Late last month, India banned Krafton’s Battlegrounds Mobile (BGMI) game in accordance with Section 69A of the country’s IT law. Meanwhile, Krafton, the developer of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), announced on Thursday that it is working closely with Indian authorities in response to the ban on the country’s most popular Battle Royale game, which has over 100 million users.
Kraft CFO Bae Dong-geun stated during the company’s quarterly results call that the company appreciates and understands the Indian government’s concern. After the government ordered Google and Apple to prohibit BGMI from their respective App stores, a few gaming companies wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for “fair treatment” to support the development of the nation’s gaming ecosystem.
“In the second quarter, we increased paid content offerings, extended offline cooperation in the local market, and widened the user base to deliver a battle royale experience exclusive to BGMI,” Dong-geun added.
The ban from last week has forced the postponement of the second season of the Esports Premier League (ESPL). There have been rumors that the ban was imposed because of a “China connection.” Addressing this situation, Bae Dong-geun said “We have been directly running the service based on stringent data security standards and monitoring. We will closely cooperate with the authorities to find ways for the users in India to keep enjoying BGMI”.
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