PUBG NEW STATE
Our aim now is to create Indian games for local use and global exports: Krafton CEO Kim
Makers of popular video game PUBG looks to double down on investments and IP creation. Will invest both from its balance sheet as well as a new tech focussed fund.
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After year-long ban, Krafton relaunches BGMI in India with limited playtime
The prohibition on Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has been lifted for 90 days, following which the government is expected to review whether it is in compliance with Indian laws and decide whether to lift the ban permanently or block it again.
Battlegrounds Mobile India, Indian version of PUBG taken down
Soon after BGMI was launched last year, concerns had been raised about the app sending data to servers in China. At that time, Krafton had said that this was not in violation of its privacy policy.
NGO urges government to ban BGMI-PUBG
BGMI is published by South Korean studio Krafton in India, and is an Indian version of its popular battle royale game, PlayersUnknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) which had been banned in India as part of the ban on Chinese apps in 2020.
View: Don't get off your seats, make India e-sport champs!
India has already earned an international e-sports medal. In the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games in Indonesia, where e-sports was featured as a demonstration sport (medals won but not counted in the overall tally), Hyderabad's Tirth Mehta won the bronze medal in Hearthstone, a digital collectible card game. Many others are raring to go with their mobiles and consoles in various tournaments across the world.
Krafton to publish its new PUBG game in India
In July, the company launched Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a version of the popular battle royale game specifically for the Indian market.
PlaySimple makes it rain
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PUBG's India business faces the China threat, again
According to IGN, data of Battlegrounds Mobile India players is being sent to servers of China Mobile Communications Corp. in Beijing. The game pings the server of Chinese technology company Tencent Holdings while booting up.
PUBG maker Krafton aims for up to $5 billion in South Korea's biggest IPO
The Krafton IPO will offer for purchase 10 million shares, including 7 million new shares and 3 million existing shares, of the company at an indicative range of 458,000-557,000 won per share.
PUBG maker targets up to $5b in South Korea's biggest IPO
Tencent-backed Krafton said in a regulatory filing it expected to offer 10 million shares, or 7 million new shares and 3 million existing shares, at an indicative range of 458,000-557,000 won per share.
Zomato reloads
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Return of PUBG
From PUBG plotting return to India, to Uber's India biz being hit by second wave and NPCI refusing to block crypto trades, here's a quick look at the top tech news today.
PUBG owner Krafton applies for IPO, seen worth billions of dollars
The Krafton IPO is expected to be one of the biggest Korean listings this year, Seoul-based analysts say, with over-the-counter trades on Thursday valuing the PUBG owner at around 20 trillion won ($17.92 billion).
Online multiplayer game Among Us is driving Indians crazy
The game, developed by Washington-based three-person independent game studio InnerSloth, has proven to be a blockbuster hit among almost all age groups in India.
MeitY has blocked 224 mobile apps in interest of national security: Sanjay Dhotre
He said these apps have been blocked on national security concerns and thus "linkage with any country may not be disclosed in public domain". In response to another question, Dhotre said blocking of apps for public access is a dynamic process.
Desi Twitter explodes with memes of Dhoni, Indian parents after PUBG ban; netizens poke fun at plight of gamers
Twitter was abuzz with memes on Indian parents’ reactions to the PUBG ban.
PUBG banned in India's latest salvo against Chinese apps
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, MHA has also sent an exhaustive recommendation for blocking these malicious apps
Indian Army asks personnel to delete 89 apps including Dailyhunt, Facebook, TikTok, Tinder, PUBG
Snapchat, Tinder, OkCupid, UC Browser, Bumble, ShareIt, Xender, Helo, CamScanner, Club Factory etc are among those 89 apps.
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