Tencent remains the “second-largest stakeholder” of Krafton with a 15.5 per cent stake. He added that the Chinese company remains the publisher and distributor of PUBG Mobile outside India. Previously, Krafton stated that the company severed ties with Tencent Games for the distribution of new PUBG Mobile in the country in partnership with Microsoft Azure. He also stated that there were references to PUBG in Battlegrounds Mobile’s Google Play hyperlink. MLA Ering alleged that Nodwin Gaming, an Indian firm that Krafton invested in not too long ago, has “ongoing ties” with Tencent and is predicted to host the brand new sport on its servers. He claims that the return of PUBG Mobile or Battlegrounds Mobile would result in the re-emergence of TikTook or WeChat.