PUBG to return to India with new game, $100 mn investment, better security

After being banned for over two months in India, PUBG creators are preparing to launch PUBG Mobile India, a mobile version of the popular game, to cater to the India market. The developer of the game, PUBG Corporation, which is a subsidiary of South Korea’s Krafton, also plans to make investments worth $100 million in India to cultivate the local video game, e-sports, and entertainment industries.

“With privacy and security of Indian player data being a top priority for the PUBG Corporation, we will conduct regular audits and verifications on the storage systems holding Indian users’ personally identifiable information to reinforce security and ensure that their data is safely managed,” said the company in a statement. It has not revealed the release date yet.