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  • Reasons why Battlegrounds Mobile India might get ban soon

    PUBG was one of the major games that were played by both Millennials and GenZ in India and had the major market share of the mobile gaming market in India. Later the Government of India banned the mobile applications due to the tensions created between China and India citing data privacy as one of the reasons.

    However, the company managed to release a new version of its game in India but it is said that even the new version of the game would get a ban in India, and let’s look at the reasons behind it.

    Battlegrounds Mobile India – Latest News
    Reasons Why Battlegrounds Mobile India might get ban
    FAQ

    Battlegrounds Mobile India – Latest News

    Krafton which is the developer company of the mobile game had decided to roll out a new version of the game in India after the ban of its previous version of the game PUBG. The company had released a new game concentrating only on the Indian market named Battlegrounds Mobile India.

    However, the efforts of the company in order to make a comeback in India are expected to be crushed as the parliaments in India have reported having called for a ban on the new version of the game.

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    Reasons Why Battlegrounds Mobile India might get ban

    The parliaments in India have provided major reasons for banning the new version of PUBG which was released by Krafton concentrating only on the Indian market. On 22 May 2021, the current MLA of Arunachal Pradesh and the former Union Minister Ninong Ering had written a letter to the Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi regarding the ban of the mobile game.

    In the letter written to the Prime Minister, the MLA had clearly mentioned that the new game is just a relaunch of its old version PUBG. He also alleged that the developer company has employed developers from Tencent which is a Chinese-based tech company that was one of the leading investors of PUBG Mobile India and was in charge of the PUBG Mobile game in India.

    He also conveyed in his letter that when you look at the terms and conditions of the mobile game application on the Google play store on the listing of Battleground Mobile India, it shows the term PUBG Mobile.

    He also added that this matter is a concern of the security of the country and pointed out an investment of USD 22.4 billion in the homegrown gaming firm of the country Nodwin by the mobile game developer firm Krafton.

    Even Abhishek Singhvi who is the current member of the parliament added that the release of Battlegrounds Mobile India will be a way through which Tencent would re-enter the mobile gaming market of India.

    Number of mobile gamers across India
    Number of mobile gamers across India

    Even the CAIT (Confederation of all India Traders) had written a letter to the Union IT and communication Minister Ravishankar Prasad in order to ban the Battlegrounds Mobile India stating that it is not only a threat to national security and the sovereignty of India but also harms the younger generation of the country.

    He has also requested Google to not list the game on the Google play store and conveyed not to let the developers of the game use the play store as a platform.

    As per certain reports from the IGN India, the data of the players were sent outside the country and have been received in several other places which include China as well.

    The CAIT also added that the mobile game would pose a threat to the millions of data of the users and would create privacy and data concerns among the Indian citizens.

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    Conclusion

    However, Krafton had released a beta version of the game which has received a lot of positive reviews and major downloads. The company has conveyed that they would be releasing more slots in the beta version of the game. We will have to look forward to whether Battleground Mobile India would see a ban in the coming days or not.

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    Is Battleground Mobile India banned in India?

    No, it is not banned in India but might get banned soon as CAIT (Confederation of all India Traders) had written a letter to the Union IT and communication Minister, Ravishankar Prasad to ban the Battlegrounds Mobile India stating that it is not only a threat to national security and the sovereignty of India.

    Why was PUBG banned in India?

    PUBG was banned in India under section 69A of the Information Technology Act by the Centre citing these apps were engaged in activities that were prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity, defence and security of the country.

    When was PUBG banned in India?

    PUBG was banned in India on September 2, the Indian government banned the game in India under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.

  • Can Epic Games win the Legal Battle Against Apple

    A trial is being set for May 2021 for the lawsuits and legal filings between Apple and Epic Games. We may finally be able to see a conclusion for the lawsuits and filings.

    There have been a couple of lawsuits between these two corporations. All the issues started over when epic games found a way to avoid paying 30% of fees charged by Apple on its app store. Let’s look at all the lawsuits and legal filings which has happened to date by Apple and Epic Games.

    Epic Games Circumvention
    Fortnite Delisted from Stores
    Epic Games Response to Apple
    Epic Games sues Apple
    Microsoft’s support for Epic Games
    Judgment by the U.S Court
    The Next Trial
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    Epic Games Circumvention

    The entire issue started back on 13 August 2020, when Epic Games had introduced an update for its gaming app Fortnite on iOS and Android devices. The new update gave the users an option to purchase V-bucks directly from Epic Games rather than doing it through App store on iOS devices or the play store for Android devices.

    Generally, when you purchase anything on the app store or Google play store, Google and Apple will charge 30% as a transaction fee. But with the new update for Epic Games gaming application, they had found a way to avoid paying 30% transaction fees to both Google and Apple.

    This reduced the price for users to purchase V-bucks at a cheaper price as they dint have to pay 30% of the transaction fee to Apple or Google.

    Fortnite Delisted from Stores

    Apple responded quickly. They gave an incredibly quick response on the same day that is 13 August 2020. Apple immediately delisted Fortnite from the app store. Soon after that, even Google followed the same by removing the app from the Google play store.

    It was an unexpected move from Apple as the company was taking its major source of revenue from one of the most popular games in the world.

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    Epic Games Response to Apple

    In no time Epic Games had released a response for Apple’s delisting. A 1984 Fortnite video was aired by Epic Games on the same day in which Fortnite Parodied an Apple ad. The ad communicated a warning of the big corporations having dominance over life.

    1984 video is considered to be a statement from Epic Games. It was positioning itself as a corporation that can fight another corporation against its dominance in the market. After the delisting of Fortnite Epic Games took the fight directly to Apple.

    Registered users of Fortnite worldwide
    Registered users of Fortnite worldwide

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    Epic Games sues Apple

    Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple in California. Epic Games strongly stated that it would build launch its own app storefront on the iOS devices. Epic Games stated that they felt obliged to charge extra for their V-bucks due to the extra transaction fees charged by App store.

    Epic’s lawsuit is concentrated on launching its own app storefront on iOS devices. This is expected to be a separate from Apple’s app store and this would open opportunities for other developers as well.

    Microsoft’s support for Epic Games

    Microsoft had indicated its support for Epic Games lawsuit against Apple. This was mainly concentrated on Apple’s decision to block Epic Games from accessing the Unreal engine and updating it for iOS devices.

    Microsoft alleged that this would have a really big impact on the games on iOS devices and that relied on the Unreal engine. It meant that the games which used Unreal Engine will not receive any more updates.

    Microsoft Backed Epic Games
    Microsoft Backed Epic Games

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    Judgment by the U.S Court

    Later in August, a judge ruled in favor of Apple but for a temporary point of time. The U.S district court Judge ruled that Apple did not have to immediately reinstate Fortnite into their app store.

    The Judge also stated that Apple could not stop Epic Games from accessing the Unreal Engine. The Judge provided permission for Epic Games to continue providing updates for its Unreal Engine, even though Fortnite was not reinstated in the app store.

    The Next Trial

    It was later announced that Epic Games and Apple would move to the court for the next trial which will be held on 3 May 2021. This trial will be concentrated on exploring Apple’s dominance as a monopoly over the distribution of apps.

    The trial would be in the limelight for the reasons such as whether one of the most popular games in the world would return back or will ever be able to return back to the iOS devices.

    The other reasons would include whether Epic games would be able to maintain their access towards the Unreal Engine and whether a third-party apps storefront can be launched on the iOS devices other than the app store.

    FAQ

    Why was Epic Games removed from app store?

    Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users. As a result their Fortnite app has been removed from the store.

    Is Fortnite banned on Apple?

    Apple has banned the popular mobile game Fortnite amid a legal battle with its publisher, Epic Games, but the iPhone maker’s customers may soon be able to resume playing the title.

    What is V bucks?

    V bucks is an in-game currency that can be spent in Fortnite Battle Royale, Creative, and Save the World modes.

    Conclusion

    We will have to wait and look forward for the next trial to analyze all the answers and solutions for the above reasons and this lawsuit of Apple and Epic Games is expected to have a really huge consequence to be faced throughout the gaming industry.