PUBG Corp. will return PUBG Mobile to India under a new brand and invest $100 million in the local market

PUBG Corp. I found a way to circumvent the ban on PUBG Mobile and return the game to the Indian market. To do this, the company will release a new version of the project with a number of special changes, as well as invest $ 100 million in local businesses.How does the company plan to circumvent the ban?

The developers could lift the ban on PUBG Mobile operating in India in two ways: appeal the blocking with local regulators and prove Tencent’s minimal involvement in the game, or do something more cunning and restart the project under a new brand.

What changes will be made to the game?In PUBG Mobile India, all characters will start the match fully clothed, the color of blood will be replaced with green, and the game will take place on a virtual training ground.

Also, the updated battle royale will have limited playing time as a measure to take care of the health of young gamers.

However, analyst Daniel Ahmad noticed that the same features are present in the Tencent version for the Chinese market. This may indicate that PUBG Corp. did not make any “special changes for Indian players” to the game.

Will this affect other blocked apps?PUBG Mobile will return to India as soon as local regulators approve the updated version.

PUBG Corp. He will fully take over the operation of the game, and Azure, Microsoft’s cloud service, will be responsible for data storage.

According to Indian journalist Rishi Alwani, the case of PUBG Corp. It may set a precedent for other games and applications blocked on the territory of the country due to ties with China. Perhaps other companies will soon also take steps to return to the Indian market.

At the same time, Alvani notes that the developer of PUBG Mobile is still in fact Tencent, and it is unknown how the local authorities will react to this. Because of this, there is a risk that regulators may eventually not approve the updated version.

Before the ban, PUBG Mobile was the highest-grossing and most downloaded mobile game in India. Also, local users generated a quarter of all project downloads in the world.

Also on the topic:

• Newzoo: the ban of PUBG Mobile in India has led to a sharp drop in game views on Twitch and YouTubePUBG Mobile’s revenue for the last two months amounted to $500 million
• PUBG Mobile’s operation in India will completely stop on October 30
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