The game’s website showed it had more than 100 million users in India. The block comes after India’s 2020 ban of another Krafton title, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). — AFP
NEW DELHI: Alphabet Inc’s Google blocked access on July 28 to a popular battle-royale format game from South Korean developer Krafton, citing an order from the Indian government.
Krafton shares slumped more than 9% on the news on July 29, quickly paring losses to trade down 5.7%.
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