India’s Ministry of Electronics & IT banned 118 mobile apps in September. The list included the popular game PUBG Mobile. After getting back on track and trying many times to bring the Battle Royale title to its fans, PUBG Corporation has finally given up and announced that it will end access to all services and users.
Starting today, October 30th, PUBG Mobile Nordic Map: Livik and PUBG Mobile Lite will no longer work. PUBG Mobile brand rights will be returned to the intellectual property owners and Tencent Games will lose its rights to the Indian franchise.
However, PUBG Corporation says nothing about player data. Will it be deleted or will it be saved (and how).
The complete statement is:
Dear fans,
To comply with the provisional order of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology dated September 2, 2020, Tencent Games has issued all of the PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik and PUBG MOBILE Lite (collectively “PUBG Mobile”) by Indian users. Terminate service and access. ) October 30, 2020. The right to publish PUBG MOBILE in India will be returned to the owner of PUBG Intellectual Property.
Protecting user data has always been a top priority and has always adhered to the data protection laws and regulations applicable in India. Gameplay information for all users is processed in a transparent manner as disclosed in our Privacy Policy.
We deeply apologize for this result and thank you for your support and patronage of PUBG MOBILE in India.
The end of PUBG Mobile is part of the second wave of bans by the Government of India. The first platform in June included popular platforms such as TikTok and WeChat, as well as several Xiaomi-related apps such as Mi Community and Mi Video Call.
