Further Indian ban on Chinese games like PUBG Mobile unlikely to hurt companies much, experts say

Tencent’s PUBG Mobile, the top-grossing mobile game in India, escaped a recent ban of 59 Chinese apps in China. But even a further ban looming on the horizon is unlikely to be a major threat to most Chinese gaming companies, experts say. — SCMP

When India issued a sweeping ban of 59 Chinese apps last month after a deadly border clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours, many gamers were relieved to find that PUBG Mobile was not on the list.

Although two other popular Chinese mobile games – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Clash of Kings – were blocked, Tencent Holdings’ smash hit, whose full name is PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Mobile, was spared.