BGMI BAN – Google confirms BGMI ban due to Govt. order: Battlegrounds Mobile India, the Indian version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile, received yet another setback as the title had been removed from the Google Play Store, and App store. Finally, US tech giant, Google confirms its removal citing government orders. Here are all you need to know about Google’s response to the popular title’s removal. For future updates on Battlegrounds Mobile India, follow InsideSport.IN
BGMI has been pulled from the Play Store because of a government order – a person familiar with the matter.
— Manish Singh (@refsrc) July 28, 2022
Google Statement on BGMI ban
In a statement, the U.S. tech giant mentioned that the Indian government had ordered them to block the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) game, forcing it to remove the app from its Play Store. The statement says, ” On receipt of the order, following established process, we have notified the affected developer and have blocked access to the app that remained available on the Play Store in India. ”
Battlegrounds Mobile India banned in India?
As per official data, the title had more than 100 million users in India. This block arrives after another Krafton’s title, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, was permanently banned in 2020. BGMI was first taken down from the Google Play Store on Thursday evening. A few minutes later, the Apple App store did the same as the news created shockwaves among the gaming community.
The reason for blocking the game was not immediately clear to the audience. We are yet to receive any clarification from the publishers of the game, Krafton. A source close to the matter said Google had received the government take-down order in the last 24-48 hours. On the previous occasion, the Government of India cited security reasons for the ban on PUBG, but the main reason for its ban was the deteriorating relationship between India and China.
Gaming in india was just getting recognized, BGMI made it to TV last month.
Krafton left no stone unturned in conducting big tournaments with millions of prize pool!
2 team’s are suppose to represent india next month, the ban wasn’t needed. #recogniseBGMIesports
— BOOP (@Granola_dbs) July 28, 2022
At that time, the Chinese entity, Tencent was the stakeholder and also had the publishing rights for PUBG in India. This time around, the reason is not exactly yet. Meanwhile, fans have been furious since its removal as they have already started demanding other BR titles also be banned.
Some creators, streamers, and players have also reacted to the current development. Currently, they have taken a wait-and-see approach before taking any stance.
