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PUBG Corporation said that the new game has been specially designed for the Indian market. The Center banned PUBG in September amid tensions with China.
- Company claims- This investment is the largest investment made by any Korean company in India.
- Plans to hire more than 100 employees, local offices will be prepared
The PUBG mobile game will make a comeback in India in a new avatar. South Korean company PUBG Corporation has announced this on Thursday. The company said that it is bringing a new game exclusively for the Indian market only. This time there will be no partnership with the Chinese company.
Krafton Inc, the parent company of PUBG Corporation, has announced to invest $ 100 million in India. The company has claimed that this investment will be the largest investment made by any Korean company in India. The game was banned by the Central Government citing cyber security and threats to the sovereignty of the country. Even then PUBG Corp had said that it would return to India.
Launch date not yet announced
The company has said that PUBG will launch PUBG Mobile India in India. However, the company has not yet told how long the new game will be launched. It is definitely said that information related to this will be shared soon. Along with this, the company has also claimed to offer a safe and healthy game play option to Indian users.
PUBG Corporation said that investments would be made in local video games, e-sports entertainment and IT industries. More than 100 employees will be hired in India. Local offices will be prepared for this.
PUBG 1 out of every 4 Indians playing
- PUBG is in the top-5 list of most downloaded games in the world.
- According to the Censor Tower report, PUBG has been downloaded over 73 crore times worldwide. Out of this 17.5 crore times i.e. 24% of the time Indians have downloaded.
- 1 out of every 4 people who play PUBG is Indian. Not only this, it is the highest revenue earning game in the gaming world.
- So far PUBG has earned revenue of 3 billion dollars i.e. 23 thousand 745 crores. More than 50% of PUBG's revenue comes from China. In July, PUBG earned a revenue of $ 208 million (Rs 1,545 crore), i.e. in July, PUBG earned Rs 50 crore every day.
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