Tencent Shuts Down PUBG Mobile Game Servers In India Completely

From October 30, Tencent shut down its PUBG Mobile servers completely in India. The shutdown follows the Indian government’s decision to ban the popular mobile game along with 117 other Chinese apps to ensure the country’s data security.

The company announced the termination of the services on its Facebook. It also added that the right to publish the popular mobile game will be given back to the PUBG intellectual property’s owner.

The server’s shutdown means that players with Indian IP addresses will no longer be able to access the game. However, while the game was taken down from the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, those who already installed the game on their smartphones could still play it. It would not be possible to access the game anywhere. But they could still bypass this by using a VPN or proxy.

After the ban, the rights to publish and distribute the game in India was taken away from Chinese company Tencent. Reports have suggested that PUBG Corp has been in discussions with potential partners including Jio and Airtel to relaunch the game in India.

There was a report suggesting that PUBG Corp held talks with Jio for the distribution of the game. Before the ban, PUBG Corp and Jio already established a partnership. Jio users who play PUBG Lite will receive rewards when purchasing in-game merchandise.

And recently, a new job posting on the company’s LinkedIn suggests that the game might be relaunched in India soon. Despite the new job posting, there might be a possibility that the Indian government wouldn’t lift the ban on the same due to its violent nature.

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