The return of PUBG

BENGALURU: After a ban of nearly nine months, the popular mobile game PUBG is making a comeback to India under a new name – Battlegrounds India. If you are not into gaming, you must know that PUBG in India has a remarkable story.

Before PUBG, video games were restricted to urban, privileged kids. The primary reason for PUBG’s popularity is the spread of smartphones and 4G. While smartphones were looked at as an evil in the hands of children, the rise of educational apps made it necessary for parents to equip their children with smartphones. Little did the parents know that the children were using smartphones not to clear doubts, but to vanquish enemies. By 2019, PUBG was by far the most popular game in India.