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PUBG to return to India with new game, $100 mn investment, better security

The app was banned in India in September because of its links with China's Tencent after which the franchisee tried to get the ban reversed by cutting ties with Tencent.

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When the ban was imposed, it was the one of the most downloaded apps in the country with over 50 million monthly active users

Samreen Ahmad Bengaluru

3 min read Last Updated : Nov 13 2020 | 6:41 PM IST

After being banned for over two months in India, PUBG creators are preparing to launch PUBG Mobile India, a mobile version of the popular game, to cater to the India market. The developer of the game, PUBG Corporation, which is a subsidiary of South Korea’s Krafton, also plans to make investments worth $100 million in India to cultivate the local video game, e-sports, and entertainment industries.

“With privacy and security of Indian player data being a top priority for the PUBG Corporation, we will conduct regular audits and verifications on the storage systems holding Indian users’ personally identifiable information to

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