PUBG Corporation will no longer authorise the PUBG Mobile franchise to Tencent Games in India, and will take over all publishing responsibilities in the country, it said in a statement. This comes as PUBG Mobile, and its Lite version were banned in India along with 116 other 'Chinese' apps. PUBG Corporation is a subsidiary of Krafton Game Union, a South Korean video game company. "As the company explores ways to provide its own PUBG experience for India in the near future, it is committed to doing so by sustaining a localized and healthy gameplay environment for its fans," PUBG Corporation said in a statement. With this, a South Korean company will essentially become responsible for publishing PUBG in India, instead of Shenzhen-based Tencent Games, which can possibly give it a ground to argue that PUBG Mobile is not a 'Chinese' app. The app is still present on both Apple and Google's app stores. "PUBG Corporation fully understands and respects the measures taken by the government as the privacy and security of player data is a top priority for the company," the organisation said about PUBG's ban in India. "It hopes to work hand-in-hand with the Indian government to find a solution that will allow gamers to once again drop into the battlegrounds while being fully compliant with Indian laws and regulations," it added. Aside from rolling out regular content updates, the company said it was is exploring different ways to engage players in India through various region-based activities, including esports and…
