Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Indian version of PUBG Mobile, has been approved to be relaunched in the country. This follows a 10-month ban the Indian government has imposed on the game over national security concerns.

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a separate version of PUBG Mobile, has been banned in India due to its data sharing in China. This came after Krafton announced its plans to increase its investments in the country’s games market.

Krafton has been building up its presence in the Indian market after relaunching PUBG Mobile in the country last year. The company has already invested $100 million in local startups, planning to double that amount this year.

Ubisoft India, which was the original team behind Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, has reportedly faced multiple struggles during the development. The studio had little experience and received almost no documentation from Ubisoft.

When it comes to publishing their mobile games, Western developers prioritise two main app stores: the Apple AppStore and the Google Play Store. Why? They’re familiar platforms with low barriers to entry. And most developers are either unaware of wider global opportunities or assume that distributing and monetising their games on other platforms is too difficult.

Apple has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the mobile apps market — again! A new antitrust case was filed against the company in India, claiming that its in-app purchase rules destroy competition.

Xbox chief Phil Spencer said that Microsoft is likely to acquire a studio or studios in India, South America or Africa in the next 3-5 years.

It’s been almost a year since PUBG Mobile was banned in India. Krafton finally managed to re-release it as Battlegrounds Mobile India less than two weeks ago, and the game has already reached its first milestones.

Nine months after being banned in India, PUBG Mobile has become available for download again. The game is now called Battlegrounds Mobile India. Prior to its Android release, it gained over 20 million pre-registrations on Google Play in just two weeks.

In a third round of bans, the Indian government has blocked 43 apps from Chinese devs as “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order.”

PUBG Corp. is discontinuing all access to PUBG Mobile in India on October 30. This is despite the company’s decision to withdraw the publishing rights from Tencent in the country. The talks with the local publishers have also failed.

Google is delaying the implementations of its new Play Store payment rules in India to April 2022. Everywhere else, the new policy will come into force in September 2020.

PUBG Corp. hopes to unban PUBG Mobile in India.

Indian authorities have blocked 118 mobile apps from Chinese companies that are “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India.”