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Epic Games' Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store in US After Nearly Five Years
Epic Games' Fortnite game has returned on Apple's App Store in the US from Tuesday. Launched in 2017, Fortnite became an instant hit, drawing millions of players around the world thanks to its last-player-standing, "battle royale" format.
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Government Allows Resuming Popular Game App BGMI, "3-Month Trial Approval"
BGMI game: South Korea's Krafton Inc, a company backed by China's Tencent, on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country.
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Garena Free Fire Probe: Enforcement Directorate Searches Premises, Freezes Bank Accounts of Coda Payments
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said that it had searched the premises of Coda Payments India, the distributor for Free Fire, the popular battle royale game that was banned in India earlier this year. The agency also announced via Twitter that it had frozen Coda's bank account with a balance of Rs. 685.3 million. Garena Free Fire was one of ...
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Ban to Be Temporary, Will Make a Comeback, Claims Skyesports CEO
Shiva Nandy, CEO and Founder of Skyesports, claims that the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) ban is temporary. He is seemingly positive that the game would soon make a comeback in India. Nandy added that TikTok could also return to India soon.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Said to Be Blocked Over Data Sharing Concerns in China, Industry Reacts
The Indian government is said to have blocked BGMI, the popular battle royale game from Krafton, under the same provision of its IT law used in 2020 to ban Chinese apps. Section 69A of India's IT law allows the government to block public access to content in the interest of national security, among other reasons. Here's how Krafton and the Indian e...
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PUBG and BGMI Are the Same, Tencent Misled Indian Government, Should Be Banned: NGO
PUBG and BGMI are the same, and Tencent has misled the Indian government, Prahar, a non-profit organisation called Prahar has claimed, seeking a ban on PUBG/ BGMI. Citing documents with MCA, Abhay Mishra, President of Prahar, says Krafton and PUBG India Pvt. Ltd has the same representative in the country.
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Garena Free Fire, AppLock, 52 More Chinese Apps Banned by India Over National Security Issues
Government has ordered to ban 54 apps including Tencent’s Xriver and gaming firm NetEase’s Onmyoji Arena that have links to China and pose threat to the country’s security, according to sources. Google and Apple have been informed to block access to these apps.
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China Suspends Approval For New Online Games To Curb Addiction: Report
China Gaming Game: China has temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in a bid to curb a gaming addiction among young people, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday citing people with knowledge of the matter.
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China’s Regulatory Crackdown at a Glance: From Bitcoin to Celebrity Fan Clubs — Nothing’s Off the Table
China has launched a multi-pronged crackdown on its tech companies, leaving startups and decades-old firms alike operating in a new, uncertain environment.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Sends Data to Servers Outside Country, May Include China; CAIT Demands Ban
Battlegrounds Mobile India privacy policy page clearly states that Krafton “may transfer your data to other countries and/or regions to operate the game service and/or to meet legal requirements. The legal basis for such processing is compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject to or are legitimate interests, such as exercise or de...
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PUBG Mobile May Remain Banned in India Despite Tencent Licence Withdrawal
India is unlikely to revoke a ban on the mobile version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) following PUBG Corp's decision to withdraw the mobile game's publishing rights in the country from China's Tencent, a senior government official said on Friday.
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WeChat Users Will Not Be Penalised, US Says
WeChat users will not face civil or criminal penalties even if the United States bans the Chinese-owned messaging app through other actions next week, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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FAU-G an Indian Alternative to PUBG, Announced by Akshay Kumar After China App Ban
On the heels of PUBG Mobile ban in India, Bengaluru-based mobile game publisher nCore Games on Friday announced the development of an action game called FAU-G, actor Akshay Kumar tweeted. The new game, which is dubbed "Fearless And United-Guards," will donate 20 percent of its revenue to the government’s fund-raising initiative Bharat Ke Veer, th...
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China's Commerce Ministry Strongly Condemns India Ban on Chinese Mobile Apps
China's commerce ministry said on Thursday it strongly opposed India banning Chinese mobile apps. Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers and China asks India to correct its mistakes, commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng told a briefing.
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PUBG Ban in India: Legal Experts Question the Chinese App Ban
Legal experts are questioning the way the government is using the sovereign powers to ban popular apps in India. On Wednesday, the government banned the mobile version of hugely popular video game, PUBG, along with 117 other apps with links to China, under the section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
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Epic Games' Fortnite Returns to Apple App Store in US After Nearly Five Years
Epic Games' Fortnite game has returned on Apple's App Store in the US from Tuesday. Launched in 2017, Fortnite became an instant hit, drawing millions of players around the world thanks to its last-player-standing, "battle royale" format.
-
Government Allows Resuming Popular Game App BGMI, "3-Month Trial Approval"
BGMI game: South Korea's Krafton Inc, a company backed by China's Tencent, on Friday said it received approval from Indian authorities to resume its popular battle-royale format game in the country.
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Garena Free Fire Probe: Enforcement Directorate Searches Premises, Freezes Bank Accounts of Coda Payments
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said that it had searched the premises of Coda Payments India, the distributor for Free Fire, the popular battle royale game that was banned in India earlier this year. The agency also announced via Twitter that it had frozen Coda's bank account with a balance of Rs. 685.3 million. Garena Free Fire was one of ...
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Ban to Be Temporary, Will Make a Comeback, Claims Skyesports CEO
Shiva Nandy, CEO and Founder of Skyesports, claims that the Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) ban is temporary. He is seemingly positive that the game would soon make a comeback in India. Nandy added that TikTok could also return to India soon.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Said to Be Blocked Over Data Sharing Concerns in China, Industry Reacts
The Indian government is said to have blocked BGMI, the popular battle royale game from Krafton, under the same provision of its IT law used in 2020 to ban Chinese apps. Section 69A of India's IT law allows the government to block public access to content in the interest of national security, among other reasons. Here's how Krafton and the Indian e...
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PUBG and BGMI Are the Same, Tencent Misled Indian Government, Should Be Banned: NGO
PUBG and BGMI are the same, and Tencent has misled the Indian government, Prahar, a non-profit organisation called Prahar has claimed, seeking a ban on PUBG/ BGMI. Citing documents with MCA, Abhay Mishra, President of Prahar, says Krafton and PUBG India Pvt. Ltd has the same representative in the country.
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Garena Free Fire, AppLock, 52 More Chinese Apps Banned by India Over National Security Issues
Government has ordered to ban 54 apps including Tencent’s Xriver and gaming firm NetEase’s Onmyoji Arena that have links to China and pose threat to the country’s security, according to sources. Google and Apple have been informed to block access to these apps.
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China Suspends Approval For New Online Games To Curb Addiction: Report
China Gaming Game: China has temporarily suspended approval for all new online games in a bid to curb a gaming addiction among young people, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday citing people with knowledge of the matter.
-
China’s Regulatory Crackdown at a Glance: From Bitcoin to Celebrity Fan Clubs — Nothing’s Off the Table
China has launched a multi-pronged crackdown on its tech companies, leaving startups and decades-old firms alike operating in a new, uncertain environment.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Sends Data to Servers Outside Country, May Include China; CAIT Demands Ban
Battlegrounds Mobile India privacy policy page clearly states that Krafton “may transfer your data to other countries and/or regions to operate the game service and/or to meet legal requirements. The legal basis for such processing is compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject to or are legitimate interests, such as exercise or de...
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PUBG Mobile May Remain Banned in India Despite Tencent Licence Withdrawal
India is unlikely to revoke a ban on the mobile version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) following PUBG Corp's decision to withdraw the mobile game's publishing rights in the country from China's Tencent, a senior government official said on Friday.
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WeChat Users Will Not Be Penalised, US Says
WeChat users will not face civil or criminal penalties even if the United States bans the Chinese-owned messaging app through other actions next week, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
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FAU-G an Indian Alternative to PUBG, Announced by Akshay Kumar After China App Ban
On the heels of PUBG Mobile ban in India, Bengaluru-based mobile game publisher nCore Games on Friday announced the development of an action game called FAU-G, actor Akshay Kumar tweeted. The new game, which is dubbed "Fearless And United-Guards," will donate 20 percent of its revenue to the government’s fund-raising initiative Bharat Ke Veer, th...
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China's Commerce Ministry Strongly Condemns India Ban on Chinese Mobile Apps
China's commerce ministry said on Thursday it strongly opposed India banning Chinese mobile apps. Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers and China asks India to correct its mistakes, commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng told a briefing.
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PUBG Ban in India: Legal Experts Question the Chinese App Ban
Legal experts are questioning the way the government is using the sovereign powers to ban popular apps in India. On Wednesday, the government banned the mobile version of hugely popular video game, PUBG, along with 117 other apps with links to China, under the section 69A of the Information Technology Act.
